The BBC World Service has launched a temporary emergency lifeline radio programme for Iran in response to the ongoing turmoil in the country, and the unprecedented crackdown on protests.

War fears between America and Iran soar following Tehran's drone shooting in Arabian Sea amid risk of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps escalating and trying major drone attack on US fleet

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- The Strait of Hormuz, the narrow mouth of the Persian Gulf, again has become a focus of tensions as Iran prepares to launch a military drill that could see fire into a lane crucial for global shipping.

There were reports that Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei “issued a directive” to mobilize the cyber apparatus against Pahlavi. Throughout the Islamic Republic's periods of mass opposition, such as 2009, 2019,