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A new United Nations report determined that executions surged in Iran during the month of August, leading experts to urge the country’s government to stop the unlawful spree. "We are deeply ...

Videos on social media show women and girls walking with their hair uncovered, even as the UN warned of "expanded repressive measures" by Iran’s government. Women in Iran "still live in a system ...

An elderly Israeli man smirked in court Thursday as he was accused of plotting with Iran to assassinate Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and some of his top government leaders.

Here are the key figures in the new cabinet. Abbas Araghchi is a former nuclear negotiator who certain observers say could potentially steer Iran towards resuming talks with the West. He is best ...

Iran's new president, Masoud Pezeshkian, on Wednesday nominated a member of the Sunni Muslim minority to be governor of Kurdistan province, official media reported. Arash Zerehtan was appointed ...

Since 2018, Iran has lived under strict sanctions imposed by the West after former US president Donald Trump unilaterally withdrew from the nuclear deal. On Saturday, Abbas Araghchi, the new ...

Iran has appointed a new oil minister, Mohsen Paknejad, following a vote of confidence in parliament on Wednesday, Azerbaijan’s Trend news agency reported. Paknejad, an oil ministry veteran who ...

Raisi died in a helicopter crash in May. It's unclear what Iran's new president, the reformist Masoud Pezeshkian, wants for the program as he was silent on the issue while campaigning. The U.S ...

There's no government official or study acknowledging the phenomenon, which began as Iran entered its hot summer ... The country's new reformist President Masoud Pezeshkian campaigned on a promise ...