Iran is engaged in a “full-scale war” on political, economic, and military fronts, but the country remains calm and stable internally, the commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said on Sunday.
Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf said on Sunday that the Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) has instructed the legislature not to enforce a contentious law mandating stricter hijab regulations.
Iran’s national carrier Iran Air has taken delivery of two second-hand Airbus A330-200 aircraft in a controversial oil barter deal with a Chinese firm, according to a report by the Iranian Labour News Agency (ILNA).
Truck drivers across Iran staged a third consecutive day of strikes on Saturday, with videos sent to Iran International showing a broad and coordinated stoppage from Isfahan and Borujerd to Mashhad and ports in the south.
Iranian dissident filmmaker Jafar Panahi won the Palme d'Or for his film It Was Just an Accident at the 78th Cannes Film Festival, using the moment to call for unity among Iranians worldwide in their struggle for freedom at home.
Iran’s army aviation commander said on Saturday that the range and accuracy of the military’s helicopter-launched missiles have significantly improved, with all components now locally produced.
Iran late last month executed a young man accused of helping Israel carry out assassinations and bomb attacks, but a prominent activist, human rights groups and a leaked call from the condemned prisoner indicate the charges were false.
A prisoner exchange involving Elizabeth Tsurkov, an Israeli-Russian academic kidnapped in Baghdad in 2023, is expected to be finalized within days, multiple Iraqi and regional sources have said, amid quiet negotiations between Washington, Baghdad, and groups aligned with Tehran.
President Donald Trump’s tour of Arab capitals this month aimed to draw a contrast between their pro-Western, prosperity-driven policies and Tehran's Islamic ideology and opposition, former Palestinian peace negotiator Ghaith al-Omari said.
The Conservative Political Action Conference announced the launch of CPAC for Iranians in Exile, a platform it says enables the Iranian diaspora to engage with senior Trump administration officials to oppose Tehran.
The resumption of diplomatic relations between Canada and Iran—severed by Ottawa in 2012—remains unlikely, statements this week from both governments indicated, as tensions and mutual distrust fester.
US-Iran talks appear unlikely to lead to an agreement if the United States continues to insist that Tehran dismantle its uranium enrichment program, CNN cited two Iranian sources as saying.
The Iranian negotiating team has been instructed not to proceed with any talks that include proposals to halt or reduce uranium enrichment to zero, Iran International has learned.
Iran's foreign minister said on Thursday that nuclear talks with the United States will fail if Washington insists on Iran halting its uranium enrichment, in one of Tehran's gloomiest assessments yet of the negotiations.
Despite worsening energy shortages at home, Iran has increased its gas and electricity exports over the past year, official data shows.
Tensions are mounting among Iran's conservative factions as supporters of the Parliament speaker Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf and his ultra-hardline rivals engage in an escalating war of words ahead of a key leadership vote.
Several Tehran outlets defied a state-imposed ban on Wednesday by publishing commentary on ongoing nuclear talks with Washington, some striking an optimistic tone that diverged from the Supreme Leader’s skeptical message a day earlier.
Yaron Lischinsky, one of two Israeli embassy employees killed in a shooting outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, had publicly expressed solidarity with the Iranian people and participated in events supporting democracy in Iran.
Iran’s hardline Kayhan newspaper, closely aligned with Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, warned on Thursday that indirect talks with the United States are heading toward a “pre-designed dead-end,” accusing Washington of seeking Iran’s total capitulation on nuclear enrichment.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has called on the United Nations to respond to Israeli threats against Iran’s nuclear facilities, warning that Tehran will take “special measures” to defend its infrastructure if necessary.
British counter-terrorism police commander told parliament's human rights chiefs on Thursday that they are working closely with Iran International to safeguard its journalists.