Tehran

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz has admitted for the first time publicly to Israel's killing of former Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Iran in July, warning that the military would "decapitate" the leadership of Yemen's Houthi rebels.

Israel has confirmed its involvement in the killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, marking a significant escalation in the region. Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz made the acknowledgment during a speech on Monday, issuing a direct warning to the Houthi rebels in Yemen.

The technological warfare called for by Vladimir Putin with Kyiv as a test bed brings new debate regarding Russia’s potential to develop more supersonic missiles and, more importantly, use them against Ukraine.

An unknown aspect of how Bashar al-Assad fled Syria to Russia when the rebels reached Damascus was presented by a columnist for the Turkish newspaper Hurriyet, who claims that the Syrian politician gave Israel details of his country’s military targets so that Tel Aviv would allow the plane carrying him to travel to Moscow.

America's 21st century Middle East policy can be neatly described in one word: disaster. Conflicts, terrorism, state failure, an Arab Spring that became an Islamist winter - all have resulted from multiple attempts to remake the Middle East. Even genuine attempts at peace have backfired. Take President Obama's nuclear deal with Iran.

Malls in Tehran will close two hours earlier today to conserve energy as Iran faces increased shortages of electricity that are worsened by a cold wave.

“If shopping malls do not respect this decision, they will be closed and gas and electricity supplies will be cut off,” warned Hamidreza Rastegar, an official at the Chamber of Commerce.

A 27-year-old singer has been arrested by authorities in Iran after Parastou Ahmadi appeared at an online concert via YouTube without wearing a hijab.

The Israeli Air Force is continuing its preparations for potential strikes against Iran’s nuclear facilities, following the weakening of Tehran’s allies in the Middle East—primarily Hezbollah—and the fall of the Assad regime in Syria, Israeli military officials told The Times of Israel.

Students and civil servants in parts of Iran were ordered to stay home on between Dec. 11 and 12, due to "unhealthy" air pollution, state media reported.

Tehran, where high pollution levels are common, has been engulfed in smog in recent days.

The capital is located in the southern foothills of the Alborz Mountains, which tower over the city and trap polluted air.