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Iranians are speaking out with increasing urgency over chronic water and electricity outages that upend daily life and fuel fury at the government.

Iran’s clerical leadership will fall from within not through any foreign military intervention, Israel’s prime minister said on Tuesday, as his defense minister warned of the possibility of a renewed campaign against the Islamic Republic.

Iran should return to nuclear talks, US Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker said in an interview, despite citing President Donald Trump's position that US attacks on Iran last month had devastated its nuclear program.

The United States is open to direct talks with Iran but the next move must come from Tehran, the State Department said on Tuesday, as the Islamic Republic and European powers gird for high-stakes nuclear talks in Istanbul later this week.

Israel caused over 100 Iranian missile launchers to explode upon activation during the war last month, an Iranian analyst alleged in a newspaper interview, adding that the country’s entire air defense system was hacked by Israel.

More than a dozen Iranians including dissidents were targeted with advanced spyware ahead of the war with Israel, Bloomberg reported, in a murky incident researchers could not yet explain.

Less than a month after the end of a 12-day war with Israel, Iran conducted a suborbital test using a satellite launch vehicle in a move experts say showcases its defiance and determination to advance its strategic goals.

Oil tankers passing through the Strait of Hormuz and approaching Iranian waters are facing higher insurance premiums and are now required to carry weapons and armed guards, The Telegraph reported on Tuesday.

The US Treasury on Tuesday sanctioned two individuals and five entities allegedly linked to Iran which it accused of laundering money and importing petroleum products into Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen.

A surprise Moscow visit by a senior adviser to Iran’s supreme leader on the eve of a joint military drill has stoked discussion about Tehran’s internal calculations and shifting foreign policy posture.

Most regions of Iran could soon face water rationing due to a deepening crisis caused by decades of mismanagement and worsening climate conditions, a senior lawmaker warned on Tuesday.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has submitted an urgent bill to parliament that would impose harsher penalties on social media users and content creators who publish what authorities describe as false or misleading information.

Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi’s interview with Fox News contained strategic errors that could damage Iran’s position in future nuclear talks, the IRGC-affiliated Fars News Agency said on Tuesday.

Iran's government spokesperson said on Tuesday that 1,062 people were killed during the recent 12-day conflict with Israel, including 786 military personnel and 276 civilians.

Iran’s Minister of Communications on Tuesday reported a 30% drop in the digital economy and a 150 trillion rial (about $170 million) loss in just one month, attributing the blow to widespread internet restrictions imposed during the country’s 12-day conflict with Israel.

A senior Iranian diplomat dismissed European efforts to trigger the reimposition of United Nations sanctions under the 2015 nuclear deal as legally baseless, arguing that the accord has not been in effect for seven years.

The United States will strike Iran again if necessary, President Donald Trump said on Monday night, responding to recent remarks by Iran’s foreign minister about the severe damage caused by Washington’s June strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites.

A post on the X account of Iran’s Supreme Leader on Monday warned Muslim states against aiding Israel or blocking Gaza aid, as Iran's foreign minister accused the Jewish state of imposing starvation on civilians and described its actions as war crimes.

The Trump administration remains open to talks with Tehran, the White House said on Monday, as Iran and Washington’s European allies prepare for a new round of nuclear negotiations on Friday — without the United States.

A surge in electricity outages across Iran has caused severe disruption to daily life and economic activity, leaving Iranians frustrated and businesses paralyzed, videos and voice memos sent to Iran International's submissions line show.

A government directive that may grant preferential internet access to certain groups is facing a fierce backlash from Iranians who say it institutionalizes privileges for well-connected insiders and deepens censorship for everyone else.