The arrest of a top cleric’s family members has done little to convince many Iranians that the judiciary’s anti-corruption drive is more than symbolic, despite praise from conservatives and some reformists.
As the sixth round of nuclear talks approaches and earlier hopes of a breakthrough fade, some in Tehran are quietly promoting a limited interim agreement to defuse tensions and avert a deeper crisis.
Tehran will rename a street named after the Islamist assassin of Egyptian President Anwar Sadat in 1981 as part of the Islamic Republic's efforts to improve diplomatic relations with Egypt.
The top US military commander in the Middle East told Congress on Tuesday that Iranian weakness offers Washington a historic opportunity to advance its interests but a vulnerable Tehran may seek deterrence in nuclear weapons.
Republican advocates of a harder line on Iran are increasingly clashing with US President Donald Trump's more non-interventionist MAGA movement over nuclear talks with Tehran, Politico reported on Tuesday.
Once tucked away in quiet corners of rural life, opium has grown into a central fact of existence in Iran—traded openly, consumed quietly and relied upon by millions looking to salve social and economic anxiety.
In the youngest case yet, a 13-year-old boy from Tel Aviv has been arrested in connection with spying for Iran, including being asked to photograph Israel’s Iron Dome defense system, according to Israel Police.
Iran has carried out amputation sentences on two people convicted of theft in Isfahan Central Prison, the head of the Isfahan Justice Department announced on Tuesday.
Lawyers of a South Korean woman allegedly raped by Iranian athletes during the 2025 Asian Athletics Championships say Seoul has full jurisdiction over the case, which may lead to life sentences under domestic sexual violence laws, rejecting any external pressure for a settlement.
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said if the Iran-aligned Houthis in Yemen continue attacks on the Jewish state, they will respond with a naval and air blockade.
Iran said it will respond firmly to any politically motivated or unlawful action against its nuclear program, as Western powers push for a non-compliance resolution at the UN nuclear watchdog’s Board of Governors meeting in Vienna.
US President Donald Trump said on Monday that Iran is involved in negotiations aimed at securing a ceasefire and the release of hostages between Israel and Hamas in Gaza.
An Israeli strike on Iranian nuclear sites may push Tehran toward pursuing a bomb, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Rafael Grossi told Israeli news channel i24News.
The murder of 24-year-old Elahe Hosseinnejad gripped Iran, sparking grief and anger over gender violence, legal discrimination and the state’s failure to protect women.
People in Iran are often accused of contributing to the country’s economic woes through wasteful habits—not just by officials, but by one another. But how much truth is there to these claims?
Iran’s Supreme National Security Council issued a warning on Monday that any Israeli attack on Iranian nuclear facilities will be met with a direct response targeting Israel’s concealed nuclear infrastructure.
An Afghan worker was killed and seven others injured following the explosion of a gas tank at the Sharif Khaledabad Steel Complex in Natanz, a city in central Iran which houses the country's main uranium enrichment facility.
Democratic lawmakers on the sidelines of the Trump administration's high-stakes nuclear talks with Iran largely hope for their success but lament being cut out of a process playing out behind closed doors.
The head of the UN nuclear watchdog said on Monday that a draft resolution put forward by Western powers censuring Iran for its nuclear non-compliance is separate from the indirect talks between Tehran and Washington.
Iran has warned it will take retaliatory steps if the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) proceeds with a resolution censuring its nuclear activities, following the publication of a detailed report alleging undeclared nuclear work across multiple covert sites.
Iran will present a “reasonable, logical, and balanced” counter-proposal to the United States through Oman, Tehran’s foreign ministry said on Monday, urging the US to seize the opportunity to engage seriously with Tehran.