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Iran and Saudi Arabia have finally held the much-anticipated fifth round of bilateral negotiations in the Iraqi capital Baghdad.

Saudi Arabian daily Okaz says that Iran-backed Lebanese Hezbollah has asked Iran for $25 million in addition to the annual funds it receives from Tehran.

Following a “dispute” between Iranian and Afghan border guards on Saturday, a border crossing was temporarily shut down, Iranian media reported.

The European Union foreign policy chief has expressed frustration at delay in Vienna nuclear talks between Iran and world powers.

President Joe Biden intends to nominate career diplomat Michael Ratney as US ambassador to Saudi Arabia, amid strained relations between Washington and its traditional Gulf allies.

Supporters of Iran's parliament speaker claim that rivals in intelligence agencies were behind his family's scandal that led to calls for his resignation.

Gunmen opened fire on a car carrying a senior Revolutionary Guard commander in Iran’s restive southeastern region early on Saturday, killing a bodyguard, Iranian state media reported.

Tehran's hardliner Friday Prayer leader Ahmad Khatami has criticized President Ebrahim Raisi for failing to address economic hardships Iranians currently face.

Senior Republican Senator Marco Rubio has called for the release of Iranian dual citizen Emad Sharghi on his fourth year in an Iranian prison.

Iranian Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Shirin Ebadi has called for the postponement of a visit by a UN official to assess impact of sanctions until Iran lets in the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights.

In an unprecedented move, morality guards began patrolling campuses of Iranian universities to force students comply with hijab and other Islamic regulations.

The Taliban said Wednesday they had arrested a man trying to sell an advanced United States military reconnaissance balloon to Iran.

Food prices are rising in Iran with retailers saying supplies have decreased, while officials insist there is plenty of stored sugar, oil and other necessities.

Iraq says it is filing an international lawsuit against Iran over allegedly diverting water that previously flowed into Iraq.

Iran’s religious and military figures Friday unleashed threats against “enemies”, particularly Israel, as they praised the IRGC for its activities in the region.

Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf's future as speaker of Iran’s parliament (Majles) may not be guaranteed following the scandal of his family's luxury shopping in Turkey.

Iran’s foreign minister says Tehran and world powers are not far from reaching a “good and lasting agreement”, but Iran will never back down from its “red lines.”

The United States said Thursday if Iran wanted sanctions relief beyond that of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal it must address US concerns beyond the pact.

Iranian Army’s Navy Commander says the country’s naval fleet will maintain a presence in the Indian Ocean as well as free waters of the world.

Reacting to four explosions Thursday in Afghanistan, Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh expressed concern over a rising number of “bitter incidents.”

A senior Iranian military commander has insisted Tehran will not for the sake of renewing the 2015 nuclear deal drop the case of revenge for Qasem Soleimani.