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Iran's Police Chief Ahmadreza Radan announced plans to set up three command centers to oversee Takavaran units (elite special operations forces) in the nation’s desert areas.

Major General Gholam Ali Rashid, commander of the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, said on Wednesday that Iran "will not initiate any conflict in the region, following its defensive doctrine."

Syria's newly appointed foreign minister, Asaad Hassan al-Shibani, warned Iran on Tuesday against spreading chaos in Syria, a few days after Iran's Supreme Leader threw his weight behind another regime change in the Arab country.

Iran's mission to the United Nations says the Israeli defense minister's admission to the Jewish state's killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran legitimizes Iran's October 1 attack on Israel.

A former Iranian official said Tehran could disrupt the Starlink satellite internet service if Elon Musk's SpaceX refuses to adhere to unspecified regulations, in another sign of official wariness of unfettered internet access for its citizens.

The son of a key figure in Iran's ruling establishment is at the heart of a sanctions-busting secret trade with Russia, in which Iran provides Moscow with weapons in exchange for oil, a report by Bloomberg said.

Israel has called on the United Nations Security Council to hold an emergency meeting to denounce Tehran's support for Yemen's Houthi militants, after multiple launches by Iran-backed insurgents targeted the Jewish state.

Independent human rights experts reporting to the United Nations expressed grave concern over the rise in the systematic targeting of women from the Baha’i religious minority in Iran in a joint letter published on Tuesday.

Iran needs better dialogue with its neighbors, veteran negotiator Javad Zarif said in an op-ed for the Economist magazine, adding that Tehran erred in focusing too much on threats.

The Islamic Republic's attempts to assassinate Donald Trump in retaliation for his killing of top IRGC general Qassem Soleimani may have pushed the president-elect toward a direct strike on Iran during his second term, The New York Times reports.

Despite a 20% surge in oil exports, Iran's GDP growth in the first half of the current Iranian calendar year starting March 21 significantly declined due to a recession in other sectors, such as agriculture, industries, and the service sector.

Iran’s Supreme Council of Cyberspace on announced Tuesday it would lift restrictions on some digital platforms like WhatsApp and Google Play while maintaining control on others as Iranians continue to face some of the world's toughest internet restrictions.

Power cuts in Iran, now at unprecedented levels, are severely damaging some of the country's critical industries which are now struggling to pay workers and keep businesses afloat.

One hundred thirty-six members of Iran's parliament have warned the Supreme Council of Cyberspace (SCC), a government body responsible for overseeing the country’s internet governance, that a proposal to lift internet filtering would be a gift to the enemies in the soft war.

The lifting of official bans from two social media platforms on Tuesday may do little to dull the ire of Iranians about persistent government restrictions on their internet access.

The Iranian president held a meeting with some of the Ministry of Intelligence's top officials on Tuesday, warning them that without the support of the people, the country cannot confront foreign enemies.

Iran's tourism industry has collapsed over the past five years, with one agency owner describing the situation as "the destruction of the tourism industry," Tehran-based Etemad newspaper reported.

Tehran says it is in talks to reopen its embassy in Damascus even after it was sacked by rebels who took over the country and a staff member was killed in murky circumstances.

Prominent political activist Majid Tavakoli has been sentenced by an appeals court in Tehran to two years in prison, two years ban on social media activity, a ban on residing in Tehran, and a prohibition on leaving the country, his wife, Maryam Tabandeh, said on Tuesday.

Hossein Shamkhani, the son of Iran’s former national security chief, plays a key role in the supply of Iranian arms to Russia, Bloomberg reported, citing more than a dozen unnamed US, UK, and European officials, as well as individuals with direct knowledge of his activities.

Iran's energy-rich government is bracing for potential unrest amid rolling blackouts and rising gasoline prices, with judicial, security and intelligence services briefed to be ready for a response.