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

34 female prisoners began a hunger strike in an Iranian prison on Sunday to mark two years since the start of protests against clerical authorities, said Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi's foundation

An increasing number of Iranian women have been sentenced to death in a frame of rising executions in the country, which have grown since unprecedented anti-establishment protests broke out in 2022

The only language institute recognized by the German Embassy in Iran was shut down after the closure of Islamic religious centers in Germany, considered Islamophobic and a "hostile action"

The country's demand for electricity has increased steadily in recent years, reaching levels seen in industrial and populous countries such as Germany, stated Iran's Energy Minister

The Iranian authorities have ruled that several public offices and private activities will remain closed on Sunday due to a heat wave in the country; the maximum temperature has reached 45 °C in 10 provinces

Cement sales in Iran decreased in June compared to the previous month, but still registered a remarkable 24% year-on-year increase

A runoff will be held between former nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili (who got 9,4 million votes) and heart surgeon Masoud Pezeshkian (10,4 million) after no one got more than 50% of the vote in the presidential election; turnout was 39,9%

The country condemned the inclusion of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in the list of terrorist organisations as 'an unwise and unconventional step, politically motivated' after Canada joined with Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Sweden and the USA

Following the UN Atomic Observatory declaring that Iran is expanding its nuclear capabilities, France, Germany and Britain condemned the country's 'latest measures'