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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.

US President Donald Trump on Sunday expressed surprise at Tehran’s continued insistence on uranium enrichment despite last month’s American airstrikes on its nuclear facilities, vowing to block any attempt by Iran to maintain the program.

A bomb was planted near the residence of Iran’s foreign minister during the 12-day war with Israel but was discovered before it could explode, Abbas Araghchi said in an interview.

An Israeli citizen of Iranian origin has been charged with espionage, accused of passing sensitive details about Israeli war plans to an Iranian intelligence operative.

Last month's US air strikes targeting Iran's nuclear infrastructure dampened foreign support for Tehran, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Saturday in an interview with Fox News.

Iran has banned the use of mobile phones inside parliamentary chambers and committee meetings due to rising security concerns, state media reported on Sunday.

Iran has executed two men accused of belonging to the outlawed Mojahedin-e-Khalq (MEK) opposition group and targeting civilian sites with improvised weapons, the judiciary-affiliated news agency Mizan reported on Sunday.

The Islamic Republic's downfall would lead to sustainable peace and prosperity in the Middle East, Iranian exiled prince Reza Pahlavi said on Saturday, calling for unity among dissidents during a major opposition gathering in Munich.

US Navy veteran Michael White's pursuit of love in Iran instead landed him in a Mashhad jail, where he looked destined to languish as a political bargaining chip.

Iran will face the return of UN sanctions unless it resumes cooperation with nuclear inspectors and returns to talks, the leaders of Britain, France and Germany agreed on Saturday during a phone conversation.

A small fire is lit at dawn and quenched at dusk at the Zoroastrian center in Orange County, California in imitation of sacred fires in worshippers' home temples of Yazd and Tehran which have burned uninterrupted for centuries.