Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said on Tuesday that Western powers, led by the United States, are using Tehran’s nuclear program as an excuse for confrontation with the Islamic Republic.
Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani said that his government thwarted 29 attempted missile and drone attacks by Iran-aligned armed groups during the height of the war between Israel and Iran.
An Iranian lawmaker on Tuesday urged a vote on a draft proposal to bar US talks unless the Gaza blockade ends, a day after President Trump accused Tehran of blocking ceasefire efforts.
Iranian energy officials have sounded the alarm over the impact of cryptocurrency mining on the national electricity grid, saying that crypto mining now accounts for as much as 15 to 20 percent of Iran's electricity imbalance.
Iran's foreign minister on Monday insisted Iran would not give up enrichment and the United States has no way to end it militarily, hours after US President Donald Trump vowed to wipe out Iran's nuclear sites again if it revived its activities.
A former Iranian lawmaker has launched a blistering attack on the country’s intelligence agencies, accusing them of catastrophic failure in the face of Israel’s military strikes in June that killed dozens of Iranian commanders.
Sara Gohari, a 29-year-old Afghan sociology student living in Iran has been detained after traveling to the country’s eastern border to document the forced deportation of Afghan refugees, her lawyer and a rights group said.
A Belgian lawmaker of Iranian descent said the European country's police warned her of an Iranian plot to abduct her via Turkey after she backed labeling the Revolutionary Guards a terrorist group.
A third Kurdish environmentalist in less than a week died on Monday from severe burns sustained while battling a wildfire in western Iran, sparking renewed criticism of government mismanagement.
Two renowned Iranian filmmakers have condemned authorities for raiding the home of fellow dissident director Ali Ahmadzadeh and seizing his laptop and communication devices.
Rasoul Bodaghi, a prominent former political prisoner arrested during the height of Iran’s 2022 protest movement, has reportedly taken his own life months after his release.
An Iranian government plan to close workplaces and schools one day a week in response to deepening electricity and water shortages has drawn fire from many Iranians who say the move will only worsen daily hardships.
US President Donald Trump on Monday expressed frustration over stalled efforts to reach a ceasefire with Hamas in Gaza and accused Iran of obstructing the negotiations.
The United Nations' top human rights official on Monday urged Iran to impose an immediate moratorium on the use of the death penalty, citing a surge in executions across the country.
Iran opposes any attempt by European powers to activate the UN sanctions snapback mechanism, the foreign ministry said on Monday after recent nuclear negotiations in Istanbul.
An American citizen who came to Iran to visit relatives before the outbreak of the 12-day war is among five Jews still detained on suspicion of collaborating with Israel.
The United States expended roughly 25% of its high-end THAAD missile interceptors during June’s 12-day conflict between Israel and Iran, raising concerns about its ability to sustain future missile defense operations, CNN reported Monday.
France said on Sunday it will push for sweeping global embargoes on Iran unless a broader deal is reached by the end of August covering not just Tehran’s nuclear program but its missile and regional activities.
Siamak Namazi, a former Iranian-American prisoner who was held in Iran for eight years, has criticized Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian’s recent call for expatriates to return to the country, accusing the Islamic Republic of continuing a “heinous diplomacy of hostage-taking.”
Buying, selling, and drinking alcohol in Iran is illegal and still risky. But over the years, something has shifted. Whispers spread: some restaurants let customers bring their own drinks. Then, a few began serving alcohol under code names.
Iranian officials are considering formal Wednesday shutdowns to create three-day weekends and a full summer week off amid worsening water and power outages caused by extreme heat and falling reservoir levels across the country.