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American defense officials claim that Iran is supplying Russia with unmanned drones to use on civilians as the Kremlin continues its invasion of Ukraine

The statement offered for the first time a glimpse of the full scope of the government’s crackdown that followed the demonstrations over the death of Mahsa Amini

The deal represents a major diplomatic victory for the Chinese as Gulf Arab states perceive the United States slowly withdrawing from the wider Middle East

While activists in some places celebrated political and legal advances, observances also pointed to repression in countries such as Afghanistan and Iran

Included in the sanctions are two prison officials, several firms that manufacture equipment for Iranian law enforcement, the commander in chief of the Iranian army and others

Trudeau also is having a Parliament national security committee examine classified information on the matter

BGI Group, one of the world’s biggest genetics analysis companies, said Sunday it would never be involved in human rights abuses

The tragedy has highlighted the lesser-known migration route from Turkey to Italy. It also brought into focus hardening Italian and European migration policies

Earlier this week, the International Atomic Energy Agency reported that uranium particles enriched up to 83.7% – just short of weapons-grade – were found in Iran’s underground Fordo nuclear site

Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares said Baneira would first fly to Dubai, then to Geneva, and finally to Coruña

Iranians have formed long lines in front of exchange offices in recent days, hoping to acquire increasingly scarce dollars

The more than five-week session of the Human Rights Council opens as the world grapples with rights concerns including Russia’s war in Ukraine

The man who conceded that some considered him “a failed president” made himself the most active and internationally engaged of ex-presidents

The Iranian feminist and dissident says: ‘We are working behind the scenes to unite the opposition to the Iranian regime’

Beijing imposes sanctions on US companies for selling military equipment to Taiwan following the surveillance balloon incident

The president, a former comedian and actor, features prominently in Sean Penn’s film about the war in Ukraine

Bacterial resistance to antibiotics has run amok in the country after 40 years of armed conflict and the problem is spreading beyond its borders, experts warn

The growing number of female citizens who refuse to wear the mandatory veil is keeping alive the flame of the demonstrations, which have largely been repressed

EL PAÍS looks at the most catastrophic quakes that have hit the world since 2001

Critics enthusiastically embrace the latest epic by the India-born British-American writer, who had finished the manuscript shortly before a fanatic attacked him with a knife at a public event in August

Dozens of ceramic vessels discovered in the Saqqara necropolis still contain instructions on how to prepare the dead for eternal life

The Iranian Defense Ministry offered no information on who it suspected carried out the attack

Small-scale demonstrations in Kabul find inspiration in the widespread protests against the religious regime of their neighboring country

On December 26, the Iranian chess player participated in the World Rapid Chess Championship in Kazakhstan with her head uncovered, a silent protest that is a very serious offense in her native country. After the photos circled the world, she announced her intention to settle in Spain. Her story represents the cause of freedom that so many Iranian women are fighting for

The hanging of Ali Reza Akbari, a close ally of top security official Ali Shamkhani, suggests an ongoing power struggle within Iran’s theocracy

In 2022, over 84,500 people have attempted the dangerous crossing into the UK from the northern shores of France. Only half have made it

Sarasadat Khademalsharieh will not return to Iran, which has harshly repressed other athletes who supported protests by competing with their heads uncovered