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A former hijab watchdog official is being detained facing a possible death sentence for homosexuality after a video showed him having sex with another man.

The daughter of a German-Iranian US citizen who has been sentenced to death in Iran has called on Washington and Berlin to “take action” and save her father.

Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi, imprisoned in Tehran, has criticized Western governments for their half-hearted support for Iranians who fight for democracy and human rights.

The IRGC is indifferent to who becomes Iran's next president or the outcome of parliamentary elections in March, its deputy commander Ali Fadavi has said.

Mojgan Eftekhari, the mother of Mahsa Amini, strongly denounced the authorities for obstructing their family's departure for France to receive the Sakharov Prize.

The Nobel Peace Prize ceremony honoring Iranian activist Nargess Mohammadi took place in the Norwegian capital of Oslo while she is on hunger strike in prison.

After several weeks of sporadic attacks on Red Sea shipping, Iran-backed Houthis of Yemen have threatened all ships in addition to US and Israeli vessels.

Refinery reservoirs in the Birjand special economic zone in eastern Iran caught fire on Sunday, as reported by Iran's state media.

Iran's parliament has given its approval for a bill aimed at fostering cooperation with Russia in the realm of information security, as both countries are accused of extensive cyber attacks.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke with Russian President Vladmir Putin Sunday, after Putin’s visit to the region and a trip by Iran’s president to Moscow.

Two Iranians have been detained in Cyprus for questioning over suspected planning of attacks on Israeli citizens living in Cyprus, a Cypriot newspaper reported on Sunday.

Iran and Saudi Arabia will start formal talks next week to resume direct scheduled flights between Tehran and Riyadh and other cities, an Iranian official said.

Controversy has erupted in Iran after hardliners demanded specifically designed gowns conforming to hijab rules to be made compulsory in hospitals and operating rooms.

The French Navy's Languedoc frigate intercepted two drones launched from the Houthi-controlled territories in Yemen, following a threat by the Iran-backed group to attack ships destined for Israel.

The trial of Johan Floderus, a Swedish national employed by the European Union, has commenced in Tehran, as confirmed by Sweden's Foreign Minister Tobias Billstrom on Saturday.

The first-ever national Iranian state-controlled insurance company has faced a significant loss of net profits in 2022, a decrease of 300% from the previous year.

Iran's Foreign Minister claims that the US sent a message to Iran, urging Tehran to instruct "resistance groups" to cease attacks on American bases in the region.

The UN Special Rapporteur on Iran says the levels of killings, torture, and brutality against the Baluch minority in Iran are “shocking”.

The Mexican immigration agency announced on Friday that they had detained two Iranians who they said were under FBI observation.

President Ebrahim Raisi and Parliamentary Speaker Mohamad Bagher Ghalibaf denied their differences during a meeting at the Iranian parliament earlier this week.

As Iranian Nobel Peace Prize laureate Nargess Mohammadi remains imprisoned, her children express apprehension about the possibility of reuniting with their mother.