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In this photo provided by Vladimir Tonic, the CMA CGM Symi is seen at Mokpo, South Korea, Jan. 20, 2022. The container ship owned by an Israeli billionaire came under attack by a suspected Iranian drone in the Indian Ocean as Israel wages war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip, an American defense official said Saturday, Nov. 25, 2023. (Vladimir Tonic via AP)

Israeli-owned ship attacked in Indian Ocean by Iranian drone, US official says

The drone exploded and damaged the ship, but no crew members were injured, the official said.

25 Nov

How far will he go? Hezbollah leader to break silence on Israel-Hamas war

The words of Hezbollah's Hassan Nasrallah have the power to escalate this conflict to something even more dangerous, writes ITV News' Emma Murphy from Beirut.

3 Nov

A CCTV still of Armita Geravand being carried off a metro train in Tehran.

Iranian teen injured on Tehran Metro while not wearing a headscarf has died

An Iranian teenage girl injured weeks ago in an incident on Tehran's Metro while not wearing a head scarf has died, Iranian state media reports.

28 Oct

US launches attack on Iranian targets in Syria as fears of regional war grow

Iranian teen 'brain dead' after alleged altercation with morality police

Iranian activist says farewell to family as he is jailed for writing his views

Nobel Peace Prize awarded to jailed Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi

Teen in a coma after 'severe assault by Iranian police for not wearing hijab'

Refugee says training for 10km race has given her 'hope and happiness'

Five 'wrongfully detained' Americans freed in Iran prisoner swap

UN must 'do more to hold Iran to account' a year on from Mahsa Amini’s death

'A normal life is our right': The women of Iran are fighting on

UK to write Iran nuclear treaty sanctions into law to stop them expiring

Iran extends national shutdown amid rising temperatures

Iran's morality police resume street patrols to enforce headscarf laws