Israel's army has opened social media accounts in Farsi in a bid to reach out to the people of Iran, the military said on Twitter Wednesday. The announcement came after a series of incidents that have raised tensions between Iran and Israel, which has vowed to stop its arch-enemy from...

Hezbollah will retaliate against Israel after drones crashed in Beirut’s suburbs, but a new war between the old enemies remains unlikely, the Iran-backed movement’s deputy leader has said. “I rule out that the atmosphere is one of war, it is one of a response to an attack,” Sheikh...

Iran is not seeking to increase tension but every country should be able to enjoy its rights under international law, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Wednesday. Zarif made the comment in Yokohama, near Tokyo, at the beginning of a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe....

Iran Wednesday hanged in public a man convicted of murdering the leader of main weekly prayers in the southern city of Kazeroun, state news agency IRNA said. Hamid Reza Derakhshandeh was executed at the scene where he killed the cleric on May 29, IRNA reported, citing the chief justice of...