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The latest ranking of the Henley Passport Index shows that Islamic Republic’s passport ranked 99th in the world in terms of the access it grants the holder to other nations.

With European Union foreign ministers meeting January 23 to discuss new Iran sanctions, some politicians and media want the Revolutionary Guards classified.

Despite Iranian officials predicting a "harsh winter" for Europe, most countries have managed their energy needs, but a serious natural gas shortage has gripped Iran.

Saudi Arabia plans to use domestically sourced uranium to build up its nuclear power industry, energy minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman said on Wednesday.

The French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in a note in Farsi called the Islamic Republic's threats an indication of the weakness of the religious dictatorship in Iran.

Reports from Tehran indicate that regime insiders including conservatives in the government are fed up with the President Ebrahim Raisi’s government amid crises.

Among accounts of the discovery of a small amount of uranium at London’s Heathrow Airport was a statement that it was heading to a UK-based Iranian business.

White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan and US special envoy for Iran Rob Malley have once again demanded the release of US nationals jailed in Iran.

The US government has again extended protection to former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and his top Iran aide due to persistent threats against them from Iran.

Bahar Khorshidi was an English and painting teacher who fell to her death from the fourth-floor window of her home when security forces came looking for her.

Reports say three more Iranian citizens arrested during antigovernment protests in Iran’s northern city of Nowshahr, have been sentenced to death.

Disobedience of hijab rules has forced hardliners, most notably the Supreme Leader, to try to placate women with loose hijab, to draw support against opposition.

The Time magazine says two brothers of Peyman Jebelli, director of Iran's state broadcaster and a close to Ali Khamenei's son Mojtaba, have defected and sought asylum abroad.

Iranian media say a detained Belgian national detained in 2022 has been sentenced to 40 years in prison by the judiciary of the Islamic Republic.

The United States’ proclaimed concentration on Ukraine and China at the expense of the Middle East has prompted criticism from various directions.

The US Navy last week intercepted a fishing vessel carrying 2,116 AK-47 assault rifles along a maritime route from Iran to Yemen, the Navy command announced.

An Iranian teachers’ union has issued a statement to slam the execution of youths, demanding that the death sentences must be cancelled as soon as possible

The managing editor of Tehran’s leading reformist daily Etemad says the paper decided not to cover an important topic because of constant government pressure.

Former lawmaker and daughter of Iran's former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has been sentenced to five years in prison for criticizing the Iranian regime.

The UN human rights chief says the death penalty is being weaponized by Iran's government to intimidate the population, and the executions amount to "state sanctioned killing".

An old row between Iran and regional Arab countries over the name of the Persian Gulf has come to the fore again but this time between Tehran and Baghdad and in a sport event.