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Iran’s culture minister has said that Iranian actresses who have unveiled in public or social media in support of hijab victim Mahsa Amini can no longer continue their careers in acting.

Ukraine Friday downgraded diplomatic ties with Iran for supplying Russia with drones, a move President Volodymyr Zelenskiy called "a collaboration with evil".

The police chief of the northern province of Gilan says security forces have arrested about 740 people in the ongoing unrest during the last week, suggesting that the number is much higher across Iran.

Amnesty International has reiterated its calls for urgent global action, warning of further bloodshed in Iran amid a deliberately imposed Internet blackout.

Saudi Arabia's foreign minister said on Friday that there is little optimism for the fate of negotiations to restore the nuclear deal between world powers and Iran.

While the government in Iran seems incapable to stop fierce protests, hardliner religious leaders on Friday doubled down on enforcing hijab for women.

Protests in many Iranian cities and town erupted once again on Friday despite warnings by Islamic Republic's military and religious figures in the past two days.

A group of independent UN human rights experts has condemned the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who died in police custody following arrest over “an improper hijab”.

The US Treasury Department has expanded the range of internet services available to Iranians amid protests across Iran following the death of a 22-year-old woman in hijab police custody.

A short clip of opposition views aired by Iran’s state broadcaster on Friday created speculations that the state TV was hacked but it turned out not to be the case.

The hashtag that has been trending in support of Mahsa Amini, the young woman whose death has triggered nationwide protests in Iran, has been retweeted more than 40 million times.

President Ebrahim Raisi has returned home after days of meetings at the United Nations brought no signs of progress in talks over the 2015 nuclear deal.

Following a lackluster maiden participation at the UN General Assembly met by raucous decry, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his huge entourage left the US with a truckload of souvenirs.

Iran's state TV has aired footage of pro-government rallies in Tehran and elsewhere, staged to show its popularity, amid ongoing fierce opposition protests.

A bipartisan group of US lawmakers has called on Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to give Elon Musk’s satellite Internet service Starlink clearance to operate in Iran.

Iranian pundits and politicians are concerned about the impact of the pause in negotiations to revive the 2015 nuclear deal on the country's economy.

World leaders’ reactions to the ongoing protests in Iran over the death of a hijab victim are pouring in on the backdrop of President Ebrahim Raisi’s visit to the UN General Assembly.

President Ebrahim Raisi held a press a conference in New York on Thursday, warning protesters on streets across Iran that "acts of chaos" are not acceptable.

After five days of mysterious silence over the protests in Iran, the Revolutionary Guard (IRGC) reacted on Thursday by accusing and threatening the protesters.

Protests in Iran continued Thursday evening in the capital Tehran and several other cities including in Western cities of Sanandaj and Kermanshah.

Amid Iran’s nationwide popular protests and heavy-handed crackdown by authorities, the US has issued fresh sanctions against the Islamic Republic, targeting hijab police and some security officials.