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Official Iranian statements and media coverage of US airstrikes indicate the concerns about a serious retaliation have dissipated and Tehran can move on with pursuing its regional policies.

Iran’s currency rose significantly on Saturday following what was perceived as limited US retaliatory air strikes against a series of targets in Iraq and Syria Friday night.

Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani has strongly condemned US strikes in Iraq and Syria overnight on February 2-3 as a violation of international law.

Amnesty International has issued a call to action concerning the imminent threat of Abbas Deris's execution, one of the detainees from Iran's November 2019 protests.

The Iranian government has tripled the annual budget of Iran's State TV (IRIB) for the next year, by allocating 240 trillion rials or roughly $480 million, amid a 50-percent inflation rate.

Secretary-general of the Iranian Medical Society has warned about emigration of elite workforce and professionals from various medical and non-medical sectors amid economic crisis.

Over 20 journalists and media outlets and managers in Iran underwent judicial scrutiny in January 2024, a group monitoring freedom of speech and media in Iran reported.

In response to US attacks in Iraq and Syria overnight on February 2-3, a high-ranking Houthi official said the group will stand by “resistance movements” in the region.

US airstrikes on dozens of Iran-related targets in Iraq and Syria were just the beginning of retaliatory attacks on Iran’s IRGC, Pentagon chief said Friday night.

Canada’s refugee board has ruled that Majid Iranmanesh cannot stay in the country because of his high level connections to the Iranian government, one of nine Iranians who now face possible deportation.

The United States has started attacks on Iran-backed positions in Syria and Iraq, hitting about 85 targets linked to IRGC Quds Force and affiliated militia groups.

Iran's foreign non-oil trade has shown significant imbalances in 2023, with major trading partners reducing their imports of Iranian goods, according to a variety of economic data.

The US Treasury has imposed sanctions on several Iran- and Hong-Kong based companies for supplying Tehran’s ballistic missile and drone programs.

Negotiations continue in Iran among the representatives of workers, employers and the government to set the new minimum wage for workers, amid fast rising inflation and declining incomes.

The Iran-backed Iraqi armed group Nujaba said on Friday it will continue launching attacks on US forces in the region until the Gaza war ends and US forces exit Iraq.

In a letter to the Governor of Central Bank, Iran’s industry minister has called for more funds for the country’s two main government-controlled automakers: Iran Khodro and SAIPA.

An Iranian Revolutionary Guards officer was killed on Friday in an Israeli missile strike that targeted a southern district of the Syrian capital Damascus.

Iran's Ministry of Intelligence has claimed that it has identified an undisclosed number of “spies” in 28 countries across Asia, Africa, and Europe, amid a high level of tensions with Israel.

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi during a visit to an IRGC naval exhibition on Friday said the message from what he observed is that “We can,” but the enemy “will never be able to.”

Saudi Arabia is reportedly willing to accept a political commitment from Israel to create a Palestinian state rather than a binding agreement to normalize relations, according to Reuters.

A bipartisan group of US Senators are pushing the Biden administration for stricter enforcement of Iran’s oil sanctions, as the country’s exports reach a five year high.