Meanwhile, families of executed prisoners demand access to unmarked graves, the foreign minister’s talks with the Taliban trigger backlash and a cleric resigns after criticising Azerbaijan’s president

The ministry has taken up the matter with both the Iranian Embassy in Delhi and the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Tehran.

The Iraqi government is looking to gain control of Iranian-aligned armed groups that operate inside of Iraq but outside state control, in yet another sign of Iran's weakened position since October 7.

Iranian cities face severe air pollution, particularly during winter, due to old vehicles and dirty fuel. This has led to increased respiratory illnesses, shuttered schools, and thousands hospitalized.

Prior to the lunch, students were provided an opportunity to ask the author questions, a highlight for many with aspirations to become writers.

Shadmani’s pronouncement is the first official confirmation of Tehran’s purchase of the Russian fighters that has long been suspected to be in the works. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov declined to comment on the issue.

Pahlavi, a self-proclaimed advocate for a secular democratic Iran, fled Iran with his family following the 1979 Islamic Revolution

In 2023, Tatami was the first-ever film to be co-directed by an Israeli (Guy Nattiv) and an Iranian (Zar Amir). And in 2024 came Reading Lolita in Tehran, directed by Eran Riklis, who is Israeli, and adapted from a book by an Iranian author,

On Saturday morning, a gunman assassinated two Iranian judges outside the Supreme Court in Tehran. Hujjatoleslam Razini and Hujjatoleslam Moghiseh were martyred in the terrorist attack. The attacker committed suicide immediately after conducting the attack. pic.twitter.com/jImUP1qXun

Two senior judges in Iran’s Supreme Court were shot dead in Tehran on Saturday in an attack that authorities blamed on the US and Israel.

The two judges, Mohammad Moghiseh and Ali Razini, dealt with sensitive cases, a spokesman said. Moghiseh was known to handle death penalty cases for activists.

The debut season of the spy thriller show The Agency recently came to an explosive conclusion on January 26, 2025.