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An Iranian labor representative said soaring prices have eroded wages to the point where one gram of gold now equals a full month’s minimum pay for a worker.

Iran’s parliament speaker warned on Sunday that lawmakers could move to impeach President Masoud Pezeshkian’s cabinet if the government fails to rein in soaring prices, stepping up pressure on an administration grappling with a deepening economic crisis.

Iran’s current intelligence structure is not equipped to deal with the scale and nature of threats posed by Israel and needs fundamental reorganization, a former senior commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said.

Iran has halted contacts with Steve Witkoff, the United States’ senior negotiator, for several months, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said, while signaling that Tehran remains open to a negotiated agreement it describes as fair and balanced.

Tehran’s recent gestures of apparent flexibility—from looser enforcement of the hijab to an embrace of nationalist symbolism—recall moments in Communist history when a brief opening exposed risks the system ultimately moved to contain.

As Tehran grapples with a mounting mix of economic strain and public disillusionment, talk of constitutional reform is resurfacing among political insiders who say they have not entirely abandoned the idea that change from within is still possible.

Western intelligence agencies have detected unusual activity involving Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force, prompting heightened monitoring, sources familiar with the assessments told Iran International.

Changes to how YouTube presents ads has dealt a sharp blow to Iranian content creator revenues while bringing mercifully fewer ads to ordinary viewers of the banned but wildly popular video app.

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.

A leading economic newspaper in Tehran warned that poverty and inequality in Iran are deepening under intensified international sanctions, saying nearly one-third of the country’s wealth is now concentrated in the hands of just one percent of the population.

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.

Some of Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian’s supporters are now openly warning that Iran is headed toward crisis that could threaten the political system itself, with a growing number arguing that the president should resign.

The spokesman for Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization said the country has made significant nuclear advances, and that developing an atomic bomb would be very easy if Tehran chose to pursue it.

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.

Mora Namdar, an Iranian-American official fluent in Persian, has been appointed Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs, with her nomination approved by the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

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.