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Iranian authorities have installed cameras in public places and thoroughfares to identify and penalise unveiled women. The move is a further attempt to rein in the increasing number of women defying Iran's compulsory dress code. The…

Iran has appointed an ambassador to the United Arab Emirates for the first time since 2016. The move comes amid a realignment of relations between Gulf states and Iran. Iranian state media reported that the newly appointed ambassador,…

Syria’s foreign ministry has condemned U.S. strikes on its territory, saying Washington had lied about the targets. The U.S. said it carried out strikes on facilities affiliated with Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps in Syria after a…

Iran and Iraq have signed a border security agreement aimed at tightening the frontier with Iraq's Kurdish region. According to a statement from the Iraqi prime minister's office, the joint security agreement includes coordination in …

The United States has refuted claims by Iran that a prisoner exchange had been agreed between the two countries. Iranian foreign minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian on Sunday told state media that an agreement had been reached and "if…

Iran and Saudi Arabia agreed on Friday to re-establish relations after seven years of hostility. The deal was announced after four days of previously undisclosed talks in Beijing between top security officials from the two rival Middle…

Iran has denied that it has intentionally enriched uranium to a purity of 84 percent amid ongoing issues with the global nuclear watchdog and disagreements over its 2015 nuclear deal. US-based financial news agency Bloomberg reported on…

Iranian oil exports hit new highs in the last two months of 2022 and are making a strong start to 2023 despite U.S. sanctions. This is according to companies that track the flows on higher shipments to China and Venezuela. Tehran's…

The United Nations body, UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), is set to vote on a US draft resolution to oust Iran from the UN's Commission on the Status of Women (CSW).