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A Kurdish political prisoner who self-immolated at the Central Prison of Orumieh, was transferred to solitary confinement after going on hunger strike.

The United States could get into war with Iran if Tehran launches a major attack on Israel, Joe Biden has said, amid a cacophony of threats and counter-threats from officials in Tehran and Jerusalem.

After a meeting with the British and German foreign ministers, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated that Israel will make its own decisions regarding its response to Iran's missile and drone attacks.

Iran's recent crackdown on hijab rules has sparked outrage and drawn condemnation from women's rights advocates and prominent Iranian figures.

In response to impending US and EU sanctions against Tehran, Tasnim, a news outlet affiliated with the IRGC, asserted that Iran will continue to evade the sanctions.

European Union leaders decided on Wednesday to step up sanctions against Iran after Tehran's recent attack on Israel left world powers scrambling to prevent a wider conflict in the Middle East.

Many believe that the current "state of war" with Israel may provide the Islamic Republic with an opportune window to more effectively deal with its ongoing domestic challenge of quashing dissent.

After Iran's missile and drone attack aimed at Israel over the weekend, the country is bracing for possible retaliatory attacks either on its territories or proxies.

Weeks after Iran International TV host Pouria Zeraati was stabbed in London, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is urging the UK to step up its protection of Iranian journalists.

The head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization, Mohammad Eslami, said on Wednesday that the International Atomic Energy Agency monitoring is in place and UN nuclear chief Rafael Grossi will soon visit Iran.

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi warned on Wednesday that any "tiniest invasion" by Israel would face "massive and harsh" response from Iran as the two archenemies sit on the verge of war.

Several Republican and Democratic lawmakers have endorsed a potential Israeli retaliatory attack against Iran, branding the Biden administration too soft on its archenemy.

The Raisi administration has allocated millions of dollars to advance Iran's national internet infrastructure in an attempt to tighten control over information flow and curb the influence of external media.

Iran seems to have started a new round of crackdown on journalists and media outlets critical of the government following the strike on Israel during the weekend.

Hamid Vahedi, the commander of Iran’s Army Air Force, says forces are ready to execute orders, using the Soviet-era Sukhoi Su-24 bombers against Israel.

As the Iranian government pressures critics to endorse its missile and drone strikes on Israel, Iranians abroad and some activists within Iran oppose Tehran’s ideological stance on the regional conflict.

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged the urgent de-escalation in the Middle East in a call with the Iranian foreign minister on Tuesday, urging "maximum restraint".

The US and the European Union plan to expand their sanctions regimes against Iran, following Tehran’s unprecedented missile and drone attack on Israel.

In a recent off-the-record meeting, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told American Jewish leaders Israel's response to Iran's Saturday night aerial bombardment should be "limited".

Fatemeh Sepehri, an Iranian political prisoner and outspoken critic of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, has been subjected to psychological torture by a judiciary psychiatrist.

President Joe Biden wishes Israel not to retaliate against the Islamic Republic of Iran’s attempt to attack with 351 drones and missiles. Although the strike largely failed, it set a dangerous precedent.