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Iran’s most prominent Sunni leader Mawlana Abdolhamid has criticized the government for not allowing criticism, while officials are planning more hijab enforcement.

Iranian media report that nine professors of Tehran Azad University have been forced into early retirement because of expressing critical views against the Islamic Republic.

The Wall Street Journal has quoted some sources saying Washington is to impose new sanctions on Chinese surveillance companies over sales to Iran's security forces.

A prominent opposition figure says Iran needs a “fundamental change” based on “Woman, Life, Freedom” and constitutional change, in a statement released on Saturday.

A UN watchdog report shows Iran is inconsistent in meeting its nuclear obligations, the United States, Britain, France and Germany said in a joint statement Friday.

State firms from Iran and Venezuela will start in the coming weeks a revamp of the South American nation's largest refining complex to restore its crude distillation capacity.

Security researchers at Microsoft say an Iranian regime-backed hacking team apparently stole and leaked data from the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo.

The United States on Friday imposed sanctions on the board of directors of Iranian drone maker Paravar Pars, as a measure against Iran supplying drones to Russia.

Many in Iran oppose a plan to hastily liquidate public assets with no supervision or clear process, as many fear it could massively increase corruption.

An opinion survey involving 158,000 people in Iran showed that more than 80 percent of respondents reject the Islamic Republic and prefer a democratic government.

Israeli and American officials have reportedly made a deal to cooperate over the Islamic Republic and Saudi Arabia in exchange for Israel helping to keep Palestinian territories calm.

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.