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A fire erupted early Tuesday at Qaem Hospital, a private medical facility in the northern Iranian city of Rasht, claiming the lives of nine patients.

The Canadian parliament, across all three main party platforms, has unanimously passed the Toomaj Sanctions, related to the death sentence issued for a dissident Iranian rapper.

Reza Pahlavi, Iran's exiled prince, condemned the recent exchange of Hamid Nouri, a man he labeled a "war criminal," for two Swedish citizens, calling it "an irresponsible and unethical action."

Golrokh Iraee, a political prisoner currently held in Tehran’s Evin Prison, has expressed her strong disapproval of the 'reformists' participating in the upcoming June 28 presidential elections.

The head of the UN's nuclear watchdog says Iran’s 2015 nuclear agreement to limit its nuclear program "exists only on paper and means nothing."

Tehran Municipality has disbursed 250 million rials ($400) for "arrears salaries" of each employee as presidential candidate Alireza Zakani, the city mayor, bids to win the public's support.

A week after the start of the election campaign in Iran, almost no one speaks about three of the five hardliner candidates: Amir Hossein Ghazizadeh Hashemi, Tehran Mayor Alireza Zakani, and former Justice Minister Mostafa Pourmohammadi.

Iranians living in Sweden gathered outside the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Sunday to protest the release of an Iranian official serving a life sentence for war crimes.

Iran's Red Crescent Society has confirmed the deaths of seven Iranians during this year's Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca due to “heatstroke” and “pre-existing health conditions”.

Inmates in Ward Four of Tehran’s notorious Evin Prison are suffering from severe overcrowding, abysmal hygiene, and hunger, according to a human rights monitoring group.

Iran’s former Foreign Minister has responded to criticism of allegations of secrecy surrounding the 2015 nuclear deal amid the presidential race war of words.

Iranian presidential candidate and parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf urged other conservative contenders to step down in his favor before the June 28 snap election.

Intensified cross-border fire from Iran-backed Hezbollah militias from Lebanon into Israel could trigger serious escalation, the Israeli military said on Sunday, repeating recent warnings by other officials.

Sunni cleric Mowlavi Abdulahad Parsa has been removed from his position as leader of Friday prayers as the Iranian government continues to oppress the Sunni community.

Iran's handpicked presidential candidates are facing scrutiny from the media and social media users for their unrealistic plans, promises, and the false claims their supporters have made about their character.

Sweden's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Tobias Billstrom, has publicly acknowledged a significant oversight in travel advisories concerning Iran, following the recent controversial prisoner swap deal with Tehran.

A key question is whether 'moderate' candidate Masoud Pezeshkian can motivate reform-minded and other voters, who have abstained from voting in the last three elections in Iran, to return to the polls.

Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has branded children's toys a 'cultural invasion' as the reach of Iran's theocratic dictatorship deepens further.

In the lead-up to Iran's presidential election, candidate Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has laid out a foreign policy that continues to bear the hallmark of Tehran's war-mongering.

Iranian journalist and political activist Abbas Abdi says a significant number of Iranians are not inclined to vote in the snap presidential elections on June 28, disillusioned with the political system.

Following Iran International's report on a contaminated dialysis solution from a company linked to the Supreme Leader, Iran's acting president has ordered an urgent investigation by the anti-corruption coordination head.