Weeks before Trump's inauguration, Iran is preparing for potential threats to its nuclear facilities – and for the possible domestic reaction.

During his presidential campaign, Donald Trump signaled support for ending the decades-long practice of taxing Social Security benefits on several occasions. "Seniors should not pay tax on Social Security,

Iran has launched the first phase of its air defense military drills, named "Eqtedar" (meaning "Might" in Farsi), near the Natanz nuclear facility. The exercises, led by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and the Iranian Army,

Iran completed air defence drills on Tuesday in which it claimed to have shot down a simulated Israeli bunker-busting bomb. The rehearsal involved defending Natanz, one of Iran’s major nuclear research sites,

For weeks, Iranian officials have downplayed the fall of their ally in Syria. But an important general has offered a remarkably candid view of the blow to Iran, and its military’s prospects.

We were defeated and defeated very badly, we took a very big blow, and it’s been very difficult,” Esbati noted.