Iran

BBC deal with regime over Supreme Leader’s funeral coverage is ‘disgusting’, say expat Iranian staff

Journalists feel ‘betrayed’ by broadcaster over agreement not to air reports to people living in the Islamic Republic

By Ali Hamedani

6 min read

The BBC's Lyse Doucet covering the funeral of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (BBC News)

US President Trump attends the Nato summit in Ankara, Turkey on July 08, 2026 (Getty Images)

Iran

Trump labels Iran ‘scum’ and declares ceasefire ‘over’ after Gulf strikes

By JC Reporter

3 min read

BBC chief international correspondent Lyse Doucet reports from Khamenei's funeral in Tehran (Image: BBC)

By Stephen Pollard

Terrorists, tyrants, loons – and the BBC – descend on Khamenei’s funeral

4 min read

A poster with the slogan 'Kill Trump' is displayed during the funeral of Iran's slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on July 6, 2026 in Tehran. (Image: Getty Images)

By Mardo Soghom

Khamenei’s funeral was choreographed to signal revenge – not reconciliation

2 min read

Handout screen grab from CCTV of Iran International journalist Pouria Zeraati running from a knife attack outside his home in Wimbledon on March 29 2024 (PA)

Court and Crime

Two men jailed for knife attack on anti-regime journalist ‘on behalf of Iran’

By JC Reporter

4 min read

Iran

Iranian foreign minister sits down with Hamas, Hezbollah and Houthis at Ali Khamenei funeral

By JC Reporter

2 min read

Pictured in 2024, the elusive new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei (Hamed JAFARNEJAD / ISNA / AFP via Getty)

Iran

Will Iran’s Supreme Leader finally come out of hiding for funeral of his father?

By Ali Hamedani

3 min read

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US intelligence suggested Iran’s missiles could reach London in future, claims prominent Senator

Louisiana Republican John Kennedy suggested that the threat of attacks on Europe was a motivating factor in President Trump’s decision to go to war

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

July 2, 2026 11:31

Senator John Kennedy (R-LA) on the This Past Weekend podcast with Theo Von (YouTube/TheoVon)

Iran vows to build nuclear bomb and targets Donald Trump with death threat in regime propaganda

Front-page image of president in crosshairs come amid increasing uncertainty over Islamic Republic talks with the US

By Ali Hamedani

2 min read

June 30, 2026 14:37

Donald Trump in crosshairs with headline 'Revenge is certain' on front page of Hamshahri

Can biblical Jethro help us to understand Donald Trump?

Moses’s father-in-law may offer a precedent for the American president’s cooling relations with Israel

By Rabbi Gideon Sylvester

3 min read

June 30, 2026 13:02

Partners: Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House in 2025 (photo: Getty Images)

By Jonathan Spyer

How Beirut signed a deal legitimising Israeli military presence on Lebanese soil

The agreement preserves Jerusalem’s freedom of action for as long as the sovereignty of its northern neighbour remains fictitious and Iran’s proxy remains the strongest force there

3 min read

June 29, 2026 16:19

An Israeli Merkava tank sits in the town of Blida, Lebanon, on February 2, 2025 (Image: Getty Images)

Trump threatens to ‘complete the job’ after Iranian drones hit ships in Strait of Hormuz

The US launched a wave of strikes against Iranian military targets in retaliation overnight

By Joshua Marks

1 min read

June 28, 2026 10:38

Boats anchored off Oman's northern Musandam Peninsula near the Strait of Hormuz on June 27, 2026 (Photo by AFP via Getty Images) /

The world may have stopped worrying about a nuclear-armed Iran – but Israel never will

As Jerusalem is sidelined from talks between the US and the Islamic Republic, experts warn against a deal that kicks the atomic can down the road

By Natalie Lisbona

6 min read

June 26, 2026 12:11

The world may have stopped worrying about a nuclear-armed Iran – but Israel never will

Iranians squabble over whether they can keep chanting ‘death to Israel and America’

Reported ban announced by one elite faction sparks internal row, as other prominent figures vow revenge

By Ali Hamedani

2 min read

June 25, 2026 17:03

A woman holding the Iranian Flag on June 15, 2026 in Tehran, Iran (Photo by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)

Two London homes searched by counter-terror police over suspected offences linked to Iran

Investigation not linked to recent attacks on Jewish community

By Alma Green

1 min read

June 25, 2026 14:10

London policeman uniform and equipment. Includes taser gun, radios and fully automatic weapon (Image: Getty)

By Ashley Perry

The Iran deal hasn’t ended Arab cooperation with Jerusalem – but it has forced it underground

The Abraham Accords were not merely peace agreements but the foundations of a new regional bloc built around confidence in US leadership and Israeli power. Today, those perceptions are less certain

4 min read

June 24, 2026 13:14

(L-R)Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, US President Donald Trump, Bahrain Foreign Minister Abdullatif al-Zayani, and UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al-Nahyan wave from the Truman Balcony at the White House after they participated in the signing of the Abraham Accords (Image: Getty Images)

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Iran

BBC deal with regime over Supreme Leader’s funeral coverage is ‘disgusting’, say expat Iranian staff

Trump labels Iran ‘scum’ and declares ceasefire ‘over’ after Gulf strikes

Terrorists, tyrants, loons – and the BBC – descend on Khamenei’s funeral

Khamenei’s funeral was choreographed to signal revenge – not reconciliation

Two men jailed for knife attack on anti-regime journalist ‘on behalf of Iran’

Iranian foreign minister sits down with Hamas, Hezbollah and Houthis at Ali Khamenei funeral

Will Iran’s Supreme Leader finally come out of hiding for funeral of his father?

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