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On Tuesday, Israel charged one man and detained two others for espionage on behalf of Iran, according to the Shin Bet security service.

Tehran remains open to resuming negotiations with Washington on restoring their participation in a nuclear agreement, Iran's acting foreign minister told Newsweek magazine in an interview published on Tuesday.

The Iranian president-elect, Masoud Pezeshkian, has sparked controversy by spending time attending religious ceremonies, while his critics decry his lack of political planning before taking office.

The US-based Anti-Defamation League (ADL) published a report on Monday accusing Iran's Spanish-language Hispan TV of spreading antisemitism to its audience of 600 million.

The process to form a new cabinet in Iran has officially begun with President-elect Masoud Pezeshkian appointing former Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif as the head of the Strategic Council for Transition.

In May, a helicopter crash killed Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his foreign minister. Despite the shock, there were no notable economic repercussions, highlighting the insignificance of elected officials on the economy.

Iran’s military activity and advancements in nuclear capabilities were the central focus of a meeting between top US and Israeli officials at the White House on Monday.

Allegations of bribery, poor performance, and electoral dishonesty against Tehran's ultra-hardliner mayor, Alireza Zakani, have sparked turmoil in the capital's City Council and led to demands for his dismissal.

J.D. Vance has been chosen as Donald Trump's vice presidency pick, the Republican presidential nominee announced Monday, and that will have significant impact on American foreign policy on Tehran, according to Iran watchers.

Prominent Syrian businessman Baraa Katerji, a close confidante of President Bashar al-Assad, was killed in a suspected Israeli strike near the Lebanese-Syrian border on Monday, three security sources told Reuters.

Iran faces significant challenges in its 28 joint oil and gas fields with neighboring countries, where it consistently falls behind in production compared to its neighbors.

According to a UN Special Rapporteur, six Iranian women rights advocates who are serving lengthy prison sentences, reportedly faced torture and threats of rape and death when they were violently detained.

Controversial Iranian cleric and Islamic medicine advocate Abbas Tabrizian says modern pharmaceuticals, not the Aedes mosquito, is the cause of dengue fever.

A former Education Ministry official says the drastic decline of Iran's education system, marked by mass dismissals and politicized appointments, is squarely blamed on the late President Ebrahim Raisi's administration.

The European Council has extended its sanctions against Iran for another year, citing Tehran's military action both regionally and globally.

A vessel smuggling foreign experts and military materials for missile production destined for Iran-backed Houthis of Yemen has gone missing in the Red Sea, media reports say.

Israeli President Isaac Herzog branded Iran an "empire of evil" during a meeting with British Foreign Secretary David Lammy in Jerusalem on Monday as the war in Gaza continues.

Iran’s Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs led a delegation to New York on Monday to participate in two UN Security Council meetings focusing on the escalating situation in the Middle East.

In the aftermath of Masoud Pezeshkian’s victory in the Iranian presidential election, talk of a shadow government by his hardliner rival Saeed Jalili has sparked intense debate.

Supporters of Iran's President-Elect Masoud Pezeshkian, with good intentions, have recently caused trouble for him, prompting him to publicly affirm that he remains the same person and that his election has not changed his self-perception.

The Iranian-backed Iraqi militant group Kataib Hezbollah issued threats against Saudi Arabia, despite the recent détente in Tehran-Riyadh relations.