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Iran is facing a surge in school dropout rates, reaching the highest level seen in the past fifteen years, as many families can no longer afford to keep children in education.

Former Foreign Minister Mohammad-Javad Zarif has faced criticism for attributing Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei's alignment with hardliners to actions taken by reformists over two decades ago.

Iran's former president, Hassan Rouhani, has challenged his disqualification from the sixth round of the Assembly of Experts elections, demanding answers and documents from the Guardian Council.

Newly elected ultraconservative lawmakers are poised to leverage Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf's credentials in order to protect a hardliner threatened with exclusion from parliament by the IRGC.

The Guardian Council of Iran has officially endorsed a plan to reduce the mandatory military service period to 14 months from the current timespan of 17 to 24 months.

The US military says it has destroyed a drone launched by Iran-backed Yemeni Houthi rebels on Saturday, with another presumed to have crashed into the Red Sea.

Israel struck multiple sites in Syria hours after Iran hinted that it would give Syria weapons to "boost" its military power.

A law enforcement officer lost his life while two others sustained injuries during an armed confrontation with unidentified people in Saravan, southeast of Iran.

Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya has announced the arrest of an Iranian citizen for his involvement in illegal betting sites, money laundering, and organized crime.

Naim Arbabi, an Iranian Chabahar resident and participant in the 2022 anti-government protests, was shot dead by four armed assailants on Thursday.

As Norouz approaches, many Iranians shared their hopes and aspirations with Iran International, underscoring the obstacle posed by the current regime to the realization of a free and prosperous Iran.

Iranian dissident rapper Toomaj Salehi has been tried on charges of “disseminating falsehoods” and “calling for violence,” according to a post on his X account on Saturday.

Iran's Medical Council warns of rising emigration of pediatric heart specialists and surgeons, leaving hundreds of sick children without care, sparking concerns.

Sedigheh Vasmaghi, a prominent writer and Islamic scholar in Iran, was apprehended by the country's security forces on Saturday and subsequently transferred to prison.

Several Iranian clerics have criticized hardline policies regarding compulsory hijab, after public outcry over a clergyman filming a young mother who was not wearing a headscarf.

Iranian lawmaker Moineddin Saeedi has condemned the lack of justice for citizens who were killed by security forces during protests in the city of Zahedan in September 2022.

Mohammad Reza Tajik, the head of the Workers' Assembly of Tehran Province, has warned that wages lag behind inflation, leaving millions struggling to make ends meet.

Mohsen Khojasteh-Mehr, the CEO of the National Iranian Oil Company, has said Tehran would welcome any cooperation with Riyadh for “integrated development,” including in the oil and gas sectors.

Hassan Khomeini, the grandson of the founder of the Islamic Republic, Ruhollah Khomeini, has issued a warning about rising dissatisfaction within Iranian society.

An increasing number of Iranian politicians have sounded alarms regarding the resurgence of the menace they call the "Ahmadinejad Era" in recent articles and interviews.

Iran’s Supreme Leader will not give a speech in Mashhad on the occasion of Persian New Year Norouz – with the cited excuse that this year Ramadan, the Islamic fasting month, coincides with the ancient Persian festivities.