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Iran’s top military commander has announced a sharp increase in the country’s air defense capabilities, including a fivefold boost in detection and tracking systems.

The European Union and the United Kingdom on Monday voiced deep concern over Iran’s expanding nuclear program and its continued imprisonment of foreign nationals, according to a joint statement issued after high-level talks.

Iran on Monday criticized the United States for what it called inconsistent and hostile conduct in the ongoing nuclear talks, rejecting Washington’s demand for zero uranium enrichment ahead of a possible new round of negotiations mediated by Oman.

Iran’s foreign ministry has criticized the Arab League’s support for the United Arab Emirates’ claim to three Iranian islands in the Persian Gulf, calling the position a breach of international law.

Iran's foreign ministry on Sunday summoned the UK chargé d'affaires in Tehran in protest over what it called the "unlawful and baseless" arrest of several Iranian nationals in the United Kingdom in two separate anti-terror operations.

Iran and the United States remain at odds over uranium enrichment as the two sides prepare for a possible new round of nuclear negotiations, with Washington demanding a complete halt and Tehran insisting enrichment will continue under any circumstances.

Iran's nuclear talks with Britain, France and Germany in Istanbul turned tense on Friday, as the European envoys pushed for expanded enforcement authority under a potential US-Iran deal to restore UN sanctions on Tehran, the Iranian daily Farhikhtegan reported.

For the first time in nearly 10 years, a direct flight operated by a Saudi Arabian airline landed in Iran on Saturday night, marking a significant step in renewed ties between the two countries.

Iran's president on Sunday strongly criticized US President Donald Trump's accusations that Iran is a source of regional insecurity as Tehran hosted a diplomatic forum attended by delegates from 53 countries — including the Omani foreign minister mediating US-Iran nuclear talks.

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards and Azerbaijani special forces began a joint military exercise in Nagorno-Karabakh on Sunday in a rare display of bilateral military cooperation in the South Caucasus region.

Iran has sentenced three people to death over their alleged roles in two deadly attacks at the Shah Cheragh shrine in the southern city of Shiraz in 2022 and 2023, the judiciary’s Mizan news agency reported on Sunday.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is under increasing pressure from across the political spectrum to officially ban Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), especially after several Iranian nationals were arrested in two separate anti-terror operations in Britain.

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has condemned the mass termination of over 500 employees and contractors at Voice of America including those in its Persian service, calling the move a threat to the safety of journalists who may now face deportation.

Bakery workers staged coordinated protests across multiple Iranian cities on Saturday, calling for urgent government intervention amid soaring operational costs and unpaid subsidies.

Hjiab enforcement in Iran is evolving in strange new ways, Gissou Nia, an international human rights lawyer and director of the Strategic Litigation Project at the Atlantic Council think tank, told the Eye of Iran podcast.

Iran’s judiciary has upheld the death sentence of underground singer Amir Hossein Maghsoudloo, known as Tataloo, while confirming that formal appeals are under review and could delay or halt the execution.

My sister sent me a satirical video last night: someone joking that instead of adjusting the clocks for daylight saving, Iran's government is dragging 85 million people back and forth. It hit a nerve.

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on Saturday accused the United States of trying to impose a failed regional order based on Arab dependence on American military support, warning that it would not last.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Saturday that Iran is open to negotiations but will not retreat in the face of threats, while Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi ruled out any compromise over enriching uranium.

British counter-terrorism police have charged three Iranian nationals with offences under the National Security Act, alleging they acted on behalf of Iran’s intelligence service and carried out surveillance targeting Iran International journalists.

US President Donald Trump said on Friday that Iran will not be given time to develop a nuclear weapon and warned that a resolution will come “one way or the other,” suggesting the outcome could be peaceful or violent.