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Two senior diplomats from Israel and the United States raised concerns about Iran's uranium enrichment program in interviews with Iran International on Wednesday.

Iran’s state media have undermined the impact of the previous sanctions on Iran's maritime carrier by suggesting that the new ones by the European Union and the United Kingdom are not important.

Some Iranian analysts expect President-elect Donald Trump to pursue maximum pressure on Iran, while others see a chance for negotiations, though they admit talks with Trump would likely be difficult.

The UN General Assembly on Wednesday passed a resolution criticizing the Islamic Republic for its human rights record especially over women's rights, expressing special concern over mandatory hijab policies.

An Iranian activist who was detained after she confronted a motorcyclist who grabbed her from behind appeared from prison in a court hearing via video link, according to civil society group the Iranian Women Association.

IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi says that Iran has agreed to freeze its uranium stockpile enriched to 60% following his request during recent talks in Tehran.

Iran warned of an "immediate and decisive" retaliatory response if a widely anticipated Western-backed censure resolution is passed on Thursday and lobbied several member states of the UN's nuclear watchdog's governing body to reject it.

As power outages gain pace with the onset of winter, Iranians are venting their discontent and chronicling the impact of the blackouts on their daily lives in videos and voice notes shared to Iran International.

Experts in Lebanon have called for international backing for the cash-strapped Lebanese Armed Forces if a ceasefire is to be sustained between Iran-backed Hezbollah and Israel.

An Iranian political activist has accused security forces of sexual and verbal abuse when he was arrested in Tehran on Monday.

Iran’s foreign minister has been reaching out to his counterparts and the head of the UN nuclear watchdog ahead of the agency's Board of Governors' expected passage of a censure resolution against Tehran.

A proposed censure of Iran for its lack of cooperation with the UN nuclear watchdog raises important questions at a critical time after Donald Trump’s reelection when Tehran faces regional weakness, economic pressure and Israel.

Iran's Foreign Ministry on Tuesday night summoned the British chargé d’affaires to protest the latest UK sanctions on Iran’s shipping and aviation industries over Tehran’s alleged missile transfers to Russia.

As Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine hits the 1,000-day mark and North Korean troops take to the field to support the campaign, Iran International revisits the key role Iranian drones have played in the Russian war effort.

Iran promised to cap its stock of near weapons grade nuclear fuel on condition that no censure resolution will be issued at a Wednesday meeting of the UN nuclear watchdog, Reuters said citing reports to the body's member states.

The Islamic Republic of Iran has inflicted the United States' first major strategic defeat in the West Asia region, the commander of the IRGC Basij paramilitary said on Tuesday.

The US envoy to the Middle East, Amos Hochstein, said on Tuesday there is a real opportunity for a ceasefire deal between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah.

Politicians in Tehran seem optimistic about the possibility of restoring ties with the US after Donald Trump's election victory, with some volunteering to initiate talks regardless of their status and rank.

Iran has pledged to strengthen its strategic alliances with China and Russia, dismissing concerns that a potential return of Donald Trump to the White House could alter its foreign policy.

Iris Haggai, who lost both her parents on October 7, is one of several families of American victims, who have sued Iran, equipped with newly – unsealed documents revealing Tehran’s alleged fingerprints on the atrocities.

Presidential aide and former foreign minister Mohammad-Javad Zarif accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of undermining the 2015 nuclear deal and fueling regional conflicts, in a rare video message directed at Jews worldwide.