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The Iranian embassy reopened in June, and the ambassador is expected to be fully situated there within days. Tehran, Iran – Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs says its ambassador to Saudi Arabia will soon depart for Riyadh to lead Tehran’s diplomatic mission that was reopened in early June after seven …

The announcement of a prisoner exchange deal between the United States and Iran could increase the prospects for further diplomatic cooperation, including the Biden administration’s longstanding goal of containing Iran’s nuclear program, according to officials and analysts. While multiple flash points and deep-seated hostilities exist between Washington and Tehran, including …

The exercises also come amid increasing US military presence in the region after a string of ship seizures. Tehran, Iran – Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has launched military exercises to show its readiness to defend three disputed islands that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) claims as its own. …

Ahmadian is a career military man who has not held any known positions in any presidential administrations. Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has appointed a veteran commander with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as the country’s new security chief. Ali Akbar Ahmadian, 62, was named on Monday as the new …

Editor’s Note: A version of this story appears in today’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, CNN’s three-times-a-week look inside the region’s biggest stories. Sign up here. Istanbul, London and New York CNN  —  The cries of the women outside a Tehran courthouse swell to a collective wail. The gathering …

CNN  —  A dual British-Iranian citizen was hanged by Iran on charges of espionage and corruption, a state-affiliated media outlet reported Saturday, the latest in a string of executions carried out by a regime grappling with unprecedented protests across the country. The Iranian official, Alireza Akbari, was executed for crimes …

Editor’s Note: A version of this story first appeared in CNN’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, a three-times-a-week look inside the region’s biggest stories. Sign up here. CNN  —  An Iranian official’s comment signaling that the country’s notorious morality police had been shut down has raised more questions than …

DOHA: During both the lead-up to and the start of the FIFA World Cup, the discourse around a collective response to the ethical issues of Qatar hosting the tournament, as well as the actions of individual teams, has been more of an issue than the football itself. Is protesting while …

CNN  —  An Iranian state broadcaster was allegedly hacked during its nightly news program Saturday, according to the pro-reform IranWire outlet, which shared a clip of the incident. Iran’s semi-official Tasnim News Agency reported that the 9 p.m. newscast by the Islamic Republic of Iran News Network (IRINN) under Islamic …

Iran’s supreme leader has blamed the US and Israel for the protests sweeping the country following the death of a woman whilst in police custody. Mahsa Amini, 22, fell into a coma hours after being detained by Iran’s morality police on 13 September, in Tehran for allegedly breaking the strict …