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Iran’s foreign minister announced Tehran’s willingness to consider deploying forces to Syria if requested by President Bashar al-Assad’s government, marking a potential major escalation to the conflict.

Iran has no current intention to engage in dialogue with Washington, citing a lack of appropriate grounds for such discussions, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told The New Arab on Monday.

Iran’s president warned on Monday that the state is short of foreign currency and without parliamentary allocation of dollars for imports, gasoline prices would rise amid the country's economic crisis.

Tanker tracking firms and energy consultants report a steady decline in Iran’s oil exports as top customer China eases buying and a second Trump administration looms.

Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi visited the homes of four senior clerics in Qom last week to secure their backing for negotiations with the West as the country finds itself ever weaker on the world stage.

Imprisoned critic of Iran's Islamic government, Mostafa Tajzadeh, has accused Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei of fueling poverty and corruption in a letter written from Tehran's Evin Prison.

Israel's internal security service Shin Bet assesses that Iran is behind more than 200 phishing attempts against senior Israeli officials, according to a report in the Times of Israel.

Iran sentenced 14 political prisoners to death in November and executed at least 135 convicts, the second-highest monthly total in 2024, rights groups say, condemning capital punishment as means to quell dissent.

Canada on Monday listed Yemen's Ansarallah as a terrorist entity, joining other Western nations in proscribing the Iran-backed group commonly referred to as the Houthis.

Iranian president and his Russian counterpart discussed the situation in Syria during a phone call on Monday with both leaders expressing their commitment to supporting the Syrian government amidst escalating rebel offensives.

Discussions to lift sanctions on Syria’s long-time president to lure him away from Tehran are underway between the US and UAE, according to Reuters.

Iranian citizens warn the country’s new hijab law will tighten restrictions on personal freedoms while also serving as a tool for state-driven financial exploitation.

Iran has cautioned that insecurity in Syria could have far-reaching consequences, intensifying instability across the region if not quashed.

As Syria’s political stability crumbles amid civil war in one of the biggest threats to President Bashar al-Assad since he took power in 2000, Iran-backed militias entered Syria overnight from Iraq.

US President-elect Donald Trump's nomination of Kash Patel as FBI Director could potentially sharpen US efforts to prevent Iranian influence operations in the United States that have raised alarm since 2023.

The details of Iran's new hijab law, unveiled by media in Tehran on Saturday, including stricter measures and the potential rise of vigilantism, have deeply unsettled many Iranians.

A growing number of commentators in Iranian media are criticizing hardline politicians for rhetoric they say has strained foreign relations and deepened the country's isolation.

Iran's foreign minister met the Syrian president in Damascus on Sunday to express Tehran's continued support for the Bashar al-Assad government in the wake of Aleppo's swift capture by armed rebels.

Iranian dissident rapper Toomaj Salehi, who was previously sentenced to death, has been released after serving one year in prison, Iran's Judiciary announced on Sunday.

The fall of Aleppo to rebels opposing President Bashar al-Assad has caused a critical situation for the Syrian government with implications that may extend to the Islamic Republic of Iran.

In a public appeal, the Iranian president urged citizens to conserve energy, emphasizing their role in mitigating the country’s ongoing energy shortage, a crisis that has intensified in recent months.