Lizzie Porter

President Pezeshkian says he met supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei for first time

Purchase comes after widespread strikes on Iraq during US-Israeli war with Iran

Nato member is building reputation as military supplier

Tehran in no mood for a quick deal as it seeks to use its ability to disrupt shipping through the waterway

Neither war nor peace as civilians struggle with rising prices and an internet blackout

Three men and a woman convicted of firebombing that claimed two lives

Despite false claims the women were AI-generated, activists say they face real peril after being arrested in crackdown on anti-government protests

Foreign ministers agree on co-operation across defence, industry and resolving global conflicts

Internet blackouts and soaring inflation squeeze normal Iranians' daily lives amid tense ceasefire with US and Israel

War leaves hard-up Afghanistan facing high inflation, Foreign Ministry official tells The National

Turkey says more time would allow issues such as Iran's nuclear activities and Strait of Hormuz disruption to be addressed

Varsen Aghabekian tells The National that West Bank settler violence is also intensifying in shadow of regional conflict

White House envoy says US President stepped in to get Israel to halt 'idiotic war'

Many welcome respite from attacks but fear breaches of truce and their own government's actions

US and Israel expand strikes across Iran, hitting eight bridges and oil-producing Kharg Island