Iran

Repeated attacks on American troops in the Middle East risk drawing the United States into a conflict with Iran even as Washington strives to prevent fighting between Israel and Hamas from spiraling into a regional war.

American and allied forces deployed in Iraq and Syria as part of an international anti-jihadist coalition have been repeatedly targeted by drone and missile attacks this month.

Armenia and Azerbaijan joined talks Monday in Tehran seeking to ease tensions between the arch foes, which soared with Baku's lightning offensive to retake the long-disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region.

The United States accused Iran on Monday of "actively facilitating" attacks on US bases in the Middle East as it confirmed it had sent a small number of military advisors to Israel.

The United States has also been highlighting Russia's withdrawal from a UN-backed deal to allow grain exports from Ukraine to emerging markets.

The objective was to bolster Iran's defenses against Israel in Syria and to support Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, claimed sources.

Iran has carried out its first execution against protesters, hanging to death Mohsen Shekari on Dec. 8.

Christian Pulisic took to social media while on his hospital bed to let everyone know he’d be ready to go for Team USA’s Round of 16 match on Saturday against the Netherlands.

The World Cup has been filled with expected controversy and protests due to Qatar’s history of human rights violations. Here are a few ways in which fans and teams are taking stands in their own way at Qatar’s World Cup.

Iran’s national soccer team reportedly faces retribution after losing against the USA in the FIFA World Cup.

The United States men's national soccer team, in a must win situation advance to the knockout rounds of the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

The Iranian government reportedly threatened its players’ families ahead of Iran's match against the United States.

Iran has called on Fifa to kick out the United States from the World Cup 2022 after its Allah emblem was taken out of its flag and posted on social media recently but temporarily.

Iran's football players refused to sing their country’s national anthem before the team's opening match in the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

A Spanish trekker traveling to Qatar for the World Cup was confirmed on Wednesday to have been arrested by the Iranian government for allegedly visiting the grave of Mahsa Amini.

A man died several months after he took his first wash in 60 years.

Shakhtar Donetsk CEO requested FIFA to ban Iran and allow Ukraine to participate in the 2022 FIFA World Cup following President Volodymyr Zelensky's statement saying Iranian drones were shot down in Ukraine.

A Spanish man who planned to trek from Spain to Qatar in order to attend the 2022 FIFA World Cup has been missing for three weeks after entering Iran on Oct. 2.

Find out the net worth of controversial Iranian rock climber Elnaz Rekabi, who is allegedly under house arrest after she competed without a hijab during a tournament in Seoul.

As the Iranian protests over the overbearing laws over women's rights continue, a teacher's union in the country has announced a strike over the deaths of many teen protesters in the hands of government forces.

Iranian rock climber Elnaz Rekabi apologized on Tuesday for competing without a headscarf, which was taken by many to be a protest against Iran's repressive hijab laws. 

As protests in Iran, primarily led by young women, continue to intensify, the Iranian government has refused to cede ground towards talks of potential reforms in its systems.

As protests in Iran over Mahsi Amini's death under the custody of the country's "morality police" continues, a teenager protester's body goes missing.

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei of Iran blamed the recent protests to Western and Israel's influence, as police forces attacked a protest happening at a university in Tehran on Sunday.

A woman was arrested in Iran for not complying with the country’s strict dress code after a picture of her eating breakfast in a restaurant without a hijab went viral on social media.

Protests due to the death of Mahsa Amini continue in Iran on Monday, as the death toll rises to more than 75 and Western institutions like the United States and the European Union consider sanctions on the country.

Protests in Iran are escalating in anger and violence after the death of Mahsa Amini on Wednesday, with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi avoiding an interview with CNN and other questioning. 

A 22-year-old woman Mahsa Amini, has died after not complying with strict hijab rules in Tehran on Friday.

Two LGBT activists who have been imprisoned by the Iranian government have been sentenced to death on Monday for breaking sharia law, as human rights activists around the world campaign for their safety.

Ebrahim Raisi issued a warning Monday to Israel, which is suspected to carry out attacks targeting Iranian nuclear sites.