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A man found guilty of murdering his teenage girlfriend when he was a juvenile was hanged in Iran on Wednesday, the country’s Judiciary has announced.

The UN nuclear chief and Iran’s foreign minister stressed commitment Tuesday to continue cooperation but gave no sign that outstanding issues had been resolved.

Child marriage has risen over 30 percent in Iran this year from the same period last year, with 9,750 girls aged 10-14 officially wed in a three-month period.

A top commander of Iran's Guards has said Tuesday, “Enemies have concluded that if they fail to dominate us by 2025, they will never be able to inhibit Iran.”

Israeli Finance Minister Avigdor Lieberman has said: "With or without an agreement, Iran will be a nuclear state and have a nuclear weapon within five years, tops."

In a press conference with UN's Rafael Grossi in Tehran, Iran's nuclear chief claimed that Grossi "emphasized there is no deviation" in Iran's nuclear program.

Saudi Arabia said on Tuesday it had destroyed a ballistic missile launch site in overnight air strikes in the Houthi-controlled capital Sanaa, where residents reported big explosions.

Israel’s defense minister Benny Gantz accused Iran on Tuesday of carrying out drone attacks on maritime targets from bases in Chabahar port and Qeshm island.

Israel’s Naftali Bennett signaled readiness on Tuesday to step up confrontation with Iran and said Israel would not be bound by any new Iranian nuclear deal.

Air pollution in Iran’s major cities has reached dangerous levels this week as power plants have switched from scarce natural gas to dirty fuels in colder weather.

While voicing concern about Iran's high level of uranium enrichment, the US State Department said Monday this will not give Tehran any negotiating leverage.

The father of an Iranian journalist who was abducted in Iraq in 2019, taken to Iran and hanged has accused former president Hassan Rouhani and another top official of playing the main role in his death.

The leader of a leading reformist group says Tehran is undecided between engaging with the West to save its ailing economy or pursuing its nuclear program.

Bahrain arrested several suspected militants ahead of an attack and seized weapons and explosives that had come from Iran, the interior ministry said on Monday.

Israel’s defense minister Benny Gantz has said he would back a renewed nuclear deal with Iran that included “dismantling” Iran’s capacities and “effective inspections”.

A former foreign detainee in Iran has told Iranian expats not to be tricked by the foreign minister claiming to guarantee their safety if they visit the country.

The trial of ten military personnel involved in shooting down a Ukrainian airliner in 2019 began in Tehran Monday with some parents boycotting the proceedings.

Protests over water shortage continued in Iran’s Shahre Kord city on Monday, with people demanding the region’s water rights after similar protests in Esfahan.

Iran’s foreign ministry reiterated Monday that its negotiating team will attend the Vienna nuclear talks “with serious determination” to remove US sanctions.

US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin ended his Middle East trip on Monday emphasizing the importance of reassuring regional allies about America's commitments.

Promises by the government to deliver water to Iran’s Esfahan Province amid protests are fueling regional tensions between the wealthy region and its neighbors.