Iran's Assembly of Experts, a body of Islamic jurists tasked with choosing the supreme leader, has become the first governing institution to call for a review of the country's defense doctrine, potentially paving the way for a reversal of the religious ban on nuclear weapons.

Parsian Bank calls itself private. Its own shareholder’s audited accounts say Setad, the business empire under Iran’s supreme leader, manages its shares and picks its board, and the bank has lent heavily to Setad’s companies, an Iran International investigation shows.

Iranian security agencies have threatened to label families of slain protesters "terrorists" unless they accept the government's account of their relatives' deaths, sources told Iran International ahead of the first anniversary of the January killings.

Iran's population could shrink from 87 million to 31 million over the next 75 years, a senior population official warned Thursday, citing a projection far more pessimistic than United Nations estimates.

Tehran's rhetoric toward Washington is hardening, with senior Iranian officials threatening US military bases in Europe and commentators on state television calling for a complete closure of the Strait of Hormuz to force American concessions.

Iran is adding 23 commemorations to its official calendar, including days marking the US-Israeli war, the killing of former supreme leader Ali Khamenei and the selection of his son Mojtaba as his successor.

The Revolutionary Guards' unveiling of a new underground missile facility has sparked public anger over military spending, with citizens questioning government priorities amid growing poverty, energy shortages and a lack of civilian shelters.

Iran designated Argentina’s navy and air force as terrorist organizations on Wednesday, invoking a 2019 law on reciprocal action after Buenos Aires designated Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) as a terrorist organization.

Rep. Jim Jordan, a strong supporter of President Donald Trump's military campaign against Iran, was elected House Republican leader Tuesday, placing a longstanding critic of Tehran's nuclear program at the head of the party's diminished congressional ranks.

Iran's Revolutionary Guards unveiled what they described as a new underground missile facility on Tuesday, releasing footage of senior military commanders touring the complex.