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Iran fortifies underground complex near nuclear site, satellite images show

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 21:27:28 GMT
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The activity comes at a time of heightened tensions as talks between Iranian and US officials continue over Iran's nuclear programme.




Lyse Doucet: In Tehran, rallies for Iran's revolution overshadowed by discontent and defiance

Wed, 11 Feb 2026 17:21:31 GMT
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The BBC visits the Iranian capital for the first time since authorities used unprecedented force to put down protests last month.




Trump tells Netanyahu Iran nuclear talks must continue

Wed, 11 Feb 2026 22:25:07 GMT
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The US President said "nothing definitive" was agreed during the meeting between the two leaders at the White House on Wednesday as nuclear talks intensify.




Indonesia preparing to deploy up to 8,000 soldiers to Gaza

Tue, 10 Feb 2026 11:38:56 GMT
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It would be the first country to do so as part of phase two of the ceasefire agreement brokered by the US last year.




Machine guns to machetes: Weapons that massacred thousands in Iran

Mon, 09 Feb 2026 17:03:49 GMT
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BBC News Persian Forensic has been able to confirm the security forces' deployment of a wide array of lethal and non-lethal weaponry.




Iran arrests reformists as crackdown on dissent widens, reports say

Mon, 09 Feb 2026 18:26:28 GMT
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The head of the main reformist coalition, Azar Mansouri, is said to be among those held a month after security forces crushed nationwide protests.




Palestinians say new Israeli measures in West Bank amount to de facto annexation

Tue, 10 Feb 2026 10:04:30 GMT
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The measures aim to increase Israeli control over the occupied West Bank in terms of property law, planning, licensing and enforcement.




Revealing names and faces of the victims of Iran's protest crackdown

Mon, 09 Feb 2026 10:47:00 GMT
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BBC News Persian uncovers the identities of the thousands of people killed during the recent crackdown on protests in Iran.




Fifteen killed in latest Lebanon building collapse, as warnings of neglect grow

Mon, 09 Feb 2026 13:12:44 GMT
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Two blocks fall down in what is the fifth such disaster this winter, as warnings of neglect grow.




Police pepper spray protesters as Israeli president visits Sydney

Mon, 09 Feb 2026 12:16:04 GMT
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Isaac Herzog is on a four-day visit to Australia following the December mass shooting at Bondi Beach.




Iranian Nobel laureate handed further prison sentence, lawyer says

Sun, 08 Feb 2026 19:58:36 GMT
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Narges Mohammadi was arrested in December for making "provocative remarks" at a memorial, where she was also reportedly beaten.




Trump threatens tariffs for countries trading with Iran

Sat, 07 Feb 2026 08:06:45 GMT
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The order did not specify the rate that could be imposed, but used 25% as an example.




Talks with US set to continue after 'good beginning', Iran's foreign minister says

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 17:59:08 GMT
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Abbas Aragchi spoke after hours of talks in Oman ended, which the two countries entered with significantly different positions.




Lebanon says Israel sprayed southern villages with concentrated herbicide

Thu, 05 Feb 2026 16:42:12 GMT
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Israel declines to comment on the allegation its planes sprayed glyphosate over an area with extensive farmland.




Can the US help Iran? What Iranians say - inside and outside the country

Sat, 07 Feb 2026 02:03:39 GMT
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Some desperate Iranians want US intervention, but others worry that it would not achieve the peace protesters ultimately want.




Why Prince William's Saudi Arabia visit is a diplomatic maze

Sun, 08 Feb 2026 00:50:06 GMT
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The Prince of Wales has been on many official visits - but few places are as sensitive or controversial as Saudi Arabia.




Gazans returning through Rafah crossing describe checks by Palestinian militia

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 20:27:57 GMT
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One Palestinian woman said members of the Israel-linked militia searched them and their belongings at an Israeli checkpoint inside Gaza.




Syria's only female minister pushes for change: 'I'm not here for window dressing'

Mon, 02 Feb 2026 00:28:13 GMT
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The BBC's Lyse Doucet follows Hind Kabawat as she confronts the challenges of fragmented, post-Assad Syria.




Israel split over plans to bring back death penalty for deadly attacks

Sat, 31 Jan 2026 06:09:39 GMT
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In a highly controversial move, some Israeli MPs are trying to introduce the death penalty for Palestinian attackers.




I mocked the Saudi leader on YouTube - then my phone was hacked and I was beaten up in London

Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:50:39 GMT
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Satirist Ghanem al-Masarir has been awarded £3m in damages, but it's unclear if Saudi Arabia will pay.




Israel eyes regime change in Iran - and is counting on Trump to make it happen

Sat, 31 Jan 2026 12:52:08 GMT
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Analysts believe PM Netanyahu is urging the US towards maximalist strikes.




Syria's Kurds sense US betrayal as government forces push them back

Fri, 30 Jan 2026 10:39:58 GMT
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The US fought IS with the Kurds for years. Now, Donald Trump is siding with Syria's new leader.




Why Iran's response to a US attack could be different this time

Fri, 30 Jan 2026 11:04:11 GMT
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Tehran has threatened to treat an attack by the US as part of last summer's war, and its response could be more dramatic.




'I can breathe again' says Israeli hostage held for nearly 500 days in Gaza

Thu, 29 Jan 2026 16:25:40 GMT
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In his first international interview, Sasha Troufanov tells the BBC how he thought he would die in captivity after he was taken hostage on 7 October 2023.




Iran's internet is returning - but not for everyone

Wed, 28 Jan 2026 17:54:08 GMT
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The country cut off internet access on 8 January following a government crackdown on protesters.




'Don't take us to a hospital': Iran protesters treated in secret to avoid arrest

Wed, 28 Jan 2026 17:28:08 GMT
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Wounded demonstrators tell the BBC they are relying on medics willing to risk their own safety by treating them at their homes.




'We all know someone who was killed' - Iran protesters tell BBC of brutal crackdown

Wed, 28 Jan 2026 00:46:53 GMT
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Young Iranians able tell the BBC how they saw friends and other people die as security forces crushed protests earlier this month.




'I didn't hear from my son for seven months': Inside Yemen's UAE-run secret prisons

Fri, 23 Jan 2026 14:43:48 GMT
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The BBC sees sites on former United Arab Emirates bases in Yemen where detainees say they were abused.




Rapid rollback of Kurdish-led forces reshapes Sharaa's Syria

Thu, 22 Jan 2026 12:08:12 GMT
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The retreat of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in the north-east marks the biggest change of control in Syria since the fall of Bashar al-Assad.




'I saw people getting shot': Eyewitness tells of Iran protest crackdown

Fri, 23 Jan 2026 15:33:01 GMT
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An Iranian who got out of the country describes scenes of chaos as security forces opened fire in her home town.




Fears Iran's internet shutdown could lead to 'extreme digital isolation'

Sun, 18 Jan 2026 11:09:29 GMT
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Internet monitor FilterWatch warns that authorities are trying to cut the country off from international connectivity.




Big names on Trump's peace panel face huge challenges in Gaza

Sat, 17 Jan 2026 14:31:00 GMT
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Whatever the concerns and complexities, it remains the only plan in town, with many world leaders pledging to support it, writes John Sudworth.




Who is on Trump's 'Board of Peace' overseeing Gaza's reconstruction?

Sat, 17 Jan 2026 17:49:03 GMT
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The first names of those who will oversee the next phase of the US president's peace plan are announced.




What next for Iran's supreme leader?

Fri, 16 Jan 2026 18:58:26 GMT
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Despite the bloodbath of recent weeks, Ayatollah Khamenei might think he must plough on with an iron fist.




Watch: BBC in Tehran sees government's 'political reply' to massive protests

Wed, 11 Feb 2026 12:34:41 GMT
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Lyse Doucet is in Iran for the first time since the crackdown on nationwide anti-government protests.




Watch: BBC in Tehran for first time since protest crackdown

Tue, 10 Feb 2026 17:57:31 GMT
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Lyse Doucet reports from Iran, where she says the pain is still raw after unprecedented force was used to put down the protests there.




Watch: Inside Gaza hospital struggling to provide care to newborn babies

Thu, 05 Feb 2026 05:55:32 GMT
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More aid has been allowed into Gaza since the ceasefire began three months ago, but the UN says it is nowhere near enough.




Inside Syrian camp holding wives and children of suspected IS fighters

Fri, 30 Jan 2026 11:38:08 GMT
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Kurdish-run prisons hold about 8,000 suspected IS fighters and around 34,000 of their family members in camps.




BBC visits UN compound Israel is demolishing in East Jerusalem

Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:14:59 GMT
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John Sudworth says the sounds of heavy machinery can be heard echoing around the neighbourhood.




'Anger and frustration': BBC reports from Iranian-Armenian border

Fri, 16 Jan 2026 22:03:04 GMT
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BBC Middle East correspondent Hugo Bachega reports from the Iranian-Armenian border as internet shutdown continues following deadly protests.




Where do these protests leave the Iranian regime?

Wed, 14 Jan 2026 22:20:55 GMT
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More than 2,000 people have been killed during the violent crackdown by security forces on protests in Iran, a human rights group has said.




'Now there's the threat of executions' in Iran

Tue, 13 Jan 2026 21:11:02 GMT
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An Iranian security official says 2,000 people have been killed so far after a crackdown on weeks of anti-government protests.




Mortuary videos show how deadly Iran crackdown has become

Mon, 12 Jan 2026 16:45:29 GMT
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BBC Verify has been examining disturbing footage from a mortuary in Tehran, showing scores of bodies. These images could hold clues about what’s happening inside Iran.