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Dozens killed in train crash as two passenger services collide east of Tehran
At total of 80 individuals were injured in the accident after one train slammed into another waiting at a station.
Mosul front: Lost in the desert with the anti-Isis Shia militias of the Popular Mobilization Units
Fighters and journalists came under fire at a newly-liberated airport outside Tal Afar.
From 'ripping up' Iran deal to banning Muslims – what is Donald Trump's plan for the Middle East?
The President-elect has contradicted himself often on policy towards Iran and the Arab world.
EA temporarily blocks Myanmar from using Origin despite lifting of US sanctions
A Reddit user says US sanctions responsible for the block, but the curbs have already been lifted.
Iranian justice minister suggests the country should have fewer executions
The Islamic Republic has some of the highest number of executions in the world.
Thousands of Iranians gather in Pasargade for demonstration against the regime
There were rumours the area had been closed off to the public ahead of the rally.
India vs Iran, 2016 Kabaddi World Cup final: How to watch live on TV, mobile and online in the UK and abroad
India face Iran in the final of the 2016 Kabaddi World Cup on 22 October.
South Korea vs Iran, 2016 Kabaddi World Cup semi-final: How to watch live on TV, mobile and online in the UK and abroad
South Korea and Iran will face each other in the 1st semi-final of the 2016 Kabaddi World Cup.
Iran arrests 11 linked to underground 'modelling and decadence' network, say reports
Authorities say they closed three underground studios used by models for online photographs.
Detained US businessman and his father sentenced to 10 years in prison in Iran
A US businessman, his 80-year old father and four others were sentenced to 10 years in jail for espionage.
International Volleyball Federation urged to ban Iran from hosting until women can sit in stadiums
Human Rights Watch said the Islamic Republic should not be a host nation.
North Korea, Russia, China and Iran pose the biggest threat to cyberspace says US
Pyongyang is particularly high on the US government's radar.
Iranian schoolgirls allegedly flogged after their parents failed to pay £7 tuition fees
At least 10 students are believed to have been subjected to eight lashes.
Iran vs Kenya, 2016 Kabaddi World Cup: How to watch live on TV, mobile and online in the UK and abroad
in the 2016 Kabaddi World Cup clash on 11 October.
How Iran's war on internet freedom saw a web developer branded a paedophile and jailed for life
Saeed Malekpour was made an example of to silence a generation – but Justin Trudeau has the power to free him.
United States vs Iran, 2016 Kabaddi World Cup: How to watch live on TV, mobile and online in the UK and abroad
Iran are one of the favourites to make it to the final of the 2016 Kabaddi World Cup.
2016 Kabaddi World Cup schedule: Fixtures, How to watch live in UK and broad, live streaming information
Defending champions India will host the 2016 Kabaddi World Cup.
Freed Washington Post journalist jailed in Iran for espionage sues country over 'torture'
Jason Rezaian says he suffered 'irreparable harm' due to 'torture and other cruel treatment'.
Iran vs Portugal, 2016 Futsal World Cup third-place finish: How to watch live on TV, mobile and online in the UK and abroad
Iran face Portugal in the 2016 Fifa Futsal World Cup third-place clash on Saturday.
OPEC agrees to cut oil production for first time in eight years
Brent crude rose to $49 a barrel on the news after a meeting of the cartel in Algeria.
Opec members to discuss oil production freeze in Algeria meeting
Algerian oil minister Noureddine Bouterfa hopes to achieve 'elements of an agreement'.
Obama's bloody legacy will be Syria's destruction at Putin's hands
Russia has invaded a sovereign state, shot down an airliner, bombed hospitals and then lied about all of it.
Iranian cyclist Bahman Golbarnezhad dies in road race crash at Rio Paralympics
The 48-year-old was going down a steep hill during the men's C4/C5 race when he crashed.
Iran and Russia announce construction of 2 new nuclear reactors in port city of Bushehr
Announcement comes days after UN confirmed Iran had not violated landmark deal.
After 15 years, why aren't we asking about Iran's role in 9/11?
There is an extensive al-Qaeda network feeding global branches based in the Islamic Republic.
Last remaining Iranian exiles leave Iraq's Camp Liberty for Europe
Resettlement of Iranian dissidents marks end to decades of living in limbo.
Inside Iran's illegal parties, where every drink comes with the risk of a flogging
Defiant Iranians drink alcohol and smoke cannabis at parties that flout Islamic Republic's morality laws
Iran's 'Death Commissions' exposed: 30,000 massacred after Ayatollah Khomeini's fatwa
National Council for Resistance has called for those involved to face prosecution at the UN.
UK upgrades diplomatic relations with Iran with appointment of first ambassador in five years
Foreign secretary Boris Johnson promised to discuss human-rights issues with the Islamic Republic.
Iran confirms arrest of person suspected of espionage on country's nuclear deal
Esfahani is accused of sharing details of Iran's nuclear deal with the West.