Prominent human rights advocate Narges Mohammadi has called on Iranian women to flood the country's streets with female symbols to mark International Women's Day amid monthslong anti-regime protests sparked in large part by the government's treatment of women.
Iran has sentenced Franco-Irish citizen Bernard Phelan to 6 1/2 years in prison for "providing information to another country," his sister said, adding that her 64-year-old brother was at risk of dying in custody.
International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Grossi said that talks were ongoing with Iran on March 4 on two sets of important matters, including the science sector, and voiced "great expectation" about the process.
Belgium's Constitutional Court rejected legal challenges to a prisoner exchange with Iran, setting the stage for the possible swap of a Belgium jailed in Iran for a former Iranian diplomat serving a 20-year sentence in Belgium.
A wave of illnesses at girls' schools under mysterious circumstances has prompted many Iranians to pour into city streets across the country to call for the government to step down as speculation grows that the crisis was brought about by officials who have been slow to react.