State television said 200 firefighters had been called to the scene and "tens" may have been inside when the building collapsed. Dozens of firefighters were feared trapped under the rubble after Irans oldest high-rise, the 15-storey Plasco building in ...

The fall of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in December 2024 dealt a major blow to Iran, depriving it of a key Mediterranean base and supply route to Hezbollah. Iran spent up to $50 billion supporting Assad and deployed fighters, but experts say it has ...