Germany limits Tehran embassy services as it urges citizens to leave Iran
Germany has scaled back operations at its embassy in Tehran while again urging its citizens to leave Iran, the German Foreign Ministry told Iran International on Friday.
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Cafés close, tolerance ends: Iran’s post-war shift on compulsory hijab
Several cafés in central Tehran have been shut down after authorities renewed pressure over compulsory hijab, days after senior clerics called for stricter enforcement and weeks after the government briefly tolerated looser dress code during wartime pro-establishment gatherings.
Unpaid wages push Iranian workers to brink
Iranian workers who have gone months without pay may have only two months of financial resilience left without government intervention, a labor representative warned on Thursday, as wage arrears mount following conflict between the United States and the Islamic Republic.
French foreign minister says diplomats detained in Iran have returned home
France warned Iran of consequences on Thursday after Iranian security officers detained two French diplomats in Tehran for nearly four hours and allegedly beat one of them, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said, adding the diplomats had already returned home.
Rubio says Trump’s Iran policy is ‘a head for an eye’
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said President Donald Trump’s policy toward Iran was “a head for an eye,” warning Tehran it would pay a heavy price for attacks on Americans and US interests.
Iran protester handed down three death sentences, rights group says
A Tehran court has sentenced protester Ahad Shokouhian to death three times over his involvement in January demonstrations, the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights reported on Thursday.
Rushdie attacker contacted person in Iran before attack, US prosecutors say
US federal prosecutors said the man convicted of stabbing author Salman Rushdie contacted a person in Iran before the 2022 attack to confirm that the fatwa calling for Rushdie's death remained valid, the New York Times reported, as his federal terrorism trial opened on Wednesday.
Rubio says US will strike Iran shipping threats, remains open to diplomacy
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Wednesday that Iran was under severe economic and military pressure but the United States would continue targeting its ability to attack commercial shipping while remaining open to a negotiated solution.
Why Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain has become Trump’s next target
President Donald Trump vowed Tuesday to strike Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain, but experts say the deeply buried nuclear facility, potentially central to Tehran’s efforts to restore enrichment, may be far harder to disable than his warning suggests.
Paris weighs reducing embassy staff in Tehran, source says
France is reviewing whether to reduce staffing at its embassy after two French diplomats were detained, interrogated and allegedly abused by Iranian security forces in Tehran, according to information obtained by Iran International on Tuesday.
Family of executed protester says he was tortured into false confession
The family of 37-year-old executed protester Mohammad Amini Dehaghani has told Iran International that he was tortured into making a false confession, denied effective legal representation and deprived of the chance to appeal his death sentence.
Why US strikes are moving deeper into southern Iran
The latest US strikes on southern Iran may offer the clearest indication yet of how Washington's campaign around the Strait of Hormuz is evolving from retaliation to the systematic degradation of Iran's military infrastructure.
Australia declines timeline for delayed Iranian skilled visa cases
Australia declined to provide a timeline for resolving delayed skilled visa applications from Iranian nationals and did not directly answer whether Iranian applicants face additional security or identity checks compared with other nationalities.
UK police charge man over Iran-linked foreign intelligence offence
British police charged a 39-year-old man on Friday with assisting a foreign intelligence service in a case linked to Iran, following an investigation by Counter Terrorism Policing.
Rising daycare fees push Iranian families to rely on grandparents
Rising daycare fees and mounting economic pressure are prompting more Iranian families to forgo kindergarten enrollment and rely on grandparents for childcare, raising concerns among sociologists about the long-term impact on children's social development.
Petition tells Iran hardliners: Fight the US war yourselves
Nearly 100,000 people signed a petition within a day urging members of Iran’s ultraconservative Paydari Front to visit the southern war zone, reflecting anger at hardliners who oppose talks with Washington while remaining far from the fighting.
Inflation leaves Iranian pensioners unable to cover basic costs
Iranian pensioners say their monthly income no longer covers basic living expenses, with many forced to seek additional work as inflation continues to erode their purchasing power.
Wave of Iran plots drove UK action against IRGC, terror law tsar says
Britain's decision to create a new legal framework targeting Iran's Revolutionary Guards was driven less by political pressure than by the scale of alleged Iranian activity on British soil, according to Jonathan Hall, the UK government's independent reviewer of terrorism laws.
Two Iranians at the World Cup final – and neither represents the Islamic Republic
Iran's national team exited the World Cup in the group stage, yet two Iranians may still command Sunday's final: an exiled violinist on the halftime stage and the referee tipped for the whistle. Neither arrives representing the Islamic Republic.
US infrastructure threats no reason to continue talks, senior Iranian cleric says
A senior Iranian cleric said on Wednesday that Iranian officials should not continue negotiations with the United States by citing concerns over damage to the country's infrastructure, after President Donald Trump threatened to strike Iran's power plants and bridges.
Trump says Iran power plants, bridges could be hit next week
US President Donald Trump said he would expand military strikes on Iran to power plants and bridges unless Tehran returned to negotiations, warning in a Fox News interview broadcast on Tuesday that attacks would intensify next week.
Iran extends British prisoner's sentence by two years, family says
A British man jailed in Iran on espionage charges was given an additional two-year prison term after authorities accused him of speaking to the media from prison, his family said.