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The US has expressed concerns about imminent threats by the Islamic Republic against Saudi Arabia, warning that it will not hesitate to respond if necessary.

Iran International has received reports that Iraqi Hashd al-Shaabi and Kata’ib Hezbollah forces have arrived in Iran probably to help suppress protesters.

Tehran is preparing the dispatch of surface-to-surface missiles to Russia for use in Ukraine, CNN said Tuesday, citing “officials from a western country.”

Amid territorial tensions between Armenia and Azerbaijan, the Iranian president hosted Armenia’s premier in Tehran on Tuesday to strengthen relations with Yerevan.

The Islamic Republic has urged countries not to attend a US-organized meeting at the United Nations over its human rights violations and violent crackdown on protesters.

The Iranian currency, rial, has lost more than 12 percent of its value since the beginning of September as nuclear talks stopped and protests rocked the country.

Despite constant threats by Iranian officials to people to stop their antigovernment demonstrations, citizens continue holding daily and overnight protests.

An unverified – and seemingly fake -- document has been leaked on social media, claiming that Iran-backed Hezbollah is sending forces to help the Islamic Republic crackdown on protesters.

Iran’s Intelligence Ministry says it has identified and arrested seven people as part of the investigation into last Wednesday attack on a Shia shrine in the southern city of Shiraz.

Although some Iranian officials occasionally call for a dialogue between the government and protesters, many observers in Iran and outside the country believe holding such a dialogue is extremely unlikely.

People close to Iranian dissident rapper Toomaj Salehi say state and hardliner media’s claims that he was trying to flee Iran when he was arrested last week are baseless.

While protests continue across Iran, the Islamic Republic’s Judiciary says it has indicted over 1,000 people who were arrested during the demonstrations.

The European Union is mulling over further sanctions against the Islamic Republic over its "excessive" crackdown on antigovernment protesters, Germany said Monday.

Rob Malley, the White House special envoy, has said United States Iran policy is based on a ‘global commitment’ to human rights.

Iranian plainclothes forces have abducted Dariush Farhoud, an 85-year-old professor of medical and clinical genetics known as the father of Iran’s genetics.

Iran has called criticism over its handling of popular protests “intervention” in its “internal affairs” and slammed Germany’s plans to list the IRGC as a terrorist entity.

New Zealand has suspended its official bilateral human rights dialogue with the Islamic Republic, saying bilateral approaches were "no longer tenable" given Tehran’s gross violations.

Amid nationwide antigovernment protests, over 36 trillion rials (over $120 million) has been withdrawn from Tehran’s Stock Exchange market only in the past 10 days.

More than 300 Iranian journalists have demanded the release of two colleagues arrested over exposing police brutality that killed Mahsa Amini over ‘bad hijab.’

Iran on Monday called Iran International’s coverage of events “similar to a terrorist media” and vowed to follow up the issue through legal and diplomatic channels.

A well-known whistleblower and investigative journalist in Iran says people in the Islamic Republic political system are not accountable for their performance.