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Iran's chairmanship of the UN Conference on Disarmament sparked outrage on Monday, as activists and US lawmakers expressed concerns about the erosion of trust in the international body.

Some power plants in Iran are still using dirty fuel Mazut, even though the colder months associated with gas shortage are over, an Iranian lawmaker has said.

Nearly three weeks after the parliamentary elections in Iran, disputes continue about the results and the way the elections were held, with 7,000 complaints received from just three towns.

In the western city of Hamedan in Iran, 35 retail businesses faced closure after being accused of disrespecting the holy month of Ramadan.

Hopes for increased economic cooperation between Iran and Saudi Arabia following last year's diplomatic reconciliation have not materialized, due to historical and political factors

Sedigheh Vasmaghi, a prominent writer and Islamic scholar currently held in Tehran's notorious Evin prison, has refused a summons to appear before the Tehran Revolutionary Court branding it "illegal".

The Tehran Province Court of Appeals has upheld the five-year sentence for Saeed Azizi, an Iranian-Swedish dual-national, one of several held as part of Tehran's hostage diplomacy policy.

UN’s rapporteur on Iran’s human rights and its fact-finding mission have renewed their call to hold Tehran accountable for its violations, including brutal crackdown on dissent and surging executions.

In an appeal to the UN Human Rights Council, Narges Mohammadi, a prominent political prisoner and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, has called for sustained efforts in addressing human rights abuses in Iran.

After a short respite, Iran’s currency, the rial, plummeted on Monday to its lowest-ever level against the US dollar and other major currencies, just two days before the Norouz (Nowruz) holiday.

Niger has ended its counterterrorism pact with the US over claims of secret talks to grant Iran access to its uranium.

An Iranian official claims that security forces acted with "responsibility" during the 2022-2023 anti-government protests, accusing protesters of being responsible for the deaths of 112 “bystanders”.

Amid international pressure to slow war efforts, Israel's PM is standing firm in his mission to rid Gaza of Iran-backed militia Hamas, urging the international community to instead pressure Iran, the region's biggest state sponsor of terror.

Renowned Tehran academic Mohammad Fazeli suggests that Iran could incur a loss of 35 quadrillion rials (roughly $60 billion) if the United States were to target its power plants in an attack.

A week after signing a $20 billion natural gas extraction contract with domestic companies, Iran has granted a new $13 billion deal to the same group for expanding production at six oil fields.

Hossein Razzagh, a political activist and dissident who was imprisoned until recently, has lodged a formal complaint against authorities within the Ministry of Intelligence at Evin Prison.

Mahmoud Najafi Arab, the head of the Tehran Chamber of Commerce, has sounded the alarm over the dire state of Iran's pharmaceutical industry, declaring it engulfed in crisis.

A case of a large land grab by Tehran’s interim Friday prayer Imam, Kazem Sedighi, has sparked uproar in Iran, adding to the growing list of corruption scandals implicating regime insiders.

Norway based Victim’s Families for Transitional Justice has written to Javaid Rehman, Iran’s UN human rights rapporteur, about rights breaches at Khavaran Cemetery, Tehran.

Iran is facing a surge in school dropout rates, reaching the highest level seen in the past fifteen years, as many families can no longer afford to keep children in education.

Former Foreign Minister Mohammad-Javad Zarif has faced criticism for attributing Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei's alignment with hardliners to actions taken by reformists over two decades ago.