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Military confrontation with Israel highlights dominance of Ali Khamenei and Revolutionary Guards
Revolutionary Guards issue warning as US announces new sanctions
Surge in crude sales to China exposes limits of US and EU attempts to rein in Islamic republic
UK foreign secretary calls on Jewish state to do ‘as little to escalate this as possible’ amid fears of regional war
Tehran believes calibrated missile and drone barrage is enough to restore deterrent and bolster image
Tehran considers how to retaliate after suspected Israeli attack without igniting wider conflagration
Three senior members of Revolutionary Guards dead in significant escalation of regional tensions
The festivities have brought people out on to the streets in a defiant show of freedom
Revolutionary Guard officers withdrawn to avoid further casualties and avert direct conflict with Washington
Jake Sullivan vows further action after Washington’s back-to-back waves of assaults on groups in Yemen, Iraq and Syria
The pro-reformist’s absence from the running for the Assembly of Experts highlights the hardliners’ grip on power
American bombers hit 85 targets in retaliation for an attack that killed three soldiers
Tehran distances itself from strike as Republican pressure builds on Joe Biden to respond
Former president Hassan Rouhani’s disqualification from Assembly of Experts is a significant blow to centrist forces
The Islamic republic’s direct strikes in Iraq, Syria and Pakistan in recent days suggest not a change of strategy but a change of tactics
Retaliatory attack threatens to escalate tensions between neighbours
Islamabad condemns attack on Jaish ul-Adl in border province of Balochistan and recalls ambassador
Attacks by Revolutionary Guards fuel fears of a Middle East conflagration
Move close to crude chokepoint comes as Tehran-backed rebels menace vessels in Red Sea
Islamist jihadist group said two suicide bombers mounted attack in Kerman, killing almost 100
Tehran blames ‘terrorist attacks’ and vows retribution for two explosions in southern city of Kerman
Israel warns of wider war after killing of Iranian commander in Syria and attacks from Tehran-backed militants
Public shows support for 70-year-old after the authorities censure his ‘cheerful’ and ‘positive’ viral videos
Jamileh-Sadat Alamolhoda is taking a different path by speaking in public about her thoughts on women and education
Nato's secretary-general says Russia has been stockpiling missiles for a winter attack on Ukraine
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