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Republican lawmakers are leading a campaign to prevent Iran’s president Ebrahim Raisi from entering the US for the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) next week.

Images showing exiled Iranian chess grandmasters competing against one another has sparked strong reactions in the Persian-speaking online community as top players continue to flee the regime.

Amnesty International has urged the international community to combat impunity for the brutal crackdown of Iranian protesters by the Islamic Republic.

Iranian exiled Prince Reza Pahlavi has renewed his criticism of the recently revealed prisoner exchange deal between Tehran and Washington.

The ground forces of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) have deployed forces to the northwestern borders of Iran where tensions have been rising between Iran and Kurdish separatist groups.

Iranian academic Mahmoud Sariolghalam, an expert on development and political science, says Iran should strive to reach a deal to eliminate US sanctions.

On the occasion of the first anniversary of the death of Mahsa Amini, the Australian government has taken action to further sanction Iran for its human rights abuses.

The Baha’i community of the United States has issued a condemnation of the ongoing persecution faced by the minority group in Iran.

Like other prominent Iranian dissidents, Hamed Esmaeilion of Canada is urging the West to “stop appeasing the Islamic Republic” and “not hinder” the anti-regime movement.

The US House of Representatives has voted 410-3 for a bill that hardens the sanctions against the Supreme Leader and the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Dozens of lawyers in Iran held a demonstration on Tuesday to protest recent judicial reforms, which they say have raised significant challenges for human rights lawyers.

Members of the European Parliament Tuesday grilled EU’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell over the bloc’s Iran policy as he tried to defend the trite strategies.

The United States can freeze $6 billion in Iranian funds released in a prisoner swap deal into Qatari accounts if needed, according to the State Department.

Renowned women's activist Narges Mohammadi claims she was physically assaulted on Monday for not adhering to mandatory hijab in the presence of prison authorities.

While many expect a dull Iranian election in March, some anticipate a notable showdown: Hardliner President Ebrahim Raisi against his predecessor, Hassan Rouhani.

An Iranian daily has sounded the alarm regarding the potential danger posed by the Taliban along Iran's borders reflecting concerns in Tehran.

A senior official has acknowledged that Iran's plans to assume a leading role in the region by 2025 have fallen flat, blaming sanctions and ignoring impacts of nuclear issues.

Criticism is raining down on the White House after its release of $6 billion into Iran’s coffers on 9/11 in addition to freeing the regime's men caught in the US.

Several months after being sentenced to death, Jamshid Sharmahd, a dual national abducted in Dubai, has been given a new court hearing, with threats of additional charges.

Iran’s chief nuclear negotiator and Deputy Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri-Kani has defended negotiations with the West as a means of securing “national interests.”