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Iran

  • Monday, 12 January, 2026
    US-Iran tensions
    Trump says US ‘looking’ at military operations in Iran

    President weighs potential intervention in Islamic republic amid intensifying crackdown

    1 hour ago
    Protesters block a street at night in Tehran with burning debris and smoke, while groups of people gather in front of apartment buildings.
  • Monday, 12 January, 2026
    FirstFT
    FirstFT: US prosecutors open probe into Fed chair

    Also in today’s newsletter: Trump considers blocking Exxon from investing in Venezuela, and the US’s changing retail landscape

    2 hours ago
    Jerome Powell speaks at a news conference, with US flags and the Federal Reserve seal visible in the background.
  • Monday, 12 January, 2026
    FT News Briefing podcast12 min listen
    US opens criminal investigation into Fed chair

    Central bank chief said probe is retaliation for refusal to bow to Trump’s demand for interest rate cuts

  • Sunday, 11 January, 2026
    Iranians defy intensifying crackdown as Trump weighs options

    Protesters take to streets on Sunday as regime blames ‘rioters’ and US and Israel for unrest

    A building with broken windows burns as large flames and smoke fill the street during night-time protests.
  • Sunday, 11 January, 2026
    Ellie Geranmayeh
    The off-ramps are narrowing for Iran’s regime

    Faced with large protests and external pressure, ruling elites need domestic reform and a grand bargain with Washington

    A large crowd of demonstrators marches through a city street at night, many raising their hands and chanting.
  • Sunday, 11 January, 2026
    Venezuela
    Venezuela: the Hizbollah connection

    Across thousands of miles, the Lebanese militants forged illicit business links with a Caracas regime frozen out by the US

    A mural of the dead Hizbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah on a wall in Caracas, Venezuela
  • Saturday, 10 January, 2026
    Iran tightens crackdown as it tackles biggest protests in years

    Scores arrested as authorities step up warnings to demonstrators

    Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks into two microphones while seated, with a blurred audience in the background.
  • Friday, 9 January, 2026
    Iran hardens crackdown on protests

    Internet blackout continues as government tries to quell wave of unrest

    Iranians gather while blocking a street during a protest in Kermanshah, Iran, on Thursday
  • Friday, 9 January, 2026
    News in-depth
    The exiled royal urging Iranians on to the streets

    As protests against the Islamic regime intensify, the son of the overthrown Shah seeks to rally support from abroad

    Protest in Kermanshah, Iran on January 8, 2026; coronation of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (1919-1980) as Shah of Iran with Queen Farah Pahlavi on left and Reza Pahlavi, Crown Prince of Iran on right, in Tehran, Iran on 26th October 1967, centre; Reza Pahlavi in Paris on June 23, 2025.
  • Friday, 9 January, 2026
    South Africa
    China, Russia and Iran send ships to South Africa ahead of naval drills

    Pre-planned ‘Brics Plus’ exercises follow surge in tensions over US military operations in Venezuela and Atlantic

    The Chinese guided-missile destroyer Tangshan (Hull 122), the Iranian navy ship IRIS Makran 441, and the Chinese supply ship Taihu (Hull 889) docked in Simon's Town harbour.
  • Friday, 9 January, 2026
    FT News Briefing podcast13 min listen
    Iranians protest over economic pain

    Demonstrations against the Iranian republic spread to neglected hinterlands

  • Thursday, 8 January, 2026
    Middle East war
    Lebanon says it has completed first phase of Hizbollah disarmament

    Announcement comes amid rising concern over renewed Israeli military escalation in the country

    A Lebanese soldier in uniform stands guard at a closed military area checkpoint
  • Tuesday, 6 January, 2026
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    Iran needs to help itself and change course

    Facing mounting domestic protests, the Islamic regime should seek an off-ramp

    An overturned car and several large fires burn outside at night, with flames and smoke rising near a police station.
  • Tuesday, 6 January, 2026
    Shipping
    US tracking oil tanker off UK coast linked to Venezuela, Russia and Iran

    Monitoring comes as Washington builds up military assets in Britain

    Oil tanker Bella 1 at sea, showing rust stains and large white superstructure, as seen in the Singapore Strait.
  • Tuesday, 6 January, 2026
    News in-depth
    Iran protests spread to neglected hinterlands

    Demonstrations over economic pain shift to provincial cities and towns in growing challenge to Islamic republic’s leaders

    A protester in dark clothing raises both arms in victory signs while standing among cars stalled in nighttime traffic during a demonstration.
  • Friday, 2 January, 2026
    US-Iran tensions
    Trump warns Iran that US will ‘rescue’ protesters

    President’s threat follows days of demonstrations over living standards

    A large crowd of protesters on a street, with one person in the foreground appearing to throw an object during unrest.
  • Friday, 2 January, 2026
    News in-depthMiddle Eastern politics & society
    Iran protests put president’s reform agenda to the test

    Rallies over collapse in living standards rattle authorities in country with history of cracking down on demonstrators

    Shops with metal shutters closed as people walk past the entrance of the Tehran Grand Bazaar.
  • Thursday, 1 January, 2026
    Several people killed after Iranian protests turn violent

    Deaths and arrests follow days of demonstrations over economic distress

    Tear gas fills a street as people, some on motorcycles and wearing masks, move among cars during a protest in Tehran.
  • Thursday, 1 January, 2026
    Iran offers to sell advanced weapons systems for crypto

    Overture from Ministry of Defence Export Center comes as heavily sanctioned states turn to digital assets

    Armoured vehicle shown on website for Iran’s Ministry of Defence Export Center
  • Thursday, 1 January, 2026
    News in-depthMiddle East war
    The Gaza bookshop that refuses to shut

    As bombs fell and famine took hold, Samir Mansour kept delivering books

    A woman in a lavender headscarf reads a book while standing in front of shelves filled with Arabic books at Samir Mansour bookshop.
  • Wednesday, 31 December, 2025
    Iran replaces central bank governor in effort to contain cost-of-living protests

    Anger over collapse of currency provokes largest demonstrations in Islamic republic for years

    A large crowd of people march along a bridge in Tehran, filling one side while cars are jammed on the other during a protest.
  • Tuesday, 30 December, 2025
    Yemen
    UAE pulls troops from Yemen after rift with Saudi Arabia escalates

    Withdrawal comes after Riyadh said it bombed Emirati weapons shipment

    Rows of damaged and burned military vehicles are seen in a lot, with people inspecting the wreckage after an air strike.
  • Tuesday, 30 December, 2025
    Middle East war
    Trump threatens strikes against Iran if it restarts nuclear programme

    US president warns Hamas it has a ‘very short period of time to disarm’ after talks with Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu

    Benjamin Netanyahu and Donald Trump stand at podiums during a press conference, with US and Israeli flags behind them.
  • Monday, 29 December, 2025
    Iran’s currency ‘turns to ash’ as economy spirals

    Anger over collapse in living standards prompts protests by shopkeepers in Tehran

    A large crowd of people marches along a road in Tehran, blocking traffic during a protest over economic conditions.
  • Monday, 29 December, 2025
    Middle East war
    Netanyahu to meet Trump as differences over Gaza grow

    Florida visit will be the Israeli PM’s sixth summit with US president this year, the most of any world leader

    Donald Trump shakes hands with Benjamin Netanyahu while surrounded by officials and security personnel at an airport.
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