Jacob Boswall BBC Monitoring Getty Images It has been a good year for gold. A host of turbulent events in the global economy has driven up prices for the glittery commodity to record highs in 2025. In a world of tariffs and international conflict, gold appeals to investors as one of the few remaining stable...
A state funeral is taking place in Iran for around 60 people, including military commanders and nuclear scientists, killed during the 12-day conflict with Israel. Coffins draped in the Iranian flag, bearing portraits of deceased commanders were flanked by large crowds near Enghelab Square in central Tehran. The conflict ended with a ceasefire earlier this...
Iranian authorities have carried out a wave of arrests and multiple executions of people suspected of links to Israeli intelligence agencies, in the wake of the recent war between the two countries. It comes after what officials describe as an unprecedented infiltration of Iranian security services by Israeli agents. Authorities suspect information fed to Israel...
Nato’s secretary-general Mark Rutte appeared to approve of the language previously used by the US president about Israel and Iran. During a press briefing in the Netherlands, Rutte and Trump discussed the conflict between the two countries. Referencing Trump’s use of an expletive on Tuesday, Rutte said: “And then daddy has to sometimes use strong...
Jo Floto Middle East bureau chief Trump says Iran must make peace or face future attacks after US strikes As Benjamin Netanyahu stood at the podium in the Israeli prime minister’s office this morning, he did not at first address the Israeli people in Hebrew, to update them on the latest, dramatic development in this,...
Matt Murphy, Olga Robinson & Shayan Sardarizadeh BBC Verify BBC A wave of disinformation has been unleashed online since Israel began strikes on Iran last week, with dozens of posts reviewed by BBC Verify seeking to amplify the effectiveness of Tehran’s response. Our analysis found a number of videos – created using artificial intelligence –...
Last Friday, Israel launched massive air strikes on Iran, prompting Tehran to retaliate with barrages of missiles. In a video message that day, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the Iranian people that in addition to Israel’s aim of thwarting Iran’s nuclear programme, “we are also clearing the path for you to achieve your freedom”. Some...
Rayhan Demytrie Caucasus correspondent Reporting fromAgarak, Armenia BBC Some Iranians have been heading to the Agarak border crossing between Armenia and Iran to flee the country It’s hot, dusty and feels like a desert at the Agarak border crossing between Armenia and Iran. There are dry, rocky mountains surrounding the area – no trees, no...
US President Donald Trump will decide whether or not the US gets directly involved in the Iran-Israel conflict within the next two weeks, the White House has said. In a White House press briefing, Press secretary Karoline Leavitt delivered a message directly from Trump: “Based on the fact that there’s a substantial chance of negotiations...
Frank Gardner BBC Security Correspondent Getty Images People gather outside the UK parliament protesting against Israel’s attacks on Iran Is this, some will be wondering, 2003 all over again? In 2003 Britain joined the US in a highly controversial military campaign against Iraq in a quest to rid it of its supposed arsenal of “weapons...
Representatives of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo have reached a draft agreement that could end decades of conflict. The breakthrough, mediated by the US and Qatar, provides for the “disengagement, disarmament and conditional integration” of armed groups fighting in eastern DR Congo. It also includes provisions for a joint security mechanism to prevent...
Getty Smoke rises from an Israeli attack on Shahran oil depot in Tehran on June 15 Iran and Israel continued to attack each other on Wednesday night, as US President Donald Trump said “I may do it, I may not do it” when asked whether the US would join the conflict. BBC experts and correspondents...
Jessica Murphy BBC News, Banff, Alberta Reuters Canada’s G7 summit, under first-time host Mark Carney, had a carefully planned agenda. That programme was upended by the unfolding war between Israel and Iran and US President Donald Trump’s early departure. Still, Carney said on Tuesday this summit “can begin a new era of co-operation that promotes...
Steve Rosenberg Russia Editor Reporting fromSaint Petersburg Reuters While Moscow has talked up its partnership with Iran, the deal does not require Russia to come to Iran’s military aid When Israel launched Operation Rising Lion, officials in Russia described the current escalation in the Middle East as “alarming” and “dangerous.” Still, Russian media were quick...
Israel says one of its main goals is to destroy Iran’s nuclear capabilities. The Fordo nuclear site, which is buried inside a mountain, is one of the most heavily fortified. There’s only one conventional weapon that could destroy it – and only the US is known to have it. BBC Verify’s Merlyn Thomas looks at...