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Canada imposed a new set of sanctions against 17 Iranian individuals and three entities that have participated in or enabled gross human rights violations.

France said Thursday that any sale of Iranian drones to Russia is a violation of the UN Security Council resolution that endorsed the 2015 nuclear accord, the JCPOA.

Antigovernment protests in Iran are in their fourth week but the movement which many now refer to as a revolution has not yet found a leader the majority can trust.

Just days after Iran's judiciary chief called for dialogue with people, he ordered judges Thursday to issue tough sentences for the "main elements of riots," ignited after the death in custody of a young woman.

Ukrainian officials said Thursday that three Iranian-made drones were used by Russia to attack the small town of Makariv overnight targeting critical infrastructure.

Strikes by some workers of Iran's oil and petrochemical industry entered its fourth day on Thursday, as nationwide antigovernment protests continued on daily basis.

The US State Department said Wednesday that the Iran nuclear deal is “not our focus right now” amid popular protests, but it has done little to help Iranians.

As Iran's largest uprising in four decades continued for the 25th day on Wednesday, the country’s ruler Ali Khamenei pretended to be unaffected by the upheaval.

US State Department Spokesperson Ned Price said Wednesday that pursuing nuclear talks with Iran "is not the US' focus right now” amid the Iranians uprising against the Islamic Republic.

Spokesman for the UN Secretary-General António Guterres condemned the Iranian government’s killing of children, saying any sort of violence against children is completely “unacceptable and unexplainable.”

Widespread protests across Iran Wednesday, marked by security forces' use of guns and beatings, once again showed the degree of anger against the clerical regime.

No specifics as yet have emerged over new measures against Iran the European Union is set to impose at a foreign ministers’ meeting in Luxemburg Monday.

The president of the European Commission has called on Iranian authorities to stop the violence against protesters, saying “women must be able to choose.”

While protests are raging across Iran Wednesday, Islamic Republic’s ruler Ali Khamenei called the uprising "scattered riots" designed “by the enemy.”

Former US President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle have expressed solidarity with Iranian women and girls who have “inspired the world” through their protests.

Iranian protest song by singer-songwriter Shervin Hajipour, which has become the anthem of the current uprising, has flooded the submission box for the Grammys’ newest special award category.

United States Middle East policies are under renewed focus after President Joe Biden said Saudi Arabia faced “consequences” over the OPEC+ cut in oil output.

Leading ‘reformist’ politician Mostafa Tajzadeh, who was detained in July, has been sentenced to a total of eight years imprisonment on charges of activities against the regime.

Iran's former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is conspicuously nowhere to be seen these days as Iran experiences its biggest uprising in more than four decades.

Iran’s interior minister Ahmad Vahidi Tuesday claimed that overthrowing the Islamic Republic “is a stupid idea” because the regime is at “apex of its power”.

Russia has ordered 2,400 Iranian-made Shahed drones from the Islamic Republic, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said Tuesday.