Fars News Agency

February 4, 2026 | Janatan Sayeh |

Iranian regime escalates hostilities with US, hardens negotiating position

Iran has ramped up military provocations against US forces in the Middle East as nuclear negotiations loom, with regime officials sending mixed signals on uranium enrichment while refusing to discuss missile...

December 15, 2025 | |

‘World Record in Deception:’ Israel Decries Iranian Response to Massacre at Hanukkah Ceremony in Sydney

Iranian Record of Attacking Jewish Targets Highlighted: Israeli officials portrayed an Iranian statement condemning the December 14 massacre at a Menorah lighting ceremony in the...

July 17, 2025 | Janatan Sayeh |

Mysterious wave of explosions, sudden IRGC death disrupt post-ceasefire calm in Iran

Israel and Iran indirectly agreed to a ceasefire on June 24, yet a wave of explosions and the sudden death of an IRGC general over the past week have disturbed the relative calm in Iran. The...

June 30, 2025 | |

Iranian Grand Ayatollah Issues Fatwa Calling for President Trump’s Murder

Fatwa Issued: Iran’s top Shia cleric, Grand Ayatollah Naser Makarem Shirazi, issued a fatwa, or religious edict, against President Donald Trump on June 29, calling on “Muslims...

June 25, 2025 | |

‘Enmity Against God’: Iran Arrests Hundreds and Executes 3 for Allegedly Spying for Israel

Mass Detentions Unfold: The Iranian authorities have arrested more than 700 people since the conflict with Israel began on June 13, Iranian state media reported this week. The Fars...

June 17, 2025 | Janatan Sayeh |

Israel targets IRGC general and disrupts Iranian banks (June 17 updates)

A sweeping Israeli campaign on June 17 delivered a series of coordinated military strikes and cyber operations that placed the Islamic Republic of Iran under mounting pressure. Israel eliminated the most...

June 14, 2025 | Janatan Sayeh |

Iran announces more casualties, intensifies internal crackdown amid Israeli strikes

As Israel’s military campaign against the Islamic Republic continued on June 14, Brigadier General Effie Defrin, spokesperson for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), said that 70 Israeli aircraft...

March 11, 2025 | Janatan Sayeh |

Iran cracks down on armed nationalist group

In a rare escalation, four Iranian men took up arms against the Islamic Republic’s security forces during a standoff the dissents broadcast live on Instagram on March 8. The footage captures...

August 29, 2024 | Orde Kittrie, Bradley Bowman, Behnam Ben Taleblu

Deterring Iran’s Dash to the Bomb

June 28, 2024 | Bradley Bowman |

Cognitive Combat

China, Russia, and Iran’s Information War Against Americans

May 19, 2024 | Ahmad Sharawi |

How Iran Is Trying to Punish Jordan for Helping Israel

After Jordan helped thwart Iran's attack, Tehran warned Amman would be its next 'target' should it aid Israel again. Meanwhile, Iran is using proxies and propaganda to cast Abdullah II as a 'sellout' to the Palestinian cause, amid already high tensions in Jordan over Gaza

April 14, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Punished from four directions’: This is how Iranian, Arabic media covered the attack

Overall the coverage of the attack illustrates that regional countries are watching closely how Israel might respond and they are also watching which countries will back Israel.

April 11, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Worried about an Iranian attack? That’s exactly what it wants

Iran's week of threats against Israel prompts social media speculation. Foreign Minister's diplomatic calls precede potential military action, highlighting strategic confusion and psychological war

April 8, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Iran is watching Israel’s next Gaza move carefully

The messaging from Iran is clear. Iran wants to know whether Israel is repositioning forces and whether the withdrawal from Khan Yunis is merely a prelude to another stage.

April 7, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

After Damascus strike, Iran’s goal: Isolate Israel, deter the US

It can then also invest in its nuclear project while it tries to distract the region with the Gaza war.

April 3, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Israel beefs up air defenses, calls on reservists as Iran vows to avenge IRGC assassinations

On April 3, the Israel Defense Forces said they were increasing manpower for their air defenses by calling up reservists. Israel operates a complex, integrated and multi-layered air defense array that...

April 2, 2024 | |

Iran’s Supreme Leader Threatens to Punish Israel After Syria Airstrike

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on April 2 threatened to retaliate against Israel for killing Iranian military leaders in an airstrike in Damascus. In a statement...

March 27, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Are leaders of Hamas taking a ‘victory’ tour in Iran?

Hamas believes that patience and perseverance will lead to victory in Gaza, and the Hamas leadership thinks it has growing international support while it has suffered no international consequences.

March 26, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Iran believes Gaza war will ‘shape new world order’

Iran doesn’t care that much about the tactics in Gaza, it cares more about the grand strategy.

March 17, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Tehran claims to be ‘self-sufficient’ in building drone engines

Iranian Defense Minister also praises Qatar’s role in the region; Doha hosts Hamas, and Iran has frequently met Hamas leaders in Doha