The Taliban delegation discussed with Iran 'the post-occupation situation, restoration of peace and security in Afghanistan and the region', the militants said.

Afghan Taliban says 'post-occupation' discussed with Iran

Benjamin Netanyahu has repeatedly warned that Iran is trying to develop nuclear weapons to destroy his country.

PM Netanyahu says Israel is Arabs' 'indispensable ally' against Iran

A British-Iranian academic who had been detained in Iran on security charges has returned to the United Kingdom, the BBC reported on Tuesday. Abbas Edalat, a computer science and mathematics professor at Imperial College London, was detained in Tehran in April.

British professor returns to UK after detention in Iran: BBC

Iran has been holding talks with Afghanistan's Taliban with the knowledge of the Afghan government, a senior Iranian security official was quoted by the official news agency IRNA as saying on Wednesday during a visit to Kabul.

Iran in talks with Afghan Taliban: Report

Ten people have been killed in a bus accident at one of Tehran's largest universities, Iran's conservative news agency Tasnim reported Wednesday. The bus was carrying 30 students along a mountainous road within the science research campus of Islamic Azad University in northwestern Tehran when it came off the road and hit a concrete column on Tuesday.

10 dead in bus crash at Iran university

Iran's government faces acute economic challenges as it announces its annual budget, expected on Tuesday, and not all of its problems are the result of US sanctions.

Iran's economic woes go beyond sanctions: Analysts

Leaders of India, Afghanistan and Iran met for the first congregation of the follow-up Committee for implementation of the trilateral Chabahar Agreement between the three countries.

India, Afghanistan and Iran meet for Chabahar Agreement

President Hassan Rouhani presented an annual state budget of 4,700 trillion rials ($47 billion at the free market rate) to parliament on Tuesday, saying US sanctions would affect Iranians` lives and growth but not bring the government to its knees.

President Rouhani presents Iran budget, says US sanctions to hit lives, growth

Iran said on Monday it was ready to respond to any hostile US action, but it did not consider the arrival of a US aircraft carrier in the Gulf last week as a significant threat.

Presence of US warship insignificant to us, won't allow it to enter Persian Gulf: Iran

Iran executed a trader known as the "Sultan of Bitumen" on Saturday over charges of fraud and large-scale smuggling of the oil product, the judiciary's news agency Mizan online reported.

Iran executes trader dubbed 'Sultan of Bitumen'

Israel will escalate its fight against Iranian-aligned forces in Syria after the withdrawal of US troops from the country, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday.

Israel will escalate fight against Iran in Syria after US exit: Netanyahu

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Saturday said US sanctions will have no impact on the policies of the Islamic republic at home or abroad. "It is obvious that we are facing pressure by the US sanctions.

US sanctions won't change Iran policies: Javad Zarif

Pakistan on Saturday summoned Iran's ambassador Mehdi Honardoost to record protest against a terrorist attack on a paramilitary convoy on the Iranian border in which six soldiers were killed.

Pakistan summons Iran envoy to protest terror attack on border

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday urged the United Nations to tighten restrictions on Iran's missiles, saying the Islamic republic had hundreds of projectiles that could strike US allies.

Pompeo, at UN, urges tougher action on Iran missiles

Iran has detained an Australian-based academic on charges of trying to "infiltrate" Iranian institutions, according to official media. Meimanat Hosseini-Chavoshi was detained as she was leaving Iran, the state news agency IRNA said.

Iran said to hold Australian-based academic on 'infiltration' charge

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani predicted a "deluge" of drugs, refugees and attacks on the West if US sanctions weaken Iran's ability to contain them. "I warn those who impose sanctions that if Iran's ability to fight drugs and terrorism are affected .

Iran's Rouhani predicts 'deluge' of drugs, refugees, attacks on West

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani said US sanctions were "economic terrorism", as he sought to foster a united front from visiting regional officials on Saturday. Addressing parliament speakers from Afghanistan, China, Pakistan, Russia and Turkey, Rouhani said they had all suffered economic pressure from the US.

Iran seeks regional front against US 'economic terrorism'

Breaking News: At least three killed by bomb blast in Iran's port town of Chahbahar

More than 700,000 undocumented Afghans have returned from Iran this year as the Iranian economy tightens, with a knock-on effect on the Afghan economy, according to data from the UN's migration agency.

More than 700,000 Afghans leave Iran as economy slows

The Israeli army said Tuesday it had detected Hezbollah tunnels infiltrating its territory from Lebanon and had launched an operation to cut them off. Israeli army spokesman Jonathan Conricus said the "attack tunnels" detected were not yet operational.

Israel launches operation to cut off Hezbollah infiltration tunnels

Iran said on Sunday it would continue missile tests to build up its defences and denied this was in breach of UN resolutions following US allegations that Tehran had tested a new missile capable of carrying multiple warheads.

Iran says it will continue missile tests after US allegation

Iran said on Sunday its missile programme is defensive and not in breach of UN resolutions, the state news agency IRNA said, following a US allegation that Tehran had carried out a new missile test.

Iran says missile programme defensive after US alleges it carried out missile test

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani called on Muslims worldwide on Saturday to unite against the United States, instead of "rolling out red carpets for criminals". Washington in May reimposed sanctions on Tehran, after President Donald Trump pulled out of a 2015 international nuclear deal with Iran under which they had been lifted.

Iran President Hassan Rouhani calls for Muslims to unite against United States

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