Iran

Iran sent a written message via Swiss diplomats in mid-October saying that it would not seek to kill Donald Trump, a U.S. official told NBC News.

Iran’s government directed three people to “target our citizens, including President-elect Trump, on U.S. soil and abroad,” the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York alleged.

Iran’s supreme leader has threatened Israel and the U.S. with “a crushing response” over attacks on Iran and its allies.

Iran has the capacity to produce nuclear weapons and is prepared to change its policies on using them if faced with an existential threat, an adviser to its supreme leader said Friday in the latest bellicose statement from the country amid its high-stakes tit-for-tat with Israel. 

The Israel Defense Forces said Friday it is conducting “precise strikes on military targets in Iran.”

The strikes were in response to months of attacks from Iran, according to Israeli officials. Conan Nolan reports for the NBC4 News at 6 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 25, 2024.

After Iran’s most intense strike ever against Israel, a senior Israeli official tells NBC News that the response will come swiftly. Robert Kovacik reports for the NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on Oct. 2, 2024.

“Obviously, Iran has gone way out of — I mean, is way off court,” President Joe Biden said Wednesday. “And there’s going to be some sanctions imposed on Iran.”

India’s Mohun Bagan Super Giants has refused to travel to Iran to play Tractor SC in an Asian Champions League Two match scheduled for Wednesday because of the escalating security problems in the country and region.

While the latest missile attack does not come as a surprise to the diaspora communities, there are heightened concerns about escalation. Ted Chen reports for the NBC4 News at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. 

Iran’s missile strike against Israel are sparking concerns for many Israeli and Iranian Americans living in Southern California.

After Iran launched nearly 200 ballistic missiles at Israel, the Jewish state may increase its effort to eliminate Iran’s nuclear capabilities. Conan Nolan reports for the NBC4 News at 3 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024.

An explosion in a coal mine in eastern Iran has killed at least 34 workers and injured 17 others. The disaster that began Saturday night is one of the worst mining disasters in the country’s history. Others still remained missing hours after the blast on Sunday. The blast struck a coal mine in Tabas, about 335 miles southeast of the...

Iran says it launched a satellite into space with a rocket built by the country’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard.

Nazanin Nour, an actress living in Los Angeles, has gone viral for her video advocating for Iranian singer Shervin Hajipour, who faces a prison sentence for lyrics in his Grammy-winning song.

Nazanin Nour, an actress living in Los Angeles, has gone viral for her video advocating for Iranian singer Shervin Hajipour, who faces a prison sentence for lyrics in his Grammy-winning song. Alex Rozier reports for the NBC4 News at 7 p.m. on Aug. 1, 2024.

Reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian has won Iran’s runoff presidential election, besting hard-liner Saeed Jalili by promising to reach out to the West and ease enforcement on the country’s mandatory headscarf law after years of sanctions and protests squeezing the Islamic Republic.

Iranians are voting in a snap election to replace the late hard-line President Ebrahim Raisi. The race’s sole reformist candidate vowed to seek “friendly relations” with the West in an effort to energize supporters in a vote beset by apathy. Voters face a choice Friday between hard-line candidates and the little-known Masoud Pezeshkian.

Change won’t come easy for Iran after the death of its president, sais Benjamin Radd, a lecturer of global studies at UCLA. Conan Nolan reports for the NBC4 News at 4 p.m. on Monday, May 20, 2024.

The apparent crash of a helicopter carrying Iran’s president and foreign minister has sent shock waves around the region. Here’s what to know.