The newly appointed governor of Iran's East Azerbaijan province, Zeinolabedin Khorram-Razavi known as Abedin Khorram, was slapped on the face during his inauguration ceremony in Tabriz on Saturday.
Gallup's recent report claims that its Iran surveys show 72% of Iranians approve of what Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi is doing compared to up from 32% approval for former President Rouhani in 2020, and that 59% of Iranians have confidence in their national government.<
Turkish authorities have detained at least eight people, including two alleged Iranian agents, who attempted to abduct Mehrdad Abdarbashi a former Iranian pilot back to Iran.
Pro-Iran militias in Syria vowed on Thursday they would respond forcefully to an Israeli strike over Syria's Palmyra area in the province of Homs on Wednesday evening.
Iran has been pushing to re-establish diplomatic relations with Saudi Arabia and reopen missions following a five-year rift, Bloomberg reports.
The Chief of General Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces, Major General Mohammad Bagheri, arrived in Pakistan on Tuesday on a three-day visit, local news agencies have reported.
Two days after Iraq's legislative election, pro-Iranian Shiite parties and militias denounced early results on Tuesday, France 24 reported.
Illegal cryptocurrency mining in Iran will cause new power cuts this winter, the state electricity company warned on Sunday.
A US citizen, who is not allowed by the state from leaving Iran, risks death unless he has surgery within days, his family said Monday.
The Biden administration remains committed to diplomacy with Iran, but if necessary, it would be prepared to pursue "other avenues" to ensure Tehran does not acquire a nuclear weapon, a senior US official said according to Reuters.
