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Iran’s foreign minister said on Thursday that his ministry aims to soften and counter the effects of UN sanctions reinstated on Iran last month which are expected to deepen economic pain.

Iran’s defense minister on Thursday told a senior visiting military-industrial official from Belarus that Tehran seeks to deepen military cooperation with Minsk as both countries grapple with deep Western sanctions.

US President Donald Trump said US attacks in June on three nuclear sites had left Tehran weakened to the point that it is no longer respected, adding in an interview with TIME magazine that his actions knocked out a "big bully" in the region.

On paper, Iran’s law still mandates the compulsory hijab. But the streets tell a more complicated truth.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Thursday there is no doubt that gasoline prices must rise, signaling that long-anticipated fuel reforms are moving closer despite fears of renewed public unrest.

Iran has sentenced a former researcher of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), identified as Amirreza Jalilian, to 10 years in prison after convicting him of spying for the UK, his wife told Iran International.

Iran’s city of Isfahan could face a drinking water emergency within 45 days unless immediate action is taken to halt non-potable water extraction and speed up long-delayed transfer projects, the city’s council head warned, as drought deepens a nationwide water crisis.

Iran has carried out at least 88 public executions between 2011 and 2023, according to a review published by the daily Shargh, which said the practice -- often witnessed by crowds including children -- has failed to reduce violent crime despite declining in recent years.

An Iranian nuclear engineer employed at the Natanz nuclear facilities was executed in Qom last week after being convicted of spying for Israel, according to the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights.

Hooshmand Ramezanipour spoke softly from a refugee camp in Serbia, his voice low and cautious. “There are smugglers here,” he said. “To be honest, I have died and been resurrected many times — both inside Iran and here.”

A hardline commentator on Iranian state television alleged that the Baha'i minority in Iran holds secret allegiance to Israel, in comments which appear to reinforce official enmity toward the group as state persecution continues.

Calls are growing across Iran’s film industry to end state censorship, with thirteen trade unions joining directors and screenwriters in demanding the abolition of film production permits and pre-production controls imposed by government bodies.

Prominent Iranian American academic Mehrzad Boroujerdi has accused ex-security chief Ali Shamkhani of involvement in his father’s killing while a member of a militia group during the 1979 revolution.

Singapore-based cybersecurity company Group-IB says hackers tied to Iran carried out a sophisticated global phishing campaign to steal sensitive data from international organizations.

Israel said Iran was behind a cyberattack on a hospital in central Israel earlier this month that led to a leak of patient data, the National Cyber Directorate said, describing it as part of a broader wave of Iran-backed operations targeting Israeli institutions.

As Iranian consumers grapple with inflation and shortages, the country’s mid-tier car market which is dominated by Chinese automakers faces growing uncertainty following the renewal of UN sanctions in September.

Iranian intelligence minister said on Wednesday that the US President Donald Trump's so-called peace through strength policy seeks to pressure Iran into submission, marking another defiant comment leveled at Tehran's perceived nemesis in recent days.

Iran holds enough uranium to build ten nuclear weapons if it chose to enrich further, the UN atomic watchdog chief warned on Wednesday, but stressed that there was no sign Tehran seeks atomic arms.

Iran must rely on both its missile capabilities and diplomacy to safeguard national interests, the country’s foreign ministry spokesman said on Wednesday, emphasizing that resistance and engagement are complementary pillars of its foreign policy.

Iran's foreign minister said on Wednesday it will not return to negotiations with the United States unless Washington abandons what it described as unreasonable and excessive demands.

Hezbollah is relying more on its overseas financial networks as Iran faces economic strain, US experts told a Senate hearing on Tuesday, warning that the group could deepen its activities in Venezuela and across Latin America.