Iran

Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi is expected to depart from Tehran late on Monday as he leads a large delegation to China at the invitation of President Xi Jinping.

The Islamic Republic marked the 44th anniversary of the Iranian revolution on Saturday with state-organized rallies, as anti-government hackers briefly interrupted a televised speech by President Ebrahim Raisi.

Iran has arrested the main perpetrators of a recent drone attack in the central city of Isfahan, Mehr News Agency reported on Saturday citing security forces without further elaboration.

There must be a stronger "international response" to the threat posed by Iran's ballistic missiles program, France has said.

French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna conveyed her country’s position to her US counterpart Anthony Blinken, France's Foreign Ministry said on Friday.

The head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog on Tuesday underscored the urgency of resuscitating diplomatic efforts to limit Iran’s nuclear program.

Benjamin Briere, a French national held in Iran, has gone on hunger strike for the second time since his incarceration in May 2020, his sister and his lawyer said on February 6.

An Iranian singer who faces possible prison time for his song “Baraye” that’s become an anthem to the ongoing protests against the Islamic Republic won a Grammy.

Satellite photos analysed by The Associated Press on Friday showed damage done to what Iran describes as a military workshop targeted by Israeli drones.

France and Israel have vowed to cooperate on Iran as leaders of the two countries met in Paris, the French presidency said on Friday.

Iran has accused Iraq-based Kurdish political parties of being “involved” in a drone attack last week against a defence ministry site in the central province of Isfahan.