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Tehran says it is preparing a list of American officials and entities to sanction, after the US Tuesday designated more Iranian officials for rights violations.

US and Israeli defense chiefs are expected on Thursday to discuss possible military exercises for a worst-case scenario to destroy Iran's nuclear facilities.

A controversy about a lawmaker slapping a traffic cop last year has resurfaced in Iran amid public criticism of officials who feel immune from the law.

Amid nuclear talks with Iran, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that he hopes his Iranian counterpart Ebrahim Raisi will visit Moscow in early 2022.

US Special Envoy for Iran Rob Malley plans to travel to Vienna over the weekend for fresh talks on reviving Iran's 2015 nuclear deal with major powers.

Two former Iranian diplomats speaking to local media have urged the government to show flexibility in nuclear talks, to help remove United States sanctions.

Russia’s envoy in Vienna has tweeted Wednesday that despite difference between Iran and the United States, “it is feasible” to reach a nuclear agreement.

Iran’s president has blamed saboteurs after the rial fell to 300,000 to the dollar Saturday with European and US officials airing pessimism over nuclear talks.

British foreign minister Liz Truss has urged Iran to return to the 2015 nuclear deal saying it was "the last chance", just a day before talks are set to resume.

Talks on reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal will resume on Thursday in Vienna, a senior European Union official has said, after negotiations ended without results last Friday.

The United States this week has shown little of the ‘good will’ demanded by Tehran over sanctions as deadlocked Vienna talks are set to resume Thursday.

Iran’s customs department says exports of steel and metals have increased this year compared with last year, reaching $4.5 billion, amid US sanctions on Iran.

Iran’s defense minister visiting Aerospace Industries Organization (AIO) praised its efforts in boosting the military capabilities by supporting the air force.

Spokesman of Iran's judiciary Tuesday for the first time accused some of the detained protests in Esfahan of using firearms, without presenting any evidence.

US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said Tuesday that the US and Russian presidents “had a good discussion” on Iran in their teleconference on Ukraine.

The United States has issued sanctions against a host of Iranian security agencies, prisons and senior security officials for various violations of human rights.

An Islamist student on Tuesday harshly attacked President Ebrahim Raisi and the ruling elite during a public meeting in Tehran’s Sharif University of Technology.

Iranian news agencies quoted chief nuclear negotiator Ali Bagheri Kani, who is in Moscow, as saying that the Vienna nuclear talks will resume on Thursday.

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett on Tuesday vowed that Israel would continue to push back against what he called "destructive forces" in the region.

More than 50 percent of Iran’s passenger planes are idle due to lack of spare parts, particularly engines, a trade representative told local media on Monday.

Media in Iran have criticized President Ebrahim Raisi for evading significant questions during his recent televised, including on the issue of nuclear talks.