The PDKI says six Kurdish fighters were killed in an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corp ambush near Piranshahr, while the Revolutionary Guards claim five Kurdish militants dead.

A powerful general who leads Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard emerged from hiding as Tehran prepares for the dayslong funeral for the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

"The danger Kurds pose is down the road," a former U.S. official told Newsweek.

Pickaxe Mountain, a secret nuclear site in the Zagros Mountains, shows continued construction per satellite imagery. IAEA inspectors have not been allowed to visit the facility.

The ceremonies arranged by the authorities eclipse even those held for Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the founder of Iran’s Islamic Republic. Whereas Khomeini's funeral, in 1989, lasted two days and reportedly drew 10m mourners (though some estimates put it at 2.

Targets hit include ballistic missile infrastructure, nuclear sites, and naval bases.

A long-term U.S.-Iran peace deal may depend on a separate agreement between Israel and Lebanon. Analysts say that presents a problem.

By Andrew Mills, Parisa Hafezi and Jacob Bogage DOHA/DUBAI/VIRGINIA BEACH, Virginia, July 1 (Reuters) - Iran and the United States concluded a round of indirect talks on Wednesday with no sign they had made headway toward a lasting peace,

Ali Khamenei's body will lie in state in Tehran's Grand Mosalla from Friday ahead of days-long funeral events.

U.S. officials were concerned that Israel might try to assassinate Iran’s negotiators during recent ceasefire talks and Tehran was warned about the possible threat, according to a U.S. official and an Iranian official with knowledge of the matter.

National Review columnist Caroline Downey criticizes Iran for breaking every promise in the original MOU and using Hezbollah's attacks on Israel as an excuse. She discusses the two main options for the U.