Martin Scorsese and Jafar Panahi shared the stage at the New York Film Festival, where Scorsese appealed to streaming platforms to promote Iranian cinema and Panahi reflected on exile, censorship, and the resilience of Iranian artists.
Lebanon refused a $60 million aid offer from Iran, citing concerns over international sanctions, the Islamic Republic’s ambassador to Beirut Mojtaba Amani said on Saturday, amid tension over Hezbollah’s arms and Tehran's role in Beirut's politics.
Iranian foreign minister on Saturday rejected US President Donald Trump’s remarks that Iran might join the Abraham Accords, saying normalization of ties with Israel runs counter to Tehran’s core principles.
Hardline clerics and lawmakers have accused Iran’s government of neglecting mandatory hijab enforcement, after outrage over a mixed-gender event reignited debate on public appearance and the state’s waning control over personal freedoms.
Iran's embassy in Caracas on Saturday condemned the Norwegian Nobel Committee for awarding the Nobel Peace Prize to Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, citing her support for Israel's war on Gaza and for US strikes in the Caribbean.
Almost no living wetlands remain in Iran’s Fars province, a situation that environmental experts say is worsening public health and driving up cancer rates, the Iranian Labor News Agency (ILNA) reported on Saturday.
Iran is working to keep the threat of war away from its borders through diplomatic engagement, government spokesperson Fatemeh Mohajerani said on Saturday, according to state media.
Most schools and kindergartens in Tehran remain at serious risk of fire, with only three out of more than 6,400 meeting minimum safety standards, a senior fire department official said on Saturday.
Israel’s Mossad has developed one of its largest intelligence operations focused on Iran and may even intercept landline communications, a former commander of the Revolutionary Guards navy said on Friday.
An Iranian lawmaker has proposed giving people additional credit in hiring and promotion for marriage and having children, saying family formation should be treated as a form of social contribution.
President Masoud Pezeshkian is grappling with mounting challenges as both backers and detractors in Tehran direct their criticism at him for failures rooted far above his station.
US sanctions are squeezing Iran’s economy but also enriching Tehran elites and deepening ties to China, Mideast and energy expert Gregory Brew told Iran International’s Eye for Iran podcast.
Iran has amputated the fingers of a prisoner on alleged theft charges despite the plaintiff’s pardon, Norway-based human rights group Hengaw reported on Friday.
A troika of European powers which triggered the reimposition of international sanctions on Iran last month called on Friday for Tehran to resume nuclear talks with Washington.
Tehran is shifting its sanctions-busting strategy away from crude oil toward more lucrative and less scrutinized petroleum products to boost revenues even as restrictions tighten.
The appointment of Iranian and Chinese diplomats to the UN Human Rights Council's advisory committee has stoked backlash from critics of the global body and Iran citing the two countries' harsh rights record.
Democratic Senator Cory Booker told Iran International in an interview that Tehran and its armed allies in the region posed an enduring threat to the newly clinched Gaza ceasefire and that Washington must remain vigilant.
An Iranian presidential aide on Friday ridiculed US President Donald Trump’s failed bid for the Nobel Peace Prize, saying his record of militarism and complicity in Israeli "genocide" in Gaza belied any claim to peace.
Iranian Nobel laureates Shirin Ebadi and Narges Mohammadi praised the selection of 2025 winner, Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, saying her courage and leadership serve as an inspiration for Iran’s pro-democracy movement.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry on Friday condemned what it called the United States’ interventionist military activities in the Caribbean and Latin America, warning that recent strikes against Venezuela could endanger regional peace and stability.
More than $95 billion in foreign currency from Iran’s non-oil exports since 2018 has not been repatriated to the country, the Guards-linked Tasnim news agency reported on Friday, citing official trade data.