News

Iran's regime is 'quite weak,’ hard to see Tehran having last say as escalation window narrows: CFR
Council on Foreign Relations’ Steven Cook warns against underestimating Israeli ingenuity, saying years of preparation may ...
Tehran Becomes 'Ghost Town' as Missiles Fall and Fear Mounts
Iranians tell Newsweek the capital feels unrecognizable, as fear of more strikes, and possible U.S. involvement, hangs ...
Fear stalks Tehran as Israel bombards, shelters fill up and communicating grows harder
In Iran’s capital city, the streets are empty, businesses closed, communications patchy at best. Panicked masses spend ...
Tehran is about as densely populated as New York City.
With around 10 million people within its nearly 300 square miles, according to the C.I.A. World Factbook, Tehran is ...
Road out of Tehran closed over "heavy traffic"
Iranian authorities closed the Chalus Road leading out of Tehran as panic spreads because of Israel's bombardment of Iran.
Air Supremacy Over Tehran Gives Israel a Decisive Edge—And Raises New Risks
The Israeli military said Monday that it can now fly over the country's capital, Tehran, without facing major resistance ...
Great-Grandson of Islamic Republic’s Founder Was in Streets as Israel Fired on Tehran
Seyyed Ahmad Khomeini, a descendant of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, told The Times that the legacy of his family name was at ...
Trump Urges Evacuation Of Tehran And Leaves G7 Early, Citing Mideast Crisis
The conflict between Israel and Iran has rapidly escalated since Israel launched a series of air strikes against key Iranian ...
Trump urges everyone in Tehran to evacuate 'before it is too late'
President Donald Trump urged civilians living in Tehran to evacuate the Iranian capital "before there is nothing left." ...
CNN on the ground in Tehran
CNN’s Fred Pleitgen is in Iran’s capital city of Tehran and is the first western journalist to be in the country since its ...