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The Iranian government said on Tuesday that the implementation of the controversial "Chastity and Hijab" law has been postponed due to the potential unrest it may spark.

As voices associated with Iran’s ruling establishment increasingly advocate for negotiations with the United States, a prominent newspaper has warned that up to 50% of the population is now living below the poverty line.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has attributed the Syrian army's collapse to psychological warfare, warning that the rapid fall of the country's ally in Syria should serve as a cautionary tale for Tehran.

Iran executed 901 people in 2024, including 31 women, marking a rise in capital punishment cases, the United Nations human rights office said on Tuesday.

Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani will host a Quint group meeting in Rome on Thursday, focusing on the Middle East, particularly Syria and Iran, Italian media reported Tuesday.

Families of those killed in the downing of Flight PS752 gathered at the crash site in Shahedshahr, Tehran Province, on the fifth anniversary of the tragedy under the slogan "Never Forget, Never Forgive."

Iranian forces have largely withdrawn from Syria following the toppling of President Bashar al-Assad in December, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday, citing US, European, and Arab officials.

The Iranian military and the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) began a joint air defense drill near the Natanz nuclear facility in central Iran on Tuesday, testing readiness to protect the sensitive site from potential attacks.

As President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration nears, more establishment figures and experts in Iran are urging authorities to engage in negotiations with the United States to alleviate the Islamic Republic’s severe economic pressures.

A court in Istanbul will examine a $1m fraud case involving Iranian students promised admission to Turkish universities without entrance exams.

France says Iran's future ties and sanctions relief depend on the release of three French citizens detained in the country, with some held in conditions resembling torture.

The number of Starlink satellite internet users in Iran has surpassed 100,000, a senior industry official said on Monday, underscoring the keenness of Iranians to defy curbs on their access to the outside world.

A man has been charged with helping a former British soldier convicted of spying for Iran escape from a London prison, the Metropolitan Police said on Monday.

US President Donald Trump left Israeli Minister Ron Dermer with the impression that he was likely to support an Israeli military strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities—or even order a US strike—after a November meeting, Axios reported citing two sources.

Iraq’s prime minister is set to visit Tehran on Wednesday to discuss regional issues following the tumultuous events of 2024, including the overthrow of Syria’s Bashar al-Assad and the decline of Iran’s regional influence.

US President-elect Donald Trump has agreed to temporarily halt the extradition of an Iranian detained in Milan, Italian media said on Monday after Iran International reported that Tehran tied an Italian reporter’s release to the Iranian detainee’s freedom.

French President Emmanuel Macron warned on Monday that Iran's nuclear program is nearing the point of no return, stressing the need for Paris to engage in strategic discussions with US President Donald Trump's administration about Tehran.

A video has gone viral on social media showing a woman without a mandatory headscarf confronting a cleric at Tehran's Mehrabad Airport, removing his turban and placing it on her own head like a scarf during the altercation.

Iran has denied any connection between the detention of Italian journalist Cecilia Sala and the arrest of Iranian national Mohammad Abedini Najafabadi in Milan, describing reports of a reciprocal exchange as false.

While Iran's Supreme Leader continues calls for Syrian youth to reject the new leadership, Iran’s foreign ministry has reaffirmed its commitment to Syria’s sovereignty.

The "chain murders" of the 1990s—a series of assassinations targeting Iranian dissidents and intellectuals—claimed at least 80 lives and stand as a dark chapter in the Islamic Republic's history of extrajudicial killings.