Iran’s judiciary has instructed law enforcement to identify and prosecute those producing and selling dolls deemed offensive to Shiite sanctities, after they appeared on online marketplaces and social media, the judiciary’s news agency reported.
Iran’s foreign ministry says it summoned Oman’s acting chargé d’affaires in Tehran on Sunday to protest what it called groundless media reports linking the deaths of two people in Oman to bottled water imported from Iran.
Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian has turned down an Egyptian invitation to attend the Sharm El-Sheikh summit on Gaza chaired by Donald Trump despite calls from moderates not to forgo what they called a historic opportunity.
Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian has turned down Egypt's invitation to attend the Sharm El-Sheikh peace summit due to be chaired by US President Donald Trump on Monday, Iran's foreign minister told a cabinet meeting Sunday.
The state-linked daily Jomhouri Eslami, which operates under the supervision of a representative of Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, described Hamas’s October 7 attack as a mistake that undermined anti-Israel movements in the region.
Iran today stands at a crossroads between decay and renewal: the old order has not yet collapsed, and any new society has yet to fully emerge.
Iran’s former top security official Ali Shamkhani has said then-president Hassan Rouhani was promptly informed after the Revolutionary Guards downed a Ukrainian passenger jet in 2020, contradicting public denials by Rouhani’s aides.
Mohammad Reza Bahoner, member of Iran’s Expediency Council, has recanted earlier remarks opposing mandatory hijab, calling it a "social necessity" and demanding punishment for those who challenge it during an appearance on Iran’s state broadcaster on Saturday.
Iran’s government denied reports that it plans to raise gasoline prices after the leak of a cabinet decree outlining a new pricing framework, which appeared on the website Khaneh Eghtesad and triggered widespread criticism and concern on social media.
Martin Scorsese and Jafar Panahi shared the stage at the New York Film Festival, where Scorsese appealed to streaming platforms to promote Iranian cinema and Panahi reflected on exile, censorship, and the resilience of Iranian artists.
Lebanon refused a $60 million aid offer from Iran, citing concerns over international sanctions, the Islamic Republic’s ambassador to Beirut Mojtaba Amani said on Saturday, amid tension over Hezbollah’s arms and Tehran's role in Beirut's politics.
Iranian foreign minister on Saturday rejected US President Donald Trump’s remarks that Iran might join the Abraham Accords, saying normalization of ties with Israel runs counter to Tehran’s core principles.
Hardline clerics and lawmakers have accused Iran’s government of neglecting mandatory hijab enforcement, after outrage over a mixed-gender event reignited debate on public appearance and the state’s waning control over personal freedoms.
Iran's embassy in Caracas on Saturday condemned the Norwegian Nobel Committee for awarding the Nobel Peace Prize to Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, citing her support for Israel's war on Gaza and for US strikes in the Caribbean.
Almost no living wetlands remain in Iran’s Fars province, a situation that environmental experts say is worsening public health and driving up cancer rates, the Iranian Labor News Agency (ILNA) reported on Saturday.
Iran is working to keep the threat of war away from its borders through diplomatic engagement, government spokesperson Fatemeh Mohajerani said on Saturday, according to state media.
Most schools and kindergartens in Tehran remain at serious risk of fire, with only three out of more than 6,400 meeting minimum safety standards, a senior fire department official said on Saturday.
Israel’s Mossad has developed one of its largest intelligence operations focused on Iran and may even intercept landline communications, a former commander of the Revolutionary Guards navy said on Friday.
An Iranian lawmaker has proposed giving people additional credit in hiring and promotion for marriage and having children, saying family formation should be treated as a form of social contribution.
President Masoud Pezeshkian is grappling with mounting challenges as both backers and detractors in Tehran direct their criticism at him for failures rooted far above his station.
US sanctions are squeezing Iran’s economy but also enriching Tehran elites and deepening ties to China, Mideast and energy expert Gregory Brew told Iran International’s Eye for Iran podcast.