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The completion and filling of a dam in Afghanistan has raised concerns in Iran as the two neighbouring countries try to make the most of the region's limited water resources.

The spokesman for Iran's Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) has dismissed the significance of Donald Trump’s presidency on the future of Iran. While Trump has vowed maximum pressure policy on Iran, Tehran's leadership have remained dismissive of its impact.

An Iranian website aligned with the Supreme National Security Council has published a report depicting Syria's new rulers as grappling with dissent and internal conflicts, after what amounted to a historic regional setback for Tehran.

Iran's judiciary chief has issued a stern warning against those engaging in financial corruption, spreading fear, and undermining public morale, vowing firm action.

Iran's Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance said on Monday that Italian journalist Cecilia Sala was arrested in Tehran for violating Iranian laws, without detailing any specific charges.

Iranian workers face a deepening struggle as the minimum wage, which once covered half of basic living expenses, now meets just one-quarter of the costs, labor activists now warn.

Iran’s central bank governor has accused the US-based website Bonbast of fueling the devaluation of the rial by setting unofficial exchange rates used by Iranian exchange offices.

Prominent Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh criticized the Iranian authorities for using foreign nationals as bargaining chips following the arrest of Italian journalist Cecilia Sala.

Jimmy Carter, the 39th US president, blamed for the 1979-1981 Iran hostage crisis and, by many, the rise of the Islamic Republic, has died at the age of 100.

An Iranian MP has criticized the Energy Minister Ali Akbar Mehrabian’s handling of the ongoing energy crisis as national blackouts continue to affect the country in the harshest winter months.

Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has denied any message exchange with the United States on nuclear negotiations via Oman, but said messages were being exchanged 'when necessary' through Switzerland.

Jimmy Carter, whose presidency lasted only four years due to his inability to resolve the Iran hostage crisis, died at the age of 100 on Sunday.

The anti-hijab protests of Vida Movahed seven years ago have become a legacy that haunts the Islamic Republic today as a nationwide movement against the Islamic headscarf continues to blight Tehran's leadership.

Ansar al-Furqan, a Sunni jihadist and ethnic Baluch militant group deemed a terrorist organization by Tehran, claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing that killed a local military intelligence chief in southern Iran.

Jalal Sherafat, a senior Iranian police commander, was killed in a car crash, Iranian media reported on Saturday.

Washington on Sunday urged Iran to release an Italian journalist detained in Tehran in a case likely related to Italy's arrest of an Iranian businessman on terrorism charges at the behest of the United States.

Babak Zanjani, an Iranian oil tycoon convicted of embezzling billions of dollars in oil revenues and sentenced to death, has apparently been released from prison according to social media posts by his lawyer.

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed on Sunday during a visit to Dubai.

Iran is struggling with a sharp decline in oil exports to China and seeks to offload reserves stored in Chinese ports ahead of Donald Trump's return to Washington.

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) issued a statement on the anniversary of the December 30th pro-government protests, urging citizens to unite in the face of foreign threats while the country edges towards further unrest.

Hamas dismissed an Israeli media report about the details of the assassination of the Iran-backed group's leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran.