The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/qom/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Tue, 09 Jun 2026 16:00:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Qom | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/qom/ 32 32 ‘Like a sitcom’: Iranian regime’s bunkers, elaborate courier network said delaying deal https://www.timesofisrael.com/like-a-sitcom-iranian-regimes-bunkers-elaborate-courier-network-said-delaying-deal/ Mon, 25 May 2026 07:10:01 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3829873 'Exasperated' officials spend weeks hidden, even they don't know Mojtaba Khamenei's location, US source tells CBS; still, supreme leader giving general instructions to negotiators

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]]> Mojtaba Khamenei reportedly in ‘severe’ condition, unable to govern Iran https://www.timesofisrael.com/mojtaba-khamenei-reportedly-in-severe-condition-unable-to-govern-iran/ Tue, 07 Apr 2026 13:56:33 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3796799 New supreme leader incapacitated in Qom, according to US-Israeli intelligence summarized in diplomatic memo, which also says Tehran prepping to bury father with others — possibly Mojtaba himself

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]]> Israel strikes building where Iranian clerics said gathering to elect new supreme leader https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-strikes-iranian-clerics-gathering-to-elect-new-supreme-leader/ Tue, 03 Mar 2026 17:35:01 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3767947 IDF confirms Air Force hit building in Qom where Assembly of Experts believed to gather; unclear how many of its 88 members were in attendance; unsourced report says none of them

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]]> Satellite images show Iran repairing and fortifying sites amid tensions with US https://www.timesofisrael.com/satellite-images-show-iran-repairing-and-fortifying-sites-amid-tensions-with-us/ Wed, 18 Feb 2026 18:29:44 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3757182 Islamic Republic has buried tunnel entrances at a nuclear site bombed by the US in June war, fortified tunnel entrances near another, and worked on and obscured missile bases

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]]> Iran’s nuclear facilities: Potential targets long in Israel’s sights https://www.timesofisrael.com/irans-nuclear-facilities-potential-targets-long-in-israels-sights/ Thu, 03 Oct 2024 06:21:59 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3389381 The Jewish state is mulling retaliation for the latest missile barrage by the Islamic Republic, with some speculation it could go after nuclear operations

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]]> Iranian official says schoolgirls poisoned in holy city of Qom https://www.timesofisrael.com/iranian-official-says-schoolgirls-poisoned-in-holy-city-of-qom/ Sun, 26 Feb 2023 17:18:50 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2961096 Deputy health minister suggests someone seeking to shut down female education responsible for contaminating water, causing respiratory illness

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]]> Even in Shiite heartland of Qom, Iranians quietly call for change https://www.timesofisrael.com/even-in-shiite-heartland-of-qom-iranians-quietly-call-for-change/ Tue, 21 Feb 2023 08:49:59 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2956978 Though many support theocratic regime, mandatory hijab, some residents say anti-government protesters treated too harshly, women who flout dress code should be warned, not arrested

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]]> Iranian bank fires manager for serving an unveiled woman https://www.timesofisrael.com/iranian-bank-fires-manager-for-serving-an-unveiled-woman/ Sun, 27 Nov 2022 10:01:48 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2883474 Report claims video footage of the woman who broke the dress code 'elicited a lot of reaction on social media'

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]]> Iran man gets jail, lashes for stealing cashews https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-man-gets-jail-lashes-for-stealing-cashews/ Tue, 26 Oct 2021 07:55:52 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2638656 Amid ridicule and calls for lighter punishment, judiciary says it will form a special commission in Qom province to study the issue of the 'proportionality of the offense'

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]]> Body of assassinated Iran nuclear chief taken to Muslim shrine ahead of burial https://www.timesofisrael.com/body-of-assassinated-iran-nuclear-chief-taken-to-muslim-shrine-ahead-of-burial/ Sun, 29 Nov 2020 10:17:46 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2438948 Mohsen Fakhrizadeh's remains will be taken to 2 more holy sites ahead of Monday funeral; parliament in Tehran holds closed session to 'investigate the assassination'

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]]> Iran covered up true virus death toll of 42,000 – report https://www.timesofisrael.com/tehran-covered-up-irans-true-virus-death-toll-of-42000-report/ Mon, 03 Aug 2020 12:12:17 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2360024 Data seen by BBC shows actual number is nearly triple the reported tally; 52 people died in month before Islamic Republic admitted to outbreak

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]]> Hard-line Shiites storm Iran shrines closed over coronavirus https://www.timesofisrael.com/hard-line-shiites-storm-iran-shrines-closed-over-coronavirus/ Tue, 17 Mar 2020 10:04:52 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2261350 Police disperse angry crowds that push into the courtyards of Mashhad's Imam Reza and Qom's Fatima Masumeh shrines; officials start checking people trying to leave major cities

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]]> Day after sweaty press conf, Iran deputy health minister says he has coronavirus https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-deputy-health-minister-has-coronavirus-authorities-say/ Tue, 25 Feb 2020 13:02:16 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2247332 Iraj Harirchi isolates himself at home; revelation comes a day after he was seen sweating and coughing during press conference in which he denied mass deaths from disease

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]]> Iran says 12 dead from new coronavirus, rejects higher death toll https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-says-12-dead-from-new-coronavirus-rejects-higher-death-toll/ Mon, 24 Feb 2020 16:39:57 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2246687 Lawmaker from province of Qom had said 50 people died; conflicting reports raise questions about Iranian government's transparency on scale of outbreak

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]]> Iran’s health ministry raises death toll from new virus to 8 https://www.timesofisrael.com/irans-health-ministry-raises-death-toll-from-new-virus-to-8/ Sun, 23 Feb 2020 11:04:06 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2245585 Spokesman says there are now 43 confirmed cases of coronavirus in the country

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