Norway-based rights group says prisoners were convicted on drug-related or murder charges; all prisoners were members of ethnic minority that practices Sunni Islam

Tehran has vowed revenge for killing of senior Revolutionary Guards officer, prompting Israel to ramp up its air defenses and issue travel warning for Turkey

The yet-unfinalized visit by coordinator Enrique Mora is a move in the 'right direction,' according to Iranian foreign ministry

Maj. Gen. Haliva tells intelligence officers Tehran is looking to challenge Israel's military superiority, as Washington, Jerusalem consider how to confront its nuclear ambitions

‘Operations to destroy Iranian capabilities will continue,’ Aviv Kohavi says; outgoing intel chief: Islamic Republic is stable but history shows ‘what becomes of such dark regimes’

Appearing to disparage US effort to revive nuclear deal, PM says 'naive expectation that Iran will change path via negotiations has been proven to be baseless'

Turnout expected to be among lowest in Islamic Republic's history as would-be voters express apathy over stunted candidate field seemingly designed to hand win to hardliner Raisi

Resignation likely an attempt to boost moderate contender; announcement leaves 6 in race set for Friday, which is expected to be won by hardline judiciary chief Ebrahim Raisi

With brazen breach of 2015 nuclear accord, Islamic Republic exerts 'calibrated strategy of pressure' on West, analysts say

Nasrin Sotoudeh, serving a 12-year sentence after defending women arrested for protesting compulsory headscarf laws, was supposed to be taken for an angiogram, husband says