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The start of talks between Russia and the United States will not impact Moscow’s cooperation with Tehran, Russia's TASS news agency reported citing Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov.

Iran sees no point in negotiations while the US enforces maximum pressure policies, the country's government spokeswoman said on Tuesday.

The Paydari Party, positioned at the far right of the Islamic Republic's political spectrum, remains relatively small but has significantly expanded its influence in Parliament and key state institutions in recent years.

Washington's so-called maximum pressure campaign of sanctions and mooting of military force will not force Iran to negotiate about its nuclear program, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Monday.

Israel on Monday accused Turkey of cooperating with Iran to get much-needed money to Hezbollah to rebuild itself after the overthrow of the Assad dynasty in Syria deprived Tehran and the Lebanese group of an ally.

A senior Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) commander said on Monday that a third direct attack on Israel will happen in due course, in a potential rebuttal to repeated US and Israeli assertions that Iran is weak.

Tehran has reacted with suspicion to a report suggesting regional rival Saudi Arabia may mediate between Iran and US President Donald Trump, in the latest twist to a drama over whether Iran would accept Trump's overtures for a nuclear deal.

Senior Iranian and Iraqi officials held consultations in Baghdad as Iraq’s central bank banned five more banks from US dollar transactions following discussions with US Treasury officials.

The Iranian government has licensed 205 matchmaking websites in a bid to boost declining marriage rates among young Iranians, according to ILNA news agency.

Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said on Monday that Iran could fend off an attack by its enemies, days after US newspapers reported Israel was considering strikes this year on Iran’s nuclear sites.

Days after the 46th anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution, media in Tehran are sounding the alarm over deep flaws in the governing system and a worsening economic crisis, warning that the Islamic Republic's survival is increasingly at risk.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian says the Islamic Republic does not seek conflict but faces external pressures from countries he accuses of fueling instability.

Iran rejected the latest G7 statement that criticized Tehran's ongoing nuclear activities and support of regional militant groups.

The emir of Qatar Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani will visit Tehran in coming days, the Hezbollah-affilaited Al-Mayadeen News reported, a couple of weeks after Doha expressed preparedness to mediate talks between Iran and the United States.

The Iranian government faces a delicate challenge in handling current university protests amid broader public frustration over rising prices and stalled diplomacy with the West.

US National Security Advisor Mike Waltz on Sunday said President Donald Trump is willing to engage in talks with Iran only on condition that Tehran fully abandon its nuclear program.

Iranian activist and journalist Masih Alinejad warned that the Islamic Republic and its allied groups, including Hamas and Hezbollah, are spreading their ideology in Europe during a speech on Sunday at the Munich Security Conference.

Exiled Iranian prince Reza Pahlavi called for unity and democratic engagement among opposition forces during a meeting in Munich on Sunday.

Hardline Iranian newspaper Farhikhtegan has criticized the country's foreign policy establishment for being left behind in Syria as regional rivals gain power in Tehran's former outpost.

Iran says it has dismantled 130 fuel smuggling depots and arrested 41 key suspects in Tehran province, the capital’s judiciary chief announced on Sunday.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that Iran is the single greatest threat to the Middle East in a joint press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem.