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Iran's police chief said the new Iranian year starting on Friday will mark a significant push towards sealing the country's borders and intensifying the fight against crime.

The Iranian year 1403 ending on March 20 marked one of the most challenging yet for the country’s ruling elite, which has been beset by economic malaise at home and historic setbacks abroad.

Iranian-American journalist Masih Alinejad took to the stand in a Manhattan Federal court Tuesday recounting the chilling moment she came face-to-face with the man who had been sent to kill her.

Israeli attacks in Gaza killed hundreds of people and took fire from Yemen's Houthis after US airstrikes on the group, shattering a relative calm with the Iran-backed groups as the standoff over Tehran's festers.

As conflict between Tehran and Washington escalates and war lowers over the horizon, "de-risking" has become a mantra in Arab capitals astride the Persian Gulf.

US president Donald Trump has sent Iran’s leader a letter, we’re told, and that it’s significant. It probably is, but nobody I know seems to think so.

Anxiety and disinformation are swirling in Iran as the latest threat of a military attack by US president Donald Trump has many fearing war.

Iran’s key reservoirs are reaching dangerously low levels as years of declining rainfall and heavy reliance on hydropower take their toll, a senior water official warned.

A day after US President Donald Trump warned Iran of retaliation if its Houthi allies in Yemen launched an attack, the rial sank to a historic low against major currencies.

The United Nations special rapporteur on human rights in Iran, Mai Sato, has warned that the Islamic Republic is increasing its use of executions as a tool to suppress dissent as she presented her first report to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on Tuesday.

Yemen's Houthi foreign minister said the group will not halt its Red Sea attacks on shipping, despite Iran's reported calls for de-escalation.

Six people have died and 770 others injured in incidents related to Iran's traditional fire festival since mid-February, the country's emergency services said on Tuesday.

One of Iran’s most hardline media commentators warns that negotiating with the United States will increase the likelihood of an attack on Iran, arguing that accepting Washington’s terms would leave the country more vulnerable.

A hacker group called Lab Dookhtegan said it has disrupted the communication networks of 116 ships belonging to two major Iranian shipping companies in one of the biggest attacks against Iranian maritime operations, critical to the country's oil sales.

The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has rejected Iran's objection to a lawsuit filed by four nations over the 2020 downing of Ukraine Flight PS752, bringing them a step closer to holding Tehran accountable, officials said Monday.

Australian Senator Dave Sharma is pushing the country's government and police to take legal action against Iran’s state-run Press TV for operating in the country in violation of sanctions.

The testimony of an FBI agent Monday in Manhattan Federal court reveals Iran’s ties with the mobsters who they allegedly hired to kill dissident Iranian American journalist Masih Alinejad.

Iranian civil society organizations convened in Geneva on Monday to present evidence of human rights violations in Iran with a focus on the persecution of Baha’is.

US President Donald Trump warned Iran on Monday that it will be punished if its Yemeni allies the Houthis retaliate against a US air assault over the weekend, escalating his rhetoric against Tehran.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian announced that government offices and executive bodies will be required to install solar panels as part of efforts to address the country's energy shortages, state media reported Monday.

The threat of war looming over Iran by President Trump’s ultimatum to make a nuclear deal or face attack may be a blessing in disguise for rulers in Tehran as they seek to manage growing popular discontent.