Iran

Nova survivors trolled by torrent of online abuse linked to Iran, new report reveals

Bot networks on X and TikTok subject former hostages and bereaved to ‘sustained abuse that compounds trauma of October 7’

By Daniel Ben-David

2 min read

Memorials to murder victims at Nova music festival site (Chris McGrath/Getty Images)

Ship sailing off through the Strait of Hormuz on Friday (AFP via Getty)

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Iran launches missiles and drones at Gulf states after US responds to attacks on shipping in Strait of Hormuz

By JC Reporter

1 min read

US Central Command forces launch strikes against military targets within Iran, July 7-8, 2026. (Image: US Central Command/X)

By Mardo Soghom

Tehran’s military escalation may prove another strategic miscalculation

2 min read

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

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

By Ali Hamedani

6 min read

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

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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

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

The pair, both Romanian nationals, took part in the assault, which the court heard was ‘instigated by a foreign power’

By JC Reporter

4 min read

July 6, 2026 11:35

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)

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

Current Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is yet to turn up at the showcase event, reportedly over fears of assassination

By JC Reporter

2 min read

July 5, 2026 11:42

People gather to mourn Iran's slain supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during the funeral ceremonies at the Grand Mosalla in Tehran on July 5, 2026. Iranian leaders on July 5 joined prayers over the casket of late supreme leader Ali Khamenei during a second day of funeral ceremonies, which was declared a public holiday across Iran. Khamenei's body will be moved out of the Grand Mosalla later in the day, where it is lying in state, as part of preparations for processions through the capital the following day. (Photo by AFP via Getty Images) /

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

As Islamic Republic prepares for burial of Ali Khameni, speculation surrounds his son, Mojtaba, the regime’s new ruler

By Ali Hamedani

3 min read

July 2, 2026 20:34

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

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

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Iran

Nova survivors trolled by torrent of online abuse linked to Iran, new report reveals

Iran launches missiles and drones at Gulf states after US responds to attacks on shipping in Strait of Hormuz

Tehran’s military escalation may prove another strategic miscalculation

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

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