Sun, 08 Mar 2026 21:51:48 GMT
Many expect the 56-year-old, who has largely kept a low profile, to continue his father's hardline policies.
Mon, 09 Mar 2026 08:57:06 GMT
Chancellor Rachel Reeves will join talks amid reports that oil reserves could be released to lower prices.
Mon, 09 Mar 2026 05:40:05 GMT
Fuel depots were hit in Tehran and Karaj overnight, with videos showing huge fires and plumes of smoke in multiple locations.
Sun, 08 Mar 2026 16:53:30 GMT
Isaac Herzog says Israel is acting out of "self-defence" on behalf of Israel, the wider region and Europe.
Sat, 07 Mar 2026 19:16:44 GMT
Overnight, one Israeli operation saw at least 41 people killed and 40 injured, according to the Lebanese health ministry.
Sat, 07 Mar 2026 02:04:06 GMT
The president also calls on Tehran to pick new leaders who are "acceptable" to the White House after six days of war.
Sat, 07 Mar 2026 16:51:14 GMT
The apology may hint at a political repositioning inside Iran, writes BBC Persian's Amir Azmi.
Sat, 07 Mar 2026 00:59:39 GMT
The sinking of an Iranian ship by the US near Sri Lanka brings the conflict uncomfortably close to India.
Fri, 06 Mar 2026 16:16:05 GMT
The BBC sees troops and tanks massing near the border, as speculation mounts that Israel is planning a full-scale ground invasion to fight Hezbollah.
Fri, 06 Mar 2026 16:23:57 GMT
Communities across huge swathes of Lebanon have been told by Israel to leave their homes due to military action against Hezbollah.
Thu, 05 Mar 2026 17:46:24 GMT
Iranian authorities say the attack, which took place on Saturday, killed 168 people.
Thu, 05 Mar 2026 23:13:57 GMT
China is not feeling the shock of war in the Middle East - yet. But it is feeling the ripples.
Thu, 05 Mar 2026 21:20:29 GMT
BBC correspondent James Waterhouse speaks to people at the border, after US-Israeli strikes on Iran.
Thu, 05 Mar 2026 11:35:09 GMT
The Iranian military's strikes come amid speculation that the US wants Iranian Kurdish groups to join its conflict with Iran.
Fri, 06 Mar 2026 04:08:48 GMT
Huge traffic jams form after the unprecedented warning for people to leave the Hezbollah stronghold, as Israel steps up its strikes across Lebanon.
Thu, 05 Mar 2026 06:52:36 GMT
More than 100 personnel were thought to be aboard the vessel, which went down to the south of Sri Lanka.
Sun, 08 Mar 2026 15:38:52 GMT
Israel has continued strikes across Iran and Lebanon and the Iranian regime has carried out more attacks, as the war continues for a ninth day.
Sat, 07 Mar 2026 06:00:32 GMT
Ordinary Iranians reflect on seven days of conflict and where they see their country going next.
Fri, 06 Mar 2026 22:06:42 GMT
The president's vision of Iran's future could meet fierce opposition, writes chief international correspondent Lyse Doucet.
Thu, 05 Mar 2026 18:40:22 GMT
Tehran's approach appears to rest on a belief it can absorb strikes longer than its adversaries sustain pain and costs, writes BBC Persian's Amir Azimi.
Thu, 05 Mar 2026 21:20:49 GMT
Iranian Kurdish opposition groups in exile in northern Iraq tell the BBC they have plans to cross the border but deny already doing so.
Wed, 04 Mar 2026 00:24:05 GMT
Retaliatory Iranian strikes on Gulf states have tarnished their image as safe and prosperous, writes the BBC's Barbara Plett-Usher.
Tue, 03 Mar 2026 13:30:30 GMT
It's hard to predict how the war will end - but those fighting know how they would like it to.
Tue, 03 Mar 2026 15:42:28 GMT
Its attack on Israel in support of Iran has led to fresh mass displacements and Israeli bombing, to the fury of many Lebanese.
Tue, 03 Mar 2026 04:02:59 GMT
Iran says it will "set fire" to ships trying to sail through the world's most vital oil transit point.
Mon, 02 Mar 2026 21:27:17 GMT
Security analyst Gordon Corera looks at what is likely to happen after much of Iran's most senior leadership is killed.
Sun, 01 Mar 2026 18:05:06 GMT
Iran's surviving leaders are in crisis mode, battling to project security as US and Israel strikes continue.
Sun, 01 Mar 2026 14:45:56 GMT
A piece of crucial intelligence arrived just hours before the attack on a compound in central Tehran.
Sat, 07 Mar 2026 15:43:35 GMT
Conflict has spread across the Middle East since the US and Israel launched wide-ranging strikes on Iran on 28 February.
Sun, 01 Mar 2026 06:21:42 GMT
The killing of the supreme leader will be a huge jolt to the Islamic Republic, which will try hard to show it has a plan in place.
Sun, 08 Mar 2026 10:06:13 GMT
Footage shows flames tearing through the building in the early hours of Sunday, following more attacks on the gulf state.
Sun, 08 Mar 2026 01:42:48 GMT
Social media footage shows flames leaping into the air and plumes of smoke above the city's skyline.
Sun, 08 Mar 2026 07:05:27 GMT
UN Humanitarian Affairs Lead Tom Fletcher speaks to the BBC about the conflict in the Middle East.
Sat, 07 Mar 2026 10:31:28 GMT
Video filmed by a witness and verified by the BBC shows a drone crashing close to the airport.
Fri, 06 Mar 2026 18:37:55 GMT
Some residents in the Beirut suburb of Dahieh have left their homes amid ongoing air strikes by Israel.
Thu, 05 Mar 2026 12:38:53 GMT
A timelapse of marine traffic shows the flow of ships has decreased in the Strait of Hormuz.
Thu, 05 Mar 2026 18:36:37 GMT
Iranians fleeing their country have told the BBC what life under bombardment has been like.