The Latest Breaking News from Iran

Iran has reversed its boycott of the World Cup draw, with team representatives due to attend the event in Washington DC

Iran's national team coach plans to attend the 2026 World Cup draw Friday in Washington

Air pollution is the latest environmental crisis causing havoc across Iran. Large parts of the country are already suffering from a drought, one of the worst in decades. Its wetlands are dry, and its land is subsiding at alarming rates.

Before Friday’s event we also examine a possible overall group of death and where geopolitics could meet football

Burkina Faso’s security minister headed to Tehran on Nov. 12, 2025, for high-level talks with Iranian officials. The visit was a fruitful one: The West African nation reopened its Iranian embassy, finalized new agreements on security cooperation and held discussions about strengthening relations in agriculture and industry.

Iranians are turning to gold as a trusted hedge against inflation, sanctions and a weakening rial currency

The Iran World Cup 2026 squad is coming together, with just one international break between now and the start of the World Cup

INTERVIEW: The award-winning director has endured imprisonment and censorship by his country’s leaders, who insist his movies are ‘anti-government propaganda’. Days before he was sentenced to further prison time, he spoke to Adam White about his new film ‘It Was Just an Accident’, and why making art always trumps dire…

Iran's rial currency has fallen to a new low of 1.2 million to the U.S. dollar as nuclear sanctions squeeze the economy

The Iranian asylum seeker claims he would face violence if forced to return

She recounts the shocking experience in this excellent documentary. Plus: the investigation into the Sycamore Gap tree. Here’s what to watch this evening