Judiciary says Mehdi Yarrahi's new video 'defies the morals and customs of the Islamic society'; he has consistently backed women's rights protests sparked by Mahsa Amini's death

Thousands demonstrate against Tehran's fundamentalist regime in Washington DC, Los Angeles and Berlin, in wake of major rallies in Islamic Republic over killing of Mahsa Amini

Iranian minister says bodies burned beyond recognition, will be examined back home, after bad accident in Babil province; 4 in critical condition as Shiites mark Arbaeen pilgrimage

Mark Eliyahu's ethereal music, partly inspired by his Jewish roots in Dagestan, is gaining recognition

Iran-born Katsav, who was convicted of rape, criticizes Tehran regime in Persian-language interview to air Sunday on Iran International, which is followed by millions of Iranians

Aging and impoverished, Qassem Sheyasi, an explosives expert and former bodyguard to Yasser Arafat, says he's stuck in the Strip with no way of getting back to Iran

Israeli TV says the man is believed to have slipped aboard Zim vessel in Turkey, was discovered by crew after 3 days and handed over to Italian police

Victims of Ukrainian Airlines crash were students, newlyweds, doctors and parents; 'community is overwhelmed with mourning and sadness,' prominent Iranian-Canadian says

As state media hails attack on US forces, there are also mixed feelings on how far nation should go to avenge killing of Gen. Qassem Soleimani

Fatemeh Jafari, 21, manages to overcome Tehran's tough bureaucracy and Iranian's xenophobia to open rare cafe run by member of Afghan minority