Thick black smoke billowed into the sky, making day seem more like night.

March 11 (Reuters) - Switzerland is temporarily closing its embassy in Tehran due to the war in the Middle East and increasing security risks, the foreign office said on Wednesday. The ambassador and five Swiss staff members left Iran by land and are safely outside the country,

A poster of Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, the successor to his late father Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as supreme leader is placed on an anti-riot police car as policemen stand on top of the car, during a rally to support him in Tehran, Iran, Monday, March 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Black smoke from a burning oil depot engulfs the Tehran skyline. Credit: Hassan Ghaedi/Anadolu via Getty. Thick, toxic smoke and black, acid rain have blanketed Iran’s capital,

Loud blasts shook Tehran on Monday as the city again came under attack, with witnesses reporting that fighter jets could be heard overflying the Iranian capital, approaching from the north over the

Though some Iranians mourned the death of their supreme leader, others rejoiced. Their celebrations were furtive and short-lived to avoid riot police or other authorities.

This network of tankers continues to move large quantities of sanctioned Iranian crude across global waters, ensuring a steady revenue stream for Tehran despite international sanctions.

Bank Sepah is a state-run institution, largely responsible for paying the salaries of Iran's military and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. The data center of Iran's state-run Bank Sepah was hit