Iran’s attempt to weaponise the Strait of Hormuz has economically backfiredBy seeking to control the critical waterway, Tehran attempted to hold the global economy and the Arab Gulf states hostage. Instead, it has been inflicting the greatest damage on itself – and on the Asian markets upon which its remaining oil exports dependBy Dalga Khatinoglu5 min read
IranExclusive: ‘Give me a gun and I’ll fight for Iran,’ says George Galloway aidePoliticians warn UK influencers visiting Islamic Republic are ‘soft-power warriors’ spreading regime propagandaBy Jane Prinsley6 min read
By Dominic GreenVance’s rambling about Israeli conspiracies to tank the Iran deal makes him look a foolOn a podcast with Joe Rogan, the vice president shifted the blame for the failed agreement with Tehran onto Jerusalem. It was a revealing glimpse of who he is, how he thinks and how he reacts under pressure5 min read
IranIsrael warns Iran moved thousands of nuclear centrifuges deep undergroundIsraeli intelligence fears Tehran rebuilding nuclear programme beyond reach of conventional air strikesBy Melanie Swan1 min read
Iran‘I’ve never met supreme leader,’ says Iranian foreign ministerAbbas Aragchi suggested that only ‘very small number’ of regime members have ever encountered Mojtaba Khamenei, who was previously rumoured to have died in US-Israeli strikesBy JC Reporter1 min read
QatarQatar ‘in secret talks’ to secure release of Jewish prisoners held by IranDozens of Jews in Iran have reportedly been arrested since Israel’s air campaign against the regime last yearBy Daniel Ben-David1 min read
IranUS strikes Iranian targets after soldiers killed in JordanIranian coastal surveillance facilities and missile and drone storage sites were among targets hitBy JCReporter2 min read
Dissidents in Iran condemn JD Vance for failing to back opposition to regimeVice-president said bringing down Islamic Republic is not in US interest in appearance on Joe Rogan podcastBy Ali Hamedani4 min read||July 17, 2026 17:44
Sanctioned Iranian businessman owns luxury flats minutes from London synagogue and Buckingham PalaceHossein Ghorbani Zahed's US assets were frozen by American authorities after he was linked to a network of oil smugglersBy Jane Prinsley1 min read||July 17, 2026 15:29
Man charged with assisting foreign intelligence service relating to IranVahid Aberi, 39, from Liverpool, was charged with the National Security Act offence on WednesdayBy JC Reporter1 min read||July 17, 2026 09:43
Netanyahu to travel to Washington for Graham funeral as US-Iran conflict escalatesThe prime minister is expected to present President Trump with Israeli intelligence regarding the Islamic Republic during the tripBy Melanie Swan1 min read||July 15, 2026 14:39
Revealed: The IRGC butcher living in the UK despite asylum claim rejectionFormer members of the regime-linked Basij paramilitary group are living in the UK despite being found by courts to have been complicit in crimes against humanity, it has emergedBy Daniel Ben-David2 min read||July 15, 2026 13:06
Regime figures claim Iran murdered Lindsey Graham – and threaten to kill TrumpCountry’s new leadership signalling desire for further confrontation with the US and IsraelBy Ali Hamedani4 min read||July 13, 2026 17:16
IRGC to be proscribed as national security threatThe measures were enabled by the passage of the new National Security (State Threats) Act after a series of Iran-linked attacks against the Jewish communityBy Lorin Bell-Cross4 min read||July 13, 2026 13:51
Nova survivors trolled by torrent of online abuse linked to Iran, new report revealsBot networks on X and TikTok subject former hostages and bereaved to ‘sustained abuse that compounds trauma of October 7’By Daniel Ben-David2 min read||July 12, 2026 11:48
Iran launches missiles and drones at Gulf states after US responds to attacks on shipping in Strait of HormuzIsrael ministers vote on extending state of emergency as conflict heats back upBy JC Reporter1 min read||July 12, 2026 10:23
