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“A song can unite, inspire, and ultimately change the world,” the US first lady said before announcing the Grammy for Shervin Hajipour’s revolution song ‘Baraye.’

A medical office in the northeastern Iranian city of Kashmar has been sealed because the doctor objected to a woman harassing a patient over her “improper clothing”.

The head of Iranian National Tax Administration (INTA) has threatened a reporter who asked him why a sub-branch of the Revolutionary Guard does not pay taxes.

Several political prisoners in Iran have called for providing aid to the people of Khoy in Azarbaijan province where an earthquake last month devastated the city.

Recent protests in Iran were more widespread than in the past, an influential conservative has admitted, expressing surprise at the sharp international reaction.

Iran’s Consul General in Syria’s city of Aleppo pledged full support to the people in the wake of a magnitude 7.8 earthquake in Turkey, north of the Syrian border.

Iran International has obtained information that reveals corruption in salary payments to proxy militia fighters in regional countries by their Revolutionary Guard handlers.

The Wall Street Journal reports that Moscow and Tehran are cooperating on plans to construct a new factory in Russia that could make at least 6,000 Iranian-designed drones to be used in the war on Ukraine.

Seven political prisoners in Iran issued a statement supporting the proposal by opposition figure Mir-Hossein Mousavi for constitutional change through a referendum.

Iranian hardliner politician Ahmad Tavakkoli has rebuked the government for its plan to liquidate public assets with no supervision or a clear process.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who recently met with French President Emmanuel Macron, says Europe is closer to alignment with Israel on efforts to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons.

Iran’s former reformist President Mohammad Khatami on Sunday called on the government to meet the people's demands and prevent a revolutionary change.

The Islamic Republic is still arresting journalists who reported the murder of Mahsa Amini, a young woman whose death in police custody sparked a nationwide protests.

The level of production in Iran has hit the lowest point in recent years due to an increase in energy prices and the devaluation of the national currency rial – in addition to the cumulative impact of US sanctions.

Iranian protesters chanted slogans on Saturday and held meetings with the released political prisoners, as some set fire to government street banners.

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has agreed to pardon some prisoners and reduce sentences for those arrested during antigovernment protests in recent months.

Exiled Prince Reza Pahalavi has called on Iranian expats to take part in rallies around the world planned for February 11, asking them to turn the event into “the most inspiring day on the calendar of Iran's revolution.”

Iranians and activists in different European and American cities once again held rallies demanding international support for the uprising in Iran and designating the Revolutionary Guard as terrorist.

Amid a legitimacy crisis for Iran’s regime there are signs that reformist figures are being allowed to speak out possibly as a safety valve to save the system.

A new report by a human rights group has confirmed earlier speculations that the Islamic Republic security forces have been systematically targeting protesters’ eyes.

Human rights activists have expressed concern about the health of political prisoner Farhad Meysami asking him to end his hunger strike.