Tim Stickings

Burgenstock was proposed by Pakistani and Qatari mediators and backed by Washington and Tehran

Regime claims 'definitive victory' after being struck 13,000 times by the US and Israel

Missing persons unit says children of Rania Al Abbasi are dead, with Assad spymaster Amjad Youssef a suspect

Funds emerge as sticking point in peace negotiations as top Iranian negotiator visits Qatar to seek deal

Tehran says ships need permission to cross, under proposal that could generate $10bn in revenue

Iran refuses to cede control of Strait of Hormuz, its key negotiating card in Islamabad talks

In expletive-filled social media post, US President warns Iran will 'live in hell' if Strait of Hormuz remains closed

US officials describe overnight Navy Seal raid after frantic efforts to locate colonel in mountain hiding place

Officials say six suspects have confessed to espionage and terrorist activities

Former IRGC officer succeeds the assassinated Ali Larijani

Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf denies being in contact with US officials

Misinformation is spreading with even official US and Iranian accounts sharing videos produced using artificial intelligence

Fears of revival for terrorist group growing in wake of US and Kurdish troops' withdrawal from north-east Syria

Militants in pro-Iran 'Axis of Resistance' are also acting under 'shared understanding' rather than joint command, source says

Gulf on edge as Iran pledges crushing response to killing of supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei