The BBC on Monday accused Iran of stepping up pressure on journalists working for its Persian language service by intimidating their families in Iran, calling the moves a "sharp and deeply troubling escalation."
A rare public clash over Iran’s top military commander has laid bare fault lines within Iran's hardline camp, exposing sensitivities over domestic and foreign policy as well as the country's ultimate taboo: the succession of a new Supreme Leader.
As Tehran insists in nuclear talks on its right to enrich uranium, many Iranians wonder why this right that has cost us so much in terms of sanctions and squeezed livelihoods has been elevated over the lost ones we actually care about.
Iran executed at least 157 people last month, the highest monthly figure this year, according to US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA).
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Monday that Tehran will not accept any nuclear agreement that strips the country of its right to peaceful nuclear technology, warning that negotiations will fail if Washington insists on limiting Iran’s enrichment capabilities.
Iran's Athletics Federation said it will take disciplinary action after reports that two athletes and a coach were arrested for alleged sexual assault during the 2025 Asian Athletics Championships in South Korea.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry said on Monday that the United States has yet to provide clear assurances on lifting sanctions, a key condition for any nuclear agreement between Tehran and Washington.
The United States and Egypt discussed Washington's negotiations with Iran over its nuclear program as Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arrived in Cairo on Sunday.
The White House has issued a directive to pause all new sanctions activity toward Iran, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday, citing a source close to the administration.
A senior Iranian lawmaker warned on Sunday that Tehran should not sign a deal similar to the 2003 Saadabad Agreement with world powers, which suspended its enrichment program and allowed snap UN inspections.
Hardliners in Iran are warning world powers of costly consequences if United Nations sanctions are revived ahead of an October deadline, as Western capitals weigh triggering the so-called snapback mechanism under the 2015 nuclear deal.
Nine people were arrested on Sunday as Iran's nationwide truckers’ strike reached its 11th consecutive day, spreading to at least 155 cities despite a mounting government crackdown.
Persistent electricity outages are wreaking havoc on daily life across Iran, according to dozens of citizen reports collected by Iran International as part of a campaign documenting the human cost of the country’s deepening energy crisis.
Iranian Deputy Parliament Speaker Ali Nikzad issued a formal apology on Saturday after his son hit and seriously injured a traffic police officer trying to stop his car while driving in a restricted bus lane.
The commander of Iran’s Army Ground Forces said on Sunday that the Islamic Republic is prepared to contribute to international peacekeeping missions under international frameworks.
Iranian wildlife authorities are continuing of a round-the-clock search for a missing brown bear cub that escaped from a wildlife clinic in Tehran’s Pardisan Park last week, officials said on Sunday.
Authorities in the Iranian city of Isfahan have banned all forms of dog walking in public, marking a new escalation in the Islamic Republic’s campaign against dog ownership.
A gas leak at a refinery in Fars Province on Saturday resulted in the deaths of two workers and left nine others injured, state-run media outlets reported citing local officials.
Iran has strongly rejected as unbalanced and politically motivated the latest report by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) which accuses Tehran of running an undeclared nuclear program using unreported material.
Iran operated a covert nuclear program using undeclared material at three sites under investigation, the International Atomic Energy Agency said in a confidential report shared with member states ahead of its board meeting in June.
Iran’s nuclear chief said on Saturday that indirect negotiations with the United States have made “some progress,” but dismissed any demand to eliminate uranium enrichment as “a disturbed dream” meant for Israeli audiences.