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Massive Israeli air raids engulf Tehran: Intelligence ministry hit, bazaar shut
Tehran was a scene of a series of intensive Israeli airstrikes on Sunday, with explosions reported across multiple districts from east to west and north to south. The city’s skyline was obscured by thick smoke as fires broke out in several neighborhoods.
The Iran-Israel conflict: what we know so far
Israel continued its expansive military campaign against Iran on Saturday, striking energy and military infrastructure across the country, while Iran launched another salvo of missiles into Israeli territory.
Brain behind Iran’s nuclear detonation technology killed in Israeli strike
Saeed Borji, a senior Iranian explosives expert and key figure in Iran’s nuclear-related defense programs, was killed in Israeli airstrikes, having long played a central role in developing detonation systems used in nuclear weapons design.
Inside Khamenei’s war cabinet: how Iran guides its contest with Israel
As Iran faces its biggest military challenge in decades amid relentless Israeli attacks nationwide and assassinations of its top military leadership, one man stands atop its complex military apparatus.
US says ready for nuclear talks, Iran rejects diplomacy under Israeli fire
Donald Trump told his Russian counterpart the United States remains open to renewed nuclear negotiations with Iran, but Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Tehran will not return to talks until Israeli attacks stop.
‘Rising Lion’ operation took years to prepare, says Israeli minister
Israel’s ongoing military strikes on Iran—code-named “Rising Lion”—were the result of years of preparation and mark just the beginning of what’s to come, Israeli Minister of Diaspora Affairs Amichai Chikli said in an interview with Eye for Iran.
Israel’s strike on Iran echoes campaigns against Hamas, Hezbollah
Israel’s strikes on Iran recall the surprise attack on Egypt in 1967, but in aim and execution they more closely resemble the recent campaigns against Hamas and Hezbollah that targeted leadership and capabilities to force strategic paralysis.
'Thank you uncle Netanyahu': some Iranians praise Israeli strikes
Some Iranians expressed gratitude to Israel for assassinating military and political officials they viewed with contempt in video and voice messages sent to Iran International TV.
Domestic Politics
Succession debate flares after critic’s apparent backing of Khamenei’s son
Faezeh Hashemi, a prominent critic of Iran’s ruling system and daughter of former president Akbar Hashemi-Rafsanjani, has stunned many by saying she would prefer Mojtaba Khamenei as Supreme Leader—if there must be one after his father.
Economy
Confidential report details Iran's struggle to meet fuel demand
A confidential report from Iran’s oil ministry appears to show a widening gap between domestic fuel production and consumption, highlighting growing pressure on the country’s energy infrastructure.
Human Rights
After young woman's murder, Iranian women open up about persistent threats
The killing of 24-year-old Elahe Hosseinnejad by a driver from a ride-hailing app has deeply jarred Iranian women who say they live in daily fear on buses, in taxis and on the streets.
Iran hangs man convicted in connection with 2022 protests
Iranian authorities executed Mojahed (Abbas) Kourkour, a protester detained during the 2022 Woman, Life, Freedom uprising, who was convicted of charges including "enmity against God" and "corruption on earth" following a deadly incident in the southwestern city of Izeh.
In Case You Missed It
Murder of young Iranian woman reignites debates on sexism and justice
The murder of 24-year-old Elahe Hosseinnejad gripped Iran, sparking grief and anger over gender violence, legal discrimination and the state’s failure to protect women.
Eye for Iran Podcast
US help for Syria’s new leader will deny Iran a comeback, congressman says
The first American lawmaker to meet Syria’s new president told the Eye for Iran podcast that Washington must give the new rulers of Damascus a chance if it hopes to banish Iran from the country.
Tehran Insider
Enrichment: the only right we have but never asked for
As Tehran insists in nuclear talks on its right to enrich uranium, many Iranians wonder why this right that has cost us so much in terms of sanctions and squeezed livelihoods has been elevated over the lost ones we actually care about.
No light, no water, no plan: you cry if you don't laugh in Iran's summer
My sister sent me a satirical video last night: someone joking that instead of adjusting the clocks for daylight saving, Iran's government is dragging 85 million people back and forth. It hit a nerve.
