Iran

A former senior Iranian diplomat has warned that certain actors are actively working to prevent improved relations between Iran and the West, emphasizing the need for Tehran to maintain a balanced foreign policy with all global powers.

US President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff reacted "great" on Wednesday to a spirited statement by Iran's foreign minister on X before swiftly deleting the post.

Soroush Salehi campaigned to have Canada label Iran’s Revolutionary Guards a terrorist group but now the law for which he strived may eject him and others forced into the group as conscripts.

The Iranian police intelligence agency has issued thousands of gun permits to senior state officials in what a hacktivist group described as an unprecedented response to fear of internal reprisals.

More than 700 people have been killed in road accidents across Iran since the start of the new year on March 20, according to the country’s traffic police.

Iran has started the second phase of construction at its Chabahar space launch facility, which will be dedicated to launching heavier semi-heavy liquid-fueled rockets, the Iranian Space Agency announced on Tuesday.

Russia has warned against strikes on Iran's nuclear infrastructure as China called for diplomatic efforts after US President Donald Trump threatened to bomb the country if Tehran did not come to an agreement over its nuclear program.

While the latest exchange of threats between US President Donald Trump and Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei once again cast a shadow of war over Iran, their harsh words also appear to have stirred tensions in Iran’s domestic politics.

Iran executed at least 58 prisoners in March, a significant rise from the previous year’s tally for the same month, according to the Norway-based rights group Hengaw.

Iran has formally lodged a complaint with the United Nations Security Council over US President Donald Trump's threat to bomb the country.

Iranian Revolutionary Guard naval forces seized two foreign oil tankers in the Persian Gulf on Monday, state media reported, accusing them of smuggling diesel fuel.

Food prices in Iran surged more than 70% in the past Iranian calendar year ending March 20, a member of the country’s Food Committee at the Chamber of Guilds said, driven by soaring costs for packaging and transport.

A top Iranian commander said US military bases in the region would be in the crosshairs after any attack, upping Tehran's rhetoric against Washington after US President Donald Trump threatened to bomb the country.

Iran's most senior Sunni leader said that direct negotiations with the United States and other world powers would be more effective than working through mediators, in a direct challenge to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.

Iran summoned the Swiss envoy in Tehran on Monday to deliver a formal warning following US President Donald Trump’s threat of bombing Iran if a nuclear deal is not reached, according to state media.

Iran has warned enemies against any potential attack on its territory, saying it is prepared to use its underground missile cities to impose a heavy cost on the US after Donald Trump ramped up his rhetoric against Tehran.

Protests over water shortages in central Iran escalated over the weekend after demonstrators set fire to a key water transfer station in Isfahan province, disrupting the supply line that channels water to hundreds of thousands of Iranians in the province of Yazd.

The future of indirect negotiations between Iran and the US hinges on Washington's behavior, the Iranian president said on Sunday following Tehran's response to a letter from President Donald Trump.