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Amid Iran's winter energy crisis, natural gas supplies to 12 petrochemical plants have been suspended due to high residential demand, an Iranian official announced Saturday.

At the start of 2024, Iran appeared to be riding high: ever closer to the threshold of nuclear weapons, its regional allies harassed Israel on multiple fronts and its Yemeni acolytes the Houthis choked commercial traffic from the Red Sea.

Iran has exported nearly 1.98 billion barrels of oil over the past four years since US President Joe Biden took office, United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) said in its annual Tanker Tracker report released on Friday.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Friday expressed Tehran's readiness for renewed talks with world powers aimed at breaking the long-standing deadlock over its disputed nuclear program.

Iran's foreign ministry summoned Italy's ambassador to Tehran, Paola Amadei, on Friday to protest Italy's detention of Iranian citizen Mohammad Abedini, wanted by Washington on terrorism charges, and called the arrest illegal.

An Iranian detained in Milan who is wanted on terrorism charges by Washington said he would pray for himself and Italian journalist Cecilia Sala, jailed in Tehran.

The parents of an Italian journalist detained in Tehran have called on the media to observe a press blackout, citing the delicate nature of efforts to secure her release.

Iran urged Afghanistan to restore the natural flow of rivers along their shared border after Kabul built a second dam on the Harirud River, reducing water supplies to Iran.

Prominent Iranian cleric Ahmad Alamolhoda warned Friday that relying on negotiations to solve Iran's problems would only encourage Iran's enemies to increase pressure.

Syria’s Foreign Minister, Asaad Hassan Al-Shibani, told Saudi officials during a visit to Riyadh that the new leadership in Damascus aims to establish a government that includes all segments of Syrian society.

Following reports of an Iranian diplomat refusing to have his bag searched at Beirut Airport, Lebanon’s Foreign Ministry announced later that the funds in his possession were intended for embassy expenses and were eventually cleared for entry.

Tehran made clear to Rome that the freedom of an Italian reporter detained in Iran depends on Italy's release of an Iranian arrested at Washington's behest, a source familiar with discussions between the journalist's family and the Italian government told Iran International.

Former lawmaker Heshmatollah Falahatpisheh dismissed Tehran’s attempts to signal readiness for talks with the incoming US administration, arguing that Iran is not a top priority for Donald Trump.

A former senior US official instrumental in crafting sanctions against Iran during the Obama administration argued in an op-ed that while Washington prepares for potential military action, diplomacy should be given one final chance.

Iran-backed Yemeni Houthis are using Chinese-made weapons in their attack in the Red Sea, in exchange for immunity for ships flying the Chinese flag, i24NEWS reported citing US intelligence sources.

Authorities in Iran summoned 58 individuals after a video emerged of them dancing at a wedding in Piranshahr in northwest Iran, according to the Kurdish human rights group Kurdpa.

White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan presented President Joe Biden with potential military options for striking Iran's nuclear facilities if Tehran advances toward a nuclear weapon before January 20, Axios reported, citing three sources.

Iran’s parliament speaker on Thursday acknowledged mounting public frustration with the government, particularly over its energy management.

Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian vowed to crush the country’s adversaries during a ceremony marking the fifth anniversary of IRGC General Qassem Soleimani’s assassination in a US drone strike.

Syria’s new government seeks no discord with Iran but demands that it not undermine Damascus, Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani told Al Jazeera on Wednesday.

An Iranian detained in Italy who is wanted on terrorism charges by Washington was denied release on Thursday, signaling no quick end to the ordeal of an Italian journalist held by Iran for a likely prisoner swap.