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The nationwide protests in Iran have become angrier and more bitter as people held mourning ceremonies for children killed by government forces in the past few days.

Iran has lost $450 billion in oil revenues in a decade because of international and US sanctions, causing a serious economic crisis, a newspaper in Tehran says.

Family members of some Iranian political prisoners have warned about the health condition of the detainees who are deprived of having access to medical care.

As nationwide protests in Iran entered their third month on Friday, there is no sign of unrest abating as mourning ceremonies for protesters morph into new rallies.

Washington says it is doubtful about announcements by Iranian officials that the Islamic Republic is developing a hypersonic missile.

Iran's state media reported on Friday that three Basij militiamen were killed during protests in the religious city of Mashhad in eastern Iran on Thursday.

Iran's clerical regime signaled in Friday sermons that it will not compromise in meting out tough punishment to protesters, calling them rioters and enemies.

Britain's maritime agency said a drone circled a ship in the Gulf of Oman on Friday, three days after an Iranian-made drone attacked a tanker in the region.

While the international community is restricting ties with the Islamic Republic over violence against protesters, Venezuela says it counts on Iran as an ally to bolster its independence.

During intense unrest Thursday night, antigovernment protesters set fire to the house and museum of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the founder of the Islamic Republic.

Security forces have attacked people attending the funeral ceremony of a 23-year-old woman who was killed by regime forces in the northwestern city of Tabriz.

Iran was a hot topic at a session of the UK House of Commons Wednesday with many lawmakers concerned about the impending executions of detained prisoners.

As Iran faces a serious shortage in medicines with some prices rising sevenfold, the Islamic Republic says it is ready to export medicines to Hungary.

Prominent Sunni and Shiite clerics in Qom and Zahedan have come under attack by Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei's aides and supporters during the past days.

A new document received by Iran International shows that Iranian Army staff and their families have been supporting the popular antigovernment protests since September.

Thursday was the third day of pre-announced nationwide protests in Iran, with numerous mourning ceremonies held for those killed in recent days.

A day after sanctioning leading Iranian broadcasters, the United States sanctioned 13 businesses it said were involved in Iran’s petrochemical exports.

Social media users in Iran say following the designation of Abr Arvan company by the European Union many websites are not disrupted anymore and can be accessed easily.

The International Atomic Energy Agency board passed a motion Thursday calling it “essential and urgent” that Iran satisfy agency enquiries over its nuclear program.

Small businesses in Iran are still on strike for the third consecutive day with shops kept closed in different cities to show solidarity with the uprising against the Islamic Republic.

The UN’s Third Committee has approved a draft resolution on Iran’s human rights situation, expressing concern at the alarmingly high frequency of the death penalty in the country.