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Iran is ramping up its hijab enforcement as summer approaches with the deployment of 7,000 police officers to the country’s northern beaches.

Twelve bipartisan members of Congress, led by Brad Sherman (D-CA), have written to US President Joe Biden urging him to "swiftly apply all available sanctions" to those involved in the death sentence of dissident Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi.

IRGC-linked media in Iran said on Wednesday that arrested blogger Hossein Shanbehzadeh is a "fugitive Mossad agent" with a history of insulting religious figures and connections to Israeli intelligence.

The Iranian government has announced a new directive mandating Islamic dress codes for hospital patients and medical workers.

Canada has named Iran as one of the top four countries which gathers information to "harm and threaten Canadian citizens" and to "interfere with political systems and critical infrastructure."

The Islamic Republic of Iran has thus far shown a relatively mild reaction to a censure resolution passed by the UN nuclear agency's Board of Governors condemning Tehran’s lack of cooperation.

Israel's latest strategy to take on its regional rival Iran is not with a weapon, but a new tool in its soft power arsenal which aims to bridge relations between the two nations locked in escalating tensions.

The Lebanese group Hezbollah escalated its ongoing conflict with Israel into a potential full-scale war on Monday by launching drones and missiles into Israeli territory, causing massive fires in the north.

Khodadad Afsharian, the former head of the football federation referees' committee, has been apprehended on allegations of corruption, accused of accepting bribes to manipulate match outcomes.

The UN nuclear watchdog's Board of Governors passed a resolution on Wednesday, censuring Iran and demanding that it resolves outstanding issues with the IAEA over its advancing nuclear program.

The IRGC Commander-in-Chief has warned that Israel will "pay the price" for an airstrike in Syria that killed Iranian Revolutionary Guard officer Saeid Abiar early Monday.

Iran’s acting foreign minister issued a warning regarding the looming possibility of a new IAEA resolution targeting Iran, accusing the international nuclear watchdog of succumbing to political influence.

Imprisoned human rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi has launched a campaign to raise awareness and end state-led sexual harassment of protesters.

Jordanian authorities have announced their largest drug bust in years at a border crossing with Saudi Arabia, tracing the origin to Iran-linked networks in Syria.

The Iranian-backed Houthis launched two anti-ship ballistic missiles (ASBM) from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen into the Red Sea over the past 24 hours.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu toured the country's northern border with Lebanon on Wednesday and said Israel was prepared for strong action in the north against Iran-backed Hezbollah.

Considering the array of contenders vying for Ebrahim Raisi’s seat who have the highest chance of approval by the Guardian Council, it is highly unlikely that the next Iranian president will be a cleric.

Three Iranian protesters injured during the 2022 nationwide uprising met with Masoud Gharakhani, the President of the Norwegian Parliament, in a bid to forward the plight of the Iranian public.

Israeli MP Avigdor Liberman has cautioned of an imminent threat from Iran, akin to a Holocaust within the next two years.

Imprisoned Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi, who has been sentenced to death, was awarded the Václav Havel International Award at the 16th Oslo Freedom Forum in Norway's capital on Tuesday.

Hossein Shanbehzadeh, a translator, literary editor, and social media activist recognized for his candid critiques, has been detained, apparently for adding a dot to a tweet by Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.