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Amir Nasr-Azadani, 26, is reportedly facing execution in Iran.

Iran carries out its second protester execution Iran has executed a second man linked with the mass anti-government protests that have swept the nation. Majid…

Iran executes protester over anti-government protests Iran has executed a protester – over the recent anti-government unrest.  The protester – Mohsen Shekari was hanged on…

Iran to disband morality police, says attorney general Iran’s morality police has been disbanded, the country’s attorney general has said, following mass protesting after the…

An Iranian General has reported for the first time that 300 people have died in over two months of protests, but the number is still below the estimation by human rights groups.

Iran is currently in turmoil, with protesters against the theocracy setting fire to the ancestral home of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the founder of the Islamic fundamentalist regime.

Two famous Iranian actresses arrested – state media Iran state media is widely reporting that two famous Iranian actresses have been arrested for publically supporting…

Iran protests escalate marking 40 days since Mahsa Amini death Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets in Iran’s major cities – marking…

New Zealand Instagram couple freed from Iran after 4 months A New Zealand Instagram couple – who were documenting their travels around the world -…

An Iranian sport climber considered a “heroine” by many has returned home.

The US has agreed with Western allies that Iran’s supply of explosive drones to Russia violates UN sanctions. 

The Independent says At least 185 people – including 19 children – have been killed in Iran amid protests that have continued for weeks over the death of a young woman in police custody, a human rights group has said.

Iran to investigate death of schoolgirl in early days of protests The Guardian says Iranian prosecutors have opened an investigation into the death of a…

The Independent says At least 133 people have died since the beginning of historic anti-hijab protests in Iran, according to a rights organisation, with more than 40 of them killed in a brutal police crackdown on Friday alone.

The Independent says A bomb threat was made on a flight from Iran to China this morning, the Indian Air Force (IAF) has reported.

According to recent reports, a large number of students at Sharif university in Tehran are trapped in the campus car park, as clashes between Iranian police and students rage on.

Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi has called for an investigation into the death of the 22-year-old woman who was in police custody, arrested on hijab charges.

Protests are escalating across Iran with female protesters burning headscarves, following the death of a young woman in custody after she had been detained for breaking hijab rules. 

Tehran’s police chief has said the death of Mahsa Amini – a 22-year-old woman who died in police custody – was “unfortunate”. 

Iran has denied any link with the Salman Rushdie stabbing and the attacker – and instead blames the writer himself. 

Aljazeera says IRAN says its intelligence forces have arrested suspected members of an Israeli cell hours before they were allegedly planning to carry out a major “terrorist” bombing operation.

Arab News says THE WHITE HOUSE on Monday said it believes Russia is turning to Iran to provide it with “hundreds” of unmanned aerial vehicles, including weapons-capable drones.

Arab News says Iran said on Wednesday it intended to conduct a test launch of its new solid-fueled rocket, despite a series of catastrophic failures and growing evidence that Israel may be sabotaging Tehran’s aerospace program.

Arab News says Iran is “dangerously close” to completing its nuclear weapons program, and will be able to produce an atomic bomb unless the West gets tough on Tehran, Israel’s PM warned.