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As it happened: Iran retaliates after Israeli attacks

Follow live developments as tensions between Israel and Iran escalate after Israel launches widespread attacks targeting Tehran's nuclear sites and military commanders.

Middle East • 13 Jun

Oil soars after Israel's strike on Iran alarms market

Oil prices jumped almost 7% today to multi-month highs after Israel launched strikes against Iran, sparking Iranian retaliation and raising worries about a disruption in Middle East oil supplies.

Business • 13 Jun

Fire and smoke rise from a building, reportedly hit by a missile fired from Iran, in central Tel Aviv

Iran fires missiles at Israel in response to attacks

Iran has launched retaliatory airstrikes at Israel, with explosions heard in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, following Israel's biggest-ever military strike against its longstanding enemy.

Middle East • 14 Jun

Trump warns of Israeli attack on Iran nuclear facilities

US President Donald Trump has said an Israeli strike on Iran "could very well happen," and a senior Israeli official told the Wall Street Journal it could occur as soon as Sunday unless Iran agrees to halt production of material for an atomic bomb

Asia • 12 Jun

Steve Witkoff and Abbas Araqchi led the US-Iran talks

Iran prepares nuclear counter-proposal amid tensions

US President Donald Trump has said that new US-Iran talks this week could make clear if a nuclear deal is possible to avoid military action, as Iran readies a counter-proposal on a potential agreement.

World • 10 Jun

Police said the Iranians were charged under the UK National Security Act

Three Iranians charged in UK counter terrorism probe

Three Iranian men have been charged with offences under the UK's National Security Act after a major counter terrorism investigation, the Metropolitan police said in a statement.

UK • 17 May

Despite the potential supply pressure, world oil prices are up over 1.5% this week

Oil heads for weekly gain but remains under hike pressure

Oil prices edged up today, heading for a second consecutive weekly gain on easing US-China trade tensions, although the optimism was somewhat offset by higher supply expectations from Iran and OPEC+.

Business • 16 May

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Iran is the only country in the world without nuclear weapons that enriches uranium to 60% purity

US announces new sanctions against Iran as talks proceed

The United States announced new sanctions today against Iran over its nuclear programme, despite ongoing negotiations between the two countries over the sensitive issue.

US • 13 May

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has defended Iran's right to enrich uranium

Iran-US nuclear talks end with next round to be announced

Fresh talks between Iranian and US negotiators to resolve disputes over Iran's nuclear programme have ended in Oman with further negotiations planned, officials have said, as Ian insisted in public on continuing uranium enrichment.

World • 11 May

Heavy smoke rises at the scene of an explosion at the Shahid Rajaee port dock

Iran's leader orders investigation into deadly port blast

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has ordered a thorough investigation to find the causes of a major blast at a key southern port that killed at least 40 people.

World • 27 Apr

State media said the "massive explosion" at the country's largest commercial port has intensified and could spread

Iran port blast kills at least eight, wounds 750

A major explosion at Iran's port of Shahid Rajaee has killed at least eight people and wounded 750, the interior minister told state TV.

World • 27 Apr

A woman walks past a mural depicting the US flag substituted with skulls and soldiers, painted on the outer walls of the former US embassy in Tehran

Iran, US end nuclear talks, agree to meet next week

Iran and the United States have agreed to hold another round of talks next week over Tehran's nuclear ambitions, Iranian state TV reported, as they ended their second round of negotiations in Rome over their decades-long standoff.

Iran • 19 Apr

Steve Witkoff (left) and Abbas Araqchi led the talks

Iran-US talks conclude in Oman - foreign ministry

Iran's foreign ministry said indirect negotiations with the US on its nuclear programme have concluded in Oman, describing the talks as "constructive".

World • 12 Apr

US President Donald Trump warned that Iran would be in 'great danger' if the talks were not successful

Trump announces direct nuclear talks with Iran

President Donald Trump said the United States was starting direct, high-level talks with Iran over its nuclear programme on Saturday.

US • 08 Apr

Donald Trump addressed reporters in the Oval Office during talks with visiting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Iran in direct talks over nuclear programme, Trump says

President Donald Trump has said that the US and Iran were beginning direct talks on Tehran's nuclear programme, a surprise announcement after Iranian officials had appeared to rebuff US calls for such negotiations.

World • 07 Apr

Brian Keenan speaking at a news conference after arriving at Dublin Airport, with his sisters Elain Spence (L) and Brenda Gillham in 1990

Iran offered 'secret meeting' to help free Brian Keenan

Ireland was offered a "secret meeting" with the Iranian president to help in the release of Belfast man Brian Keenan who was taken hostage and held for four years by militia in Lebanon.

State Papers • 29 Dec 24

Cecilia Sala, works for newspaper Il Foglio and for podcast company Chora Media

Italian journalist arrested in Iran, says Italy

An Italian journalist has been under arrest in Iran for more than a week, Italy's foreign ministry said, adding it was following the case with the "utmost attention".

World • 27 Dec 24

IAEA head Rafael Grossi said he believes the move 'is very concerning'

Iran set to 'dramatically' increase stockpile of uranium

Iran is poised to "quite dramatically" increase its stockpile of near weapons-grade uranium, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency has warned.

World • 06 Dec 24

An Israeli airstrike targeted a site in the area of Tayouneh in Beirut's southern suburbs

Israel to decide on ceasefire as US says deal 'close'

Israel's security cabinet is preparing to decide whether to accept a proposed ceasefire in its war with Hezbollah, an official has said, as the White House announced it believed a deal to end the fighting in Lebanon was near.

Middle East • 25 Nov 24

Activists say Iran carries out more annual executions than any country other than China

Iran 'executes' man for second time, says NGO

Iran has executed a 26-year-old man for a "second time" months after a previous execution was halted half a minute in, a human rights group has said.

World • 13 Nov 24

Fayyad al-Ruwaili will head a high-level Saudi military delegation in Tehran (file pic)

Saudi armed forces chief in Iran for talks

The general chief of staff of Saudi Arabia's armed forces, Fayyad al-Ruwaili, is to visit Tehran to meet with his Iranian counterpart and discuss defence ties, state media reported the Iranian Armed Forces General Staff as saying.

World • 10 Nov 24

Jamshid Sharmahd seen at the first hearing of his trial in Tehran on 6 February 2022

Germany recalls ambassador to Iran over execution

Germany has recalled its ambassador to Iran over the execution of German-Iranian national Jamshid Sharmahd.

World • 29 Oct 24

As it happened: UNRWA ban could lead to aid collapse

Follow developments live amid the fallout from Israeli parliament voting to ban UNRWA from operating in Israel, as dozens are killed in strikes in Gaza and Lebanon.

Middle East • 30 Oct 24

Scores of Israeli jets completed three waves of strikes before dawn against missile factories and other sites near Tehran

Iran considers response as Israel says it hit Iran hard

Iranian officials should determine how best to demonstrate Iran's power to Israel after the Israeli attack on Iran two nights ago, Iran's official IRNA news agency cited the country's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as saying.

Middle East • 27 Oct 24

As it happened: UN warns over Middle East violence

Follow developments as Israeli troops and Hezbollah clash in southern Lebanon.

Middle East • 02 Oct 24