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US forces on Thursday conducted seven "self-defense" strikes against Houthi naval drones and cruise missiles that were prepared to be launched against ships in the Red Sea, the US military said.

A member of Iran's Expediency Council suggests that while the Islamic Republic was once promising to become the Japan of the Middle East, it now risks resembling North Korea.

The Swedish foreign minister spoke to his Iranian counterpart following revelations of an IRGC plot to murder Swedish Jews, warning that the allegations are being treated as a "very serious" issue.

Three days after the detention of 30 journalists at the office of liberal-leaning website Fardaye Eghtesad in Tehran, five remain missing, raising fears they have been detained.

Meta, the owner of Instagram and Facebook, has removed the accounts of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on the two platforms.

Emboldened by a modest US response to the killing of American soldiers, the former head of IRGC intelligence, Hossein Taeb, has claimed no country dares attack Iran.

In two separate preemptive attacks, US forces targeted cruise missiles belonging to the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen on Wednesday night.

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has reiterated his calls for a blockade of Israel while Tehran separately denies its role in the Gaza war.

Iran’s judiciary has amputated the fingers of a 35-year-old man for allegedly stealing five sheep from a farm belonging to an IRGC member as the medieval practice gains pace.

Tehran's Fire Department warned there are 18,000 “high-risk” buildings in the city, demanding the step-by-step implementation of safety measures for high-risk buildings.

Iran’s Jews and non-Muslims have been forced to attend celebrations of the Islamic revolution as the regime continues to fight for credibility on the eve of upcoming elections.

The first court session was held Wednesday for the trial of the security forces accused in the September 2022 massacre of peaceful protesters in Zahedan, Iran International can reveal.

The commander of Iran’s Basij militia claims the ground has been prepared for Israel’s disappearance, as the regime's proxies around the region continue attacks on the Jewish state and its ally, the US.

Repeated US strikes against Iran-backed armed groups in Iraq are pushing the government to end the mission of US troops in the country, Iraqi prime minister's military spokesman Yahya Rasool said on Thursday.

Iranian media and observers say the detention of journalists at a liberal-leaning media office might be linked to a recent revelation about Iran's international clandestine fund transfers.

While a majority of Tehran's population is grappling with depression, an Iranian cleric complains that the Islamic regime has gone to extremes in creating joyful and happy occasions for the population.

Three US lawmakers have asked the Justice Department to investigate the International Crisis Group, after a report by Iran International revealed that the ICG signed an undisclosed deal with the Iranian government in 2016.

A commander from Kataib Hezbollah, an Iran-backed armed group in Iraq that the Pentagon has blamed for attacking its troops, was killed in a US strike on Wednesday, the US military said.

Iranian security forces have arrested several people who entered Iran from the Republic of Azerbaijan, alleging that they planned to perform sabotage operations within the country.

Football, or soccer, stands as Iran's most beloved sport, captivating millions from local alleyways to international stadiums, and it has taken sharp political dimensions.

The bodies of five militants from the Iran-backed Fatemiyoun division were buried on Wednesday in the northeastern city of Mashhad.