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Illustrative: A presenter for dissident Persian-language TV station Iran International prepares for a news broadcast at the network's studio in London on January 20, 2026. (Carlos Jasso / AFP)
August 27, 2026, 3:04 am
Iran says it views Persian-language media outlets abroad as military targets
Military spokesman says Tehran regards BBC Persian, Iran International, others as ‘soldiers of Zionism and America,’ claims they are directly linked to US and Israeli intel agencies
By Agencies
Barron Trump watches as his father, US President Donald Trump, attends an indoor Presidential Inauguration parade event at Capital One Arena, in Washington, January 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
August 24, 2026, 2:24 pm
‘Where to kill Barron Trump?’: Iran said to put $10 million bounty on US president’s son
Heavily stylized state TV segment purportedly details place of residence and habits of US president’s youngest son, as voiceover claims ‘many would be willing’ to assassinate him
By ToI Staff
Pouria Zeraati hosts a segment broadcast on London-based dissident Persian-language news channel Iran International and published online on April 5, 2024. (Screen capture: Youtube/Iran International)
July 3, 2026, 11:16 pm
Two Romanian men jailed for 2024 stabbing of dissident Iranian journalist in London
Court says evidence ‘overwhelmingly’ shows Tehran was behind attack on prominent Iran International host Pouria Zeraati; third suspect undergoing criminal proceedings in Romania
By Jill Lawless
Screen capture from video of Iran International journalist Pouria Zeraati, 2023. (YouTube)
June 6, 2026, 9:29 am
Two convicted over London stabbing of Iranian dissident journalist
Prosecutors say assault by Romanian nationals on Iran International news presenter Pouria Zeraati was proxy operation linked to Tehran aimed at silencing criticism of regime
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Illustrative: A presenter for dissident Persian-language TV station Iran International prepares for a news broadcast at the network's studio in London on January 20, 2026. (Carlos Jasso / AFP)
May 29, 2026, 4:38 pm
Greek man charged in UK over suspected Iranian plot to target dissident journalist
Unnamed reporter works for London-based Persian news outlet Iran International, whose premises were also targeted in April in an attempted arson claimed by pro-Tehran group
By Reuters
Screen capture from video of Iran International journalist Pouria Zeraati, 2023. (YouTube)
May 18, 2026, 7:56 pm
Romanians stabbed Iranian journalist in London at behest of Tehran, UK court told
Prosecutor says team of 3 targeted Pouria Zeraati, of opposition Iran International agency, in March 2024, causing him serious injury; Tehran denies involvement
By Michael Holden
Police tape is pictured in front of satellite dishes inside a warehouse park housing offices of the Iran International television station in Wembley, northwest London on April 16, 2026. (Henry NICHOLLS / AFP)
April 16, 2026, 10:40 pm
Three arrested after attempted arson at dissident Iranian news station in London
Iran International cites ‘growing threats and intimidations,’ says it refused entry to suspicious vehicle shortly before incendiary device was thrown at nearby parking lot
By Sam Tabahriti and Sam Tobin
Iranians attend the funerals of security personnel killed in protests in Tehran on January 14, 2026. (ATTA KENARE / AFP)
January 27, 2026, 7:03 pm
Iranians say Tehran labeling those it killed as regime forces, in bid to cover up crimes
In accounts shared with ToI via activists, relatives report government efforts to paint slain protesters as Basij militia members, seemingly looking to justify atrocities amid ongoing crackdown
By Nava Freiberg
Bodies lie in body bags on the ground as people stand amid the scene outside Kahrizak Forensic Medical Centre in Tehran, Iran, in this screen capture from a video obtained from social media, January 11, 2026. (Social Media/via REUTERS)
January 25, 2026, 8:58 pm
Iran opposition outlet says regime killed over 36,000 people on January 8-9
Iran International cites witnesses, victims’ families and internal reports; NY Times reports Khamenei ordered authorities to crush protests using ‘any means necessary’
By ToI Staff and Agencies
This frame grab from videos taken between January 9 and January 11, 2026, and circulating on social media purportedly shows images from a morgue with dozens of bodies and mourners after crackdown on the outskirts of Iran's capital, in Kahrizak, Tehran Province. (UGC via AP)
January 13, 2026, 3:17 pm
Iranian authorities say some 2,000 people killed in protests, as news trickles out
Opposition-aligned site claims 12,000 killed, far higher than any NGO or state estimates; Tehran defends internet block, as Germany’s Merz predicts regime in ‘last days and weeks’
By Agencies and ToI Staff
A demonstrator holds up a sign reading 'Stop Executions in Iran' as Iranian opposition protesters carry their national flags in Paris during a rally to protest against the visit of the Iranian president, Hassan Rouhani, in France, January 28, 2016. (AP Photo/Zacharie Scheurer)
June 23, 2025, 10:38 am
Iran hangs man accused of spying for Israel, working with Iran International news outlet
Mohammad-Amin Mahdavi Shayesteh executed for ‘intelligence cooperation’; announcement comes day after another hanging and as Iranian judiciary says it will expedite such cases
By AFP
Illustrative: An Iranian man looks at newspapers displayed outside a kiosk in Tehran on November 6, 2024. (ATTA KENARE / AFP)
June 22, 2025, 10:47 pm
Iran accused of abducting opposition journalist’s family over war coverage
Iran International says IRGC took presenter’s parents and brother to an undisclosed location, forced her father to phone her and demand that she resign from her job
By Farnoush Amiri
Babak Itzhaki, the Israel correspondent for Iran International, appears in a television interview for Channel 14, December 22, 2024. (Screen capture via YouTube, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
December 30, 2024, 1:26 am
Tehran sought to lure Iranian-Israeli journalist to Turkey, kidnap him – report
Iran International’s Israel correspondent Babak Itzhaki: ‘I tip my hat to the security services, they’re watching over me’; IRGC tried, failed to recruit prisoner in Armenia for plot
By ToI Staff
Pouria Zeraati seen recovering in a hospital bed in London, March 30, 2024 (Screenshot/X; Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
April 3, 2024, 1:18 pm
London police: Attackers of UK-based dissident Iranian journalist fled the country
Presenter on news channel that had gotten ‘state-backed threats from Iran’ was stabbed near his home; Tehran denies connection
By Agencies
Pouria Zeraati (via X)
March 30, 2024, 10:41 am
Iran International journalist stabbed, wounded outside his London home
Pouria Zeraati, who interviewed Netanyahu last year, sustains leg injury; UK counter-terror police probe if assault connected to his job after multiple plots against opposition outlet
By Reuters and ToI Staff
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