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Acclaimed Iranian director Bahram Beyzai has rejected an invitation to return to Iran and create a film, citing opposition to government censorship.

Iranian Traffic Police announced Friday that 321 people have lost their lives in car accidents during the ongoing Norouz holidays so far.

Iran's regime dubs its regional armed groups "resistance forces," while opponents label them mercenaries. Many ordinary Iranians view them as terrorists who exploit their country's resources.

Mohammad Ali Abtahi, a prominent reformist politician and senior aide to former President Mohammad Khatami, published photos on social media showing that he was in hospital with injuries after unknown individual tried to snatch his mobile phone in the street.

Following a German court's ruling attributing Iran's regime to a foiled 2022 terrorist plot targeting a synagogue in Bochum, many have urged Berlin to close Tehran's embassy and designate the IRGC as a terrorist entity.

Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and President Ebrahim Raisi refrained from addressing economic challenges like poverty and soaring inflation in their Norouz Iranian New Year messages.

A senior US official said Washington is against the construction of the planned Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline, warning it would result in US sanctions.

The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has informed a House panel that Iran is resolute in its intentions to carry out various attacks on US soil, including assassinations.

The Iran-backed Houthis have allegedly vowed not to attack vessels belonging to Russia and China in the Red Sea and Gulf of Eden after crisis talks in Oman amid the maritime blockade.

A senior US official said Washington and Riyadh have advanced in their negotiations towards a larger plan that would ultimately see the normalization of ties between Saudi Arabia and Israel.

US Secretary Of State, Antony Blinken has come under fire for his mollycoddling of Iran, requesting they tell the Iran-backed Houthis "to stop" attacks on shipping in the Red Sea.

Canada has expelled another former senior Iranian official as part of efforts to ban regime figures from seeking refuge there.

European Union Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell once again finds himself embroiled in a diplomatic battle over Iran sanctions, as revealed exclusively by the Wall Street Journal.

Maritime security firm Ambrey reported on Thursday that a merchant vessel has been attacked off the Yemeni coast amid the Houthi terror group's Red Sea blockade.

Latest figures reveal the volume of water in Iran’s dams over the past six months has decreased by 10 percent compared to the same period last year as Iran's water crisis deepens.

Iran’s deputy interior minister for security affairs said Nowruz travelers eating in public will be punished as the new year coincides with the Islamic fasting month of Ramadan.

The German Foreign Ministry has summoned the Iranian ambassador to Berlin over Tehran’s role in an attack on a synagogue in Bochum in November 2022.

The US will have no choice but to leave the Middle East, Iran’ Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said Wednesday, taunting the Biden administration amid a prolonged regional conflict.

South Africa's Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Naledi Pandor, stirred controversy on Tuesday by challenging the characterization of Iran as an authoritarian regime.

The prospect of Iranian officials facing criminal charges under human rights law took a big step forward in the current session of the UN’s Human Rights Council meeting in Geneva.

In a message marking Norouz, the Iranian New Year, two prominent activists called for the overthrow of the Islamic regime.