In 1980, Iraq invaded Iran, sparking the eight-year-long Iran–Iraq War. Iran has since been involved in proxy wars with Israel and Saudi Arabia; in 2025, Israeli strikes on Iran escalated tensions into the Twelve-Day War.

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Power and water outages have returned to several parts of Iran, residents across the country told Iran International on Friday, describing hours-long blackouts during intense summer heat despite official assurances the electricity network remains stable.

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"The Islamic Republic of Iran holds elections regularly, but they fall short of democratic standards due to the role of the hard-line Guardian Council, which disqualifies all candidates deemed insufficiently loyal to the clerical establishment.

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ایران اینترنشنال تازه ترین خبرهای سیاسی، اقتصادی، اجتماعی، ورزشی، فرهنگی و هنری از ایران و جهان را در تلویزیون و وبسایت خود پوشش می‌دهد. خبرهای فوری، گزارش‌های خبری و تحلیل‌های کارشناسی ایران اینترنشنال را از ...

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President Donald Trump is attending the NATO summit in Turkey, where leaders are discussing members’ defense spending, support for Ukraine and the Iran war.