Two prominent Republican senators close to Donald Trump urged the President to rethink his decision last week to pull the security details of several former officials over what they called ongoing threats from Iran.
The Iranian government stressed that any decisions on potential nuclear talks would be made within the framework of the Supreme National Security Council, in a nod to the conservative establishment.
Iran and Oman have taken significant steps to boost bilateral trade, including resolving key banking issues and eliminating trade tariffs, the head of the Iran-Oman Joint Chamber of Commerce said on Sunday.
Mohammad Javad Zarif, a top presidential aide, has sparked a political firestorm in Tehran with remarks made at the World Economic Forum in Davos last week, drawing criticism from hardliners who argue that his comments portray Iran as weak.
Saeed Khatibzadeh, a senior Iranian diplomat who helped mastermind Tehran's influence operations in the West, has been appointed head of the foreign ministry's think tank, the Institute for Political and International Studies (IPIS).
Iraq will not be negatively impacted by Iran's declining regional influence, Iraq's deputy parliament speaker has said as Baghdad pursues an independent diplomatic course and seeks to curb the power of armed groups.
An Iranian official at United Nations on Friday denied that the country detains journalists or civil society figures, even as a rights group reported nearly 400 cases of judicial and security actions targeting journalists and media outlets last year.
On Saturday, Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned Jafar Aghaei Maryan, the chargé d'affaires at Iran's Embassy in Baku, to lodge a protest over alleged anti-Azerbaijan content in Iranian media.
Former national security adviser John Bolton condemned President Donald Trump's move to end his security detail as a political decision despite what he called an ongoing threat to his life from Iran.
In northern and central Tehran, certain streets have become buzzing hangouts where the well-off youth gather in trendy cafes to eat, drink, and quietly but glaringly challenge Iran’s rulers with their outfits.
As Iran's fiscal year draws to an end in March, the government and parliament grapple with the challenge of raising wages in line with an inflation rate of 40% that has pushed millions of workers to poverty.
A vast, dark cloud blankets Tehran. We don't even need to say when: it’s almost all the time, with fewer than ten days of clean air last year.
The European Union will assess the potential impact of the recent strategic partnership agreement between Tehran and Moscow on its security, an EU spokesperson told Iran International.
A ceasefire deal announced this week between Israel and Hamas signals a defeat for the Palestinian militant group's main backer Iran, a former hostage in Tehran who also influenced the ceasefire negotiations told Iran International.
Tehran's art scene is moving underground with exhibitions and performances that defy pervasive censorship, turning home venues into sanctuaries for creative self-expression.
"I can’t remember the last time I was so shaken as I was watching images of Assad’s prisons," says Fatemeh, who has seen the inside of Iran’s prisons for her activism. “My country funded these crimes. Syrians have every right to hate us."
Mahmoud looks spent; he’s 45 but looks older. Grey-haired, unshaven, bespectacled — financial anxiety has worn him out. He owns no home, holds no significant assets and dares not think about the future. "Let’s make it to tomorrow is our motto," he says.
Iranian perspectives on the conflicts in the Middle East are mostly dominated by the prevailing resentment toward their own rulers.
