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Sweden on March 10 deported back to Iran two alleged Iranian agents who were arrested for links to a terrorist plot, instead of putting them on trial.

Security forces in northern Iran on Saturday used force to disperse teachers who attempted to rally in support of a colleague, according to social media posts.

Iran claims it has produced a laser weapon, saying the Islamic Republic is now among the few countries in the world that can build such weapons.

France, Britain and Germany warned Russia Saturday that its demands to have its trade guaranteed with Iran risked the collapse of an almost-completed nuclear deal.

Hardliners in Tehran are coyly beginning to acknowledge that Moscow has a role in the abrupt halt to the Vienna nuclear talks by presenting its own demands.

Iran and Uzbekistan have signed an agreement to increase joint security and intelligence cooperation between the two countries.

US seizure of Iranian tankers in recently has not stopped Tehran from increasing oil exports, giving Iran leverage in nuclear talks, the oil minister has said .

President Vladimir Putin has approved deploying up to 16,000 volunteers from the Middle East to fight alongside Russian forces in the invasion of Ukraine.

Iran’s government has developed a wish list to boost its fossil fuel production and power generation, after years of relative neglect and lack of investments.

The State Department Friday said US negotiator Robert Malley and his team have returned to Washington after negotiations to reach an Iran nuclear deal paused.

European powers reportedly refuse to exempt Moscow's trade with Tehran from sanctions over Ukraine, while the talks to revive the Iran nuclear deal have paused.

Despite recent criticism over a deal between Iran and Iraq martyrs’ foundations, Tehran plans for a regional union of similar entities in Iraq and Lebanon.

Following a pause in Iran nuclear talks, Russia’s lead envoy said negotiations will continue with all delegations during the pause to settle remaining issues.

Friday prayer Imams in Iran have defended the government for not opposing Russia's invasion of Ukraine, saying Kyiv was pro-West and not friendly toward Tehran.

Two former Iranian presidents have condemned the Russian invasion of Ukraine despite to government’s position of tacitly supporting Moscow and blaming the West.

Ahmad Alamolhoda, a senior firebrand cleric who is father-in-law of President Ebrahim Raisi (Raeesi), has urged people to reproach women with poorly-fitting hijab to stop “debauchery.”.

EU Foreign Policy chief Josep Borrell Friday called for a pause in Iran nuclear talks, saying that a draft text is "essentially ready", but hampered by "external factors".

Associated Press reported Thursday that cargoes of suspected Iranian oil seized a month ago from two tankers were intended to sidestep possible US sanctions involving false documents and repainting the decks.

Calls for a pause in Iran's nuclear talks with world powers gathered momentum on Friday as both Tehran and the European Union hinted at a temporary break.

A drone hit a refinery in Saudi Arabia's capital, Riyadh Thursday morning but oil supplies were not affected, Saudi state news agency SPA reported on Friday.

On March 8, Iran's state television changed its program schedule at short notice and prevented the airing of a talk show about the Vienna nuclear negotiations.