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Iranian police say 110 suspects have been arrested in connection with the suspected poisoning of thousands of girls in schools across the country. Students say they have been sickened by noxious fumes in incidents dating back to November that have mainly occurred in girls’ schools. Authorities say they are investigating, but there has been no word on who might be...

Top state election and cybersecurity officials on Thursday warned about threats posed by Russia and other foreign adversaries ahead of the 2024 elections, noting that America’s decentralized system of thousands of local voting jurisdictions creates a particular vulnerability.

At least three U.S. citizens are being held by Tehran, along with an unknown number of legal U.S. residents.

Author Salman Rushdie, marking his return to the literary world after a violent attack last year that left him permanently injured, says he doesn’t want pity.

Local media are reporting that Iran has released a prominent actress nearly three weeks after she was jailed for expressing solidarity with a man who was executed over unrest linked to anti-government protests.

Iran’s state media say authorities have arrested one of the country’s most famous actresses on charges of spreading falsehoods about nationwide protests. The report by IRNA says Taraneh Alidoosti, star of the Oscar-winning movie ’’The Salesman,″ was detained a week after she made a post on Instagram expressing solidarity with the first man executed for crimes allegedly committed during the...

A California woman pleaded guilty on Thursday in connection with her unwitting role in a foiled plot to kidnap a prominent Iranian opposition activist living in New York City and take her back to Tehran.

Iran says it executed a second prisoner detained amid the nationwide protests that are challenging the country’s theocracy.

The man, identified as Mohsen Shekari, was arrested on a charge of “waging war against God.”

Iranian Americans in the Bay Area continue efforts to raise awareness for the ongoing uprising in Iran.

Iranian Americans in the Bay Area continue efforts to raise awareness for the ongoing uprising in Iran. Alyssa Goard reports.

Iran‘s Attorney General said Saturday that the country’s controversial morality police will be “abolished,” local media reported, amid ongoing nationwide protests.

Iran’s national soccer team has received a subdued welcome home with a few dozen fans greeting them at the capital Tehran’s airport and waving flags following their World Cup defeat by the U.S. team.

It was an exciting and stressful 100 minutes of soccer but the U.S. took care of business and earned themselves a place in the Round of 16. Twitter had a lot to say.

The United States men’s national team are going to the knockout rounds of the 2022 FIFA World Cup with a 1-0 win over Iran on Tuesday.

From the starting lineups to potential national anthem protests, this matchup is one to watch from the opening kickoff. Here’s who to expect on the field.

Mario Ferri was released without charge after running onto the pitch during Portugal’s World Cup match against Uruguay with a pride flag and messages on his shirt.

Twenty four years after the U.S. and Iran played at the 1998 World Cup, the two sides are squaring off with decades of political tension and a spot in the knockout stage on the line.

The protester showed support for Ukraine, Iranian Women and the LGBTQ community during Monday’s Portugal-Uruguay World Cup match

Here’s how to catch the USMNT and Iran’s Group B finale at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar on Tuesday.