With a population of over 90 million, Iran ranks 17th globally in both geographic size and population and is the sixth-largest country in Asia. It is divided into five regions with 31 provinces. Tehran is the …

12 hours ago · The U.S. and Israel have launched major attacks on Iran and President Donald Trump says Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is dead.

15 hours ago · Iran has retaliated with a missile barrage towards Israel, while explosions have been heard in Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait and the UAE.

12 hours ago · Here's what we know so far about the US and Israel's strikes on Iran, which led to counterattacks and fears of a wider regional war.

6 hours ago · Iran, a mountainous, arid, and ethnically diverse country of southwestern Asia. The country maintains a rich and distinctive cultural and social continuity dating back to the Achaemenian …

1 day ago · The US and Israel bomb multiple Iranian cities, including capital Tehran. Iran hits back, launching missiles at Israel.

1 day ago · Global airlines cancelled flights across the Middle East on Saturday after the United States and Israel launched strikes on Iran, plunging the region into a new conflict.

13 hours ago · The United States and Israel launched a major assault, as President Trump called on Iranians to overthrow the government.

1 day ago · President Donald Trump announced Saturday that the United States has begun “major combat operations” in Iran, pledging to lay waste to the country’s military, obliterate its nuclear …

Jan 13, 2026 · Here are the key questions about Iran’s protests, what sparked them, how the government is responding, and why U.S. involvement has become a central issue, answered.