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An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 killed at least 1,000 people in Afghanistan early on Wednesday, leaving over a thousand of others injured while the toll is likely to rise.

Iraq has banned the import of poultry and eggs from Iran as the country is eying to become one of the exporters of meat and avicultural products in the region.

China has received a new shipment of nearly 2 million barrels of Iranian oil in the past week, according to shipping trackers, with the cargo possibly destined for state reserves.

A massive rise in rental fees in Iran has pushed the government to announce a 25-percent cap on annual increases but experts say the decree cannot be enforced.

The following article is a compilation of four investigative reports on torture and abuse of prisoners in Iran, by Iran International News Editor, Shahed Alavi.

Reaching to a critical United Nations report, Iran’s High Council for Human Rights has justified capital punishment in terms of “cultural diversity.”

In a speech published Tuesday, Ali Khamenei warned politicians and the media to ease criticism of Iran's state officials as they grapple with multiple crises.

The Dez River in southwestern Iran is drying up as the temperature in several cities across Khuzestan province has risen to above 50 degrees Celsius or 122 F.

Iran says the three Mossad agents arrested in southeastern Sistan-Baluchestan province In April sought to assassinate some Iranian nuclear scientists.

A group of lawyers and civil rights activists who had filed a lawsuit against Iran’s Supreme Leader for "Covid mismanagement" were given harsh sentences, their attorney said on Monday.

Latest official figures from China show its oil imports from Russia soared, displacing Saudi Arabia as top supplier, while continuing to buy cheap Iranian oil.

Iranian nurses are outraged over recent remarks by President Ebrahim Raisi who said that during the Covid-19 pandemic, Basijis and Islamic scholars taught doctors and nurses how to serve the people.

Iran has begun to employ advanced IR-6 centrifuges to enrich uranium at its underground Fordow site, the International Atomic Energy Agency reported Monday.

Iran repeated its tactic of harassing American naval vessels in the Persian Gulf on Monday, as three IRGC speedboats came dangerously close to US ships, the Washington Post reported.

Iran-backed Hezbollah militia group has agreed to remove banners and billboards of the Shiite group’s leaders, deceased members and slogans from Beirut’s airport road.

Qasem Mohebali, an analyst in Tehran, says President Joe Biden is changing his approach and intends to put Iran under siege by creating a regional coalition.

Conflicting reports have come from Tehran about Iran establishing economic relations with the breakaway region of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine held by separatists.

The commander of Revolutionary Guard (IRGC) has praised the role of Sarallah (Sar-Allah) Headquarters in Tehran in Iran’s security, saying it plays a major role in defeating plots by “the enemy”.

Iran’s morality police arrested 120 people in a nature tour in the forests of the Caspian Sea area for flouting their hijab, dancing together, and drinking alcohol.

Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz claimed Monday United States-led regional air-defense had stopped Iranian attacks on Israel and “other countries.”

Former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says President Joe Biden has thrown out stability in the Middle East by negotiating to make a new nuclear deal with Iran.