Iran carried out highest number of executions in decades

13.04.2026 17:30 Organisations warn many more people could be executed in the wake of the anti-government protests which swept Iran earlier this year.

French cement giant guilty of financing IS and other militant groups in Syria

13.04.2026 17:30 The French company paid $6.5m to jihadist groups to keep its plant running in war-torn Syria, a Paris court heard.

After Iran talks falter, the big question is 'what happens next?'

12.04.2026 17:15 Twenty-one hours was not enough to end 47 years of hostility between Iran and the US, writes the BBC's Lyse Doucet.

We spoke to the man making viral Lego-style AI videos for Iran. Experts say it's powerful propaganda

12.04.2026 11:30 "Slopaganda" is too weak a term to capture how powerful this "highly sophisticated" content is, one expert says.

Concerns after satellite provider restricts Iran images following US pressure

12.04.2026 05:30 Planet Labs says it is restricting coverage of Iran and parts of the Middle East indefinitely.

Historic Vance-Ghalibaf talks must bridge deep distrust

11.04.2026 05:45 Face-to-face talks would mark the highest-level engagement between Iran and the US since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.

Palestinian shot dead during Israeli settler attack on occupied West Bank village

10.04.2026 23:45 The killing came as ex-security chiefs warned "government sponsored Jewish terrorism" was out of control.

Lebanon says ceasefire must be in place before Israel talks

10.04.2026 17:31 Lebanon will only take part in talks with Israel if a ceasefire is already in place, a senior official tells the BBC.

Ceasefire or no ceasefire, the Middle East's reshuffling is not yet done

10.04.2026 11:30 Both sides have reason to end the war but share no common ground.

Israel to hold direct talks with Lebanon but no ceasefire, Netanyahu says

09.04.2026 23:15 Lebanese officials had called for a ceasefire before talks begin.

'Endless fears': Even if fighting stops, the damage to Iran's children will endure

09.04.2026 23:15 The BBC has been able to obtain testimony from parents and those trying to help children deal with the distress that comes with war.

Lebanon thought there was a ceasefire - then Israel unleashed deadly blitz

09.04.2026 17:00 Israel says Lebanon is not included in the ceasefire the US agreed to halt the war with Iran.

BBC at the site of Israeli air strikes in Beirut

09.04.2026 17:00 At least 182 people were killed and 890 others wounded, according to the Lebanese health ministry.

Israeli strikes in Lebanon 'grave violation' of ceasefire, Iran minister tells BBC

09.04.2026 17:00 Iran's deputy foreign minister says the US must choose between 'war and ceasefire'.

Has US achieved its war objectives in Iran?

09.04.2026 17:00 Key US objectives at the start of the war were to stop Iran getting a nuclear weapon and degrading its arsenal.