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The United States has deployed the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit to the Persian Gulf region in response to Iran's threats to shipping, the Pentagon announced.

Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE) has witnessed another massive exodus of capital recently with its main index dropping below the critical two million mark earlier this week.

Iranian media and politicians have been engaged in heated debate this week regarding the return of the morality or hijab police to the streets of Iran.

Dozens of rights activists, prominent lawyers and former prosecutors have written to the UN Human Rights chief urging him to try to prevent the execution of an Iranian boxer.

Top Iranian psychiatrists have protested rulings on two actresses who defied hijab, saying the diagnoses by the judiciary are unqualified.

The European Union has taken another step in addressing Iran's military support for Russia's war against Ukraine and its involvement in Syria.

Iran’s defense minister has tacitly confirmed that the deal to buy long-sought Sukhoi Su-35 fighter jets from Russia has collapsed.

In the last 10 years, approximately 5,000 executions have taken place in Iran, including dozens of children.

Iran and Russia are working on a new strategic partnership according to the Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova.

A director from Iran's culture ministry, that acts as a hijab watchdog, has been dismissed after his sex tape with a young man was leaked online.

The standing of the Iranian passport has improved compared to last year, a residence and citizenship consulting firm says, but Iranians still face myriads of snags.

The defense ministers of Iran and Bolivia signed an agreement to strengthen bilateral cooperation in the areas of defense and security.

Iran's IRGC navy commander warned that Tehran would retaliate against any oil company involved in unloading Iranian oil from a seized tanker.

On a high profile visit to the United States, Israel’s President Isaac Herzog called Iran “the greatest challenge Israel and the United States face at this time”.

Iran's foreign minister claims there are ‘initiatives’ being discussed in the nuclear negotiations following discussions with his Omani counterpart in Tehran.

US State Department Wednesday confirmed earlier reports about a change in Iraq’s payment method to Iran for imports of energy, allowing funds to go to non-Iraqi banks.

A leading centrist politician in Tehran says governance and politics in Iran have reached a deadlock and the people need to take the lead to help themselves.

Amid reports that the Biden administration has allowed Iraq to pay Iran for electricity via non-Iraqi banks, the US has imposed a ban on 14 Iraqi banks from conducting dollar transactions.

While the chances of reviving Iran’s 2015 nuclear appear dim, an Iranian politician claims that Washington and Tehran have established a hotline for communication.

The Coordination Council of Iranian Teachers' Trade Associations raised concerns over the ‘illegal’ detention of prominent teacher activist Esmail Abdi.

Famous Iranian actress Afsaneh Baygan (Bayegan), who defied hijab, was sentenced to prison and mandatory psychologist visits for "anti-family personality."