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Hardliner clerics and lawmakers in Iran are up in arms for a comment by a screenwriter perceived as condoning male and female partnership without marriage.

Optimism over the possibility of a nuclear deal with the United States has strengthened Iran's battered currency for a second time in the past two weeks.

Behnam Ben Taleblu and Saeed Ghasseminejad analyze Iran's nuclear options as US-Iran talks to revive the 2015 agreement, JCPOA reach a critical stage in Vienna.

Israel’s Defense Minister Benny Gantz has warned that even if a nuclear deal is signed, Iran must be stopped from being a nuclear threshold state.

China has reported just $6.5 billion of imports from Iran in 2021, while other data show it imported more than $20 billion of Iranian crude and oil biproducts.

A tanker carrying half a million barrels of oil originating in Iran caught fire near China’s shores on Friday but the crew controlled the blaze.

A large majority in Iran's parliament issued a statement urging President Ebrahim Raisi not to agree to any new nuclear deal without ensuring Iran's demands.

US Ambassador to Kuwait Alina Romanowski has accused Iran of continuing its “destabilizing activities” across the Middle East.

Iran's president and foreign minister have reiterated that for an agreement in nuclear talks Washington must remove all sanctions and guarantee the deal.

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has told his French counterpart that any agreement between Tehran and world powers must involve removal of all sanctions and provision for credible guarantees.

Saudi Arabia's foreign minister said Saturday the kingdom was looking to schedule a fifth round of direct talks with Iran despite a "lack of substantive progress" in previous rounds.

A European diplomat told Iran International Saturday that agreement on restoring the 2015 Iran nuclear deal would be announced next week, with almost all issues now resolved.

Media not aligned with the ruling hardliners in Iran warn that there are no opinion leaders left in the country that people can trust, creating a dangerous vacuum.

Thousands of teachers staged another round of nationwide protests Saturday to demand higher salaries and the release of colleagues arrested in previous rallies.

The Iranian foreign minister has said continuing talks are needed to clarify international commitments in restoring the 2015 Iran nuclear deal.

Tasnim news agency in Tehran has dismissed reports about the imminent signing of a nuclear agreement between Iran and world power in the coming days.

A cargo ship reportedly belonging to the sons of Iran's top security official Ali Shamkhani has been impounded in one of India’s ports.

While Washington reiterated Friday that “substantial progress” is being made in nuclear talks with Iran, critics continued to express concern over a "bad deal."

Except for the state-run broadcaster (IRIB), street interviews about controversial issues such as direct negotiations with the US are rare in Iranian media.

Iran has seized a cargo of antique goods and ancient artifacts smugglers planned to take out through Turkey.

A drone flown by Lebanese militant group Hezbollah crossed into northern Israel on Friday, triggering air defenses and the scrambling of fighter jets.