Iranians' secret Russia visit aimed at validating 'nuclear weapon design'
New documents reveal covert trips by Iranian scientists to Russia seeking laser tech, triggering snapback sanctions amid 2025 nuclear tensions. Financial Times reports.
Middle East
Peak paranoia: IRGC turn on each other after Mossad infiltration
"Many officials, including within the Sepah [IRGC], are doing everything they can to convince the system that they haven't done anything wrong, since it's obvious to everyone now that the Israelis have massively infiltrated several agencies."
Will Iran's water crisis be the regime's undoing?
The possibility that the regime cannot provide water to its residents raises the question: Can a regime that cannot provide a basic existential need survive?
Saudi Arabia pilgrims crash leaves 45 dead; 18 from same family
A tragic Saudi Arabia bus crash near Medinah killed 45 Indian Umrah pilgrims, including 18 members of one Hyderabad family. The Telangana government is sending aid.
Will Trump pressure Israel for Saudi Arabia's sake?
Saudi Arabia wants It all: Weapons, Investments, and a Palestinian State. Here's what it's offering the US in return.
Iran says Israeli strikes resulted in halt of uranium enrichment
Tehran's top diplomat delivered the clearest acknowledgment yet that Iran's uranium enrichment has completely ceased following devastating strikes on nuclear facilities, while UN inspectors remain locked out of bombed sites for five months.
Israel-Turkey confrontation escalates as mediators struggle for breakthrough
The diplomatic sources said Israel presented to the Americans extensive information about how Hamas and Hezbollah members sitting in Turkey finance and direct terrorist activity against Israeli targets.
Iran hiding enriched uranium stockpile
The International Atomic Energy Agency reported that Iran continues to block access to sites bombed by Israel and the US. Since June, inspectors have been unable to verify the country’s nuclear fuel inventory. This is the agency’s first report since the UN Security Council reinstated sanctions requiring Tehran to halt uranium enrichment.
Rare protest against Iran's regime in central Tehran
Two men dressed in military uniforms raised the pre-revolutionary Iranian flag at a metro station in Tehran and called for war against what they termed “the criminal regime” of the ayatollahs, according to a video circulated on social media. The two were reportedly arrested, and photos apparently taken during their arrest were also shared online.
Jerusalem strengthens ties with Athens and Nicosia amid Turkish unease
In a brief statement, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office announced that Acting National Security Council head and the prime minister’s military secretary had paid a visit to Athens. The trip comes amid growing concern in Turkey over the tightening security ties between Israel, Greece, and Cyprus.