Ahead of Iran's presidential vote, some dissatisfied Iranians are grappling with whether to participate in the election or stay away from the ballot boxes.
An Iranian news agency has reported that a senior Iranian diplomat was detained in Tehran in mid-March for reasons that remain unclear.
A majority of the seven trustees named to Iran's Central Election Board appear to be close to the camp of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei.
Baku is demanding an explanation for the arrest of two Azerbaijani citizens in Iran.
The Basij force of Iran's Revolutionary Guard has said in a statement posted by Iranian news outlets that several of its websites have come under cyberattack.
As Iran readies for a presidential campaign, one former president has become more vocal. Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has not closed the door on a possible run for office, and has called for normalization in ties with the West and political reform at home.
A U.S. government advisory body says that Iran, Iraq, Pakistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan are among the world's worst violators of religious freedom.
Well-known Iranian human rights activist Kouhyar Goudarzi recently fled Iran. He tells RFE/RL about the pressures that contributed to his decision to finally leave his homeland.
Iraqi security forces have been battling Sunni tribesmen for control over the town of Suleiman Beik.
The two suspects in an alleged plot to derail a passenger train in Canada appeared in court on April 23, rejecting the charges against them.
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) says it will restart talks with Iran in May over its disputed nuclear program.
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