Tehran

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Capital city of Iran

Tehran is the capital and largest city of Iran. It is also the capital of Tehran province and the administrative center for Tehran County and its Central District. With a population of around 9 million in the city, and 16.8 million in the metropolitan area, Tehran is the most populous city in Iran and West Asia, the second-largest metropolitan area in the Middle East after Cairo, and the 24th-most-populous metropolitan area in the world. Greater Tehran includes several municipalities, including Karaj, Eslamshahr, Shahriar, Qods, Malard, Golestan, Varamin, Pakdasht, Qarchak, Nasimshahr, Parand, Pardis, Andisheh and Fardis.

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Teheran and Ṭihrán

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Trump Extends Iran Ceasefire Indefinitely

President Trump indefinitely extended the ceasefire with Iran while maintaining a naval blockade.

US will indefinitely extend ceasefire, unclear if Iran agrees The Straits Times — Apr 22, 01:30 AM
Trump extends ceasefire with Iran Semafor — Apr 21, 22:24 PM
Iran executes man over burning of mosque during January protests, Mizan reports The Straits Times — Apr 21, 06:45 AM
Iran executes two men convicted of links to Israel’s spy agency The Straits Times — Apr 20, 06:45 AM
World weighs fate of Mideast ceasefire after US seizes Iranian cargo ship The Straits Times — Apr 20, 02:09 AM
JD Vance meme game floods Pakistan, following his visit to Islamabad for Iran peace talks: ‘This is how we do soft power’ NY Post — Apr 16, 21:33 PM
Pakistan army chief is in the spotlight for his role as Iran-US mediator AP News — Apr 16, 17:33 PM
Pakistan PM Sharif visits Doha as regional mediation gathers pace for US–Iran talks Euronews — Apr 16, 15:55 PM
'Choose poorly and face blockade, bombs': Pete Hegseth warns Iran over Hormuz crisis Times Of India — Apr 16, 14:52 PM
Pakistani army chief tries to keep dialogue open between U.S. and Iran PBS — Apr 16, 13:51 PM
Why India is rankled by Pakistan playing mediator in US-Iran war South China Morning Post — Apr 16, 12:30 PM
US and Iran weigh extending their ceasefire by two weeks The Straits Times — Apr 16, 09:55 AM
Iran war: What is happening on day 48 of the US-Iran conflict? Al Jazeera — Apr 16, 06:13 AM
Trump’s ‘favourite field marshal’ Asim Munir arrives in Tehran to revive US-Iran peace talks The Independent — Apr 16, 05:16 AM
U.S. optimistic of deal with Iran as it increases economic pressure The Japan Times — Apr 16, 00:23 AM
US-Israel-Iran War News Live Updates: 'Discontinue transit to Iran', Trump shares US Navy video announcing Hormuz blockade Times Of India — Apr 15, 20:41 PM
US military says no ships made in past blockade in first day The Hill — Apr 14, 17:22 PM
What does a US naval blockade of Iran mean for oil flows? RTE — Apr 14, 07:23 AM
Vance says "two can play" blockade game as he accuses Iran of "economic terrorism" CNN — Apr 14, 04:00 AM
Iran executed at least 1,639 people in 2025, most since 1989: NGOs The Straits Times — Apr 13, 04:35 AM