Iran held a public holiday for some areas over a scorching heatwave. An official holiday for public sector employees in eight of Iran’s 31 provinces, including the capital, Tehran, was declared Wednesday to save electricity as the capital’s temperatures soared past 40 degrees Celsius (104 F),

The Norwegian man, whose name has not been made public, was arrested last November on suspicion of having damaged national security. He is accused of handing over details about the embassy’s diplomats,

Tehran's latest satellite rocket test comes amid heightened Middle East tensions and ongoing nuclear negotiations in Europe.

Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi threatens that Iran will leave the Non-Proliferation Treaty ahead of meeting with EU countries which have warned of the reimposition of snapback sanctions.

Iran has agreed to allow a technical team from the U.N. nuclear watchdog to visit in the coming weeks to discuss "a new modality" on relations between the International Atomic Energy Agency and Tehran,

The delegation will come to Iran to discuss the modality, not to go to the (nuclear) sites,” Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi said. He was in New York for meetings at the UN.

Craig and Lindsay Foreman, both 52 and from East Sussex, have been charged with espionage, which they deny, after being arrested in Iran while on a round-the-world trip in January.

Iran's foreign minister told Fox News that Tehran would continue to enrich uranium as a matter of "national pride" despite damage to its nuclear facilities.

The theocratic government is repurposing folklore and patriotic anthems as it seeks to channel national outrage into increasing its support at home.

Iran warned a U.S. destroyer on to change course after it approached waters being monitored by the Islamic Republic, Iranian state media reported.