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Hasan Bayadi, a former member of the Tehran City Council and a conservative political activist, has voiced criticism against the newly formed Iranian parliament.

Ismail Haniyeh, the head of the Hamas political bureau, has met with Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf during his visit to Tehran, the latest in a string of high level meetings amid the war in Gaza.

Amid controversy about President Joe Biden's recent stance on the conflict in the Middle East, two Republican lawmakers are calling for unconditional US support for Israel in a bid to battle Tehran’s regional proxies.

Eleven women's rights activists in Gilan province, north of Iran, who were detained in August, have been collectively sentenced to more than 60 years in prison.

Pro-Iran Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) of Iraq has given the green light to Baghdad and Ankara to eliminate the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in Iraq.

While enjoying their long Norouz holiday, politicians in Iran have been reflecting on the country's economic, social and political crises and anticipating a bleak situation in the year ahead.

Canada's Foreign Interference Commission is set to decide on adding Iran to its list of foreign governments meddling in the country's internal political affairs.

The United States military announced on Wednesday that it had intercepted and destroyed four drones launched by Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen, aimed at a US warship navigating the Red Sea.

Former US Senator and vice presidential nominee Joe Lieberman has died at 82 following complications from a fall.

Human rights monitoring groups concur that executions in Iran have reached unprecedented levels following the widespread protests of 2022, as indicated by figures compiled by these entities.

Despite the overlap of Norouz and Ramadan, many Iranians peacefully challenged the clerical regime by engaging in public celebrations, music, and dance, while also refusing to wear the hijab.

Iran and Iraq have signed a five-year deal that will see Iran pump up to 50 million cubic meters of natural gas per day according to the needs of Iraqi power stations in exchange for oil and gasoline.

On Wednesday, Yemen's Houthi-affiliated media reported new airstrikes conducted by the United States and Britain against positions held by the Iran-backed group in Sa'dah.

Christian communities in southern Lebanon have openly opposed Hezbollah’s rocket launches towards Israel as they are used as human shields in the ongoing conflict.

Iran’s national currency, rial, has fallen sharply since early January, losing around 20% in less than three months, further raising the specter of higher inflation in the coming months.

The head of the Hamas Political Bureau, Ismail Haniyeh, met with Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi on Wednesday during a trip to Tehran's top leadership amid the war in Gaza.

Mowlavi Abdolhamid, the Sunni Friday prayer leader of Zahedan, reiterated his demands for a final verdict on the tragic Bloody Friday massacre.

A parliamentarian has stressed the need to tackle the "very dangerous" issue of land subsidence in Iran's Esfahan, warning it will soon drive residents out of the city.

The victory of hardliners in Iran’s March 1 low-turnout parliamentary and Assembly of Experts elections will have implications for Tehran’s foreign policy and the selection of the next Supreme Leader.

In response to a trend of young doctors' suicides in Iran, the Medical Council Of Iran has announced the formation of a fact-finding mission.

The United States refuted Iranian and Syrian claims of conducting dawn airstrikes in Syria after an attack which saw the deaths of seven soldiers and a Revolutionary Guards member.