Iran

The conflict across the Middle East escalated further overnight when Israeli jets launched dozens of air strikes against several locations in Iran.

We spoke to Amin Salam, Lebanese Economy and Trade Minister.

We spoke to Ali Vaez – who is the Iran Project Director at the Wilson Centre’s international crisis group.

At the UN Security council – ambassadors for Iran and Israel accused each other of representing “terrorist states” and threatened to launch further military action.

Iran has vowed revenge over the killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh. Israel, which has not confirmed or denied it was behind the attack, said it was in a “state of high readiness for any scenario”.

The reformist Masoud Pezeshkian has been elected as Iran’s new president – after winning a run-off against a conservative hardliner – with 53% of the vote. 

Iran’s presidential election is heading to a runoff – after the reformist Masoud Pezeshkian came out ahead of his leading conservative rival in yesterday’s first round.

Anoosheh Ashoori spent nearly half a decade in Iran’s Evin prison.

For hours, rescuers in Iran have been searching for a helicopter carrying President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, which has crashed in heavy fog.

Benjamin Netanyahu’s ban on Israeli government interviews this week is still in force today. 

After days of tension and calls for calm, Israel’s response to Iran’s unprecedented drone and missile strike appeared carefully calibrated to avert a wider war.

Well the British and American governments both unveiled new packages of sanctions against Iran today, as G7 foreign ministers met in person to agree further action.

We spoke to Mary Beth Long, a former US Assistant Secretary of Defence.

Biden has already warned Israel that the US will not participate in any action against Iran.

We spoke to Tohid Asadi, a professor at the University of Tehran.