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Motorbikes drive past a billboard depicting Iran’s late supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, center, handing the country’s flag to his son and successor, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, right, as the late revolutionary founder Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini stands at left, in a square in downtown Tehran, Iran, March 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
August 29, 2026, 11:20 am
6 months on, Iran’s leaders are defying the US and signaling no tolerance for dissent
With hard-liners consolidating power, Tehran is preparing for a prolonged confrontation as economic pressure mounts and divisions linger
By Lee Keath and David Rising
US President Donald Trump arrives to speak at a campaign rally in Myrtle Beach, S.C., August 21, 2026. (AP/Jacquelyn Martin)
August 28, 2026, 8:41 am
Going all in on sanctions, Trump limits how much he can squeeze out of Iran
Without military pressure, a wide deal covering Iran’s nuclear program, missiles and more is out of reach, experts say, but financial penalties may still create enough leverage for accord on Hormuz
By Nava Freiberg
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks in an episode of an Army Radio podcast released on August 13, 2026. (Screen capture: Army Radio/Youtube)
August 14, 2026, 10:07 am
Netanyahu calls UK an ‘Islamic republic,’ jokes it would be first one with nukes
PM echoes 2024 Vance crack during Army Radio podcast reportedly filmed at studio of a Likud vendor rather than the station’s military base
By ToI Staff
US President Donald Trump, left, greets Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the West Wing of the White House, September 29, 2025, in Washington, DC. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
July 27, 2026, 5:01 pm
At odds with Trump on Iran, Netanyahu heads to DC to seek agreement where he still can
With both leaders facing elections and divergent priorities, the premier may pursue understandings on Israel’s security needs while advancing Saudi normalization and US-backed pacts in Gaza and Lebanon
By Nava Freiberg
Iran's Reza Pahlavi, exiled son of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, speaks during a news conference in Berlin, Germany, April 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
June 16, 2026, 11:17 pm
Son of Iran’s late shah warns against any deal that leaves Islamic Republic intact
‘Dealing with this regime will fail and we will all face the consequences,’ Reza Pahlavi declares, as US-Iran agreement takes shape
By AFP
A clip published by Iran's semi-official Tasnim news agency on May 31, 2026, shows people enjoying music as a guitarist plays onstage at a Tehran cafe that authorities accused of satanic activities. (Screen capture: X/Tasnim)
May 31, 2026, 12:56 pm
Iranian authorities shutter Tehran cafe over alleged ‘satanic’ activities
Prime-location venue featured Western-style music that ‘provided a setting for abnormal behaviors,’ local media says; regime has long labeled rock and heavy metal as satanic
By AFP
Iranian army soldiers stand in front of a picture of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei during a pro-regime rally in Tehran, Iran, on April 29, 2026. (AFP)
May 7, 2026, 4:28 pm
Iran’s Pezeshkian says he recently met with yet-to-be-seen supreme leader
Islamic Republic’s president does not say exactly when his meeting with Mojtaba Khamenei took place, but describes son of slain supreme leader as ‘humble’ and ‘sincere’
By AFP
(L/R) US President Donald Trump, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine depart after speaking about the conflict in Iran in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House on April 6, 2026, in Washington, DC. (Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP)
April 8, 2026, 5:05 pm
US and Israel set out ambitious, vital war goals; as of the ceasefire, none have been achieved
Fighting halts with the US president hailing what is only a tactical victory, and impossibly expecting a deal in two weeks to impose terms on the weakened but emboldened Iranian regime
By David Horovitz
Boys stand on a launcher of an Iranian domestically built missile during an annual rally marking the 1979 Islamic Revolution at Azadi (Freedom) Square in Tehran, Iran, February 11, 2026. (Vahid Salemi/AP)
April 4, 2026, 9:36 am
Iran said restoring bombed missile bunkers within hours after being struck
US intelligence said to believe Iran retains notable number of missiles and launchers, casts doubt on how close Washington is to goal of destroying Tehran’s ballistic capabilities
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Protesters display a banner calling for a halt to executions in Iran during a rally in Berlin, Germany, on January 10, 2026, in support of the Iran protests. (John MacDougall / AFP)
April 4, 2026, 9:01 am
Iran executes two members of banned opposition group
Two members of People’s Mujahedin of Iran convicted of actions aimed at overthrowing the Islamic Republic as Tehran steps up executions amid war with Israel and US
By AFP
Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian attends an anti-Israel Al-Quds Day rally in Tehran, March 13, 2026. (Via X, used in accordance with clause 27a of the copyright law)
April 3, 2026, 8:29 pm
Iran leaders join crowds on Tehran’s streets in show of defiance
Officials walk streets to project image of control amid Israeli assassinations; families meet in parks for music and barbecues, using public spaces as refuge, show of loyalty to regime
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Protesters display a banner calling for a halt to executions in Iran during a rally in Berlin, Germany, on January 10, 2026, in support of the Iran protests. (John MacDougall / AFP)
March 31, 2026, 12:05 pm
Iran warns of executions, asset seizures for spying or aiding ‘hostile states’
Judiciary spokesman says even sharing photos or videos that could aid enemy targeting may be treated as providing intel, says there will be no leniency
By Reuters
People sit at a cafe in Tehran on September 15, 2025. (Atta Kenare/AFP)
March 29, 2026, 3:17 am
Iran shuts down Tehran coffee shop chain over ‘suspicious’ cup designs
Cafe says cups featuring a painting of an empty chair are unconnected to any current events, were designed months ago for Nowruz
By AFP
A man walks past a motorist on a motorcycle near a banner displayed at Valiasr Square in central Tehran on March 10, 2026, depicting Iran's late supreme leader ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini (L) watching as his successor the late ayatollah Ali Khamenei (C) hands over a national flag to his son and new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei (R). (AFP)
March 25, 2026, 6:08 pm
Iran’s regime was teetering. This war could be keeping it from collapse
Rather than accelerate a change of leadership, Israeli and US strikes may have helped harden the resolve of those whose defection would be key to bringing down the Islamic Republic, experts say
By Nava Freiberg
Israeli security and rescue forces inspect the damage at the scene where a missile fired from Iran at Israel killed two people and caused damage in Ramat Gan, central Israel, March 18, 2026. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
March 18, 2026, 5:16 pm
Regimes are ousted from within, but the US and Israel must not let up until that happens in Iran
Trump and Netanyahu now allow that their confidence in the Iranian people rising up when the bombings stop may be misplaced. But they cannot end this war without the removal of Iran’s uranium stockpile, and a commitment to keep returning until the regime is gone
By David Horovitz
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