Traders offered the new exchange rate as attempts so far to restart negotiations between America and Iran over its nuclear program appear stalled.

The BBC World Service has engaged with the UN over the protection of its Iranian journalists and their families since 2017

Googoosh admits her star has not yet dimmed, not even in her 70s. “For 21 years they closed the bottle, and all of a sudden, the bottle is opened and [out] I popped!” Googoosh says with her signature smile as one of her beloved Pomeranians pops up on her lap.

Many Iranians point to mismanagement and corruption as the root of the economy’s difficulties. In front of billboards urging citizens to conserve water, sprinklers drench grass verges along the roadside. Fountains play merrily in country clubs frequented by the elite.

Young people across Iran have been leading a dramatic change in social mores in recent months. “We have a fearless young generation that is breaking taboos.”

Over the weekend, Iran highlighted two major naval additions: the frigate Sahand, a Moudge-class warship armed with cruise missiles and stealth technology, and the floating base Kordestan, designed as a mobile port city capable of supporting both naval and non-naval combat units.

Jafar Panahi won multiple awards for “It Was Just an Accident,” based on his experiences as a political prisoner. The director faces a prison sentence in Iran.

More Iranian women are choosing to forgo the country's mandatory hijab. This shift was unthinkable just a few years ago in the Islamic Republic.

Schools are closing and hospitals are admitting patients suffering from lung diseases as Tehran and other Iranian cities face a severe air pollution crisis.

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei described claims that Iran sent messages to the U.S. in a bid to reach out to Washington as a "total lie."

Director Jafar Panahi confronted his Iran prison sentence, saying 'I know my films don't please the government' but 'I will go back.'

Iran's national team coach will attend the 2026 World Cup draw in Washington, D.C., despite an earlier announcement by the country's football federation that it would boycott the event, Iranian media reported Thursday.

DUBAI, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi invited Lebanon's Foreign Minister Youssef Raji to visit Iran in the near future to discuss bilateral ties, Iran's foreign ministry said on Thursday, amid a U.S.-backed roadmap in Lebanon to disarm the Iran-aligned Hezbollah group.