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China is a strong power and Russia has ended its decline, weakening “American hegemony”, the chief of staff of Iranian armed forces told officers on Thursday.

US defense officials said in a briefing on Wednesday that it is not a good idea for Iran to provide military drones to Russia, without elaborating further.

An Iranian conservative lawmaker is on the defensive after it was revealed his son was jailed for links with the banned opposition group Mojahedin-e Khalq, aka MeK.

Turkey refuted claims Wednesday by Iraqi state media that it had attacked a mountain resort in northern Dohuk province, killing eight and wounding another 23 people, calling it a terror act.

Tehran has said that a proposed new United States legislation could further undermine diplomatic efforts to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal.

Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan has returned from the three-way summit in Tehran with the option of an offensive against Syrian Kurds firmly on his agenda.

A high-profile hardliner has denied the existence of hijab patrols in Iran, saying the opposition is highlighting isolated cases as “psychological warfare”.

The editor of a hardliner daily, operating under the aegis of Islamic Republic's Supreme Leader, has implicitly called for detaining more foreigners in Iran.

Iran’s foreign minister has called for maintaining the territorial integrity and respecting sovereignty of Syria, expressing concern about a possible Turkish military incursion into Syrian territory.

Iran's Foreign Ministry criticized on Wednesday recent remarks by Russian envoy in Tehran about Iran owing a lot of Money to Russia and the West promoting homosexuality in Iran.

The White House says Russian President Vladimir Putin's trip to Iran on July 19 shows how isolated Moscow has become in the wake of its invasion of Ukraine.

Iran commenting on possible delivery of military drones to Russia said Wednesday that Tehran’s “technical cooperation” with Moscow predates the Ukraine war, .

US President Joe Biden signed Tuesday an executive order empowering government departments and bodies to impose sanctions over Americans detained overseas.

Reacting to Vladimir Putin’s visit to Tehran, US envoy Robert Malley said Tuesday Iran has a stark choice between a nuclear deal or more isolation with Moscow.

After Iranian leader Ali Khamenei met Russian President Putin Tuesday afternoon, Iran’s main news agency found the two moving closer with the Ukraine crisis.

US President Joe Biden has issued an executive order to expand tools available to deter and disrupt hostage-taking and wrongful detentions of Americans.

Some Argentinian and American officials have held Iran accountable on the anniversary of the 1994 AMIA bombing that killed 85 people and injured over 300.

Meeting Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Tehran noon Tuesday, Iran’s leader Ali Khamenei stressed the importance of Syria’s territorial integrity.

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard says an Iranian LGBTQ rights activist detained since last October has been slapped with new charges of "trafficking Iranian women" to Erbil, in Iraqi Kurdistan.

Russian energy giant Gazprom and the National Iranian Oil Company have signed a $40-billion memorandum-of-understanding on the eve of President Putin’s visit.

Iran’s judiciary says award-winning Iranian film director Jafar Panahi has been sent to Evin prison to serve his six-year sentence.