Iran exploited relief flights to covertly supply its ally Syria with weapons and military equipment following a devastating earthquake in February, according to intelligence sources.

Iran 'used earthquake relief flights' to send weapons to Syria: Reports

An Iranian delegation arrived in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, Tehran said, to pave the way for reopening diplomatic missions as the Gulf rivals prepare to normalize relations, seven years after an acrimonious split.

Iran delegation arrives in Saudi Arabia amid thaw between regional powers

An Iranian official has said that country's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) has successfully tested a long-range, high-precision kamikaze drone loaded with a 50 kg warhead. The drone has reportedly been developed by Iran.

Iran successfully tests homemade kamikaze drone: Report

An Iranian official has said that country's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) has successfully tested a long-range, high-precision kamikaze drone loaded with a 50 kg warhead.

A report by Iran International, a Persian-language news channel, said that while the Iranian regime is in the midst of intensifying measures to enforce the hijab law, it is also facing a new wave of protests over chemical attacks on schoolgirls and the country’s economic woes.

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A Saudi delegation arrived in Tehran to talk about reinstating diplomatic relations with Iran after a seven-year hiatus. The visit takes place two days after the historic summit between the heads of diplomatic missions of Iran and Saudi Arabia, which took place in China after the two nations decided to reestablish diplomatic relations last month.

Saudi Arabia’s delegation arrives in Iran to discuss embassy reopening

Saudi Arabia and Iran to implement 20-year old agreements

According to reports, Tehran has now taken additional steps to monitor women with surveillance cameras. The cameras are purportedly used to catch women who disobey the oppressive headscarf regulation.

Draconian hijab law, every Iranian woman's nightmare?

With the installation of cameras in public spaces to catch women who violate the law, Iran has taken another step to impose its draconian hijab regulation on women. The move comes as numerous women have stopped wearing the hijab in protest of its imposition.

Iran to install surveillance cameras in public places to nab unveiled women

The foreign ministers of Iran and Saudi Arabia on Thursday met in Beijing where they pledged to work together for establishing "security and stability" in the turbulent Middle East following a surprise deal, brokered by China.

Iran, Saudi Arabia agree to resume flights, bilateral visits; work for ‘security, stability’ in Middle East

The Foreign Ministers of Iran & Saudi met in Beijing, paving the way for normalised ties under a surprise china-brokered deal. last month, Tehran & Riyadh agreed to re-establish relations after years of hostility. The absence of ties between the two nations threatened stability & security in the region & helped fuel conflicts in West Asia, from Yemen to Syria. Saudi Arabia cut ties with Iran in 2016. Back then, its embassy in Tehran was stormed during a dispute over Riyadh's execution of a Shi'ite Muslim cleric.

In China, Saudi & Iran foreign ministers discuss reopening embassies and consulates | Details

Iran repelled a drone attack on a defence ministry complex in the city of Isfahan overnight, said Iranian Tasnim news agency on Wednesday (April 5). However, the government said that confirming the report required further investigation.

Drone attack on Iranian defence ministry complex foiled: Report

About 20 Iranian schoolgirls were hospitalised following the latest series of alleged poisoning attacks in Tabriz, over 600 km northwest of Tehran. The incident occurred in Tabriz’s Baghmisheh town just a day after the Iranian schools resumed classes after the Persian New Year break.

Iranian schoolgirls hit by another poisoning attack shortly after resumption of classes

Iran on Tuesday (April 4) named an ambassador to the United Arab Emirates after nearly eight years, a development which was indicative of further thaw in relations with the Gulf Arab states.

After eight-year hiatus, Iran appoints ambassador to UAE

In a statement, Pakistan’s army claimed that attackers from Iran killed four of their border patrol soldiers, on Saturday (April 1), reported Reuters. The incident took place in the Balochistan province’s Kech district where Pakistan shares a long lawless border with Afghanistan and Iran.

Four border patrol soldiers killed by ‘terrorists’ from Iran side, claims Pakistan Army

West Asia is going through a reshuffle and the U.S. is losing influence. First, it was a Chinese-brokered deal between Saudi Arabia and Iran which restored ties between the two countries, and now there are reports that the kingdom might be warming up to Syria as well Ghadi Francis brings you the full report on this week's The West Asia Post.

Shifting ties in West Asia | The West Asia Post

At least four Pakistan Army soldiers were killed on Saturday in a terror attack along the Pakistan-Iran border in Balochistan’s Kech district. The incident was condemned by Pakistan’s senior officials and the Foreign Office asked Iran to punish the culprits and ensure a thorough investigation.

At least four Pakistani soldiers killed in terror attack along Iran border

Women in Iran will have to pay a fine of $60,000 in defiance of the country's hijab mandate after a new law to enforce strict dress codes is passed by the parliament.

Iranian regime warns women against defying Hijab rule

Six months of protests, no change in Iran?

Mexico: Hot air balloon catches fire, Iran: Man arrests two women with yoghurt, satellite pics show military activity on Myanmar island near India, Blue to donate World Autism Awareness Day, man attacks two women with yoghurt for not wearing hijab.

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State media reported a second Iranian revolutionary guard corpse, a member serving as a military advisor in Syria, has died following an Israeli airstrike in the Syria's capital, Damascus.

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Two women were arrested in Iran for not wearing the hijab after a rowdy man created ruckus attacking the duo with what seemingly appears to be yoghurt in the northwest city of Mashad, as per reports.

WATCH | Man attacks two women with yoghurt for not wearing hijab in Iran, all three arrested

Since September, following the custodial death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini who died days after being detained by morality police in Tehran. A growing number of Iranian women are defying the hijab law. But in the latest, Iran’s judiciary chief Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei has threatened to prosecute women without mercy who appear in public unveiled as women continue to defy Iran's compulsory dress code.

Iranian women to be prosecuted 'without mercy'

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