Iranian security forces are torturing a former political prisoner in a bid to extract a confession that he provided a gun used in the assassinations of two senior judges last month, a source familiar with the matter told Iran International.
The Swedish government has accused Tehran of using a Shi'ite Muslim mosque in Stockholm to spy on Sweden and the Iranian diaspora there.
The Islamic Republic has long ruled out developing nuclear weapons, a top political advisor to Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said, in dovish remarks pointing to a potential openness to reviving talks with the United States.
The costs of Iran’s nuclear program are negligible compared to the achievement of gaining nuclear technology despite sanctions, the country’s atomic energy chief said on Sunday.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Monday that certain economic difficulties are beyond governmental control, stressing the need to be transparent with citizens regarding such limitations.
The IRGC-linked Fars News on Monday urged authorities to shut down pet supply stores, calling for a halt to the expansion of shops selling clothing and accessories for pets, including dogs and cats.
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) commander-in-chief said that the force’s missile systems "can hit any enemy target in the region and overcome enemy anti-missiles" as the country rebuilds its defences after Israel's October aerial barrage.
A former British soldier who escaped from custody while facing charges of gathering sensitive information for individuals linked to Iran’s IRGC was sentenced to 14 years and three months in prison at Woolwich Crown Court in London on Monday.
Iraq’s oil ministry denied on Monday allegations about purchasing, receiving or re-exporting Iranian crude oil, saying that export operations are subject to strict controls.
In 1979, just ten days passed between Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini’s return from exile in France and the fall of the monarchy, paving the way for the establishment of the Islamic Republic under his and other clerics' control.
Iran's foreign ministry said on Monday that its senior diplomat, Abbas Araghchi, did not discuss negotiations with the United States during a recent visit to Doha.
Iran has dispatched four vessels from its IRGC and army navies to the UAE for a meeting with Emirati naval forces.
Kamal Kharrazi, a senior foreign policy advisor to Iran's Supreme Leader, expressed concern about what he called Israel's presence in Azerbaijan Republic, which borders Iran to the northwest.
A video circulating on social media shows a woman standing naked on a police vehicle in Iran in the latest instance of a woman disrobing in public and dramatically flouting the Islamic Republic's dress strictures.
An Iranian daily criticized Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, arguing that his recent diplomatic approach toward the United States, particularly his demands for the release of blocked funds, has been misguided.
A surge in counterfeit drugs has worsened Iran’s strained medicine market, forcing many with serious conditions to rely on the black market for scarce medication.
Prominent Iranian cleric Mohsen Qara’ati offered an interpretation of a Quranic verse on divorce, applying it to the long-standing tensions between Iran and the United States and the possibility of a rapprochement.
Mehdi Nasiri, a political activist and former editor of the hardline Kayhan newspaper, was arrested on Sunday in Mashhad.
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei praised the nation's boldness in standing up to what he called global arrogance, a term mainly referring to the United States.
A Swedish lawmaker called for the dismissal of Rouzbeh Parsi from the Swedish Institute for International Affairs, following a media investigation linking him to a Tehran-directed influence network.
Iran would retaliate if its nuclear facilities were targeted, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said, warning that such an attack would lead to a war in the region.