The Iranian Red Crescent Society announced on Friday that 18,000 people affected by snowstorms, blizzards, and flooding, particularly in the southern regions of the country, have benefited from the Red Crescent’s relief operations.
Ali Akbar Salehi, Iran’s former foreign minister and ex-head of the Atomic Energy Organization, has proposed a key diplomatic approach to revive negotiations between Iran and the US by changing the framing of talks rather than their substance.
Iran’s Interior Ministry has announced new regulations governing the employment of foreign workers, particularly Afghan nationals, allowing them to work in Iran for nine months under a formal work visa before returning to Afghanistan for a three-month period.
Israel's former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, who is planning another run for office, confirmed that his Telegram account had been hacked, as Israeli media claimed the breach was carried out by an Iran-linked group.
Iran’s Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said the Islamic Republic and Russia have agreed on a three-year roadmap to strengthen bilateral cooperation.
A trilateral meeting between France, Saudi Arabia, and the United States on Lebanon will be held in Paris to discuss support for the Lebanese army and to set a date for a new international conference. Lebanese Army Commander Rodolphe Haykal will attend.
EU leaders kicked off a make-or-break summit Thursday on using frozen Russian assets to fund Ukraine, with key player Belgium under pressure to drop its opposition.
Following heavy rainfall on Iran’s Hormuz Island, the turquoise waters of the Persian Gulf in southern Iran turned a striking blood-red, drawing widespread attention from international media and social networks.
President Volodymyr Zelensky will be in Brussels on Thursday to convince European partners to use frozen Russian assets to support Kyiv, despite Washington pressuring EU countries against the plan, a Ukrainian official told AFP.
The Islamic Republic of Iran strongly condemned the threatening statements and actions of the US against the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, including threats of a naval blockade and preventing the lawful export of Venezuelan oil.
The US Congress has permanently ended sanctions imposed on Syria under ousted leader Bashar al-Assad, paving the way for the return of investment to the war-ravaged nation.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has cautioned that Russia was preparing to wage a new "year of war" against his country in 2026, after his counterpart Vladimir Putin said Moscow would "certainly" achieve its objectives.
The United States has approved $11.1bn in arms sales to Taiwan, one of Washington’s largest-ever military packages for the self-ruled island, which Beijing has promised to unify with mainland China.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has dismissed Western claims of an imminent attack by Moscow as “lies and nonsense”, stressing that such deliberate statements are meant to raise the level of hysteria on the continent.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has addressed a range of issues during a meeting with prominent political figures in Tehran including the issue of US sanctions on the Islamic Republic.
The Iranian daily Jomhouri-e Eslami has warned that the growing presence of Afghan nationals in Iran, particularly undocumented migrants, poses not only economic challenges but also serious security risks.
Iran and Russia have signed a cooperation document outlining a program of collaboration between their foreign ministries for the period from 2026 to 2028, following bilateral talks held in Moscow.
Iran's Foreign Minister stressed that the Islamic Republic of Iran will not relinquish its rights to the peaceful use of nuclear energy, including uranium enrichment.
The United States is preparing a further round of sanctions on Russia's energy sector to increase the pressure on Moscow should President Vladimir Putin reject a peace accord with Ukraine, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter.
Iranian media, citing the Mazandaran Red Crescent, say the body of Tahereh Haseli, a female mountaineer who had embarked on a solo ascent of Mount Damavand, was discovered Tuesday at an altitude of 4,600 meters on the southern face of the peak.
