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Byline: Farnaz Fassihi Masoud Pezeshkian, a widowed doctor, portrays himself as a reformer who can bring social and economic shifts. But others have tried and failed before him, and numerous [...]

Masoud Pezeshkian, a widowed doctor, portrays himself as a reformer who can bring social and economic shifts. But others have tried and failed before him, and numerous obstacles are in [...]

Masoud Pezeshkian, a cardiac surgeon and relative moderate in the ruling establishment, defeated an ultraconservative former nuclear negotiator in a runoff. In an election upset in Iran, the reformist candidate [...]

For the first time in years, the outcome is difficult to predict, and could be decided by how many people end their boycotts and participate in the vote. One pledged [...]

Masoud Pezeshkian, a cardiac surgeon and relative moderate in the ruling establishment, defeated an ultraconservative former nuclear negotiator in a runoff. In an election upset in Iran, the reformist candidate [...]

For the first time in years, the outcome is difficult to predict, and could be decided by how many people end their boycotts and participate in the vote. One pledged [...]

Byline: Farnaz Fassihi, Alissa J. Rubin and Russell Goldman Candidates in the campaign to fill the seat of President Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash, showed notable candor [...]

The latest polling suggested Dr. Masoud Pezeshkian, a reformist candidate, was in the lead, but not enough to avoid a runoff. As voting proceeded in Iran's presidential election on Friday, [...]

Iran has expanded its most sensitive nuclear production site in recent weeks. And for the first time, some leaders are dropping their insistence that the nuclear program is for peaceful [...]

The former U.S. president's election is treated as a foregone conclusion, with the six contenders clashing over who is best suited to handling him. Throughout Iran's presidential campaign, in debates, [...]

Byline: Farnaz Fassihi and Leily Nikounazar In a sign that a women-led movement has gained ground, all of the men running for president have distanced themselves from the harsh tactics [...]

In a sign that a women-led movement has gained ground, all of the men running for president have distanced themselves from the harsh tactics used to enforce mandatory hijab. Iranian [...]

Byline: Farnaz Fassihi A special presidential election campaign is featuring blistering attacks on the status quo by conservatives and the lone reformer alike. The campaign billboards adorning the streets of [...]

A special presidential election campaign is featuring blistering attacks on the status quo by conservatives and the lone reformer alike. The campaign billboards adorning the streets of Iran for the [...]

Iran released an E.U. diplomat from Sweden and a dual Iranian-Swedish national, while Sweden released a former Iranian judiciary official serving a life sentence for war crimes. Iran and Sweden [...]

The Security Council endorsed a U.S.-backed plan, while Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken visited the Middle East to lobby for it, but Hamas and Israel were noncommittal. The United [...]

The U.N. Security Council on Monday adopted a U.S.-backed cease-fire plan for the Gaza Strip after Russia opted not to block it, adding extra heft to a growing international push [...]

The report will be presented to members of the Security Council next week and released publicly on June 18, the U.N. said. The United Nations will add Israel as well […]

The U.S. Central Command said its forces had destroyed four aerial drones and two anti-ship missiles in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen on Friday, as well as a Houthi patrol boat […]

The International Atomic Energy Agency acted in the face of Iran’s refusal to allow experts to examine its stepped-up nuclear enrichment program. The United Nations’ nuclear watchdog agency on Wednesday [...]

Algeria, the only Arab representative in the current makeup of the Security Council, drafted the resolution. Seeking to harness the outrage over an Israeli strike on Sunday that set fire [...]

Algeria, the only Arab representative in the current makeup of the Security Council, drafted the resolution. Seeking to harness the outrage over an Israeli strike on Sunday that set fire [...]

The United Nations said on Tuesday that it was struggling to maintain its operations in Gaza because of Israel’s expanding military offensive in Rafah, including a devastating strike on a [...]

As a frenzied quest began for the fallen helicopter of President Ebrahim Raisi, Iran moved to control possible threats from abroad and unrest at home. Shortly before embarking on a [...]

As a frenzied quest began for the fallen helicopter of President Ebrahim Raisi, Iran moved to control possible threats from abroad and unrest at home. Shortly before embarking on a [...]

Byline: Erika Solomon and Farnaz Fassihi The hard-line Shiite cleric was seen as a possible successor to Iran's supreme leader. Mr. Raisi's death comes at a moment of turbulence for [...]

The ayatollah announced five days of mourning for the president and foreign minister who died when their helicopter plunged into a mountainous region. Some Iranians celebrated the deaths. Iran sought [...]

The hard-line Shiite cleric was seen as a possible successor to Iran's supreme leader. Mr. Raisi's death comes at a moment of turbulence for a country facing a deepening conflict [...]

On Today’s Episode: * Raisi Dies in Crash, Iranian State Media Report, * International Criminal Court Prosecutor Requests Warrants for Netanyahu and Hamas Leaders, * Prosecutors Poised to Conclude Trump [...]

The deaths of two of Iran’s most high-profile leaders — President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian — come at a tumultuous time for the country. The deaths [...]

The ayatollah announced five days of mourning for the president and foreign minister who died when their helicopter plunged into a mountainous region. Some Iranians celebrated the deaths. Iran sought [...]

El clérigo chiita de línea dura era considerado posible sucesor del líder supremo de Irán. Su muerte en un accidente de helicóptero ocurre en un momento de turbulencia su país. [...]

The news that the Iranian president and foreign minister were killed in a helicopter crash brought shock and apprehension about what lies ahead as the country was flung, yet again, [...]

Rescuers are trying to locate the helicopter on which President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian were traveling, state media reported. Their status is unknown. A helicopter carrying [...]

Rescuers are trying to locate the helicopter on which President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian were traveling, state media reported. Their status is unknown. A helicopter carrying [...]

A helicopter carrying President Ebrahim Raisi of Iran crashed on Sunday in a remote part of the country, according to Iranian state media, prompting a massive search-and-rescue operation amid bad [...]

Los equipos de rescate intentan localizar el helicóptero en el que viajaban el presidente Ebrahim Raisi y el ministro de Asuntos Exteriores, Hossein Amir Abdollahian, informan los medios estatales. Se [...]

Any use of U.N. forces would have to be approved by the Security Council. “There first has to be peace to keep,' said a U.N. spokesman. The Arab League called [...]

It was the first time an international U.N. employee had been killed in Gaza since the war began last October. The United Nations said that a staff member was killed [...]

The vote comes after the United States last month vetoed a Security Council measure granting full U.N. membership to a Palestinian state. The United Nations General Assembly on Friday overwhelmingly [...]

The vote comes after the United States last month vetoed a Security Council measure granting full U.N. membership to a Palestinian state. The United Nations General Assembly on Friday overwhelmingly [...]

No trucks have entered the Gaza Strip since Sunday, according to the U.N. The United Nations has warned that Israel’s military incursion into Rafah and closure of border crossings is [...]

Facing deep economic troubles and a restive population, the government seems to have adopted a policy of declaring victory over Israel and cracking down at home, analysts say. In the [...]

Facing deep economic troubles and a restive population, the government seems to have adopted a policy of declaring victory over Israel and cracking down at home, analysts say. In the [...]

The retaliatory attack damaged a defense system near Natanz, a city in central Iran that is critical to the country's nuclear weapons program. An Israeli airstrike on Iran on Friday [...]

The retaliatory attack damaged a defense system near Natanz, a city in central Iran that is critical to the country’s nuclear weapons program. An Israeli airstrike on Iran on Friday [...]

An Israeli weapon deployed in a retaliatory strike against Iran on Friday damaged a defense system responsible for detecting and destroying aerial threats near Natanz, a central Iranian city critical [...]

The drone attack may have been launched from inside Iran, once again demonstrating Israel's ability to carry out clandestine operations there. The Israeli military struck Iran early on Friday in [...]

Byline: Ronen Bergman, Farnaz Fassihi, Eric Schmitt, Adam Entous and Richard Pérez-Peña Israeli officials say they didn't see a strike on a high-level Iranian target in Syria as a provocation, [...]

Though it was not immediately clear if the missiles struck targets inside Iran, their use would mean more sophisticated firepower was involved in the attack than first reported. Israeli warplanes [...]