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Iranian-designed Shahed drones now manufactured in Russia are overwhelming Ukraine’s air defenses and increasing the success rate of attacks, the Financial Times reported on Monday.

The cargo that caused the explosion at Rajaei Port in southern Iran belonged to a military entity, the Ham-Mihan daily reported on Monday citing victims’ families three months after the blast that killed dozens of workers.

In the midst of mounting economic pressure, international isolation and a series of military setbacks, Iran has launched a drive to deport Afghan migrants, marking the impoverished community's latest blow amid the vagaries of official policy.

A Lebanese national has been sentenced to 44 months in prison for conspiring to illegally export American-made oil rig machinery to Iran in violation of US sanctions, the Justice Department said on Monday.

Iranian Defense Minister Aziz Nasirzadeh met with his Russian counterpart in Moscow on Monday to discuss strengthening military ties as the two countries began a joint naval drill in the Caspian Sea.

Iran carried out a suborbital test of its Qased satellite carrier on Monday, aiming to evaluate new technologies under development in the country's space program, the IRGC-affiliated Tasnim news agency reported.

The European Union has sanctioned the son of an advisor to Iran's Supreme Leader for his role in Russia's oil trade, as part of a crackdown on the Kremlin's energy revenues.

Iran will host a high-level meeting with Russian and Chinese officials in Tehran on Tuesday, part of a diplomatic effort to shield the country from the threat of reimposed UN sanctions under the 2015 nuclear deal’s snapback mechanism.

Russia would side with Israel over Iran if forced to choose between the two, former Iranian ambassador to Moscow Nematollah Izadi said in remarks sharply critical of Tehran’s reliance on the Kremlin.

Israel-backed hackers wiped out $90 million in Revolutionary Guards crypto wallets during last month's war, calling it a landmark campaign to cripple Iran’s financial backbone, The Wall Street Journal reported.

Iran’s top air defense commander said the country's skies are being vigilantly guarded “day and night” following the recent 12-day conflict with Israel.

A senior Iranian lawmaker warned on Monday that Tehran could halt its regional maritime security cooperation, including in the Strait of Hormuz, if European powers move to reimpose United Nations sanctions via the so-called snapback mechanism.

Iran’s government has ordered the closure of public offices in Tehran Province for Wednesday amid an ongoing energy crisis and a nationwide heatwave, as the country’s president warned of a worsening water shortage.

France, Germany, and Britain lack the authority to trigger a mechanism under the 2015 nuclear deal to reinstate UN sanctions on Tehran, Iran’s foreign minister said in a letter to the UN secretary general ahead of a fresh round of talks with the E3 slated for Friday.

Iranian authorities have arrested at least eight relatives of protesters killed during the 2022 uprising in recent weeks, amid a broader crackdown on dissent in the aftermath of the country’s war with Israel last month.

A senior advisor to Iran's Supreme Leader and the Russian president discussed the Middle East tensions and Tehran's atomic program in a meeting in Moscow, a Kremlin spokesperson said, as the two sides prepare for joint naval drills in the Caspian Sea.

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has warned of the looming return of UN sanctions and called for psychological readiness among the public, as IRGC-linked Tasnim says Iran has reached an agreement in principle with Europe to resume nuclear talks.

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Shirin Ebadi said the fatal shooting of four civilians, including a three-year-old girl, by Iranian forces at a checkpoint in central Iran, represents a recurring pattern of deadly state repression in Iran.

Iran has replaced air defense systems damaged during last month's conflict with Israel, said Mahmoud Mousavi, the army’s deputy for operations.

Washington must maintain pressure to stop Iran from building nuclear weapons, two US senators told Iran International, expressing support for further sanctions and potential military action against the Islamic Republic.

Israel’s June attacks on Iran had been planned since November following serious warnings about the advancement of Tehran's nuclear program, according to Israeli media reports approved by the country’s military censor.