The date corresponding to the martyrdom of Iran’s former president Ebrahim Raieisi and his companions is registered as a national day in Iran’s calendar.

The United Nations special rapporteur on human rights in the Palestinian territories has called on the world's medical community to boycott the Israeli regime over its atrocities in Gaza.

The Iranian Foreign Ministry extended Christmas and New Year greetings to Christians worldwide, including those in Iran, describing it as an opportunity to remind ourselves of Christ's call for justice and peace.

As many as 10 people are killed and five others wounded after the bus carrying them descends into a valley in the west-central Iranian province of Lorestan.

Funeral processions have been held across Iran to honor 300 unidentified martyrs of Iraq's 1980-88 war.

An earthquake measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale has shaken Iran's southwestern province of Khuzestan.

Scott Bennett died at the age of 53 after a battle with pancreatic cancer.