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Syria’s second largest city Aleppo fell to rebel forces within a mere 48 hours of their launching a shock offensive. Now they push forward on the road to Damascus.

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi has been granted leave for three weeks to receive medical care, her lawyer said.

Kash Patel, chosen by US President-elect Donald Trump to lead the FBI, was recently notified by the bureau that he was a target of an Iranian hack, two sources familiar with the situation told CNN.

Iran is witnessing a record surge in divorces, with couples citing economic hardship as the primary cause, interviews with Iran International reveal.

As debates in Iran continue over the possibility of negotiations with the United States, divisions have emerged. While some advocate for talks, others remain skeptical about their potential benefits or even feasibility.

An Iranian commander who led the battle to retake Aleppo from Syria’s opposition forces in 2017 has returned, Iran’s state media said, as President Bashar al-Assad faces renewed threats from armed groups bent on toppling his government.

The United States on Tuesday introduced new sanctions against 35 companies and ships over their alleged involvement in Iran's oil sales which have more than tripled between 2020 and 2023 during the Biden administration.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has stated that his government cannot implement a new hijab law passed by the hardline parliament, warning that its enforcement would lead to widespread discontent in Iranian society.

Chief of Staff of Iran's Armed Forces Mohammad Bagheri held separate phone conversations with Russia's Defense Minister Andrey Belousov as well as the army chiefs of staff of Iraq and Syria to discuss the latest developments in Syria, Iranian state media reported Tuesday.

Iran and allied Iraqi militias have earned at least a billion dollars in a scheme to launder fuel oil from the Islamic Republic as originating from its Arab neighbor, Reuters reported, providing a key economic lifeline amid US-led sanctions.

Iran’s foreign minister announced Tehran’s willingness to consider deploying forces to Syria if requested by President Bashar al-Assad’s government, marking a potential major escalation to the conflict.

Iran has no current intention to engage in dialogue with Washington, citing a lack of appropriate grounds for such discussions, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told The New Arab on Monday.

Iran’s president warned on Monday that the state is short of foreign currency and without parliamentary allocation of dollars for imports, gasoline prices would rise amid the country's economic crisis.

Tanker tracking firms and energy consultants report a steady decline in Iran’s oil exports as top customer China eases buying and a second Trump administration looms.

Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi visited the homes of four senior clerics in Qom last week to secure their backing for negotiations with the West as the country finds itself ever weaker on the world stage.

Imprisoned critic of Iran's Islamic government, Mostafa Tajzadeh, has accused Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei of fueling poverty and corruption in a letter written from Tehran's Evin Prison.

Israel's internal security service Shin Bet assesses that Iran is behind more than 200 phishing attempts against senior Israeli officials, according to a report in the Times of Israel.

Iran sentenced 14 political prisoners to death in November and executed at least 135 convicts, the second-highest monthly total in 2024, rights groups say, condemning capital punishment as means to quell dissent.

Canada on Monday listed Yemen's Ansarallah as a terrorist entity, joining other Western nations in proscribing the Iran-backed group commonly referred to as the Houthis.

Iranian president and his Russian counterpart discussed the situation in Syria during a phone call on Monday with both leaders expressing their commitment to supporting the Syrian government amidst escalating rebel offensives.

Discussions to lift sanctions on Syria’s long-time president to lure him away from Tehran are underway between the US and UAE, according to Reuters.