US President Donald Trump has repeatedly warned of possible military action against Iran at a time when the country's clerical leadership is confronting its most serious wave of domestic unrest in years.
Iran is ready to respond "decisively" to its foes Israel and the United States, the commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said on Wednesday, accusing their leaders of being behind protests that swept the Islamic Republic.
The following are the significant military bases in the Middle East. Iran has threatened to strike US bases in the region if attacked by Washington.
President Donald Trump's envoy said Wednesday that a plan to end the Gaza war was now moving to Phase Two with a goal of disarming Hamas, despite a number of Israeli strikes during the ceasefire.
Iran is conducting live gunfire exercises along its Persian Gulf coast and in areas bordering Iraq and Azerbaijan, as Tehran faces mounting pressure from nationwide anti-government protests and the looming threat of US military intervention.
Saudi Arabia informed Iran it will not allow its airspace or territory to be used to attack it, media reported, as Washington threatens Tehran with possible military strikes.
The FBI on Wednesday searched the home of a Washington Post journalist, the attorney general said, adding officials were investigating an alleged leak from the Pentagon to the reporter, who has written about federal job cuts.
Infosys CEO and Managing Director Salil Parekh denied claims that an Infosys employee was in detention or deported by the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
The Trump administration is suspending all visa processing for visitors from 75 countries starting January 21, Fox News reported on Wednesday, citing a memo from the US State Department.
Elon Musk said on Wednesday he was not aware of any "naked underage images" generated by xAI's Grok chatbot, as scrutiny of the AI tool intensifies worldwide.
Economic confrontation between nations and its consequences topped the World Economic Forum's (WEF) annual risks perception survey released on Wednesday.
The discovery of an unclaimed bag of sweets outside a Public Health Engineering (PHE) office in Junnardeo, Chhindwara, has triggered a chilling mystery that has claimed three lives and left two others hospitalised.
The skeletal remains found on a Washington beach nearly 20 years ago have been identified as Ed Asher, a former Oregon mayor who disappeared in 2006 during a fishing trip.
Tehran has warned neighbours hosting US troops that it would hit American bases if Washington strikes, a senior Iranian official told Reuters on Wednesday, as Iran seeks to deter Donald Trump's threats to intervene on behalf of protesters.
Authorities say Kazem Hamad was a national security threat and remains influential in Melbournes criminal networks.
Princess Leila Pahlavi was the youngest daughter of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the last Shah of Iran
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday that the United States was fragmenting the very international system which Washington helped to create.
Some personnel have been advised to leave the US military's Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar by Wednesday evening, three diplomats told Reuters, amid warnings from Washington that it could intervene to protect protesters in Iran.
France has banned ten British far-right activists for actions in France intended to stop migrants crossing to the United Kingdom on small boats, the French interior ministry said Wednesday.
In an unsettling incident in Hounslow, West London, 200 members of the Sikh community gathered chanting, "Jo Bole So Nihaal, Sat Sri Akal," to rescue a 16-year-old girl held captive by a man in his late 30s.
Al Jazeera examines the groups fighting for control in Yemen and the resulting humanitarian situation on the ground.
A protester who was shot in the face with a non-lethal round has been blinded in one eye and suffered skull fractures.
Many in Greenland say they're unsure what this new year will bring as US President Donald Trump threatens to take over.
In the US, Democratic lawmakers have called on Apple and Google to remove X from their respective app stores.
A Thai passenger train was crushed by construction cranes that slammed onto carriages, killing at least 29 people.
Steve Witkoff says Donald Trump's Gaza plan is 'moving from ceasefire to demilitarization, technocratic governance'.
Amnesty International says internet blackout 'especially alarming' as election campaign 'marred by massive repression'.
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Western leaders condemn Iran’s protest crackdown, but many face accusations of suppressing protest rights at home.
Houthis weigh risks as Saudi-backed campaign to unite forces could challenge their decade-long hold on northwest Yemen.
Somalia’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs says “external elements” are responsible for separatist divisions.
Minister says 'violent or hate-inciting actions have no place' in France as 'Raise the Colours' activists banned.
Annulment of UAE agreements marks a firm stand on sovereignty and national unity.
As Western media accepts death tolls from Iran at face value, Palestinian deaths in Gaza remain endlessly questioned.
Danish and Greenlandic diplomats attended talks on Greenland with US Vice President JD Vance.
Follow the build up, analysis and live text commentary of the game for the first Africa Cup of Nations 2025 semifinal.
As the Ukraine war drags, Moscow is transforming the economy of the occupied Donbas region, residents and analysts say.
As talk of nuclear threats gives way to promises of 'help', the Bush-era logic of regime change re-emerges.
Unknown Jordan Smith upstages a star-studded tennis field including No 1 Jannik Sinner to win a 1-million prize purse.
World Economic Forum survey says economic tools used as geopolitical weapons the most pressing risk to global stability.
Iran has been holding funerals for security force members killed during protests and for civilians killed by ‘rioters’.
Trump told Iranian protesters that 'help is on its way' in a Truth Social post.
Contacts between Tehran and Washington cut off, as Iran shows no sign of heeding US warnings over protest crackdown.
Israel limits the ability of teachers from the West Bank to travel to occupied East Jerusalem.
Uganda has once again shut down the internet just before the elections.