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A Kurdish political prisoner in Iran began a hunger strike by sewing his lips in protest at being denied family visits and prison leave, a rights group said on Tuesday.

Iran's mission to the United Nations signaled its opposition to the head of world body's nuclear watchdog becoming UN secretary general next year, saying Rafael Grossi's silence on US-Israeli attacks on Iran showed he did not value international law.

A US federal judge on Monday ordered the release of an Iranian migrant held by immigration authorities for nearly six months, ruling that the government had shown no realistic prospect of deporting him to a country other than Iran in the foreseeable future.

An Iran-linked hacker group said it was offering a $30,000 reward for information related to Israel’s military sector after releasing material it said identified people involved in designing Israeli missile defense systems.

Two separate armed attacks on Iranian security forces in the country’s restive southeast killed at least three police officers and a civilian on Monday night, the latest bout in a deteriorating security picture as militant groups regroup under a new umbrella outfit.

Iranian health officials warned that foreign currency bottlenecks and unpaid state debts are straining the drug supply chain, with the Food and Drug Administration chief signaling possible price rises for medicines and medical equipment to keep producers operating.

Canada announced a new round of sanctions on four senior Iranian officials on Monday over their alleged role in Tehran’s violent crackdown on protests and dissent.

Russia’s Foreign Minister on Monday criticized provisions in a 2015 nuclear deal which allowed Europe to trigger UN sanctions on Iran and said it was up to Iran whether to renew talks on its disputed nuclear program.

The family of Iranian activist Pouran Nazemi says they have had no contact with her since she was violently arrested alongside Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi and other activists during a memorial service on Friday.

Iran's foreign ministry spokesman on Monday called on regional countries and the international community to take serious action to confront what he called the ongoing threat posed by "the racist regime" of Israel to regional and global peace and stability.

The seizure by US forces last week of an oil tanker in the Caribbean for allegedly transporting sanctioned oil from Iran and Venezuela may signal a policy shift that could endanger the funding of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

A prominent UK-based rights barrister has called for an independent investigation into the sudden death of Iranian lawyer Khosrow Alikordi this month after the case stoked outrage and rowdy protests at his memorial service.

Iran faces a stark choice to address a cost of living crisis: preserve subsidized exchange rates that have failed to protect purchasing power and fueled corruption or remove it and risk triggering another wave of uncontrolled inflation.

Iran opposes US President Donald Trump’s plan for a proposed transit corridor through southern Armenia linking two parts of Azerbaijan as a threat to its security, a senior advisor to Iran's Supreme Leader told Armenia’s ambassador in Tehran on Monday.

An annual cultural celebration of women and mothers in Iran falling on the birthday of the Prophet Muhammad's daughter Fatimah has galvanized critics of the theocracy's rights record for women even as supporters come to its defense.

Iran’s currency hit a fresh low on Monday of 1.312 million rials to the US dollar on the open market according to currency-tracking websites, reflecting deep economic woes in the country.

A senior Iranian cleric said the northeastern city of Mashhad should be treated primarily as a religious destination rather than a leisure tourism hub, arguing that recreational tourists should visit other provinces such as northern province of Mazandaran instead.

Iranian tourism and media officials said reshaping the country’s international image, particularly after the 12-day war, has become a central challenge for the tourism sector, expressing the need for a coordinated and credible narrative to support recovery and growth.

Israel on Monday doubted Iran's condemnation of a deadly shooting at a Jewish holiday event in Sydney, accusing Tehran of deadly plots toward Jews worldwide as Australian authorities investigate the attack and assess possible external involvement.

Iran on Monday said it had replaced the commander of its army air defense force, state media reported, months after a punishing June war with Israel that drew widespread criticism of the Islamic Republic's air defense capabilities.

Iran’s nuclear chief on Monday said the UN atomic watchdog has no right to demand inspections of sites attacked by the United States and Israel in June, deepening the stalemate over Tehran's disputed nuclear program.