Storyline: Pro-Palestinian demonstrators took to the streets on Friday in Tehran and several cities in Iran to celebrate the announcement of a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. Thousands gathered at the rally site in Tehran on Friday morning,

Public anger in Iran has reached new heights due to the enormous financial waste on foreign interventions. Benny Sabti, a scientist reported that the Iranian public is furious because the country is facing severe power cuts due to lack of funds.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Iranian counterpart Masoud Pezeshkian deepened military ties between their countries on Friday by signing a 20-year strategic partnership that is likely to worry the West.

The new president, Joseph Aoun, is a favorite of America, France, and Saudi Arabia. He even gets a cautious endorsement from Israel amid skepticism

Geopolitical shifts in the troubled Middle East, highlighted by the overthrow of Syrian President Bashar Assad and Iran's dwindling influence, present a rare opportunity for Lebanon to regain control of its own fate.

UN chief meets newly-elected Joseph Aoun in Beirut, hails 'new chapter of peace'; Hezbollah chief urges government to confront Israel over 'more than hundreds' of violations

France’s president began a visit to Lebanon Friday, where he will meet the crisis-hit country’s newly elected leaders, as the nation attempts to recover from the 14-month Israel-Hezbollah war

Iran this month launched its most extensive military exercises in decades, flying thousands of drones, parading rocket launchers and ballistic missiles, and thwarting a simulated assault on a nuclear facility that involved “a multitude of air threats,” according to state television coverage.

Lebanon elected army commander Joseph Aoun as the country’s first president in more than two years, picking a US-backed candidate in a sign of Iran’s waning influence in the region.

The ceasefire in Gaza represents a "great victory" for the Palestinian resistance, Iran's Revolutionary Guards said on Thursday, warning against any possible breach by Israel. Palestinian armed group Hamas and Israel reached a deal for a ceasefire in Gaza that mediators said would take effect on Sunday.

Israel's actions in the wake of Syria's collapse give it unprecedented power in the air — right up to Iran's border.