Iranian-born journalist and author Maziar Bahari survived detention in the notorious Tehran Evin Prison in 2009. Now he talks to Haaretz about the time he met Khamenei in person and why Iranians won't accept a new pro-Western authoritarian regime

Israeli strikes have killed 570 people in Lebanon, the health ministry said on Wednesday, including 86 children. Meanwhile, the IDF announced that it will reinforce Israel's northern border with combat forces transferred from the country's south

Five members of the soccer team accepted the asylum, offered amid concerns for their safety after having been labeled 'wartime traitors' on Iranian state television ■ Meanwhile, Iran throws cold water on Wednesday on team's participation in the men's World Cup