An Iranian couple was sentenced to prison time and flogging for a series of charges, including "keeping a cat".

Netanyahu is set to speak with US President Joe Biden on Wednesday about Israel's response to last week's missile attack by Iran, Hezbollah's main backer, US news outlet Axios reported, citing US officials.

Former Democratic congressman Peter Deutsch announced his Trump endorsement, citing Israel's security as the driving force in his step out of party lines.

Trump said Iran's attack on Israel is evidence of failed leadership and that Biden and Harris have allowed for adversaries to grow stronger

The Iran-backed Lebanese group is investigating whether it has been deeply infiltrated by Israel's Mossad

Data showed that there were about 80 flights, which were diverted from their original destinations due to the missile attack on Israel.

Officials anticipated that Teheran would be severely punished if it attacked the country. Hundreds of missiles were launched on Tuesday

The image shows dozens of red marks over the map of Israel, each one representing the target of an Iranian projectile, the IDF said.

The Iran-backed Hezbollah blamed Israel for the explosion of thousands of its operatives' pagers and radios in attacks that spanned two days this week. Israel has yet to comment on the attacks.

The announcement came with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken due back in the region this week to try to revive stalled ceasefire talks for the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.

Meta uncovered an Iranian hacking network impersonating tech support to target WhatsApp accounts of Trump and Biden staff.

Iran was behind a recent hack targeting Donald Trump's presidential campaign, US security agencies said Monday, accusing Tehran of seeking to influence the 2024 election.

Michael McFaul said that, should Kamala Harris had said a similar thing, "the pile-on about her naivete and weakness would be massive and constant"

The Islamic republic and its allies have blamed Israel for Haniyeh's killing on July 31 during a visit to the Iranian capital for the swearing-in of President Masoud Pezeshkian. Israel has not commented.

On Wednesday, Iranian officials met in Tehran with representatives of the so-called "Axis of Resistance" -- a loose alliance of Tehran-backed groups hostile to Israel -- to discuss retaliation for the deaths of Hamas's leader and Hezbollah's top military commander, said a source close to Lebanese group.

The Islamic republic's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei led prayers for Haniyeh ahead of his burial in Qatar, having earlier threatened a "harsh punishment" for his killing.

A mouthpiece for the Iranian government said Tehran will "not forget Buenos Aires' anti-Iranian policy" and it will "make it feel sorry for its enmity."

The Tehran Times, a mouthpiece for the government, said the government "will not forget the policies in Buenos Aires and at the right time and position it will impose its own game"

Iran holds a presidential election runoff Friday between reformist Masoud Pezeshkian and ultraconservative Saeed Jalili following a record-low turnout in the first round.

Around 61 million Iranians are eligible to cast ballots in the election, which was called after the death of ultraconservative president Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash.

Around 61 million Iranians were eligible to vote in the election called after the death of ultraconservative president Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash last month.

A presidential election had not been due until 2025, but was brought forward after ultraconservative Ebrahim Raisi died in a helicopter crash last month.

Rescue teams had been scouring the area since Sunday afternoon after a helicopter carrying Raisi, the foreign minister and other officials had gone missing.

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani criticized Argentina for making such baseless accusations. However, the ministry did not mention Vahidi's name in the official statement. Kanaani called Argentina's demand illegal, noting that the demand is based on lies and fabrications.

The Iranian minister, Ahmad Vahidi, is part of a delegation from Tehran currently visiting Pakistan and Sri Lanka, and Interpol has issued a red alert seeking his arrest at the request of Argentina, the ministry said in a statement.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Wednesday he would host a leader of Palestinian militant group Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh, in Turkey this weekend.

US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said that the United States will impose new sanctions targeting Iran, including its missile and drone program as well as the Revolutionary Guards and the Iranian defense ministry.

Traders were also digesting figures showing Chinese expansion easily beat expectations in the first three months of the year but retail and industrial data came in well below par, suggesting leaders have much work to do to kickstart growth.

Security forces increased the vigilance on the Israeli Embassy and several Jewish organizations

The number of executions, which Iran has carried out by hanging in recent years, was up some 43% on 2022.