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Israel's Defense Minister Israel Katz said Iran remains its greatest threat following talks with US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth.

Several senior Russian missile specialists traveled to Iran over the past year as Tehran and Moscow expanded their defense cooperation, Reuters reported on Tuesday, citing a review of travel records and employment data.

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk urged Iran to permanently repeal its hijab law and end its use of the death penalty, speaking at the 58th session of the Human Rights Council on Monday.

Last week I took my teenage niece to a concert at Tehran’s iconic Vahdat Hall, where two large portraits hang high on stage walls, watching over the audience. “What’s the Islamic Republic doing here,” my niece joked.

Two former Iranian ministers have been sentenced to prison for their roles in a major corruption case involving the tea company Debsh, according to Iran’s judiciary spokesperson.

A vast cyberattack mostly emanating from Iran was launched days after US President Trump unveiled his "maximum pressure" campaign of sanctions on the country, two internet security watchdogs cited by news site Cybersecurity Dive reported on Monday.

Fearing for her life in Iran after converting from Islam to Christianity, Artemis Ghasemzadeh, 27, arrived at the United States southern border hoping for asylum.

Only 17 Asiatic cheetahs remain in the world and all reside within Iran, according to the head of Iran’s Environmental Protection Organization, putting the species to the brink of extinction.

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) says a new bomber drone has been configured for runway takeoffs and is undergoing flight tests from the IRGC’s drone carrier platform, expected to be fully operational soon.

Iran's president Masoud Pezeshkian’s hinted at disagreement with Ali Khamenei over US negotiations, in a sign of his apparent frustration with his role.

The formal resignation of Mohammad Javad Zarif, Iran’s Vice-President for Strategic Affairs has sparked sharp political reactions in Iran, with hardliners celebrating his exit and reformists warning of its broader implications.

Iran has significantly increased its supply of near-weapons-grade uranium in just three months, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said on Monday, highlighting Iran's unique position as the only non-nuclear weapon state enriching to such levels.

The Taliban has diverted water from the Helmand River (known as Hirmand in Iran) despite previous promises to release Iran’s share, according to satellite images cited by Tehran-based Shargh newspaper.

Potato prices in Iran have surged by a staggering 217% in the past year, according to the Statistical Center of Iran, highlighting a sharp increase in the cost of essential food items.

The directors and lead actors of My Favorite Cake, an Iranian film that premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival, went on trial in a court in Tehran on Saturday, alongside other members of the production team.

Iranian foreign ministry on Monday described US President Donald Trump’s Oval Office blowout with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as heralding the return of 19th century style colonialism.

Iranian filmmakers Shirin Sohani and Hossein Malayemi won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short for their film In the Shadow of the Cypress at the 97th Oscars in Hollywood, dedicating the award to their fellow Iranians.

Mohammad Javad Zarif, the architect of Tehran's 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, resigned as Iran's vice-president, state media reported Sunday, a few days after the country's Supreme Leader voiced his opposition to holding talks with Washington.

Israel's prime minister praised the US President for providing the weapons the Jewish state needs to fight against Iran and its armed allies in the region.

The German embassy in Tehran is investigating reports of the detention of a German national and has raised the matter with Iranian authorities, a source from the German Federal Foreign Office told Iran International on Sunday.

A sudden and unexplained reduction in Iranian electricity supply plunged Iraq's eastern province of Diyala into a partial blackout on Saturday, highlighting Iraq's ongoing dependence on Iranian power.