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US Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) has proposed new legislation to impose tariffs on nations buying crude oil or petroleum products from Iran.

Newly-elected President Masoud Pezeshkian, who is frequently seen in public wearing casual zip-up jackets, is facing growing criticism for not “dressing up for the job.”

Iran's foreign ministry summoned the British ambassador to Tehran on Wednesday to protest the UK government's extradition to the US of an Iranian national accused of bypassing the American sanctions on Tehran.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tried to garner support for his country in Washington DC, proposing an anti-Iran alliance in the Middle East led by the US and Israel.

Iranian Kurdish political prisoner Pakhshan Azizi has been condemned to death on charges of armed rebellion, according to rights groups.

Iran and Armenia have signed a major arms deal worth $500 million, a source familiar with the situation told Iran International, in a move that could anger Azerbaijan as Tehran supplies Yerevan its infamous suicide drones.

The US has been criticized for a lack of enforcement of the Mahsa Amini Human Rights and Security Accountability Act (MAHSA Act) three months after it was passed, sanctioning Iran's leadership.

Doughty Street Chambers, Index on Censorship, and the Human Rights Foundation have jointly submitted a complaint to the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (UNWGAD) regarding the ongoing detention and mistreatment of Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi.

Iran’s former president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, narrowly escaped an assassination attempt last week after his vehicle was sabotaged, according to Iran International sources familiar with the incident.

The chief of Britain’s army has warned that within three years, its forces must be ready to confront an "axis of upheaval" formed by Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea.

Germany's interior ministry said on Wednesday it has banned the Islamic Centre Hamburg (IZH) association and its subsidiary organizations, saying it pursues radical Islamist goals. The entity is controlled by Tehran.

In the final days of Ebrahim Raisi's administration, an announcement was made that promised to revolutionize the Iranian car market when the cabinet approved a plan to lift the ban on the import of used foreign cars.

The Islamic Republic is prepared for nuclear negotiations with world powers to have sanctions lifted, Iran's president-elect said, a couple of weeks after the White House made it clear that there is no diplomatic path ahead to curb Iran's move toward acquiring a nuclear weapon.

A new report has highlighted an alarming trend of increasing femicide cases amid an ongoing pattern of violence against women and girls in Iran.

Iran’s president-elect’s praising voters for delivering a "resounding punch to the mouth" of those calling to boycott the polls, has ignited a firestorm of reactions from the public.

Violence between Iranians and the country's Afghan community is spiralling with two deaths of Iranians in a week fueling calls for the expulsion of possibly millions of illegal immigrants.

Last week, former Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif advocated for diversity in selecting the new cabinet, despite the Islamic Republic's history of repressing dissent and even internal critics.

Iran's outgoing ICT Minister Issa Zarepour has tried to mislead President-elect Masoud Pezeshkian about the reason why Iranians are unhappy about the slow Internet speed.

The outgoing UN special human rights rapporteur Iran called for a comprehensive international investigation into the systematic human rights violations committed by Iranian authorities during the early 1980s and the 1988 massacres.

A Chinese tanker linked to Iranian oil smuggling activities, was located after it was involved in a collision with a Singaporean ship on Friday.

Iran's Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) have intercepted a Togo-flagged, UAE-managed products tanker carrying 1,500 tons of marine gas oil, British security firm Ambrey said on Monday.