Iran is expecting a boost in petrochemical production that will raise annual production from $17bn to $25bn over the next two years, according to the country’s deputy oil minister.
Figures from Iran suggest child-marriage is rampant in the country, with girls younger than 14 forced to take husbands.
Top U.S. and Russian diplomats are considering measures that could eventually allow Syria "to move back into the international community" if it agrees to a series of steps to help end the country's long civil war.
The United States and key Middle East allies Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates stepped up pressure on Iran, warning against any attacks and taking measures to bolster cooperation to counter Tehran's regional activities.
Son of a Grand Ayatollah who was once the designated successor of Khomeini, has written to current Supreme leader Ali Khamenei, complaining of state-sponsored attacks on his father's legacy.
Former reformist mayor of Tehran killed his wife on Tuesday and then all kinds of bizarre things happened - by Iranian standards.
As Japan's prime minister is reported to be preparing a visit to Iran, Tehran says it has no plans of negotiating with any U.S. official and does not need mediation channels.
Following the rise in tensions between Iran and the United States over the past weeks and concerns about the spread of instability in the region, at least six countries are acting as mediators.
Iran would block its citizens’ access to social media if war were to break out with the U.S., the head of the country’s Passive Defense Organization has said.
Iranian State TV's Chief Ali Askari has dismissed the manager and controller of the TV's Channel 5 following a controversy surrounding a religious program that has insulted Sunni saints and Islamic sanctities.
The Assyrian Christian community in the northwestern Iranian city of Tabriz has been left in a state of shock after intelligence agents forced a Presbyterian church to close earlier this month.
A former aide to Iran’s Supreme Leader has called Ayatollah Khamenei a “despot” after being issued a subpoena while serving a three-year jail sentence.
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