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A shadow war of mutual cyber-attacks between Iran and Israel has replaced missile fire and air strikes as a fragile truce holds, security experts told Iran International.

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei took part in a Muharram mourning ceremony at his compound in Tehran on Saturday, appearing before a select audience for the first time since Israeli attacks began on June 13, photos and videos released by his office show.

A new video showing two massive blasts near Tehran's Tajrish square has delivered a vivid illustration of the civilian toll a 12-day Israeli war wrought on Iran.

Iran is losing over $1.5 million every hour to internet restrictions, the Internet Business Association said in an open letter, as media linked to the Revolutionary Guards said the disruptions may signal an intensifying cyber war.

Iranian missiles struck five Israeli military facilities during last month’s 12-day war, according to satellite radar data reviewed by US researchers and published by The Telegraph on Saturday.

Widespread blackouts have returned to Iranian homes and public facilities, days after the war with Israel ended, exposing the fragility of the country’s power infrastructure, which had briefly held up while much of the country was shut down.

United Nations experts on Friday urged Iranian authorities to end a post-ceasefire crackdown marked by executions, mass arrests, and hate speech, warning that the country risks repeating past cycles of repression.

Iran has transferred French nationals Cécile Kohler and Jacques Paris to undisclosed locations after they survived explosions during Israeli strikes on Tehran’s Evin prison on June 23, their family told Iran International.

Former US national security advisor and veteran Iran hawk John Bolton hopes a White House meeting between Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu will pave the way for Tehran's downfall.

Israel managed to find and kill a top Revolutionary Guards commander despite his forswearing of communication methods that aided Israeli assassinations before, his daughter revealed, amid allegations that Israel used WhatsApp to track down its targets.

US advocacy group United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) on Friday called on the United States to sanction Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei over fatwas from senior clerics which appear to call for the death of US President Donald Trump.

Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s declaration of victory in the recent war with Israel and the United States continues to be met with disbelief and ridicule by many ordinary Iranians who mock his televised remarks from a hidden location.

Iran executed at least 21 people during its 12-day conflict with Israel last month including six men accused of spying for the Jewish state, according to a report by Oslo-based rights group Iran Human Rights (IHR).

The International Atomic Energy Agency said on Friday that its team of inspectors had safely departed Iran to return to its headquarters in Vienna, after a new law barred cooperation with the UN body.

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said on Friday that the military is preparing an enforcement plan to ensure Iran cannot rebuild the threats it posed to Israel, following the 12-day war between the two countries.

President Donald Trump said on Thursday that the US strikes on Iran had effectively ended hostile rhetoric from Tehran and pushed its leaders to seek talks with Washington.

An Iranian-Kurdish prisoner jailed in connection with the country’s 2022 nationwide protests has been sentenced to death on several charges including plotting to kill Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, his daughter told Iran International.

Iran says it has no plans to carry out further retaliation for recent US strikes on its nuclear facilities and is open to negotiations with Washington.

Most domestic and international flights in Iran will resume from Friday, with nearly all airports back online and daylight access restored to much of the country’s airspace, the country's Civil Aviation Organization said Thursday.

Israel will act if Iran resumes its pursuit of nuclear weapons, Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon said Thursday, adding that the country's policy of preempting Tehran's nuclear ambitions remains unchanged.

France on Thursday called for the immediate release of two citizens imprisoned in Iran since 2022, rejecting Tehran’s charges against them as baseless and warning of consequences if the pair are not freed.