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Record number of Iranians left the country in 2024 to study abroad as the country's youth lose hope in change, according to a report carried by Iran's official news agency IRNA.

The United States on Tuesday imposed sanctions on entities in Iran and Russia, accusing them of orchestrating campaigns to meddle in the 2024 US presidential election.

Protests swept through several Iranian cities on Tuesday, with workers and retirees demanding fair wages, better working conditions, and payment of overdue salaries.

Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Tuesday that 20 to 30 million liters of fuel are smuggled out of the country daily, calling it a catastrophe amid the country's energy crisis.

A day after protests erupted at two of Tehran's traditional bazaars over the worsening economic crisis and soaring inflation, the goldsmiths bazaar joined the strike on Monday, December 30.

Iran’s economy minister announced on Tuesday that the Supreme Leader has approved revisiting two critical international conventions required to ease banking restrictions resulting from Iran's blacklisting by the money laundering watchdog, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF).

US officials raised the need to prevent Iran's resurgence in Syria during talks with interim authorities in Damascus, according to the US Embassy in Syria.

One of Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian's aides has called for direct negotiations with US President-elect Donald Trump, emphasizing the need for a new foreign policy to strengthen international relations.

The investigation into the case of Parastoo Ahmadi, the 27-year-old singer whose concert defied Iran’s strict laws, has been expanded to include its organizers, the judiciary spokesman said Tuesday.

Iran’s judiciary spokesman on Tuesday said he had no information about the arrest of Italian journalist Cecilia Sala in Tehran, suggesting that she has not been formally charged and was detained by an agency outside the judiciary's purview.

A prominent centrist political analyst in Tehran has warned that the benefits Iran once expected from the 2015 nuclear deal are rapidly fading as the country’s economy continues its downward spiral since last summer.

Five years ago, Qassem Soleimani was killed under the direct orders of then-US President Donald Trump, in a watershed moment in the Middle East, triggering a series of setbacks for the Islamic Republic.

The last United Nations (UN) Security Council for 2024 warned Iran about any further escalation by Tehran's allied armed group in Yemen, the Houthis.

Hossein Shamkhani, the son of Iran’s former national security chief, used citizenship-by-investment programs to gain access to the international banking system, Bloomberg reported on Monday.

Tehran's city council has dropped plans to rename Bisotun Street after former Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, following widespread protests from citizens who emphasized the deep historical and cultural significance of the street's name.

A member of Iran’s Guardian Council has cautioned that if popular demands for certain freedoms, which he described as aligned with plans by adversaries, are overlooked, the country risks facing a scenario similar to Syria.

Israel has announced the arrest of a 29-year-old man suspected of spying for Iran, the latest in a string of cases of Iran-backed plots being carried out by Israeli citizens.

The completion and filling of a dam in Afghanistan has raised concerns in Iran as the two neighbouring countries try to make the most of the region's limited water resources.

The spokesman for Iran's Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) has dismissed the significance of Donald Trump’s presidency on the future of Iran. While Trump has vowed maximum pressure policy on Iran, Tehran's leadership have remained dismissive of its impact.

An Iranian website aligned with the Supreme National Security Council has published a report depicting Syria's new rulers as grappling with dissent and internal conflicts, after what amounted to a historic regional setback for Tehran.

Iran's judiciary chief has issued a stern warning against those engaging in financial corruption, spreading fear, and undermining public morale, vowing firm action.