Israeli public broadcaster Kan News reported on Monday that Hezbollah requested approximately $2 billion in annual funding from Iran to rebuild after the war, but Tehran agreed to transfer only about $1 billion.
Confusion rippled through Tehran on Monday after an IRGC-aligned news agency reported missile tests over several Iranian cities, only for state television to later deny that any launches had taken place.
Being born in Iran—not just entering from there—is now affecting even Iranians already living in the United States in how immigration cases are being handled, attorney Ali Rahnama told Iran International.
US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee said Iran appears not to have fully absorbed the message of Washington’s strike on the Fordow nuclear facility during the Israel–Iran war in June.
Iranian state media reported missile drills in several cities on Monday, as Tehran said its missile program was strictly defensive against the backdrop of rising regional tensions and warnings from Israel.
Tehran’s upcoming city council elections will be held under a proportional representation system for the first time, but widespread voter apathy has raised concerns of an extremely low turnout outside conservative ranks.
Norway’s foreign ministry on Monday confirmed the detention of one of its citizens in Iran, a spokesperson for the ministry told Iran International.
Israel is thinking about regime change in Iran as an option to avoid repeated rounds of conflict, former Israeli consul in Los Angeles said on Sunday.
Senator Lindsey Graham on Sunday said the United States should strike Iran again if there is credible evidence that Tehran is rebuilding its nuclear enrichment program or expanding its ballistic missile capabilities following the June strikes.
Israeli officials are preparing to brief Donald Trump on options for possible new military strikes on Iran, citing concerns that Tehran is expanding its ballistic missile program, NBC News reported on Saturday.
The US State Department called on Iran to release people detained after a memorial ceremony for Iranian human rights lawyer Khosrow Alikordi, warning of risks of abuse and unfair treatment.
Iran carried out the execution of an architecture student convicted of spying for Israel on Saturday, the judiciary announced, despite sustained concerns raised by rights groups over his detention, trial process and allegations of torture.
Amnesty International called on Iranian authorities on Friday to immediately release 16-year-old Mahmoud Baluchi Razi, arbitrarily detained since December 7 and subjected to torture to force his father to surrender.
The United Nations General Assembly has adopted a Canada-sponsored resolution condemning Iran's human rights violations for the 23rd consecutive year.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi spoke by phone with UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper on Friday, saying Tehran is open to diplomacy based on respect.
Russia's foreign minister on Friday urged UN nuclear watchdog chief to keep what he called a neutral, non-politicized approach to Iran’s nuclear file, adding any renewed cooperation must be on terms Tehran considers fair.
Recent rains delivered Iran from a dangerous dry spell straight into to destructive floods because the land has been denuded by years of poor management, environmental expert Roozbeh Eskandari told Eye for Iran.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Friday that the main US quarrel with Tehran is how it treats its people, on top of its opposition to Tehran's nuclear programs and regional ambitions.
As the Middle East enters the final weeks of 2025, the aftershocks of two years of regional war since October 7, 2023 are yielding to a quieter, consequential realignment of regional power.
Former Iranian foreign minister Ali Akbar Salehi suggested Iran and the United States could resume talks by changing the framing of negotiations to a shared goal that Tehran should not have nuclear weapons.
Air pollution returned to Iran’s capital and several other cities, pushing air quality back into unhealthy levels for vulnerable groups and prompting renewed health warnings, according to official data released on Friday.
Sweden has summoned Iran’s ambassador after receiving unconfirmed information that a Swedish citizen detained in Iran on espionage charges may have been sentenced to death, Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard said on Friday.