Supreme leader Khamenei also orders sentence reductions; no details given as to which prisoners will benefit from clemency to mark anniversary of 1979 revolution

A week after angering Tehran by airing caricatures of ayatollah, French satirical magazine doubles down, says 'laughing at themselves has never been a strong point of tyrants'

Tehran-backed Lebanese terror group urges government to discipline satirical weekly for images that 'flouted dignity of entire nation'

Comparing Tehran's actions to abortion, pontiff asserts 'both are a violation of the fundamental right to life'; calls for unity after rioters storm Brazil's seats of power

Caricatures of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei published in satirical magazine Wednesday prompted regime to warn France, close Tehran-based French Institute for Research

New top cop General Ahmad-Reza Radan was sanctioned by the US and EU for abuses linked with protests sparked by Iran's contested 2009 presidential elections

Tehran says shuttering of research institute a 'first step' in reaction to Charlie Hebdo caricatures published in support of protests across Iran

Iranian minister says 'insulting and indecent act' won't pass without response; caricatures published to mark 8th anniversary of deadly attack on magazine's Paris office

The strait is crucial for global energy supplies; the suggestion, seen as a trial balloon, comes from the editor-in-chief of the Kayhan newspaper

Farideh Moradkhani, from a branch of family that opposes supreme leader, has been in prison since last month when she declared her support for Mahsa Amini protests