Tehran seeks to limit talks to its nuclear programme as Washington threatens military action
Domestic dissidents call for end to Islamic republic, while moderates back reforms within the system
Arab leaders seek to avert regional war as Israeli officials push for hard line on Tehran
Trump is not negotiating to ease the burden of the regime’s victims — and war will not make them safer
Joke about corpses sparks outrage as cultural and sporting figures boycott events in sign of anger towards regime
Regional powers brokering meeting in attempt to avert new conflict in Middle East
Foreign minister says Tehran is ready for nuclear talks after Trump sent ‘armada’ to region
Diplomats fear that Tehran will see Washington’s demands as tantamount to surrender and resist them
Paris and other capitals drop opposition to move following Tehran’s brutal crackdown
Build-up of American military power comes as US president weighs strikes
Secretary of state Marco Rubio tells Capitol Hill that ‘regime is probably weaker than it has ever been’
Unexpectedly festive burials turn mourning into an act of defiance
Authorities take steps to keep government running in case of attack as regional countries race to defuse tensions with US
Investors signal concerns over country’s dire economic outlook in wake of mass protests
Naval forces dispatched to stop Tehran restarting nuclear programme or executing protesters, US president says
A fledgling club is taking shape as the US president tries to recast the global order
After an unprecedented challenge to the theocratic regime, the Revolutionary Guards appear to be consolidating their position
Authorities accuse a range of prominent figures of fomenting protests as it seeks to reassert control
Scars of a crackdown, which have brought anti-regime demonstrations to an end for now, are visible across Iran’s capital
How isolation, intransigence and desperate economic hardship provoked an upsurge of protest that brought the regime to the brink
Details emerge of unprecedented crackdown, raising questions over future of protest movement
Playing a long game paid off with the Soviet Union and a similar trajectory of regime collapse could come in Tehran
Washington imposes new sanctions on Tehran as military personnel and aircraft carrier movements keep region on edge
Iranians have not become monarchists — they are seeking anyone who can replace a despotic regime at war with its own people
President declines to rule out military action after Washington evacuated personnel from Qatar command centre
