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Newspaper journalist and podcaster Cecilia Sala, 29, who had been arrested on unspecified charges last month in Iran, returned home after Tehran released her on Wednesday.

In recent letters from Tehran’s Evin prison, at least three political prisoners have described singing and dancing as acts of defiance against the system that has imprisoned them—or sentenced them to death—for their peaceful activities.

Hardliners in the Iranian parliament are determined to impeach four cabinet ministers just five months after the government’s formation, during an unprecedented economic crisis.

Iraq's prime minister emphasized the need for stability in Syria during a joint press conference with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian in Tehran on Wednesday, his first visit since Islamist rebels in neighboring Syria toppled the decades-old rule of the Assad dynasty.

Iran will relocate its capital to the southern coastal region of Makran, the government spokeswoman said on Tuesday, in an ambitious plan aimed at bypassing Tehran’s enduring overpopulation, power shortages and water scarcity.

Photos released by Iran's state media show Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi crying after receiving a ring belonging to former IRGC Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani as an award for his service.

Tehran has no plan to acquire a nuclear bomb since Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has forbidden it on religious grounds, Iran's president said on Tuesday.

US President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday said he is not "stupid" to answer a question on the possibility of a US attack on Iran's nuclear facilities.

Iran has made strides in recovering portions of its blocked financial assets, foreign minister Abbas Araghchi announced, while emphasizing that billions remain inaccessible due to international sanctions.

Iran says it has postponed its plan to send human to space because of technical and financial challenges.

Women in Iran are being killed at alarming rates, with rights groups reporting an average of one woman killed every other day in 2024.

Israel's ambassador to the United Nations says the Jewish state will keep supporting the Iranian nation's fight against the Islamic Republic.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that Iran remains the Jewish state’s greatest threat as the country evaluates its latest defense budget.

The Iranian government said on Tuesday that the implementation of the controversial "Chastity and Hijab" law has been postponed due to the potential unrest it may spark.

As voices associated with Iran’s ruling establishment increasingly advocate for negotiations with the United States, a prominent newspaper has warned that up to 50% of the population is now living below the poverty line.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has attributed the Syrian army's collapse to psychological warfare, warning that the rapid fall of the country's ally in Syria should serve as a cautionary tale for Tehran.

Iran executed 901 people in 2024, including 31 women, marking a rise in capital punishment cases, the United Nations human rights office said on Tuesday.

Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani will host a Quint group meeting in Rome on Thursday, focusing on the Middle East, particularly Syria and Iran, Italian media reported Tuesday.

Families of those killed in the downing of Flight PS752 gathered at the crash site in Shahedshahr, Tehran Province, on the fifth anniversary of the tragedy under the slogan "Never Forget, Never Forgive."

Iranian forces have largely withdrawn from Syria following the toppling of President Bashar al-Assad in December, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday, citing US, European, and Arab officials.

The Iranian military and the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) began a joint air defense drill near the Natanz nuclear facility in central Iran on Tuesday, testing readiness to protect the sensitive site from potential attacks.