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Referring to large budget increases next year for Shiite seminaries in Iran, a prominent cleric has criticized dependence of religious centers on state money.

The number of women in Iran who sell their hair to get some money and be able to survive amid increasing economic hardship is increasing in the country.

A leading regime insider says former President Hassan Rouhani wanted to resign after the US pull-out from the 2015 nuclear deal, but the Supreme Leader refused.

European companies can end contracts with Iranian firms pressured by US sanctions if deals would lead to "disproportionate economic loss," the EU's top court said on Tuesday.

Iran's transport and urban development minister says no construction project will be possible due to the low budget earmarked for the ministry for next year.

A hardline newspaper in Iran said Tuesday that the biggest achievement of Ebrahim Raisi was not following previous presidents by challenging the Supreme Leader.

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard (IRGC) has fired cruise missiles and other weapons during its ongoing military drills in the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz.

The United States says insufficient progress in Iran nuclear talks has left Washington in an uncertain position as to whether the 2015 deal can be revived.

Tehran should avoid miscalculations and should convince Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei to allow direct talks with the United States, pundits say in Iran.

Two days after his return from Yemen, Iran’s ambassador with Houthi rebels has died of Covid-19 complications, the foreign ministry announced early on Tuesday.

US national security adviser Jake Sullivan is scheduled to visit Israel and the West Bank this week to consult on Iran as well as a wide range of other issues.

In an interview with an Iranian website published Monday, South Korean ambassador Yun Kang-hyeo said US sanctions on Iran have harmed his country’s economy.

A top Israeli intelligence official has confirmed his country’s role in the assassination of Iranian Quds Force commander Qasem Soleimani last year.

The head of Iran-Kuwait Joint Chamber of Commerce in Tehran says Kuwait has stopped issuing visas for Iranian businesspeople.

A former senior Iranian lawmaker has said that by repeated foreign policy mistakes for 40 years Tehran has lost many opportunities and has isolated itself.

Iran plans to increase gasoline prices in its free economic zones as a test to have better control over the possible consequences of a potentially risky move.

Iran's foreign ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh has said there were no direct bilateral talks with the United States during the Vienna nuclear negotiations.

Israel says Iran is stalling at the Vienna nuclear talks with world powers because it knows it has a weak negotiating position and is trying to buy time.

Iran says talks with Saudi Arabia have not produced any results despite a meeting between its foreign minister and his Saudi counterpart in Pakistan on Sunday.

Iran’s oil minister said Monday that output at many oil wells has fallen from 50,000 barrels p/d to 1,000 and local expertise should help restore production.

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard launched large-scale air and naval drills in the Persian Gulf on Monday, while pledging a tough repsonse to Israel in case of attack.