Iran

The country denies involvement in Salman Rushdie attack, though the 1989 fatwa still stands and a semiofficial foundation had posted a bounty for the killing of the author

The country said it remains "optimistic" about a possible revival of the 2015 nuclear deal after the European Union tabled a proposal aiming for a compromise in talks stalled since March

Several people protesting on 17/07 against the drying up of Lake Urmia have been arrested; the basin, once the largest salt lake in the Middle East, began to shrink in 1995 due to prolonged drought, dam construction and water extraction for agriculture

Authorities in Tehran have been asked to explain the presence of uranium particles at three undeclared Iranian nuclear sites after a critical report by the UN nuclear watchdog

Thousands of supporters of Iran's clerical establishment, including 50.000 members of the Revolutionary Guards and Basij militia, rallied on Friday after protests against rising food prices became political

Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations Majid Takht Ravanchi has called on the United Nations to continue "efforts to raise awareness" about the negative impacts of pressure and sanctions on civilians

Iranian-Swedish university researcher Ahmadreza Djalali, sentenced to death for spying for Israel, is scheduled to be executed at the end of the month; several international organisations are mobilising to call for the sentence to be quashed

Finance and Economy Minister Khandouzi has cancelled his trip to the United States to attend a World Bank meeting after the United States delayed issuing visas for him and his accompanying delegation