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The United States Wednesday imposed sanctions on Iranian officials and companies over serious human rights abuses, stepping up pressure on Tehran over its crackdown on protests.

The Islamic Republic’s activities in the Americas have stirred new concerns amidst the recent landing of its warships in Brazil, making Iran’s presence a little too close for comfort to the Biden administration.

The UK has issued sanctions against global violators of women’s human rights, including Iran's morality enforcing outfit and its top official on the International Women's Day.

A war monitor says a drone strike has killed four people in government-held eastern Syria in an area controlled by Iran-backed militia factions.

An Iranian member of parliament says Tehran did not make any special agreement with IAEA's Rafael Grossi during his recent visit, hailing it a diplomatic victory.

Saudi Arabia says the nuclear deal with the Islamic Republic is not “ideal” and that any agreement must address the concerns of neighboring countries.

Iran has sentenced Franco-Irish citizen Bernard Phelan to 6.5 years in prison for "providing information to another country", his sister said in a statement.

The US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) has described the situation of women in Iran as "dire" on International Women's Day, March 8.

Hamed Esmaeilion has resigned as spokesman of families of victims who perished in the downing of a Ukrainian airliner by the IRGC, to focus on his leading role in supporting Iran's protests.

The United States has demanded immediate clarification from Iran over more than 80-percent enriched uranium recently discovered by UN nuclear watchdog the IAEA.

The family of Omar “Chicho" Mahmoudzadeh, a US citizen who was killed in an Iranian ballistic missile and drone attack in Iraq, has sued the Islamic Republic in a US court.

An Iranian official claimed Tuesday that several individuals were arrested for gas attacks on girls’ schools as teachers and parents protested in several cities.

Iran’s Deputy Interior Minister Majid Mirahmadi announced on Tuesday that arrests have been in five provinces in connection with the chemical attacks taking place across the country on female students.

News broke March 2 of the emergence of a new ultraconservative political coalition in Iran, indicating jostling for next year’s parliamentary elections.

Iranian missile attacks across the Iraqi border are unacceptable and put regional stability at risk, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said on a visit to the Iraqi capital.

As the United States calls the chemical gas poisonings on girls’ schools ‘unconscionable,’ demands are growing on international bodies to investigate the incidents.

Iranians across the country have held anti-government protests outside education departments in dozens of cities demanding security protection for girls' schools and dormitories as mysterious chemical poisoning attacks continue.

Chemical attacks targeting female students with poison gas continued on Monday evening with two women's dormitories at Esfahan University of Medical Sciences.

US and Israeli officials have pledged to enhance coordination on measures to prevent the Islamic Republic from acquiring a nuclear weapon and to further deter Iran’s hostile regional activities.

The Tehran prosecutor has announced criminal charges are being filed against the directors of three news outlets and three famous figures for reporting or commenting on the recent wave of gas attacks on girls' schools.

Western officials indicate there will be no censuring of Iran at a meeting of the UN watchdog, the IAEA this week in the wake of its visit to Tehran last weekend.