Amnesty International says Iran continues to harass families of last November's protesters and has not released the death toll.
The U.S. military has warned Iran that armed vessels approaching within 100 meters of U.S. Navy ships in the Persian Gulf region risk being "interpreted as a threat and subject to lawful defensive measures."
Iranian parkour athlete and photographer Alireza Japalaghy has been detained, his brother said on May 18.
International media-freedom watchdogs are urging Iran to stop jailing members of the press arbitrarily, particularly during the coronavirus pandemic.
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on May 13 accused Iran of using its resources to "foment terror" even as its people suffer through one of the Middle East's deadliest coronavirus outbreaks.
Russia’s ambassador to the United Nations says Moscow will oppose any attempts by the United States to extend the arms embargo on Iran and reimpose UN sanctions against Tehran.
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in Israel on May 13 for discussions with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Iran is ready for a full prisoner exchange with the United States, Iranian government spokesman Ali Rabiei says, adding that Washington has yet to respond to Iran's call on a prisoner swap.
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has renewed his vow to use all means available to extend a ban on conventional arms sales to Iran beyond October.
An earthquake shook Iran’s capital early on May 8, killing at least two persons and injuring 23 others. Many residents fearful of aftershocks left their homes for the safety of the streets.
Israeli missile strikes have targeted a research center and military base in the northern province of Aleppo, Syrian state media said May 4.
Iran's OPEC governor, Hossein Kazempur Ardebili, is in a coma after suffering a "severe" brain hemorrhage.
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called for a "thorough investigation" into "shocking" allegations that Iranian border guards beat and then forced a group of Afghan migrants into a river.
Iranian President Hassan Rohani said on state television that mosques would reopen in many low-risk regions of the country on April 4.
Germany has banned Iran-backed Lebanese militant group Hizballah's activities on its soil and designated it a terrorist organization, the Interior Ministry said on April 30.
The editor in chief and a social-media administrator of Iran’s semiofficial ILNA news agency were detained last week over a cartoon deemed insulting to the country's leadership.
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has reportedly granted a fresh extension on a waiver to let Iraq import electricity from neighboring Iran.
President Hassan Rouhani has called on Iran's armed forces to seek regional stability while maintaining vigilance against "provocations."
Britain says it is concerned over Iran's launching of a military satellite and urged Tehran to uphold a United Nations resolution on refraining from such activities.
The foreign ministers of Russia, Turkey, and Iran will hold a video conference on April 22 to discuss Syria and a de-escalation deal in the last rebel-held enclave in Idlib.
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