The commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guards, IRGC, announced that the "third underground missile factory has been launched, and Iran is on its way to become a "ballistic power".
A U.S. Senate committee has approved legislation that would authorize the Trump administration to put new sanctions on Iran over its ballistic-missile program, support for Islamist militant groups, and other actions.
OPEC together with Russia and other nonmembers have agreed to extend cuts in oil output by nine months in an effort to bolster prices on world markets.
Former U.S. Secretary of State, John Kerry has cautioned the US Senate against putting new sanctions on Iran.
The U.S. Treasury chief told Congress on May 24 that he is looking for ways to increase sanctions on Iran, including by reviewing licenses the Treasury previously granted to Boeing and Airbus to sell aircraft to Iran.
Russia, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and other OPEC members who agreed last year to curb production to bolster oil prices now want to prolong the agreement, in a strong sign that an extension will be formally approved at a meeting on May 25.
A group of steel workers in Iran’s southwestern province of Kohgiluyeh and Boyrahmad protested at the provincial administration office on May 23, demanding improvement of their pay and workplace safety.
Ali Akbar Nategh Noori, a conservative veteran politician of the Islamic Republic broke his silence about the reason behind his resignation as the head of the Supreme Leader’s office of inspections.
Qatar says hackers broke into the website of its state-run news agency and published a fake story quoting the country's ruling emir.
At least five people were killed and hundreds arrested in Bahrain on May 23 after police stormed a sit-in by protesters supporting the kingdom's top Shi'ite cleric, Bahrain's interior ministry said.
The secretary of Mardomaslari (democracy) party in Hamedan, Javad Giyahshenas, a newly elected stand-in member of the city council, was arrested on charges of insulting prophet Muhammad. Bail has been set for him.
“Prisoner of conscience Maryam Akbari Monfared has been threatened with an additional three-year prison term and exile to a remote prison,” Amnesty International, AI, said in a statement on Monday 22 May.
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