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Women in Tehran's Evin Prison are being subjected to forced confessions along with being denied medical care after a violent crackdown following a prisoner protest last week.

Iran's Minister of Intelligence, Esmail Khatib, has been re-nominated to continue in his role under newly elected President Masoud Pezeshkian, despite being sanctioned twice by the United States.

Iran's Permanent Mission to the United Nations, referencing a recent Politico report about the hacking of Donald Trump's election campaign, has denied any intention to interfere in the US presidential election.

The Iranian Parliament has confirmed the receipt of President Masoud Pezeshkian’s list of proposed ministers, which includes former chief nuclear negotiator Abbas Araghchi as the nominee for foreign minister.

On Tuesday, August 6th, the Middle East Institute hosted a virtual briefing titled "On the Edge: Israel-Iran Tension Post-Haniyeh Escalation," which explored the increasingly tense situation in the region as Tehran issued threats of retaliation.

President Massoud Pezeshkian's submits the names of his cabinet ministers to the Iranian parliament (Majles) on Sunday, six weeks after he won the election and began a hard process of choosing ministers.

The head of Hamburg Islamic Center (IZH) received direct orders from Iran's Supreme Leader, documents obtained by Germany’s Interior Ministry show, shedding more light on the extent of Tehran’s influence over Islamic centers in Europe.

As Iranian citizens grapple with rising poverty and rampant inflation, officials are attempting to address the budget deficit by raising prices on bread, fuel, and essential goods, aiming to reduce government subsidies and ease the fiscal shortfall.

On Saturday, public hospital nurses in Shiraz, southern Iran, extended their strike into a sixth day, joined by others in protest against harsh working conditions, low wages, and ongoing government neglect.

Politics overshadowed the performance of female Iranian athletes at the Paris Olympics, where current world taekwondo champion Nahid Kiyani won a silver medal after defeating her former teammate and defector, Kimia Alizadeh.

Iran’s UN representative has denied a Reuter’s report on Friday which said that Iran is planning to supply hundreds of missiles to Russia for its war in Ukraine.

In the early hours of Friday morning, the town of Dahla in Deir Ezzor, eastern Syria, witnessed a sudden and bloody attack by Assad's forces and Iranian-backed militias against civilians.

A Knesset member is warning the leaders of the Islamic Republic in Tehran against striking Israel, as a potential war looms after the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran.

The US is sending clear messages to Iran that it will have to reckon with not just Israeli but American resources if it were to go ahead with its promised large-scale retaliatory strike against Israel.

IRGC-affiliated Tasnim News, citing an informed source, reacted to Iran International's report about President Masoud Pezeshkian's efforts to dissuade Ali Khamenei from attacking Israel, saying there's a "consensus" among Iran's authorities on avenging Haniyeh's death.

Two leading economists in Iran say that five weeks after President Masoud Pezeshkian's election, there is still no sign of a clear plan for addressing economic challenges or any strategy for changing the current ineffective system.

A group of female political prisoners in the women's ward of Tehran's Evin Prison were assaulted by prison guards on Tuesday, after staging a protest against the execution of Iranian dissident Reza Rasaei.

As the US presidential election draws closer, Iran-linked groups are intensifying their efforts to influence the outcome, according to a new report from Microsoft.

Iran has sent small shipments of crude oil to new destinations such as Bangladesh and Oman, according to shipping sources and data, the latest sign of Tehran pushing to sustain output at close to its highest in five years.

As the initial excitement over Kamala Harris’s emergence as the presumptive Democratic nominee wanes, increased scrutiny is being directed toward her past positions, policies, and advisors.

Industrial production in Iran faces a crisis, as manufacturers report that frequent power outages have often halted operations. This is particularly striking given that Iran has one of the world's largest oil and gas reserves.