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The Islamic Republic continues to use a wide range of punishments for anyone who protests its conduct, but the range of its torture techniques is increasing during the current protests.

The impact of US banking sanctions on Iran has affected neighboring Iraq, weakening its currency and leading to protests against the government.

The US Senate Foreign Relations Committee has hailed the move by the western countries to impose a new round of sanctions on the Islamic Republic.

Iranian state media say a Tanzanian-registered cargo ship has sunk Tuesday at a dock in the southern Iranian port of Assaluyeh on the Persian Gulf.

Four months after the start of nationwide protests in Iran, politicians and academics have begun probing into the consequences and implications of the movement.

Iranian Journalists Association has published a new list of two dozen journalists who are still in detention after widespread arrets during antigovernment protests.

Several former foreigners and dual citizens held hostage in Iran as well as their families have launched an online campaign to demand release of Iranian political prisoners.

Australia has expressed deep concern over Iran’s "interference" in the country's affairs, including "in person and online harassment" of Australian citizens.

The United Sates is “robustly engaged” with enforcing sanctions on Iran and regularly engages with China to discourage violations, the State Department said Tuesday.

Despite haphazard state measures such as injecting dollars into the currency market and selling gold on the stock market, inflation is soaring and the rial maintains a downward trend.

A member of the Tehran Chamber of Commerce says that the scope of US sanctions has been extended to friendly countries, including China, the UAE, and Iraq.

The Biden Administration will pressure China to stop importing Iranian crude oil, US Special Envoy for Iran Robert Malley told Bloomberg television on Tuesday.

Several young Iranians who lost one or both eyes after security forces fired pellets at their faces, say they do not regret having protested against the regime.

Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has said that the United States is in no position to even speak about human rights.

Official data show a surge of about 5,000 deaths in the Iranian month of Aban, which corresponds with days the regime intensified its crackdown on nationwide protests.

In a meeting with the Syrian defense minister, Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi has said the Islamic Republic is ready to help Damascus financially in rebuilding the country.

Despite the efforts of Iran’s sport ministry to downplay the sexual abuse of 15 teenage football students, a copy of the complaint letter of the parents shows the ministry was aware of the incident for 3 weeks.

A regime insider close to Iran's ruling circles says turnout in the next parliamentary election is likely to be as low as 15 percent in the capital Tehran.

The European Union has sanctioned a company and its manager for violating human rights through the sale of Chinese Tiandy video surveillance equipment in Iran.

An Iranian football player has been banned from playing for his team after he refused to celebrate a winning match, saying the people of Iran are in mourning.

Iran slammed new sanctions imposed by the European Union and Britain and said it would retaliate, although the EU stopped short of listing the IRGC as terror group.