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Thirty-seven female political prisoners in Tehran's notorious Evin Prison have been denied visitation rights.

The threat of Iran-Israel war is different now than when Tehran launched its first direct attack on Israel in April, an Israeli insider who previously served as Commander of Israel Air Defense Forces from 2015 to 2018, told Iran International.

Iran and Israel would try to avoid a full-blown war for fear of the destruction it could bring to both countries, former CIA director and US CENTCOM Commander David Petraeus told Iran International in an interview, amid reports of an ‘imminent’ Iranian attack on Israel.

Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian told Russia’s Sergei Shoigu in Tehran that while his country is not seeking escalation, it will respond to Israel for the killing of Hamas’s Ismail Haniyeh.

As 31 international human rights organizations call for the release of Sharifeh Mohammadi, a labor activist sentenced to death, a Kurdish political prisoner has boycotted her court proceedings in protest.

As tensions escalate in the Middle East, high-ranking military officials from the United States and Russia have converged in the region for emergency planning.

At least 300 people were executed in Iran in the first seven months of 2024 following a record number of killings in 2023.

The government of President Masoud Pezeshkian is under fire for continuing to allocate huge sums to support the ‘Arbaeen Walk’ to Iraqi holy cities and offering perks to the annual event's participants.

Despite discussions around Iran's potential accession to the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the country must do more to attract foreign investment, the head of the country's chamber of commerce has said.

Some Tehran media and politicians continue to demand answers over security lapses that allowed the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in a government guesthouse in Tehran last week.

The appointments of Mohammad Reza Aref, Mohammad Javad Zarif, and Mohammad Jafar Ghaempanah, all in their 60s and 70s, to senior roles by President Masoud Pezeshkian have sparked debates about the age gap between Iran's leadership and its younger population.

The assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh at his Tehran residence last Wednesday exposed security failures in Iran. An eyewitness report detailed the chaos and distress experienced by mountaineers and residents in the Tochal mountain area north of Tehran during the attack.

Israeli Prime Minister and Iran's President have exchanged threats, highlighting the deepening crisis between their nations. Benjamin Netanyahu vowed a firm response to any threats, while Masoud Pezeshkian pledged retaliation.

In the latest crackdown on artistic expression, Iranian security forces have arrested Zara Esmaeili, a young artist whose videos singing in public without hijab, in defiance of the Islamic Republic's rules, went viral.

World powers are racing to de-escalate tensions and minimize the risk of a full-scale war as the threat of a large Iranian attack on Israel grows imminent.

In a series of targeted operations in less than two months, Israel has killed five high-ranking members of Iran-backed Hamas and Hezbollah militant groups, armed and financed by Iran.

Iran’s new president, Masoud Pezeshkian, has appointed two experienced economists to key positions amid intense political pressure to address the country’s deep economic crisis.

The most frequently used words in the Iranian media's coverage of the deadly attack on Hamas's Political Leader Ismail Haniyeh's residence in north Tehran were "revenge" and "infiltration."

Iran has reportedly arrested over two dozen people including security and intelligence officials after the assassination of Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran exposed a humiliating security lapse.

Reaction has been pouring in since Iran International broke the story that the Islamic Republic is behind the behind the anti-Israel protests at McGill university in Montreal, Canada.

In Tehran, a panel of ex-officials with ties to former foreign minister Javad Zarif and more balanced foreign policy views suggested that external alliances could hinder Iran-US relations.