Asia Iran A new ballistic missile, capable of travelling 1.700 kilometres, was unveiled at a ceremony in Tehran attended by President Masoud Pezeshkian
Asia Iran An underground labyrinth city and aqueduct were recently unearthed in the ancient city of Abarkuh, Yazd province; further research into the city's interconnected chambers and tunnels is currently underway
Asia Iran Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian stated that Iran is not seeking 'nuclear weapons' and warned US President-elect Donald Trump against risking a 'war' with the Islamic Republic
Asia Iran Over 900 people have been executed in Iran in 2024, of whom at least 31 women; most of the executions were linked to drug-related offences, but also to the mass protests of 2022 and included political dissidents, the UN human rights office reported
Asia Iran The ban on WhatsApp and Google Play has been lifted; it was imposed over two years ago during the mass protests against the government that began in reaction to the death of Mahsa Amin
Asia Iran President Massoud Pezeshkian, who has a reformist orientation, is explicitly criticising a law that tightens controls and penalties for women who do not wear the veil properly, supported by parliament and the Guardian Council
Asia Iran The country said it intends to keep military advisers in Syria after Aleppo, its ally's second city, was overrun by militants in a surprise offensive
Asia Iran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has called for the death sentence for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other Israeli leader, following recent arrest warrants from the International Criminal Court
Asia Iran Reports of a meeting between Tehran's envoy to the UN and Elon Musk, close adviser to President-elect Donald Trump, have been denied by Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi on Saturday
Asia Iran An Iranian student was arrested after she stripped off her clothes remaining in underwear in the courtyard of Department of Science and Research at Tehran's Azad University in protest against the headscarf requirement; she has not been heard from since
Asia Iran The ban on importing Apple's latest products has been lifted; the ban on importing iPhones had been in place since 2023 and now the models 14, 15 and 16 will be also registered in Iran
Asia Iran Statements by the Speaker of the Iranian Parliament, who said that Tehran is ready to negotiate with France on the implementation of a UN resolution concerning southern Lebanon, have been challenged by Lebanon's interim Prime Minister
Asia Iran International oil traders have been anxiously watching Israel's expected military response to Iran's latest missile attack, with prices likely to depend on what happens in the country