Anti-government student protests spread to more Iranian universities
BBC Middle East 2 months ago
Anti-government student protests spread to more Iranian universities

A fresh wave of anti-government protests at several Iranian universities that began on Saturday has …

Trump curious why Iran has not 'capitulated', US envoy Witkoff says
BBC Middle East 2 months ago
Trump curious why Iran has not 'capitulated', US envoy Witkoff says

Steve Witkoff says the president is puzzled why Iran has not yet compromised in the face of a major …

Iran students stage first large anti-government protests since deadly crackdown
BBC Middle East 2 months ago
Iran students stage first large anti-government protests since deadly crackdown

Student protesters honoured thousands of those killed when nationwide mass protests were put down by…

US ambassador's Israel comments condemned by Arab and Muslim nations
BBC Middle East 2 months ago
US ambassador's Israel comments condemned by Arab and Muslim nations

Mike Huckabee suggested Israel would be justified in taking much of the Middle East on Biblical grou…

Palestinian Authority in dire straits as Israel's hold on West Bank deepens
BBC Middle East 2 months ago
Palestinian Authority in dire straits as Israel's hold on West Bank deepens

More than 30 years after its creation, there are increasing warnings that the PA is close to collaps…

Iran's motorcycling midwife and rights campaigner is star of Oscar-tipped film
BBC Middle East 2 months ago
Iran's motorcycling midwife and rights campaigner is star of Oscar-tipped film

In a room of 1,500 men, Sara Shahverdi becomes the only female leader in her region of Iran - a new …

US build-up of warships and fighter jets tracked near Iran
BBC Middle East 2 months ago
US build-up of warships and fighter jets tracked near Iran

A second US aircraft carrier appears to be heading towards the Middle East as Washington increases i…

US-Iran tension: Why Tehran may choose confrontation over 'surrender'
BBC Middle East 2 months ago
US-Iran tension: Why Tehran may choose confrontation over 'surrender'

The Iranian leadership is weighing up whether resisting US demands is the best option for its surviv…

What could happen if the US strikes Iran? Here are seven scenarios
BBC Middle East 2 months ago
What could happen if the US strikes Iran? Here are seven scenarios

From regime change to retaliation, the BBC's Frank Gardner outlines possible outcomes of US strikes …

Detained Briton describes life in Iran jail to BBC hours before sentencing
BBC Middle East 3 months ago
Detained Briton describes life in Iran jail to BBC hours before sentencing

Lindsay and Craig Foreman were arrested in January 2025 and were sentenced to 10 years on Wednesday.

Hamas is reasserting control in Gaza despite its heavy losses fighting Israel
BBC Middle East 3 months ago
Hamas is reasserting control in Gaza despite its heavy losses fighting Israel

Gazans say Hamas is again extending its control over security, tax revenue and government services.

I would scream in my sleep: Women from Syria's Alawite minority tell of kidnap and rape
BBC Middle East 3 months ago
I would scream in my sleep: Women from Syria's Alawite minority tell of kidnap and rape

The BBC hears harrowing accounts of assaults appearing to target the sect of former President Assad.