Iran's supreme leader has agreed that people killed in nationwide unrest last month who had no role in fomenting it should be treated as "martyrs" with their families compensated.

Khamenei orders Iran unrest victims treated as 'martyrs'

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Wednesday praised the country's people for foiling a "very dangerous" plot after violence erupted during protests this month against a fuel price hike.

Iranian citizens successful in foiling a dangerous conspiracy: Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Iran has largest missile force in Middle East, capable of hitting Israel, Saudi Arabia: Pentagon report

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Sunday supported government's decision to hike petrol prices and blamed the opponents of the Islamic Republic for the vandalism on Saturday's protests.

Fuel price hike: Iran supreme leader Khamenei voices support

Iran's supreme leader said Friday that calls for the abolition of Israel which have sparked outrage in the West target the "imposed state" not the Jewish people.

Khamenei says Iran wants removal of Israel state not people

Iran should come to the negotiating table with world powers and Gulf countries to seek a new deal that would deescalate regional tensions and revive its economy, a senior United Arab Emirates official said on Sunday.

UAE calls for Iran talks with world powers, region

The United States imposed sanctions on nine people with ties to Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, including his chief of staff, one of his sons and the head of Iran's judiciary, the US Treasury Department said on Monday.

US imposes sanctions on nine Iranians with ties to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Thousands of Iranians chanted "Death to America" near the old US embassy on Monday, the 40th anniversary on the seizure of the mission, with the country's army chief comparing the United States with a poisonous scorpion intent on harming Iran.

Iranians chant 'Death to America' to mark United States embassy seizure

Iran will maintain its ban on talks with the United States, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Sunday, describing the two countries as implacable foes a day before the 40th anniversary of the seizure of the US embassy in Tehran.

Iran's Supreme leader Khamenei renews ban on talks with US; says will not yield to pressure

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan visited Iran on Sunday on a mission to act as a "facilitator" between Tehran and Riyadh and try to defuse rising tensions in the Gulf.

Pakistan PM in Tehran on mission to 'facilitate' Iran-Saudi talks

As India gets ready to host Chinese President Xi Jinping for the second India-China informal summit, it was history and PM Modi's desire to showcase other parts of India that clinched Mahabalipuram as the venue of the meet between two most important leaders of Asia.

Historical relationship played a clinching role in Mahabalipuram hosting second India-China informal summit

Since they erupted a week ago, deadly protests in Iraq have been tracked closely in Iran where they are seen as a plot to undermine ties between the neighbours. Tehran has close but complicated relations with Baghdad, holding significant clout among its Shiite political groups.

For Iran, Iraq's unrest is plot to undo bilateral ties

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said "enemies" were trying to drive a wedge between Tehran and Baghdad in a tweet on Monday following deadly unrest in neighbouring Iraq.

'Enemies seek to sow discord' between Iran and Iraq: Supreme leader Khamenei

John Bolton's departure from the White House removes an obstacle to the possibility of US-Iranian nuclear talks, but the odds of such a dialogue leading anywhere remain low, current and former US officials said on Tuesday.

Trump is prepared to meet Rouhani with no preconditions: Mike Pompeo

The United States is acting alone against Tehran and its allies are too "ashamed" to join its forces in the Gulf, Iran's top diplomat said Monday, dismissing its calls for talks as a sham.

Iran says US acting alone as allies 'ashamed'

Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said on Tuesday Iran would respond to Britain’s “piracy” over the seizure of an Iranian oil tanker in Gibraltar.

Iran says UK's seizure of oil tanker will not go unanswered

US national security advisor(NSA) John Bolton on Tuesday described as "deafening" Iran's apparent silence on an offer to negotiate with Washington. "The president has held the door open to real negotiations," Bolton said in a statement.

US remains open to negotiations, Iran needs to walk through  that open door: Bolton

The United States' decision to impose sanctions on Iran's supreme leader and other top officials will permanently close the path to diplomacy between Tehran and Washington, country's Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi said on Tuesday.

US sanctions mean 'permanent closure' of path to diplomacy: Iran

After Iranian President Hassan Rouhani dismissed White House actions as "mentally retarded", US President Trump hit back today saying "any attack by Iran on anything American will be met with great and overwhelming force" as the war of words between the two nations continued nearly a week after Iran downed a US surveillance drone.

Attack by Iran on anything American will be met with overwhelming force: Trump

After the Indian Navy launched "Operation Sankalp" in the Gulf of Oman to "reassure" Indian flagged vessels transiting through the region in the wake of US-Iran tensions, Indian Navy MARCOS commandos boarded the oil tankers intent on travelling onboard in order to provide protection to the ships.

Navy's MARCOS commandos board Indian vessels in Persian Gulf to ensure safety

Russia has military intelligence that shows that a US drone was in Iranian air space when it was shot down by Iran last week, Nikolai Patrushev, secretary of Russia's Security Council, said on Tuesday.

Have military intelligence to show US drone was in Iranian airspace: Russia

Acting US Defense Secretary Mark Esper will be ready to update European allies on tensions with Iran as he heads to NATO headquarters this week during his inaugural trip as Pentagon chief, a senior US official said.

Iran in focus as new Pentagon chief heads to  North Atlantic Treaty Organization

The US sanctions slapped Monday on Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and other officials will block "literally billions" in Iranian assets, US Treasury secretary Steven Mnuchin said.

Billions in Iranian assets will be blocked in new sanctions: Treasury secretary Mnuchin

US President Donald Trump ordered "hard-hitting" financial sanctions Monday on Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, holding him "ultimately responsible" for the Islamic republic's destabilising activities.

Khamenei ultimately responsible, says Trump after fresh US sanctions on Iran