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Iranian security forces have arrested Abolfazl Ghadiani, a former revolutionary who has become an outspoken critic of Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.

Iran will not deploy forces to Lebanon or Gaza but vowed an unspecified response to Israel following its assassination of the leader of Iran-backed Hezbollah, a foreign ministry spokesman said on Monday.

Israel's domestic intelligence agency Shin Bet on Monday accused Iran of being behind a sharp rise in attempts to recruit Israeli citizens to kill senior officials.

Last week, exiled Iranian Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi outlined his vision for a prosperous Iran post-revolution, but it requires further refinement and expansion to address key aspects of the country's political economy.

After three failed attempts in 2006, Israel successfully assassinated the elusive Hezbollah leader through the efforts of Unit 8200 and the Intelligence Directorate (Aman), following a major shift in tactics, according to reports.

During President Masoud Pezeshkian's recent UN visit, the University of Chicago repatriated another collection of millennia-old clay tablets, originally loaned from Iran in the 1930s.

A hardline newspaper in Tehran has raised the issue of President Joe Biden becoming a “legitimate” target after he leaves office, due to the US role in the Israeli plot to assassinate “leaders of the resistance.”

Hashem Safieddine, a prominent figure in Hezbollah's leadership, has been named by the group's executive council as the successor to Hassan Nasrallah as Secretary General, according to sources cited by Al-Arabiya on Sunday.

With the world now looking ahead to a future for Lebanon and the Middle East without long-time Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, many are hopeful for a brighter outlook for the country and the region.

Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah's death has sparked reactions across Iran's government-controlled press, with conservative, hardline, and reformist newspapers offering their differing perspectives.

A Lebanese security source says an Iranian informant tipped off Israel about the whereabouts of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah before his assassination Friday.

A conservative politician and several centrist figures have publicly offered key advice to President Pezeshkian, raising questions about why it was shared in the media rather than in private discussions.

The Islamic Republic should close the Strait of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf and build a nuclear bomb, Iran's ultra-hardliners have been demanding on social media in the wake of Israel’s killing of Hassan Nasrallah.

Iranian Agriculture Minister Gholamreza Nouri has announced a 20% increase in raw milk prices, adding to the mounting challenges faced by the Iranian public amid persistent inflation and economic difficulties.

The 64-year-old leader of Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, was killed Friday in an Israeli airstrike on southern Beirut, 42 years after he became the representative of Iran’s ruler, Ruhollah Khomeini, in Lebanon at the age of 21.

Following the death of Hassan Nasrallah, the Secretary-General of Hezbollah in Lebanon, reactions have emerged both from within Iran and beyond.

Iran confirmed that Brigadier General Abbas Nilforoushan, the deputy commander of the Revolutionary Guard for operations, was killed alongside Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in Israeli airstrikes in Beirut on Friday.

Iran's Parliament has blocked the resignation of a lawmaker set to join Masoud Pezeshkian’s cabinet as deputy, sparking speculation over whether Pezeshkian will fight to keep the Sunni lawmaker in his ranks.

Iran's currency, the rial, has dropped 3.3% in value since last week, when Israel launched strikes against Hezbollah in Lebanon, raising concerns about a broader conflict involving the Islamic Republic.

After the Israeli military said it had killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said from a secure location that Hezbollah is at the forefront the forces of resistance which will determine the fate of the region.

A hardline academic in Tehran, frequently featured on Iranian state TV as a US politics expert, has claimed that the United States is unlikely to respond to Pezeshkian's “pacifist remarks” during his visit to the UN headquarters in New York.