U.S., U.K. navies help ship "harassed" by Iranian boats in key waterway
3 Iranian Revolutionary Guard fast-attack boats carrying armed troops approached and "harassed" the merchant ship in the Strait of Hormuz, the U.S. Navy said.
The War with Iran
Iran frees 3 European prisoners after rumors of American's release
A lawyer for Siamak Namazi denied "rumors" the American was set to come home shortly before officials announced the release of 2 Austrians and a Dane.
U.N. says Iran on pace for "frighteningly" high number of executions
Most of those sentenced to death in Iran are convicted of drug-related offenses, which the U.N. calls "incompatible with international human rights norms."
U.S. says Iranian forces seize second oil tanker within a week
Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard "forced the oil tanker to reverse course and head toward Iranian territorial waters," the U.S. Navy said.
Iran airs video of commandos seizing oil tanker bound for Texas
A photograph showed one commando with his fist in the air after apparently taking the vessel.
How the Iran-Saudi diplomatic breakthrough could impact the Mideast
Could a China-brokered deal ease the decades-old rivalry between the Sunni and Shiite Muslim powers that's fueled tension, even wars, across the Middle East?
Executions surge in Iran in bid to "spread fear," rights groups say
Iran hanged 75 percent more people in 2022 than the previous year, two rights groups said on Thursday.
China scores new diplomatic victory as Iran, Saudis push reconciliation
The long-time rivals reportedly agreed to reopen diplomatic missions in each other's capitals and will consider resuming direct flights – progress brokered by Beijing.
Several more attacks on U.S. bases in Syria after strikes on Iran-linked group
After the U.S. conducted retaliatory "precision airstrikes" on facilities used by Iran-linked groups, there were a series of new attacks on U.S. bases Friday.
Long shunned as a "sign of Westernization," neckties return to Iran
While wearing one will still "definitely turn a few heads," Iranians say ties are becoming more common after decades as a taboo accessory.
Iran announces first arrests over poisoning of hundreds of schoolgirls
A chemical weapons expert tells CBS News that the hundreds, if not thousands of mystery illnesses "certainly sounds like a chemical or biological event."
CIA director: Iran's nuclear program advancing at "worrisome pace"
CIA director William Burns said that although Iran has not resumed its nuclear weapons program, its nuclear technology is increasingly advanced.
The cost of reporting on the Iran protests
The executive editor of the Iran International channel tells CBS News that regimes "based on lies and censorship… see every free journalist as a threat."
Iran couple reportedly sentenced to prison after Instagram dance video
A rights group says the pair were "violently" arrested soon after sharing the seemingly innocuous clip with their millions of Instagram followers.
Iranian archer: "No regrets" for protesting, despite being shot in eye
"I am never sad about what happened," Kosar Khoshnoudikia told a London-based TV channel. "I lost some things, but I gained a lot."
U.S. national jailed in Iran ends hunger strike, renews appeal to Biden
Namazi said he stopped eating because "U.S. presidents tend to rely more on their political thermometer than their moral compass" in negotiations with Iran.
Iranian man who decapitated teen wife sentenced to 8 years in prison
Iranian media said Mona Heidari, 17, had already been married for five years and was the mother of a 3-year-old when she was killed.
Iran's crackdown continues with arrests of journalist, celebrity chef
The journalist interviewed families of death row inmates sentenced in connection with protests. The chef made a dish seen as a veiled jab at a slain military commander.
Iran fumes over French mag's "insulting" cartoons of the ayatollah
While the magazine is independent and often controversial, Iran's top diplomat said Tehran would "not allow the French government to go beyond its bounds."
Prominent Iranian actress arrested after supporting protests
Alidoosti, star of the Oscar-winning movie "The Salesman," made a post on Instagram expressing solidarity with a man recently executed for crimes allegedly committed during the protests.
Iran executes second man for alleged crime during nationwide protests
His public hanging, less than a month the alleged fatal stabbings of two security officials, shows the speed at which Iran now carries out death sentences handed down for those detained in the demonstrations the government hopes to put down.
Iran executes first prisoner for crime allegedly committed during protests
Amnesty International says at least 28 people, including three children, could face execution in connection with the demonstrations.
Official says Iran shutting down morality police after months of protests
Protests have swept Iran since Mahsa Amini died three days after her arrest by the morality police, and there's no indication this move, if confirmed, will stop the unrest.
Iran general says over 300 people killed in protests
Iran has for the first time reported that more than 300 people have died in over two months of protests sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini in police custody.
Iranian soccer star arrested for criticizing government
Voria Ghafouri, a former member of Iran's national soccer team, has been an outspoken critic of Iranian authorities.
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