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An Iranian reformist party has demanded an end to compulsory hijab and laws that legalize child marriage and discrimination against women in education and work.

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps navy announced it has added a new ocean-going warship and tens of missile-launching speed boats to its fleet.

Russia unleashed a large-scale missile and drone attack on Ukraine Thursday morning targeting energy infrastructure and killing at least six people.

Amid global events marking International Women's Day, right groups and organizations have called for investigations into chemical attacks on Iranian schoolgirls.

Iran's former ambassador to Japan, Canada and the UK says the Islamic Republic conducts foreign trade via international smuggling and money laundering networks.

In a tough statement to IAEA Board of Governors, the E3, made up of France, Germany and the UK, demanded immediate response to Iran’s 84-percent uranium enrichment.

The United States Wednesday imposed sanctions on Iranian officials and companies over serious human rights abuses, stepping up pressure on Tehran over its crackdown on protests.

The Islamic Republic’s activities in the Americas have stirred new concerns amidst the recent landing of its warships in Brazil, making Iran’s presence a little too close for comfort to the Biden administration.

The UK has issued sanctions against global violators of women’s human rights, including Iran's morality enforcing outfit and its top official on the International Women's Day.

A war monitor says a drone strike has killed four people in government-held eastern Syria in an area controlled by Iran-backed militia factions.

An Iranian member of parliament says Tehran did not make any special agreement with IAEA's Rafael Grossi during his recent visit, hailing it a diplomatic victory.

Saudi Arabia says the nuclear deal with the Islamic Republic is not “ideal” and that any agreement must address the concerns of neighboring countries.

Iran has sentenced Franco-Irish citizen Bernard Phelan to 6.5 years in prison for "providing information to another country", his sister said in a statement.

The US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) has described the situation of women in Iran as "dire" on International Women's Day, March 8.

Hamed Esmaeilion has resigned as spokesman of families of victims who perished in the downing of a Ukrainian airliner by the IRGC, to focus on his leading role in supporting Iran's protests.

The United States has demanded immediate clarification from Iran over more than 80-percent enriched uranium recently discovered by UN nuclear watchdog the IAEA.

The family of Omar “Chicho" Mahmoudzadeh, a US citizen who was killed in an Iranian ballistic missile and drone attack in Iraq, has sued the Islamic Republic in a US court.

An Iranian official claimed Tuesday that several individuals were arrested for gas attacks on girls’ schools as teachers and parents protested in several cities.

Iran’s Deputy Interior Minister Majid Mirahmadi announced on Tuesday that arrests have been in five provinces in connection with the chemical attacks taking place across the country on female students.

News broke March 2 of the emergence of a new ultraconservative political coalition in Iran, indicating jostling for next year’s parliamentary elections.

Iranian missile attacks across the Iraqi border are unacceptable and put regional stability at risk, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said on a visit to the Iraqi capital.