Abdolreza Abed, the commander of the IRGC's construction wing, Khatam al-Anbiya, has declared that foreign companies, including Chinese firms, are not needed for the Persian Gulf bridge project.
Abbas Akhoundi, a candidate from the Reform Front, has publicly urged Iran’s Guardian Council to engage directly with him and his fellow candidates regarding their qualifications for the upcoming snap presidential election on June 28.
The US may reverse its long-held policy and expand its nuclear arsenal, a senior White House official said Friday, aiming to bolster deterrence against Russia and prevent Iran from developing a nuclear bomb at all costs.
Iranian writer and Islamic scholar Sedigheh Vasmaghi is calling for a shift in the Islamic Republic's judicial approach, urging that agents accused of assaulting detained women be prosecuted.
Mohammad Reza Naqdi, the Deputy Coordinator of the Revolutionary Guards, has claimed that foreign powers have orchestrated a plot to stunt population growth in Iran.
Bashir Biazar, a former managing director of the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), has been detained in France and is awaiting deportation, according to Iran International's Paris correspondent.
Helmut Brandstätter, a member of the Austrian parliament, has reiterated his commitment to exert "maximum pressure on the Iranian regime" and to support the democratic revolution movement within Iran.
Five ministers and two vice-presidents are vying for Ebrahim Raisi’s seat. Most ministers, along with the late President’s family, have thrown their support behind Culture and Islamic Guidance Minister Mohammad-Mehdi Esmaili.
Davood Manzoor, head of the Planning and Budget Organization, announced his withdrawal from the June 28 presidential race in Iran, a week after registering to run.
Iran's Reform Front, a coalition of 'reformist' groups and political parties, has put forward their candidates for the June 28 snap presidential election.
Amidst a crowded field of 80 candidates for the upcoming state-controlled presidential election in Iran, one name continually stands out: Saeed Jalili.
Iran's top Sunni cleric, Mowlavi Abdolhamid, lamented the country's severe economic challenges, citing the failure of both "reformist" and conservative factions to manage government affairs effectively.
Iran is headed to an election on June 28, but it's not just any ordinary election: it’s a race to replace Raisi after the president died in a helicopter crash near the border with Azerbaijan on May 19.
A former Iranian lawmaker criticized hardline ministers, including presidential candidate Mehrdad Bazrpash, who avoided flying on Ebrahim Raisi's doomed helicopter last month, for quickly “jumping in to replace” the late president.
Tehran has vowed to continue threatening the news channel Iran International in blatant disregard of the call by UN experts to cease its transnational violence against the UK-based network and its journalists.
The state-run Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) has warned presidential candidates against tarnishing the country's image in their campaign broadcasts, threatening to block their airing.
Houthi security forces have detained at least 15 Yemeni employees of international organizations including the United Nations, three officials of Yemen's internationally recognized government told Reuters on Friday.
Speaker Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf is increasingly being referred to as the “IRGC’s candidate” in Iran’s presidential elections of June 28. Many believe at least one major faction in the Revolutionary Guard is backing his candidacy.
The US has issued warnings to Israel against the pursuit of a "limited war" scenario in Lebanon, citing concerns that such actions could provoke Iran to intervene, Axios reported on Thursday.
Australian Senator Claire Chandler is urging the government to reject any deal with Tehran over the extradition of rejected Iranian asylum seekers.
Iran's exiled Prince Reza Pahlavi met with Israel's Minister of Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism Amichai Chikli in the US to discuss strengthening solidarity between the Iranian and Jewish diasporas.