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Tehran has criticized the Israeli airstrikes on Gaza that killed at least 10 members of Iran-backed Islamic Jihad militant group, as well as over 20 other people.

President Ebrahim Raisi's critics and political allies alike voiced their disappointment over his performance as he started his second year in office this week.

An adviser to Iran’s nuclear negotiating team said on Saturday that some progress was made in Vienna, but issues remain and chances for an agreement is 50-50.

An Iranian official has criticized the high number of “senior officials” whose relatives are living abroad, confirming that there are over 4,000 sons and daughters have left Iran.

The UK has expressed deep concerns over the increasing arrests and persecution of followers of the Baha'i faith by the Islamic Republic as well as home demolitions and land seizures.

Iran once again Friday highlighted the importance of the country’s oil for global markets, as diplomats were meeting in Vienna to revive the 2015 nuclear deal.

Amid reports that Iran is providing drones for Russian invasion of Ukraine, a senior US official has said the drones used by Tehran-backed militia groups across the Middle East are supplied by China.

A report, not officially confirmed, says that Russia is using Iranian-provided military drones in its invasion of Ukraine.

Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid said Friday that Islamic Jihad is an Iranian proxy that wants to destroy Israel, noting that Israel has a zero-tolerance policy for any attempted attacks from Gaza.

Iran will continue its struggle until the destruction of “enemies”, the United States and Israel, the commander of its extraterritorial Qods Force said Friday.

Rights defender Narges Mohammadi says authorities have put the lives of female prisoners in danger by refusing to protect them from Covid despite new cases.

European Union’s coordinator in Iran nuclear talks Enrique Mora has rejected a report that said there is a "72-hour deadline" in the negotiations.

Talks over Iran’s atomic program in Vienna seem likely to continue beyond Friday as United States and Iranian negotiators tackle European proposals to bridge gaps.

Israel launched Friday a series of missile attacks throughout Gaza, killing about 10 members of Iran-backed Islamic Jihad including a senior commander as the leader of the group was visiting Tehran.

Thousands of protesters from Iraq's southern provinces have entered Baghdad's Green Zone again, chanting slogans against Iran’s interference in Iraq’s internal affairs.

August 5 is the anniversary of Iran’s 1905 Constitutional Revolution, although 1905 was the beginning of a process that led to the revolution’s victory in 1911.

Russia intends to use the satellite that it will launch on Iran's behalf to assist its own war effort in Ukraine before relinquishing its control to Tehran.

The former head of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard intelligence, who was replaced in June has re-emerged with bluster, saying Israel “will not see its 80th anniversary.”

A leading US cybersecurity firm said Thursday a cyberattack that temporarily shut down numerous Albanian government digital services and websites in mid-July was done by Iran-backed hackers.

An anti-hijab protester, whose ‘forced confessions’ was aired on state-run television last week, had been so brutally beaten before the telecast that she was suffering from internal bleeding.

Iran’s government is working behind the scenes with hardliners in parliament to restrict Internet access, a lawmaker has charged amid major service disruptions.