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Iran ranks 150 out of 180 countries in the 2021 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), one stop lower than last year, which weakens its struggling economy.

The Iranian national football team defeated Iraq to book a berth for the 2022 World Cup in front of a sparsely populated stadium and just enough women to satisfy FIFA supervisors.

A spokesman for the Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK) has denied any knowledge of the apparent hacking of IRIB television and radio channels Thursday.

Qatar has invited Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi to attend the upcoming meeting of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF).

Iran has returned in the Vienna nuclear talks to where it was when the process broke off in June for the Iranian elections, a senior US official said Thursday.

Several television and radio channels of Iran’s state broadcaster were hacked Thursday with photos of leaders of an opposition group briefly aired.

Prominent former UN officials have called for a UN investigation into the 1988 "massacre" of political prisoners in Iran, including the role of President Ebrahim Raisi, at that time.

Canada has updated its travel advisory recommending against all travel to Iran, citing general security concerns and “the possibility of arbitrary detention.”

Iran's official news agency Thursday said the visit of Qatari foreign minister to Tehran should not be seen as facilitating direct talks with Washington.

The US State Department has told Congress that a senior former diplomat faces "serious and credible" threats to his safety over the targeted killing of Iranian general Qasem Soleimani.

The leaders of the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Bahrain met in Abu Dhabi after two attacks by Yemen's Houthi rebels targeted the city.

The Omicron variant is fast spreading across Iran, with an official from Iran’s Covid-19 taskforce, Hamidreza Jama’ati, predicting a peak in the next few weeks.

Nearly all 40 newspapers in Tehran carried welcoming reports about the idea of direct talks with the United States on Wednesday, that has grabbed the headlines.

Rents in the capital Tehran have increased by more than 50 percent in one year amid a similar rate of inflation, surveys by the Central Bank of Iran indicate.

Saudi Arabia and Iraq have signed a memorandum of understanding on January 25 to connect their electricity grids, which can supply much-needed power to Iraq.

Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian attended parliament on Wednesday to reassure lawmakers that so far, no direct talks have taken place with the United States.

A Press TV misinterpretation unleashed a media storm Tuesday after President Ebrahim Raisi gave a vague reply in a TV interview to a query on direct US talks.

Lebanese Interior Minister Bassam Mawlawi said Tuesday police had thwarted an attempt to smuggle large amounts of Captagon amphetamine pills around the world.

The United Arab Emirates may upgrade its defensive capabilities after missile and drone attacks by Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi group, a senior UAE diplomat said.

Iranian rights defender Narges Mohammadi said in a letter from prison that a court sentenced her to 8 years because she was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.

Qatar’s Emir will discuss global energy security and efforts to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal with President Joe Biden during his visit to Washington.