Iran's Acting Foreign Minister has downplayed the recent IAEA Board of Governors resolution censuring Iran, stating that issuing resolutions has no impact on Iran's "determination" to develop its nuclear projects.
On Sunday, Iran announced the finalists for the presidency after the death of Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash. The list represents Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s purge of the system with an eye towards his own succession.
Tehran has announced ongoing efforts to secure the release of Bashir Biazar, a former managing director of the state broadcaster who has been detained in France and is awaiting deportation.
In a critique of Iran's current governmental structure, the Secretary of the Supreme Council for Economic Coordination of the Heads of Branches, declared that the government needs 'fundamental transformation' to heal the broken economy.
Ali Larijani, a former Speaker of Iran's Parliament, has condemned the Guardian Council's decision to disqualify his candidacy for presidency, calling the system 'opaque'.
Farhad Beigi Garousi, a Kurdish citizen and a detainee from the 2022 nationwide protests in Kermanshah Province, committed suicide after continuous intimidation from Iran's security agencies.
As the election campaign of six hand-picked candidates started in Iran on Monday, opposition groups in the diaspora condemned the process as “pseudo-elections,” calling for a boycott.
Alireza Zakani, the mayor of Tehran, who has begun his presidential election campaign, has sparked controversy by appointing his deputy for financial affairs, Lotfollah Forouzandeh, as the head of his campaign team.
Political activist Hossein Ronaghi was detained by Iranian security forces during his Sunday night trip from Tabriz to Tehran, interrogated for several hours at Tabriz airport.
Contract workers from key Iranian oil and gas companies in the south continue to protest against wage discrimination and dismal working conditions at their respective enterprises.
Yashar Soltani and Saba Azarpeik, two prominent Iranian journalists known for their reporting on corruption, have been arrested to serve their sentences, according to Shargh newspaper.
A short video interview with a 'moderate' candidate in Iran’s upcoming presidential election has stirred interest because a reporter asked the candidate if he would appoint Javad Zarif as foreign minister if elected president.
Six political prisoners at Tehran’s notorious Evin Prison have been charged with armed rebellion against the state, a crime that could result in the death penalty, sparking significant concerns among human rights groups.
Iran's upcoming televised presidential election debate will be held under strict government control, according to Iran's broadcast chief.
Legal action has been filed against the prison medic and jailer of Javad Rouhi, a protester who died under suspicious circumstances in Nowshahr Prison.
Farzaneh Qarahassanlou, imprisoned for her involvement in Iran's 2022 protests, has gone on hunger strike to protest the denial of urgent medical care after experiencing complete sensory loss on the left side of her body, sources told Iran International.
Amir Hossein Banikipour, a member of the Parliamentary Cultural Commission, announced a plan to award the "best Friday Prayer leader" for their efforts in boosting the country's declining fertility rates.
Iran's interior ministry has announced the final list of six candidates approved by the Guardian Council to compete in the presidential election scheduled for June 28.
Ex-parliamentary speaker Ali Larijani claims to have received over one million messages of support for his application for running for president while he is yet to be approved by the Guardian Council.
As Iran's Reform Front finally named its candidates for the June 28 presidential election, leading conservative figures fear a coalition of reformists may overwhelm the fragmented conservative camp, as in 2013.
Iran-aligned Houthis in Yemen have intensified attacks on international shipping, while the Lebanese Hezbollah, Iran's most powerful proxy force, launched volleys of missiles against Israel over the past week.