Director Saeed Roustaee and producer Javad Noruzbegi given six months in prison for showing banned film 'Leila's Brothers' at French festival, though most of sentence suspended

Nazila Maroufian walked out of prison on Sunday and posted images of herself on on social media with her head uncovered, in defiance of dress code for women

Nearly 49,000 people file paperwork to run for parliament, though all contenders must be approved by 12-member Guardian Council

Group is shunned in Islamic Republic, which persecutes its members; officials say suspects were smuggling medicine, laundering money

Tehran says shooting carried out by Islamic State to avenge execution of two men involved in attack on same site last year

Nazila Maroufian defiantly posts headscarf-less picture upon release from Evin prison, says health scare was not heart attack

Shooting at Shiraz's Shah Cheragh, revered by Shiite Muslims, comes less than a year after attack at same location blamed on Islamic State left 13 dead

Diplomatic reporter Lazar Berman on airlifting Ethiopians from Gondar war, potential US-Iran deal; health reporter Renee Ghert-Zand on Sacklers' opioid legacy, tiny stem cell heart

Wall Street Journal says Tehran watered down some material enriched to 60%, and could continue to do so as store of nearly weapons-grade uranium continues to grow

President Raisi says 'this lack of hijab will be definitely put an end to,' as authorities send more 1 million warning text messages to women seen without veil in cars