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Senior officials from Iran and Europe's top three powers have met in Geneva to discuss the renewal of nuclear inspections in Iran to prevent the reinstatement of economic sanctions, known as the snapback mechanism, after they were lifted under the previous 2015 accord. The talks between senior foreign ministry officials from Iran and France, the United Kingdom and Germany known as the E3 came as the European grouping has long threatened to reinstate sanctions at the United Nations Security Council

Iran directed at least two attacks against Australia's Jewish community, the domestic spy agency has determined, prompting the Albanese government to expel Tehran's ambassador to Canberra from Australia. The prime minister announced on Tuesday that the Australian Security and Intelligence Organisation (Asio) had credible intelligence to determine the Iranian government was behind the attacks against the Adass Israel Synagogue in Melbourne and Lewis' Continental Kitchen in Bondi in Sydney.

The bus was carrying Afghans who had been deported from Iran and had been heading to Kabul. Police said the bus first collided with a motorcycle.

Israeli airstrikes on Tehran's Evin prison on June 23 killed at least 80 detainees, visitors, and staff amid allegations of targeting non-military facilities during visiting hours.

Today marks 80 years since the first use of a nuclear weapon during wartime - the US atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan.

"All rivers and water sources within a 100-kilometer radius of Tehran have been depleted," according to Nasser Karami, who researches sustainable development, climate change and water management.

Iranian state-backed hackers and proxy groups launched phishing campaigns, defaced websites and claimed to have leaked troves of stolen data tied to the conflict.

The proposed redenomination had been delayed since 2019, where one rial will become equivalent to 10,000 existing rials and will be subdivided into 100 gherans.

Iran's decision to explore adopting China's navigation satellite system may appear at first glance to be merely a tactical manoeuvre. Yet, its implications are far more profound.

Three gunmen were killed in clashes with security forces who responded to the attack, according to Iran's state news agency.

The Balochistan Studies Project (BSP) launched by MEMRI identifies Balochistan as an outpost to counter Iranian influence and manages its nuclear ambitions.

Israeli officials have portrayed the attack on Evin Prison as 'symbolic': an act to show support for Iranian liberation, yet this approach demonstrates the absurdity of believing that freedom can be delivered through bombs.

A top Iranian official warned Wednesday that European threats to reimpose sanctions could lead Iran to withdraw from an international pact that limits the spread of nuclear weapons, one of the last remaining safeguards against the Islamic Republic's nuclear program.

Iran is experiencing its hottest week of the year, with temperatures exceeding 50C in some areas, alongside a severe water crisis due to five years of drought and lower rainfall.

Iran, France, Germany and the United Kingdom will hold nuclear talks in Istanbul following warnings by the three European countries that failure to resume negotiations would lead to international sanctions on Tehran.

Iranian authorities intercepted a foreign tanker in the Gulf of Oman for smuggling 2 million liters of fuel, citing incomplete legal documents related to its cargo.

The EU will initiate the reinstatement of UN sanctions on Iran if no progress on its nuclear programme is made by 29 August. France and partners aim to reapply embargos on arms, banks, and nuclear equipment, indicating the need for a tangible commitment from Iran.

A senior Israeli official indicated that Iranian stockpiles of enriched uranium remained intact after U.S. military strikes on key sites in Iran, notably Fordo, Natanz, and Isfahan.