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Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said Tuesday he had called on President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to break off Ukraine’s diplomatic relations with Iran.

Argentina has called on Qatar to arrest visiting Iranian vice president Mohsen Rezaei over his alleged responsibility for the deadly 1994 bombing of a Buenos Aires Jewish center.

There are conflicting reports over the fate of Iranian athlete Elnaz Rekabi who competed at the Asian Climbing Competitions finals in Seoul without wearing hijab.

Iran’s Oil Minister Javad Owji says the Islamic Republic needs some $80 billion in domestic and foreign investment to avoid natural gas shortage in winters.

Workers in many industries have joined the strikes which have been gaining momentum since last week as Iran’s antigovernment protest movement has entered its second month.

Millions of Iranians who depended on social media advertising fear losing their livelihood as authorities block Internet access amid antigovernment protests.

The antigovernment movement in Iran continued Monday with demonstrations at universities, clashes on streets and strikes of workers of petrochemical plants in the south.

The United States will crack down on Iranian drone transfers to Russia and third parties helping Iran in UAVs and missiles, the State Department said Monday.

A group of 43 civil and human rights organizations and NGOs have called on UN Human Rights Council to hold a special session on ongoing rights violations in Iran.

Iranian athlete Elnaz Rekabi who represented Iran at the Asian Climbing Competitions finals in Seoul, competed without hijab, disobeying the Islamic Republic's restrictions for female athletes.

The Council of the European Union has imposed sanctions against 11 Iranian individuals and four entities for their role in the death of Mahsa Amini and the crackdown on the ongoing protests.

Commander of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Hossein Salami has threatened Riyadh over the coverage of nationwide protests in Iran by the media it allegedly controls.

Iran-European Union relations have soured with claims Tehran has supplied Russia with armed drones used in Ukraine, although the EU is not yet expected to agree new sanctions.

Sadegh Zibakalam, a former revolutionary who has become an outspoken citric of hardliners in Iran, has said the ongoing protests have startled the Islamic Republic's authorities.

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) has launched a large-scale military drill in the northwestern region of Aras along the borders of Armenia and Azerbaijan.

The Iranian Judiciary's news agency says the number of deaths from the fire which broke out at Tehran’s Evin prison on Saturday evening has now risen to eight.

An Iranian historian says the Islamic Republic may survive if it gives concessions to the people while it is still maintaining some measure of authority and power.

Sunday protests across Iran were mainly focused on reactions to the mysterious fire at Tehran’s notorious Evin prison and the death of a schoolgirl in the northwestern city of Ardabil.

Following a massive blaze at Tehran’s Evin Prison Saturday, some journalists and people on social media accused the Islamic Republic of setting the prison on fire intentionally.

In addition to supplying drones, Iran plans to send its own Fateh-110 and Zolfaghar surface-to-surface missiles to Russia for strikes on Ukrainian cities and troops.

An economist says if Tehran fails to revive the 2015 nuclear deal, the country’s economy will suffer further and see an inflation of over 50 percent next year.