Iran's appointment as vice-chair of UN Commission for Social Development faces sharp criticism from human rights advocates and Iranian activists calling it a 'mockery'.

Activists say the death toll from a crackdown over Iran’s nationwide protests has reached at least 7,000 with many more people still feared dead.

Iranian authorities have presented the families of jailed protesters "an inhumane dilemma," offering reprieve in exchange for public acquiescence.

The Trump administration covertly sent terminals into Iran in an effort to keep dissidents online following Tehran’s stifling of internet access.

Matt Gertken, BCA Research chief geopolitical and U.S. political strategist, joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss the state of U.S.-Iran tensions, President Trump's Iran strategy, risks of a potential military strike on Iran,

Turkey’s top diplomat said both the US and Iran appeared ready to compromise to secure a nuclear deal, but warned that broadening talks to cover Tehran’s ballistic missile programme would risk “nothing but another war”.

Of the many proxy battlegrounds between Iran and the U.S., Iraq is one of the most overlooked, at least outside the Middle East. But U.S. reaction to the reappearance on the political scene of former Iraqi prime minister Nouri al-Maliki — a candidate for the job once more — is a sharp reminder of the tightrope Iraq walks between the two.

Israel wants President Donald Trump to push for limits for Iran's ballistic missiles. Experts say Iran won't budge.

Iran marks the 47th anniversary of its 1979 Islamic Revolution as leaders face pressure from the U.S. and anger at home.

By Marine Delrue Feb 10 (Reuters) - U.S. forces in Qatar's al-Udeid, the biggest U.S. base in the Middle East, put missiles into truck launchers as tensions with Iran ratcheted up since January, analysis of satellite images showed,

NYT and WSJ report a whistleblower complaint against DNI Tulsi Gabbard stems from an Iran-linked intelligence intercept mentioning Jared Kushner.