The United States imposed sanctions on Wednesday on two networks it says helped boost Iran's nuclear program and evade U.S. and international sanctions to benefit Tehran's government and military.
An outspoken labor rights advocate who recently called for the Islamic Republic's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to step down has been arrested at his home.
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe plans to meet Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in New York next month as Tokyo continues to seek a leading role in attempts to defuse rising tension in the Middle East.
The former mayor of Tehran, who was sentenced to death for murdering his second wife, was freed on Wednesday, August 28, after being pardoned by the victim’s family.
Lebanese Hezbollah reiterated on Tuesday it will retaliate against Israel after drones crashed in southern suburbs of Beirut; but a new war remains unlikely, according to its deputy leader.
Iran is not seeking to increase tension but every country should be able to enjoy its rights under international law, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Wednesday.
The lawyer of an anti-compulsory hijab activist in Iran says his client has been sentenced to a total of 24 years in prison, with 15 years to be served.
Iran’s oil minister Bijan Zanganeh has said that if there is a reprieve in U.S. sanctions on the country’s oil exports, Iran can increase its output “within three days”.
The Paris-based international organization, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has declared Iran as the largest prison in the world for female journalists
Japan will try to help ease tension in the Middle East, Foreign Minister Taro Kono said on Tuesday as he began a meeting with his Iranian counterpart, Mohammad Javad Zarif.
In the wake of a series of diplomatic efforts aimed at reducing tensions between Iran and the United States, the value of the Iranian currency rial rose 1.8 percent against the dollar on Tuesday.
Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says it is not possible to imagine a meeting between the presidents of Iran and the United States, and even if the U.S. returns to the 2015 nuclear agreement, there could be no bilateral talks.
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