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Motorbikes driving past a billboard showing the slain Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei, in downtown Tehran, Iran, May 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)
May 12, 2026, 8:03 pm
Iran gambles that Trump will blink first in Hormuz standoff, but risks overplaying its hand
Analysts say Tehran, viewing talks with US as existential, is willing to suffer to outlast president who is looking at midterm elections; but regime also faces ‘discontented population’
By Stuart Williams
Members of the Baha'i religion demonstrate in Rio de Janeiro's Copacabana beach on June 19, 2011 asking Iranian authorities to release seven Baha'i prisoners accused of spying for Israel and sentenced to 20 years in jail. (ANA CAROLINA FERNANDES / AFP)
May 8, 2026, 5:58 pm
Iran’s Baha’i minority community facing increasing arrests, torture and execution fears
Rights groups, relatives warn Tehran intensifying persecution of group amid regional tensions; Amnesty says regime falsely accusing Baha’is as spies for Israel
By Stuart Williams
An Iranian AI-generated Lego video produced by 'Explosive Media' depicts an Iranian soldier roasting US helicopters over a fire. (Screenshot/Explosive Media)
April 7, 2026, 8:38 pm
Iran deploys Legos and social media trolling in war for public opinion
After Trump’s threats over Strait of Hormuz, one Iranian embassy jokes online that Tehran ‘lost the keys,’ while another quotes Mark Twain to mock US president
By Stuart Williams
Illustrative: The visitors' room at Evin Prison in Tehran, damaged on June 23, 2025, by Israeli airstrikes, seen on July 1, 2025. (AFP)
March 30, 2026, 5:12 pm
Iran hangs two political prisoners from opposition group, activists say
Members of the outlawed MEK group hanged at Gehzel Hesar prison outside of Tehran; rights organizations fear a surge in executions during war
By Stuart Williams
Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, dressed in an IRGC uniform, chairs a session in Tehran, Iran, on February 1, 2026. (Islamic Consultative Assembly News Agency (ICANA)/AFP)
March 20, 2026, 3:49 am
After Larijani’s death, Iran’s hardline parliament speaker appears to be leading war effort
As the new supreme leader remains out of sight, Qalibaf has positioned himself in the public eye, giving interviews and unleashing threats against Israel and the US
By Stuart Williams
Outgoing French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu, who submitted his government's resignation to the French President this morning, delivers a statement at the Hotel Matignon in Paris, on October 6, 2025. (Stephane Mahe / POOL / AFP)
October 6, 2025, 2:43 pm
French PM resigns after record-breaking mere 27 days, deepening political crisis
Far-right leader Le Pen says snap election ‘absolutely necessary,’ calls on Macron to step down after his ally Sebastien Lecornu says conditions ‘not fulfilled’ for him to carry on
By Antoine Maignan, Stuart Williams and Alice Hackman
French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou arrives to deliver his general policy statement during the parliamentary extraordinary session prior to a confidence vote over the government's austerity budget, at the National Assembly in Paris, France, September 8, 2025. (Bertrand GUAY / AFP)
September 8, 2025, 11:30 pm
In blow to Macron, French lawmakers oust prime minister after 9 months in office
No obvious successor in line for Francois Bayrou, the 5th PM under Macron since 2022; poll shows most French want president to resign rather than name a new premier
By Anne Renaut and Stuart Williams
In this photo released by the official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, center, leads the Friday prayers at Imam Khomeini Grand Mosque in Tehran, Iran, Friday, Jan. 17, 2020. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)
June 19, 2025, 9:26 pm
Ayatollah Khamenei may fall, but there’s no telling what could come next
As Israel reportedly mulls assassinating supreme leader and monarchists hope for return, analysts say chaotic attempt at regime change could end with IRGC in power
By Stuart Williams
This image obtained from the Iranian news agency IRNA on October 16, 2022, shows a fire truck in front of Evin Prison, in the northwest of the Iranian capital Tehran. (AFP)
June 18, 2025, 11:45 pm
Families of prisoners held in Iran are ‘truly terrified’ for loved ones amid conflict
Noemie Kohler, whose sister Cecile is held in Tehran’s notorious Evin Prison, says she believes she ‘must have heard the explosions,’ but is ‘completely in the dark’ about her fate
By Stuart Williams and Pauline Froissart
Illustrative: People take part in a protest against the execution of Iranian footballer Amir Nasr-Azadani, in front of the Iranian embassy in Mexico City on December 19, 2022. (Pedro PARDO / AFP)
May 28, 2025, 11:41 pm
Iran executes man accused of spying for Israel; rights groups, family slam ‘unfair’ trial
Pedram Madani, 41, hanged in prison outside Tehran after death sentence; allies say judicial process was rigged
By Stuart Williams
Illustrative: A picture obtained from the Iranian Mizan News Agency on December 12, 2022, shows the public execution of Majidreza Rahnavard, in Iran's Mashhad city. (Mizan News/AFP)
April 30, 2025, 9:19 pm
‘Bloodthirsty’: Rights groups, dissidents slam Iran’s hanging of alleged spy for Israel
Mohsen Langarneshin was executed despite evidence that he confessed to crime under torture; IHR monitor says Islamic Republic has hanged 339 people so far this year
By Stuart Williams
French TV host Cyril Hanouna attends a session before the parliamentary commission of inquiry into the allocation of TV frequencies, at the National Assembly in Paris on March 14, 2024. (ALAIN JOCARD / AFP)
April 29, 2025, 10:31 pm
Jewish far-right TV host in France rules out possible presidential run
After teasing listeners of his radio show earlier this week, and the publication of his purported manifesto, Cyril Hanouna declares speculation ‘an excellent prank,’ all a PR stunt
By Stuart Williams
President of the parliamentary group of the French far-right Rassemblement National (RN) party, Marine Le Pen (R), walks followed by co-defendant French member of European Parliament Catherine Griset (L) as they exit the Tribunal de Paris courthouse following their conviction for embezzlement of European public funds, in Paris, on March 31, 2025. (ALAIN JOCARD / AFP)
March 31, 2025, 3:08 pm
Convicted of embezzlement, French far-right leader Le Pen barred from 2027 presidential run
Court issues immediate five-year ban on her seeking public office, though she can appeal; she’s also handed 4-year prison term, to be served with electronic tag
By Marie DHUMIERES, Anne Lec'hvien and Stuart Williams
Mehdi Yarrahi in the music video for his song "Roosarito." (Youtube screenshot used in accordance with Article 27a of the Copyright Law)
March 6, 2025, 7:52 am
Iranian singer whipped 74 times for song calling for removal of women’s headscarves
Mehdi Yarrahi, defiant after punishment, says he is willing to ‘pay for price of freedom’; flogging draws uproar from political dissidents in Iran
By Stuart Williams
France's newly appointed Prime Minister Francois Bayrou (R), flanked by outgoing Prime Minister Michel Barnier, during the handover ceremony at the Hotel Matignon in Paris, France on December 13, 2024. (Thomas Samson/AFP)
December 13, 2024, 9:54 pm
Macron names centrist ally Bayrou as France’s fourth prime minister of 2024
Amid months of political crisis, Bayrou becomes 6th prime minister under French president’s mandate; Macron had apparently been leaning toward naming defense minister to role
By Francesco FONTEMAGGI, Stuart Williams and Anna SMOLCHENKO
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