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China on Friday blasted the United States for sanctioning Chinese entities that Washington says are involved in Iranian oil trade, asserting Beijing's readiness to defend its economic interests.

Iran began its new fiscal year on March 21 amid deepening economic and energy crises, with even officials of the Islamic Republic acknowledging that conditions are likely to worsen in the year ahead.

Iran has the right to pursue peaceful nuclear energy and is acting within the framework of international law, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said on Friday, as Washington continues to pressure Tehran to curb its nuclear activities.

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck near Badroud in central Iran on Thursday, shaking areas roughly 26 kilometers (16 miles) from the Natanz nuclear facility, the country’s main uranium enrichment site.

Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei shrugged off warnings of a potential military confrontation with the United States if a nuclear deal was not reached, asserting that any aggression against Tehran will be met with a 'harsh slap'.

A US jury has found Rafat Amirov and Polad Omarov guilty on all charges related to a plot to assassinate Iranian-American journalist Masih Alinejad.

The United States and Israel are set to discuss Iran's nuclear program and potential talks with Tehran early next week, Axios reported on Thursday citing Israeli and US officials.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wished the Iranian people a happy Nowruz in a video message on Thursday, calling for freedom from what he described as the oppression of the Islamic Republic.

Iran's exiled prince Reza Pahlavi urged world leaders, including US President Donald Trump, to stand with Iranians in their struggle for freedom in an address marking their New Year on Thursday.

Iranians gathered at major historical sites across the country to celebrate the New Year with patriotic chants calling for the return of the pre-Islamic Revolution monarchy.

The United States issued new Iran-related sanctions on Thursday, targeting one individual, several entities and vessels linked to Iranian oil trade as part of President Trump's pressure campaign on Tehran.

Millions of Israelis took to shelters in the early hours of Thursday morning as Yemen’s Houthis stepped up air attacks on Israel while the US continues to hit deep into the Iran-backed militant group's infrastructure.

Iran will consider the opportunities as well as the threats in the recent letter from US President Donald Trump, and will soon respond, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Thursday.

Iran's Supreme Leader made no reference to the possibility of negotiations with the United States in his annual New Year message. Instead, he reiterated his condemnation of the US for events in Gaza and Yemen.

The Iranian year 1403, which ended on March 20, saw the further weakening of major state institutions as Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei tightened his grip over a network of overlapping bodies, some of which he created himself.

Millions of Iranians across the world are welcoming Nowruz, an ancient tradition deeply rooted in Iran's heritage, marking the beginning of 1404 in the Persian solar calendar.

Iran summoned the German ambassador and British charge d'affaires on Wednesday over their countries' role in drafting a resolution at the UN Human Rights Council to extend the mandate of a fact-finding mission on Iran's human rights record.

US President Donald Trump extended Nowruz greetings to those celebrating the Persian New Year, while tensions between the two nations over Iran's nuclear program escalate.

French citizen Olivier Grondeau was released from 887 days in detention in Iran, French President Emmanuel Macron announced on Thursday in a post on X.

Iran's exiled prince Reza Pahlavi urged all Iranians on the eve of their New Year to join forces to topple a ruling system that he said is on the verge of collapse.

The letter sent by US President Donald Trump to Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei included a two-month deadline for reaching a new nuclear deal, Axios reported on Wednesday citing one US official and two sources briefed on the letter.