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Iran’s parliament on Wednesday approved a 20-year strategic partnership with Russia, signaling a further tightening of ties between the two countries in both defense and economic matters.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has called for a fundamental rethinking of security frameworks in West Asia, emphasizing that sustainable peace can only be achieved by empowering regional actors rather than relying on foreign intervention.

New US intelligence suggests preparations are underway for an Israeli strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities in spite of its ally being in the midst of sensitive nuclear talks with Tehran, according to CNN.

Iran on Wednesday executed the man convicted of a deadly 2023 attack on the Azerbaijani embassy in Tehran, the judiciary’s official news agency Mizan reported.

A US congresswoman of Iranian descent has introduced legislation named after an Iranian Christian covert to block expedited deportations to countries where they may face persecution.

Iran's Supreme National Security Council issued a directive on Tuesday banning domestic media from translating or republishing foreign reports on the country’s negotiations with the United States or offering any analysis on the talks.

As nuclear diplomacy draws global attention, Iran’s domestic politics remain consumed by petty administrative debates, leaving little space to address the country’s deeper economic and institutional challenges.

Optimism in Tehran about nuclear talks with Washington has waned after a stern public rebuke from Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on Tuesday to US demand that Iran totally halt uranium enrichment.

Iran’s top cybercrime official said that many websites and online platforms advertising sigheh or temporary religious marriage are designed to defraud users, even after an investigation by Iran International last week demonstrated it was a genuine industry.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio gave an expansive view of negotiations with Iran on Tuesday, telling a Senate Committee that the United States rules out Iranian enrichment and could maintain missile and terrorism related sanctions after any deal.

British-Iranian woman Nasrin Roshan was released from Tehran's notorious Evin Prison on Tuesday, 550 days after being arrested for participating in protest gatherings abroad, Iran International has learned.

Dissident Iranian composer Mehdi Rajabian has become the first Iranian to win a Telly Award for his work on Mercedes-Benz's promotional teasers, after years of imprisonment for his underground musical activities and outspoken advocacy for artistic freedom.

Israel’s Defense Minister Israel Katz said a spy plot against him had been thwarted in what Israel says is the 20th Iran-backed operation thwarted in the country since the Gaza war began.

Iran’s parliament on Tuesday condemned a motion by over 550 British lawmakers calling to label the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) a terrorist group, warning of legal repercussions from Tehran.

Former CIA Director and retired US Army General David Petraeus said that a new nuclear deal with Iran could pave the way for Tehran to become a more constructive player in the region.

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said on Tuesday that the current indirect nuclear talks with the United States are unlikely to succeed as he refused Washington's demands for Iran to halt uranium enrichment.

Iran will retaliate with costly and damaging measures against any attempt by Europe to activate the snapback mechanism and reimpose UN sanctions, a hardline Iranian newspaper affiliated with the Revolutionary Guards warned on Tuesday.

Iran has received a proposal for the next round of indirect negotiations with the United States, deputy foreign minister Kazem Gharibabadi said on Tuesday.

Iran’s oil revenues should be deposited into a national fund before being spent, the country’s budget chief said on Monday, urging greater transparency and fiscal discipline as the military's share of the revenue continues to rise.

British interior minister Yvette Cooper said Iran posed an "unacceptable threat" to the domestic security of the country after authorities charged three Iranian nationals under a national security law following a major counter-terrorism investigation.

As European powers are in tense talks with Iran over whether to impose punishing sanctions over its nuclear program, terrorism-related arrests of Iranians on UK soil and a drama over detained Britons are pushing London-Tehran ties to new lows.