$6 billion in frozen Iranian funds said expected to reach Qatar within days, triggering mutual release of inmates; Iran will be able to access money only for humanitarian purchases

Iran has little reason to run toward a new deal now, but prisoner agreement last week underscores that the Netanyahu government has little influence on Washington's Iran policy

Netanyahu says Israel opposes any deal with Iran that doesn't include dismantlement of nuclear program, arguing that any funds it receives will be funneled to militias

Deal could see the release of five US-Iranian citizens held by Tehran in exchange for release several billion dollars in frozen Iranian funds held by South Korea

Opposition group provides UK's The Times with memos showing how powerful unit is involved in key aspects of country's finances; analyst talks of IRGC plan to target global Jewry

Iran remains hit by biting sanctions that keep it isolated from global financial systems; rising prices have driven protests in several Iranian cities in recent months

Alena Douhan says measures, put in place after Washington's withdrawal from nuclear deal, worsen humanitarian situation in Islamic Republic and are 'violation of international law'

Iranian MP says man was killed during recent protests in Khuzestan province, without giving details; 20 demonstrators said arrested

Protesters call to align teachers' salaries with those of other public sector employees and rail against slow implementation of pension reforms

Authorities say country's 4,300 service stations now fully working, after system that allows Iranians to fill their tanks for free or at subsidized prices was blocked