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Prominent Iranian film director Jafar Panahi was released on bail on Friday after he started a hunger strike to demand to be freed pending a retrial.

Iran’s Customs Administration says at least eight million tons of essential goods have been piling up on ships anchored off the country's southern ports apparently mainly due to payment issues.

The International Olympic Committee has relayed its serious concerns to the Iranian Olympics committee regarding the safety of athletes and discrimination in sports.

Social media has exploded with concerns about long-time Iranian political prisoner and physician Farhad Meysami, emaciated over long and repeated hunger strikes.

Outspoken Sunni religious leader Mowlavi Abdolhamid says the Iranian government’s mistreatment of political prisoners and forced confessions are un-Islamic.

As regional and Western countries are bolstering their ties over Iraq, US President Joe Biden Thursday talked with Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani.

Iranian media say several lawmakers are mulling the idea of questioning President Ebrahim Raisi at the parliament amid the country’s political and economic crises.

Belgian directors Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne have urged the Islamic Republic to remove their latest feature film "Tori and Lokita" from the poster of the Fajr International Film Festival in Tehran.

French President Emmanuel Macron has expressed concern over the progress of Iran’s nuclear program, warning of consequences for Theran if it continues its atomic project.

Plans for the United Kingdom to sanction’s Iran’s Revolutionary Guard have been pout on hold after the Foreign Office raised concerns, The Times reported on Thursday.

Emboldened by less street protests in January, Iran's ultra-hardliners have been pushing for further restrictions on social freedoms and freedom of expression.

The CIA says the next six months will be "critical" for the Russian invasion of Ukraine especially as the Iranian government is busy with its domestic issues.

The health of long-time Iranian political prisoner, Farhad Meysami, who has lost a lot of weight due to his hunger strike, has deteriorated.

Regional and Western countries are moving to build closer cooperation with Iraq as a measure to curb the influence of the Islamic Republic in economy and politics of its neighboring country.

Hundreds of well-known international figures, from Nobel prize winners to movie actors, have called for support for Iranian protesters against bloody suppression.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will discuss Iran with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris during his first foreign trip after regaining office.

Washington has imposed new restrictions on dollar transfers to Iraq as the Arab country’s banking officials believe there is widespread money laundering sending funds to Iran and Syria.

Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization has dismissed a report by the UN nuclear watchdog on an undeclared change to uranium enriching equipment at its Fordow plant.

Israel asked visiting Chadian President Mahamat Deby on Thursday to reduce the influence of Iran and Hezbollah in Africa’s Sahel region.

The judiciary blocked the bank account of popular footballer Karim Bagheri after he urged Iranians to make donations to the victims of Saturday’s earthquake in Iran.

Famous Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi has gone on a hunger strike to protest his detention in Tehran while his sentence has been declared void by the country’s Supreme Court.