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An overwhelming presence of security forces prevented a large protest gathering in Abadan Monday night, but demonstrations took place in other Iranian cities.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken Monday condemned the "unjustified seizure" of two Greek-flagged vessels by Iran's Revolutionary Guard last week, the State Department said.

Iran’s rial hit a low point against major currencies Monday, as nuclear talks with the United States remain in limbo, prices rise and popular protests continue.

People who gathered at Tehran’s Azadi stadium to celebrate the championship of Esteghlal football club on Monday chanted slogans in support of Abadan protests.

A report from the United Nations nuclear watchdog has expressed dissatisfaction in Iran’s answers to questions over its past atomic activities.

Some Iranian unions and civic groups have expressed solidarity with popular protests centered in the south-west, urging security forces to exercise restraint.

Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid said Monday that Iran must understand that it will pay the price for its terrorist activities and threatening Israelis around the globe.

Iran’s Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance says the movie Holy Spider, which won the best actress award for at 2022 Cannes Film Festival, is an insult to Muslims’ beliefs.

An Iranian lawmaker who was Tehran’s security commander as an IRGC general, says "We do not insist on delisting the IRGC as a terrorist group. But the United States should behave logically."

Israel Monday warned its citizens against travel to Turkey, citing Iranian threats of revenge for the assassination last week of a Revolutionary Guard colonel.

France has denounced Iran's seizure of two Greek-flagged oil tankers in Persian Gulf waters, urging the Islamic Republic “to immediately release the crews and vessels."

Large anti-government protests again rocked Iran’s oil-rich Khuzestan province Sunday night as security forces fired tear gas and shots to disperse the crowds.

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said on Sunday Iran would not go unpunished for instigating attacks through its proxies.

Zar Amir-Ebrahimi, Best Actress at Cannes Film Festival says her heart is with the people of Abadan where a recent building collapse has sparked angry protests.

Tehran Fire Department says it will announce the list of 129 unsafe buildings in the capital, stating that there are more than three thousand cases of such buildings in the capital.

Fars news website in Iran affiliated with the IRGC has published an article profiling several Israeli businesspeople, using thinly veiled threatening language.

A veteran Iranian fighter jet pilot says sanctions on the country are the main reason for the high number of military aviation accidents and casualties among air force pilots.

Sporadic protests continued in Iran on Saturday despite a heavy presence of security forces and minimal information available with lack of internet access.

Jailed Iranian-American businessman Siamak Namazi has criticized the presence of Iran's foreign minister at Davos, saying his was convicted on charges of collaborating with the World Economic Forum.

A website in Iran has noted that some remarks by Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian this week in Davos were not statements he would have made in Tehran.

Amid a new wave of popular protests across Iran, the country’s judiciary has hanged at least 26 prisoners in various cities over the past 10 days.