Exclusive-as India seeks Hormuz safe passage, Tehran asks for return of seized tankers, sources say

By Saurabh Sharma and Krishna N. Das NEW DELHI, March 16 (Reuters) - Iran has asked India to release three tankers seized in February as part of talks seeking the safe passage of Indian‑flagged or India‑bound vessels out of the Gulf via the Strait of Hormuz,

Residents of Tehran tell AP of rising fear and isolation as bombs strike without warning

An engineer crouches under a park bench as fighter jets roar overhead. An athlete wracked by anxiety can’t sleep as explosions go off. Two weeks of fierce U.S.

Tehran Seems Largely Empty, as Many Flee and Others Weary of the Fighting

Residents say a heavy, lifeless atmosphere hangs over the streets of Iran’s capital, which has endured relentless attacks throughout the war.

Iranian families weep as war dead are buried in Tehran cemetery

(Changes transcription of name to Erfan in paragraph 1, transcription of Rezaei throughout) By Maggie Michael TEHRAN, March 16 (Reuters) - As gravediggers prepared new burial plots for those killed in the U.

Iran taking steps to prevent anti-establishment protests, Tehran residents tell BBC

Residents describe new security checkpoints around the capital, where they say people are stopped and searched.

In Tehran, hope for change turns to panic: 'They are turning the country into ruins'

Hoda was so furious over Iran’s violent crackdown on protesters in January that she wanted the country’s security forces to be attacked as payback.

Israel Says It Struck More Than 10 Basij Posts in Tehran

Israel hit more than 10 posts belonging to Iran’s Basij militia over the past day, the Israeli military said Tuesday. The announcement came hours after Israel said it had killed [the group’s commander