As Iran’s Houthi militia launched a surface-to-surface missile towards the Red Sea town of Eilat Sunday, intercepted by Israel’s Arrow 3 missile defence system, experts ask why Friday’s attack on Tel Aviv went undetected for 2,600 kilometers.
Despite Iran's strict Islamic laws governing sexual behavior, an expansive underground industry of massage services is seemingly becoming a front for prostitution, while a simple hijab violation can lead to violent arrest.
Persian language social media is abuzz with the revelation that the Iranian host of a popular crime podcast has allegedly murdered his wife and then committed suicide in Canada.
During Friday prayers in Tehran, a group of worshippers hurled sharp insults at Mohammad Javad Zarif, amid intensifying pressure on newly elected Masoud Pezeshkian from hardline factions as he navigates his cabinet formation.
Some of the most frequently voiced expectations for President-elect Masoud Pezeshkian include curbing inflation, tackling unemployment, easing Internet access, and eliminating heavy-handed enforcement of compulsory hijab.
In the latest chapter of convicted oil embezzler Babak Zanjani's saga, an official claims the former insider has returned more assets than legally required, casting him in a favorable light amid the country's economic crisis.
The Israeli military launched airstrikes against the positions of Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen's Hodeidah, the IDF confirmed on Saturday, one day after a fatal Houthi drone attack against Tel Aviv.
Amnesty International launched a "Take Action" appeal on Thursday, urging the public to demand the “immediate and unconditional release” of dissident rapper Toomaj Salehi as authorities issued new charges.
President-elect Masoud Pezeshkian’s participation in numerous Muharram mourning ceremonies over the past week has highlighted the growing influence of lay 'eulogists' in the politics of the Islamic Republic.
Amid calls for President Joe Biden to drop out of the presidential race, criticism of his Iran policy has erupted beyond the Republican National Convention, fueled by major flashpoints such as Houthi aggression and Iran's nuclear program.
Iranians report housing prices rising by 50 percent year on year with rental costs now roughly twice the average salary, causing huge economic and social chaos on a country already in the depths of recession.
The European Union top diplomat's decision to send his deputy to Iran for the inauguration ceremony of the country's president-elect has angered European lawmakers.
A deadly drone attack in Tel Aviv by Iran-backed Yemeni Houthis marks a dangerous escalation, representing a broader conflict between Iran and the West, according to a prominent Middle East expert.
Iran could produce material for a nuclear bomb in a week or two if it decides to, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned Friday, reaffirming Washington’s stance against allowing Iran to build a nuclear weapon.
Two large oil tankers, one possibly carrying Iranian oil, were on fire on Friday after colliding near Singapore, the world's biggest refueling port, authorities and one of the tanker owners said.
Trump's former aide John Bolton told Iran International that a reported Iranian plot to assassinate the former president during the US election campaign would be surprising, as anyone in that situation would take it "personally."
A significant IT outage has disrupted travel, banking, and healthcare services worldwide, while in Iran industrial, public and private systems appear to be running normally except government's intentional interference with Internet.
A former Iranian diplomat has made an odd statement, asserting that it doesn't matter to Iran who leads the next US administration, just one day after Donald Trump was nominated as the Republican presidential candidate.
Iran has secretly agreed to support Al-Qaeda fighters in Afghanistan and fund the group's operations in the Middle East, according to Afghanistan United Front (AUF), an opposition group.
A large, long-range drone hit the center of Tel Aviv in the early hours of Friday, in an attack claimed by the Iranian-backed Houthi militia that killed one man and slightly wounding four others, the Israeli military and emergency services said.
Former US President Donald Trump blamed the Biden administration for Iran edging close to nuclear weapons at the fourth and final night of the Republican National Convention (RNC) Thursday evening.