Operative reportedly offered $300,000 to 'eliminate' former US national security adviser, in presumed retaliation for US airstrike that killed top general Soleimani

Furlough comes days after world powers returned to Vienna in last-ditch effort to save Iran nuclear deal; activists see Fariba Adelkhah's jailing as hostage diplomacy by Tehran

Festival marks the 7th-century death of the Prophet Muhammad's grandson Hussein; Shiites to hold mourning ceremonies across the region, including mass self-flagellations

Sepideh Rashno disappeared in mid-July after altercation over head-covering, but re-emerged on state TV; said to have received medical care for blow to abdomen while imprisoned

'Headless general' Abdollah Eskandari, known for his capture and beheading by Syrian rebels in 2014, among bodies of five fighters recently recovered from Syria

Remarks about Iran's 'technical ability' to produce weapon could be for leverage in negotiations, or Tehran may have decided building nukes is worth the sanctions

Tehran claims Mossad sent '10 Daesh terrorists' in plot to attack worshipers on the Shiite holy day of Ashura

Days after a man in possession of a rifle was arrested outside her home, Masih Alinejad says she won't be silenced in her campaign for freedom and dignity for women in her country

Iranian authorities arrest dozens of members of religious group, charging some with spying for Israel; also raid village and destroy homes

Deal includes $3 billion for Patriot missiles for Riyadh, designed specifically to protect against rocket attacks by Houthis in Yemen, and $2.2 billion for UAE missile defense