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The chief of staff of Iran's president, under sanctions from both the US and EU, is accompanying the hardline President on his second consecutive trip to New York.

A politician close to Iran’s former Speaker Ali Larijani blames the current leader of the parliament for Iran's woes, shared with his ultraconservative rivals.

In spite of having one of the world's worst records for human rights, Iran's president told the UN's secretary general that attention to women's rights are “unparalleled” in the Islamic Republic.

Iran's internet speed hit its lowest point in the past year compared to other countries globally, according to the latest Speedtest report.

US lawmakers have been lining up to offer solidarity and support to Iranian Americans on the anniversary of the killing of Mahsa Amini and the nationwide protests.

Attorneys for two Iranian journalists kept in jail for nearly a year for first reporting Mahsa Amini’s death in police custody have requested their immediate release.

The US and three European allies have condemned Iran’s move to bar IAEA inspectors assigned to the country as another step in the wrong direction.

The US has sanctioned former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for the disappearance of a US citizen 16 years ago, while releasing $6 billion to Iran to free other hostages.

Ebrahim Raisi, the President of Iran, traveled to the United States for the second time to attend the United Nations General Assembly.

US President Joe Biden issued a statement Monday announcing the release of five Americans who were held hostage in Iran but were freed and flown to Qatar.

Iraq's top security official is in the Kurdistan autonomous region to oversee the implementation of a security pact with Iran aimed at disarming Kurdish opposition groups.

Ronaldo and his Saudi club Al Nassr FC have arrived in Tehran for an AFC Champions League match against the local Persepolis Football Club.

A second member of the of the Revolutionary Guard's Basij militia, who was shot by two unidentified assailants on Saturday in Iran's Fars province, has died.

As five US hostages left Iran in a prisoner exchange deal, Iran said that only two of its citizens released by the United States will return to the county.

Iran's parliament, Majles, is at loggerheads with the government of President Ebrahim Raisi over its controversial development plan that is seen as lacking clarity.

As the world expects a prisoner swap between Iran and the United States on Monday, Iran's central bank announced that the $6 billion released by South Korea was received on Monday.

Iranian state media reported the crash of a military object in a residential area in the northern city of Gorgan, which the Defense Ministry calls "a malfunction in a military system."

There were scattered protests Sunday in Iran’s western city of Hamedan, amid continued crackdown, tension and the heavy presence of security forces in major cities.

Iranians chanted anti-regime slogans from their windows in Tehran and nearby towns on Sunday night as heavy presence of security forces prevented street protests.

During rallies on the anniversary of Mahsa Amini’s death in custody, Iranian security apparatus arrested dozens of protesters across the country.

Latest statistics suggest a rise in depression in Iran, particularly among women and young people.