#iran

#iran

This is war, and we're taking out the threat. And if you're part of the threat, then you're a target. What we call not all the arrows, but going after the archers. They've declared war on us, but we haven't. We're simply fighting the threat that's been at our door for 47 years.

"I understand concerns about major military operations in the Middle East given past entanglements. However, the voices who counsel against getting entangled seem to ignore the consequences of letting evil go unchecked," Graham told Axios.

Poland is urging their citizens to leave Iran immediately, warning that the "possibility of a conflict is very real" amid escalating tensions over Tehran's nuclear programme. Prime Minister Donald Tusk issued the warning on Thursday while speaking in Zielonka, outside Warsaw. "Please leave Iran immediately and under no circumstances travel to this country," he said. "I do not want to alarm anyone, but we all know what I am referring to. The possibility of a conflict is very real."

In his latest change of heart on the deal, the US president said on social media that Keir Starmer was making a big mistake by handing sovereignty of the islands to Mauritius in exchange for continued use by the UK and US of their airbase on one of the islands, Diego Garcia. While Trump had previously criticised the plan, which is backed by the US state department, earlier in February he had described it as the best deal Starmer could make in the circumstances.

However, the US media reports say that Trump has not made a final decision on whether to attack Iran. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video The USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier, along with nearly 80 aircraft, was around 700 kilometers (435 miles) off Iranian shores as of Sunday. A second aircraft carrier group, the USS Gerald Ford, is also moving towards the region.

The FATF also ramped up measures aimed at isolating Iran from global financial markets with a particular focus on virtual asset service providers (VASPs) and cryptocurrencies. It recommended member states and financial institutions around the world to: Refuse to establish representative offices of Iranian financial institutions and VASPs or consider the noncompliance risks involved. Prohibit financial institutions and VASPs from establishing offices in Iran.

Reza abasi notes that there is a new forum called the "Kurd Hacker Forum" that focuses on databreaches in Iran, Syria, and Turkey. The domain was registered January 28, 2026. The forum, which is on the clear net, looks like it has the same format as the classic BreachForums, with the same types of sections and subsections. The threads in the forum are either in English or Kurdish languages.

She took back roads to avoid security checkpoints, where hulking officers were strip-searching passengers to look for injuries or any evidence of their participation in the uprising that had recently swept the country. Around 2 A.M., the doctor arrived safely at the clinic, where she slipped a glove over the man's hand to hide his injury. Then she led him past reception, to a specialist who was waiting to receive him.

Tehran, Iran Iranian authorities have shut down a number of privately owned businesses in the wake of deadly nationwide protests last month, even as the country's cratering economy is hitting people and businesses hard and its government pursues a fraught diplomatic path with the United States. Neither police nor judicial authorities have elaborated on why the businesses, most of them popular gathering spots in central and northern Tehran for young Iranians, have been shut down.

One journalist, who spoke anonymously out of fear that being named would place more pressure on my family, said their father had been detained and warned by security forces that they were monitoring overseas journalists. They knew everything about me somehow, the journalist said. They said they know where I live. They even gave my father the address, the telephone number, where I'm sitting exactly in the newsroom.

Speaking in Doha on Thursday, Merz said that fears of a new conflict had characterised his talks during his trip to the Gulf region. In all my conversations yesterday and today, great concern has been expressed about a further escalation in the conflict with Iran, he said during a news conference. Merz also urged Iran to end what he called aggression and enter into talks, saying Germany would do everything it could to de-escalate the situation and work towards regional stability.

A US Navy F-35 stealth fighter jet shot down an Iranian drone on Tuesday that was flying toward an American aircraft carrier with "unclear intent," the US military confirmed to Business Insider. The incident, which occurred over the Arabian Sea, comes as the US has positioned nearly a dozen warships in the Middle East and tensions between the Trump administration and Iran are running high.

I should also state unequivocally that Iran's defensive and missile capabilities and Iran's missiles will never be the subject of any negotiations, Araghchi said during a news conference alongside his Turkish counterpart, Hakan Fidan. The security of the Iranian people is no one else's business, and we will preserve and expand our defensive capabilities to whatever extent is necessary to defend the country.

The extent of the violence used by the security forces against demonstrators in Iran has deeply shocked the population. Triggered by an economic crisis, mass protests broke out across the country at the end of December 2025. The authorities responded with temporary internet blackouts and resorted to violence to suppress the protests. According to official figures, 3,117 people were killed, including many security forces.

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan warns that attacking Iran would be wrong and says Tehran is ready to return to negotiations. He urges a step-by-step diplomatic approach and cautions against escalation.

The governors have been given authority to import goods without using foreign currency, engage in bartering and allow sailors to bring in products under simplified customs rules, according to the government-run IRNA news agency. In addition to importing essential goods, governors now have the authority to bring in all goods that are directly linked with the livelihoods of the people and the needs of the market in order to balance the market and prevent hoarding, Pezeshkian was quoted as saying at the meeting.