| Economy
US sanctions Syrian conglomerate funding IRGC Quds Force, Houthis
Companies, individuals and vessels associated with Al-Qatirji Company have raised funds through the sale of Iranian oil to Syria and China.
| Economy
Isolated and under sanctions, Iran and Russia connect bank card systems
Locked out of key global banking systems and hemmed in by sanctions, the two pariah states have taken steps to link their banking systems.
Berlin, EU slam 'inhumane' Iranian regime over German-Iranian prisoner's execution
Jamshid Sharmahd's execution 'is the cruel end of a process that can only be described as a show trial,' Amnesty's Germany chapter said.
Afghan probe verifies shooting deaths of migrants in Iran despite official denials
The regime's attempt to cover up the massacre of Afghan refugees in mid October has provoked a angry reaction from Iranian citizens.
| Security
Former Iranian nuclear weapon testing site hit in Israeli strike, say researchers
Commercial satellite imagery shows Israel hit a building that was at one time used for nuclear weapons testing activities.
| Security
Use of Chinese laser system at Khamenei sermon shows regime vulnerability
Iran's leader reportedly employed a Chinese laser system to protect himself from drones and missiles during a rare public sermon in Tehran.
Murder-for-hire charges leveled against Iranian intelligence network
A network of Iran-based co-conspirators is accused of directing an Eastern European organized crime group to kill a regime critic on US soil.