Tehran, other locations placed under lockdown; offices and banks in capital and Alborz provinces to close for six days

Public venues in 2 districts to close down starting Tuesday after daily cases almost hit new record

Explosion said to occur in a park, with no damage to property

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

In troubled country, choices for leadership do not inspire much confidence that things will get better

Ali Akbar Mohtashamipour built alliances with Shiites, Palestinians to create Lebanese terror group; reportedly lost a hand in an Israeli assassination attempt

Unclear if there are injuries in blaze, which firefighters believe struck a pipeline for liquefied petroleum gas at the facility

Swiss Foreign Ministry in Bern says employee 'died in a fatal incident'; embassy represents US interests in Iran

Washington and Tehran set to begin indirect discussions in Vienna with hopes of salvaging 2015 nuclear deal

Power-heavy cryptocurrency mining and a shortage of natural gas have been blamed for outages and pollution amid COVID crisis