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The new EU-US coordinated sanctions against Iran in the aftermath of Iran-Israel April 13-19 conflict is a notable development whose efficacious enforcement remains as elusive as ever.

During his visit to Saudi Arabia, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken emphasized the importance of increased collaboration with and among the Persian Gulf states to develop an integrated defense strategy aimed at countering Iran's regional influence.

A container ship traveling the Red Sea was damaged after a missile attack reportedly by Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels Monday, the British military’s United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) center reported Monday.

An Indian publishing house has issued an apology following backlash over a sixth-grade school textbook including Ruhollah Khomeini, the founder of the Islamic Republic, as one of the “most evil men in history.”

A report from the German newspaper Bild says a Düsseldorf-based subsidiary of Iran's Mapna Group -- Mapna Europe -- may be involved in circumventing international sanctions.

Two US lawmakers are pressing the Biden administration on the use of cryptocurrency to evade sanctions in Russia, Iran and North Korea.

Mo'oud Shamkhani, former deputy head of Iran's Arvand Free Zone and nephew of a prominent Iranian official, has been arrested on charges of financial corruption totaling $2.1 billion.

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Nasser Kanaani revealed on Monday that a North Korean delegation attended a Tehran expo last week, engaging in discussions on bilateral trade with both Iranian government officials and the private sector.

Families in Iran are struggling as the country's minimum wage fails to meet the poverty line, according to a study by the Parliament Research Center.

The price of lamb in Iran has increased by around 60% in the past 12 months as basic food items continue to become beyond the reach of the average family.

A group of 29 physicians were reportedly poisoned by “counterfeit alcoholic beverages” in the city of Shiraz, according to the Fars News Agency managed by the Islamic Revolutionary Guards.

In a widely circulated video from the weekend, an Iranian mother is seen confronting Tehran’s security forces who attempted to arrest her daughter for not adhering to the mandatory hijab law.

The Iranian Islamic scholar Sedigheh Vasmaghi, who is currently imprisoned, is urging the international community to put an end to the ongoing oppression of women by the Iranian regime.

Residents in Iran’s capital are being urged to take matters into their own hands and document crimes and law violations, following a call from one of Tehran's police chiefs.

Pro-Palestinian student protests in the US are making headlines in Iran, as the regime and its media continue to bet on political trouble overseas to make up for lost legitimacy at home.

In recent days, politicians and academics in Iran have continued to highlight inefficiency, mismanagement, and negligence in President Ebrahim Raisi's government.

Iranian lawyer Ali Mojtahedzadeh has criticized the recent death sentence for Toomaj Salehi, a dissident rapper.

Over 160 Iranian lawmakers have endorsed further police crackdowns on the hijab before the approval of a new bill by the Guardian Council.

The Iranian Revolutionary Guard has unveiled a new suicide drone, engineered to fly into targets and detonate upon impact, similar to those employed by Russia in the Ukrainian conflict.

Amid record numbers of executions in Iran, two young Afghan men face capital punishment after allegations of sexual assault of a teenage boy.

Tehran City Council members clashed on Sunday over a contract for importing electric buses following the release of a report criticizing the deal's lack of transparency.