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Raisi's death will test a system where hardliners dominate all branches of power, Lyse Doucet writes.

The president and foreign minister died after their helicopter crashed in north-western Iran on Sunday.

Helicopter in Iranian president's convoy crashes - state media

Narges Mohammadi, 52, speaks out in a message from Evin prison where she is being held.

India has signed a 10-year-deal to develop the strategically important Chabahar port in Iran.

Mohammad Rasoulof was sentenced over his new film, which is to be premiered at the Cannes festival.

Governments are failing to protect journalism from political attacks, according to Reporters Without Borders.

Iran’s judiciary rejects as “fake” a BBC report that alleges security forces killed Nika Shakarami.

Revolutionary Guards' papers passed to the BBC give chilling details of Nika Shakarami’s last movements.

Political and military leaders are still absorbing the extraordinary exchange of fire, writes James Landale.

Musician Toomaj Salehi had backed anti-government nationwide protests in 2022.

The call for his arrest comes after an Argentine court blamed Iran for an attack on a Jewish centre.

Satellite imagery analysis by BBC Verify reveals damage from Friday's Israeli strike on Iran

Fighting continues in Gaza, where a humanitarian crisis is overshadowed by a wider regional conflict.

The militia blamed an attack, while Iraq's military said it did not detect drones or jets in the area.

World leaders have been repeating calls for de-escalation, after a reported Israeli strike on Iran.

The latest round in the longstanding, dangerous rivalry between Israel and Iran seems over for now.

A Cambridge family paid almost £4,000 to get home from Jordan after their flight was cancelled.

Reports say a witness saw a suspicious man entering the consulate in the Rue de Fresnel.

Some in Israel had been calling for a stronger move than this apparently limited strike, writes James Landale.

There are competing claims about the scale of Israel's reported overnight attack targeting Isfahan in Iran.

Whatever happens next, the rules of the "the game" between the two countries have changed, writes Jeremy Bowen.

Oil and gold prices have jumped, while shares have fallen.

An Israeli missile has hit Iran, US officials tell CBS News, as explosions are heard in Isfahan province.

Explosions have been heard in the central province of Isfahan, Iranian media reports.

Benjamin Netanyahu's representatives have agreed to take US concerns "into account", the White House says.

Aida Shakarami was detained for allegedly violating the compulsory hijab laws, her mother says.

Measures against Tehran's drone programme are issued jointly in response to Saturday's attack on Israel.

The expanded penalties target companies involved in the production of drones and missiles.