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Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) inaugurated its first drone-carrier warship in a ceremony in the Persian Gulf port city of Bandar Abbas on Thursday, state media reported.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Thursday that proving the peaceful aims of its nuclear program would be easy, in an apparent bid to address US President Donald Trump's increased emphasis on achieving a deal.

Iranian security forces are torturing the brother of a young woman shot and paralyzed by police while driving without a hijab after he publicly campaigned for her treatment, according to a close family member.

Sweden has launched an inquiry into allegations that Rouzbeh Parsi, an Iranian-Swedish Middle East scholar at a prominent thinktank, was involved in a Tehran-led influence network aimed at shaping Western policy.

Iran’s exiled Prince Reza Pahlavi accused Germany of barring him from the upcoming Munich Security Conference, calling the decision an effort to silence the Iranian people and appease the Islamic Republic.

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards have received their first warship capable of launching drones and helicopters at sea, the semi-official Tasnim news agency affiliated with the Revolutionary Guards reported Thursday.

Social media posts and readers’ comments on reports published by some media outlets reveal divergent views about the possibility of a meeting between the US and Iranian presidents.

Prisoners in 35 facilities across Iran have joined hunger strikes as part of the No to Execution Tuesdays campaign, now in its 54th week protesting the country's use of capital punishment.

A hawkish Republican senator has expressed doubts about the feasibility of Donald Trump's idea of clinching a verifiable nuclear deal with Tehran, arguing that such a deal would not be possible as Iran's leaders are not trustworthy.

All options are on the table for the United States to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon, Trump's national security advisor Michael Waltz said in a Space conversation on X.

Demonstrating to US President Donald Trump that Iran does not seek nuclear weapons will not be difficult and is achievable, foreign minister Abbas Araghchi said on Wednesday, in an apparent olive branch to Tehran's main adversary.

An Iranian lawmaker said he would kill Donald Trump after the US president threatened to obliterate Iran if it sought to assassinate him.

Iran's president on Wednesday played down a memorandum signed by US President Donald Trump aimed at reducing Tehran's oil exports to zero but offered no reaction after Trump said he was willing to speak with his Iranian counterpart.

US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that any reports the United States and Israel would work together on a devastating military attack on Iran were overblown.

Tehran dismissed US President Donald Trump’s warning that any attempt by Iran to assassinate him would result in the country’s destruction, calling the remarks "provocative".

Political figures in Tehran are divided over ties with Moscow and Beijing. Some warn that Russia could exploit Iran’s tensions with the US, while others stress the importance of trade ties with both countries.

Iran's president and parliament speaker once again acknowledged that the country is facing a severe economic crisis, with people under "immense" inflationary pressure, with no relief from sanctions in sight.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told US President Donald Trump at a White House Press conference on Tuesday that the two leaders agree on the danger posed by Iran after the Islamic Republic tried to kill them both.

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed a directive restoring the so-called maximum pressure policy on Iran of his first term and warned of "catastrophic" consequences if Tehran does not make a deal on its nuclear program.

Iran’s top nuclear official said global powers are determined to block technological advancements by other nations, arguing that they see nuclear energy as their exclusive domain.

The Trump administration has granted permission to several State Department-funded projects focused on internet freedom in Iran to operate for another 30 days, as the president signed a memorandum restoring his so-called maximum pressure policy on Tehran.