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US sanctions on Iran and Russia are warding off buyers and stranding vessels laden with their oil at sea, Reuters reported on Wednesday citing trade sources and analysts.

Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian insisted on Wednesday that the country would not yield to external threats after US President Donald Trump mooted the bombing of its adversary earlier this week.

Iran has slipped to its lowest corruption ranking yet since global watchdog Transparency International began tracking, sinking to 151 out of 180 countries.

The head of the IRGC Intelligence Protection Organization dismissed negotiations with the United States, calling them a "red line" and warning that any threat to Iran’s national interests would be met with reciprocal action worldwide.

Syria’s Foreign Minister said Wednesday that the country's new government is seeking reassurances from Russia and Iran to rebuild trust after years of conflict and their alignment with ousted President Bashar al-Assad.

Iran’s Supreme Leader on Wednesday praised the president for rejecting talks with the United States and said Tehran must continue its military progress after US President Donald Trump’s threat to stop Iran's nuclear program by force.

Negotiations between Iran and the United States remain possible if President Donald Trump adopts a less "confrontational and arrogant" tone toward Tehran, wrote the editor of a conservative newspaper founded by Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.

Prices of roughly 400 medications covered under Iran’s national healthcare system have increased from 10-20% or even several times higher, the country’s social Security Organization said.

Russia's envoy in Tehran said that Western countries are trying to marginalize Russia and China in discussions regarding Iran's nuclear program.

Iran’s government spokesperson doubled down on the country's rejection of negotiations with the United States, arguing that Tehran will not bow to pressure and Washington does not understand the language of diplomacy.

Iran has expanded its cyber warfare capabilities in recent years, exposing vulnerabilities in US defenses, meddling in election campaigns even, while policymakers in Washington debate the proper response.

The rapid depreciation of Iran's national currency in recent weeks amid fading prospects of direct talks with the US has deeply unsettled many Iranians who face ruin in their daily lives and businesses.

Iran's envoy to the United Nations has condemned Donald Trump’s threat to use force against the Islamic Republic, warning that any act of aggression will have severe consequences for which the US will bear full responsibility.

Iran's Supreme Leader is unwise to dismiss nuclear talks with the United States and President Donald Trump will bring a muscular approach to confronting its Mideast foe, two US senators told Iran International on Tuesday.

Unannounced power cuts hit several parts of Tehran on Tuesday evening amid a deepening energy crisis that is forcing the government to shut down all schools, universities and public offices on Wednesday.

A child trafficking ring based in the religious city of Mashhad has been busted by security forces, according to an online news outlet, resulting in several arrests and raising alarm about the prevalence of similar abuses elsewhere.

Iranian refugees in Turkey are facing expulsion to parts unknown or a dreaded extradition back to Iran as rules around their presence changed after the United Nations handed over asylum responsibilities to Ankara.

Iran seeks peace and dialogue with the world, President Masoud Pezeshkian said Tuesday in guarded remarks which contrast with his endorsement the previous day of Ali Khamenei's opposition to talks with US President Donald Trump.

Almost four in ten marriages in Iran end in divorce, according to the latest official figures, giving rise to theocrats' cries of a crisis that may not be as obvious to some of the women gaining their freedom.

Recent rallies organized by vigilantes outside the Iranian Parliament and in the religious city of Mashhad have sparked criticism over the state's selective enforcement of freedom of assembly.

Activists and families of political prisoners on death row staged a protest outside Tehran's Evin Prison on Tuesday, calling for the abolition of capital punishment in Iran.