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Iranian officials, during the commemoration of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in Lebanon, doubled down on their support for the group amid escalating pressures from the US and Israel.

An Iranian cleric, an imam at an Islamic Center in suburban Stockholm, has been arrested for nearly two weeks and faces deportation from Sweden, Expressen reported Friday.

A Senate resolution introduced on Friday urges Washington and its allies to maintain a firm stance, ensuring that all possible options remain available against the threat of a nuclear-armed Iran.

An Iranian exiled opposition group announced on Friday it has evidence showing the Islamic Republic is secretly developing nuclear-capable warheads designed for missiles that can reach Europe.

The clerical establishment in Tehran has lost the battle for the hearts and minds of Generation Z and hopes now to win the loyalty of Gen Alpha, Middle East analyst Holly Dagres told Iran International.

Iran has been deterred, and a Gaza ceasefire has held due to President Donald Trump's warning of dire consequences if Tehran-backed Hamas refused to release Israeli hostages, the White House said Friday.

Female Iranian football fans are no longer officially banned from stadiums but religious fundamentalists still publicly rue the lifting of the four-decade-old restriction.

State-appointed Iranian clerics have expressed their opposition to potential negotiations with the United States, criticizing the government's approach despite Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei potentially giving an implicit green light earlier this week.

Infighting persisted among rival factions in Tehran over possible US talks after Ali Khamenei gave an implicit green light earlier this week, though with caveats reflecting his recurrent distrust of America.

Washington is exhorting senior Lebanese officials to prevent Hezbollah or its allies from selecting the country's next finance minister, Reuters reported citing sources familiar with the matter.

Israel has accused Iran of funneling tens of millions of dollars to Hezbollah through clandestine cash deliveries, lodging formal complaints with the US-led committee overseeing the cease-fire in Lebanon, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday.

A senior Iranian military commander said expanding military drills showcase the country's deterrence and defense capabilities as an Israeli official again broached a potential attack on Iran's nuclear program.

35-year-old Iranian refugee Sina Rostami, who is detained in a Turkish deportation camp for not having proper documentation, is routinely awakened in the morning with the strike of a jailer's baton.

An Iranian actress featured in a film recently nominated for an Academy Award has been barred from leaving Iran and faces propaganda and immorality charges, according to US entertainment news site Deadline.

An Iran Airtour flight set to fly from Tehran to Paris on Friday was canceled due to an objection by state carrier Iran Air over a commercial dispute, a source told Iran International.

Google says Iranian state-backed actors online are using the tech giant’s AI chatbot Gemini to research defense organizations, foreign governments, and dissidents abroad.

A former representative of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei revealed on Thursday that regional setbacks have stoked high-level criticism of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps and the leader of its foreign operations Esmail Qaani.

Canadian authorities have launched deportation proceedings against an Iranian woman they say was a senior member of the Iranian government, Global News reported on Thursday.

Economist Ali Ghanbari has criticized opponents of Iran joining the money laundering watchdog, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), accusing them of benefiting from the country's isolation.

Hezbollah's war damage compensation for citizens displaced by the group's conflict with Israel, funded by Iran, are being postponed, according to a letter from a Lebanese micro-finance institution.

Public participation in the ancient Zoroastrian Sadeh festival, once nearly forgotten but now surging in popularity among Iranians, is being banned anew by authorities in the Islamic Republic.