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Iranian citizens warn the country’s new hijab law will tighten restrictions on personal freedoms while also serving as a tool for state-driven financial exploitation.

Iran has cautioned that insecurity in Syria could have far-reaching consequences, intensifying instability across the region if not quashed.

As Syria’s political stability crumbles amid civil war in one of the biggest threats to President Bashar al-Assad since he took power in 2000, Iran-backed militias entered Syria overnight from Iraq.

US President-elect Donald Trump's nomination of Kash Patel as FBI Director could potentially sharpen US efforts to prevent Iranian influence operations in the United States that have raised alarm since 2023.

The details of Iran's new hijab law, unveiled by media in Tehran on Saturday, including stricter measures and the potential rise of vigilantism, have deeply unsettled many Iranians.

A growing number of commentators in Iranian media are criticizing hardline politicians for rhetoric they say has strained foreign relations and deepened the country's isolation.

Iran's foreign minister met the Syrian president in Damascus on Sunday to express Tehran's continued support for the Bashar al-Assad government in the wake of Aleppo's swift capture by armed rebels.

Iranian dissident rapper Toomaj Salehi, who was previously sentenced to death, has been released after serving one year in prison, Iran's Judiciary announced on Sunday.

The fall of Aleppo to rebels opposing President Bashar al-Assad has caused a critical situation for the Syrian government with implications that may extend to the Islamic Republic of Iran.

In a public appeal, the Iranian president urged citizens to conserve energy, emphasizing their role in mitigating the country’s ongoing energy shortage, a crisis that has intensified in recent months.

Iran’s government says it is taking steps to resolve the long-standing problem of being black-listed by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) but hardliners still staunchly oppose accepting the watchdog's recommendations.

The Iranian foreign minister, reaffirming Tehran's unwavering support for the Syrian military, left Tehran for Damascus on Sunday as opposition forces intensify their offensive against Bashar al-Assad's troops in Syria.

Iran's minister of education has said that approximately 750,000 students in the country are not continuing their education, though he distanced the issue from systemic failures within the education sector.

The number of HIV infections in Iran contracted via sexual intercourse has more than doubled according to the country's top research body in the field, highlighting the theocracy's strict policy toward contraception.

Syrian rebels stormed the Iranian consulate in Aleppo following their swift capture of Syria's second largest city, Iran's Foreign Ministry confirmed on Saturday, after videos on social media showed armed fighters inside the building.

Iran plans to continue its direct strikes against Israel, the spokesperson for Parliament's National Security Commission said on Saturday amid conflicting statements from Tehran officials about their strategic direction.

Iranian officials have downplayed the capture of Aleppo by Syrian opposition forces, framing the loss as a minor setback while doubling down on their support for Bashar al-Assad.

Iran's media watchdog banned a popular football commentator’s live program mid-stream, the CEO of Iran's top video-sharing platform Aparat said, in an apparent attempt to muzzle a figure known for outspoken political criticism.

An Iranian teacher's union has sounded the alarm over a rise in student suicides, blaming it in part on religious morality enforcement and neglect of youth mental health issues.

British and French intelligence chiefs have warned of the threat posed by Iran potentially developing nuclear weapons. At the same time, European and Iranian diplomats met in Geneva on Friday for uneventful talks.

An Iranian movie depicting an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) commander with close ties to Iran’s Supreme Leader as a hero is set to screen at a Canadian film festival this weekend, stoking controversy in the Iranian-Canadian diaspora.