Iran

In a significant development amidst the ongoing Gaza war,Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated in Tehran in the early hours of Wednesday.

Hamas Chief Ismail Haniyeh was killed in "a treacherous Zionist attack on his residence in Tehran" yesterday. The group said an investigation is on to find out more details about the attack.

"Any ignorant action of the Zionist regime can lead to the broadening of the scope of instability, insecurity, and war in the region," stated Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Nasser Kanani.

India has decided to provide a $250 million credit line for infrastructure projects in southeastern Iran. Additionally, under the Chabahar port agreement, India will invest $120 million. Iran's Ambassador to India, Iraj Elahi, mentioned that interest from Indian investors in Iran is growing, according to an Indian news agency.

Iran's reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian on Saturday won a runoff presidential election against ultraconservative Saeed Jalili, the interior ministry said. Pezeshkian received more than 16 million votes and Jalili more than 13 million out of about 30 million votes cast.

That figure included 323 Egyptians and 60 Jordanians, the Arab diplomats said, and one specified that nearly all the Egyptians died “because of heat”.Fatalities have also been confirmed by Indonesia, Iran, Senegal, Tunisia and Iraq’s autonomous Kurdistan region.

Iran's Guardian Council on Sunday gave approval for the hard-line parliament speaker and five others to contest in the upcoming presidential election on June 28.

In a candid interview on the Raftar YouTube channel, Shabbar Zaidi, former Chairman of Pakistan's FBR, revealed shocking sentiments regarding his family's historical decision to opt for Pakistan during the partition in 1947.

The UN nuclear watchdog revealed on Monday that Iran's enriched uranium stockpile has surpassed the limit set in the 2015 agreement between Tehran and world powers by more than 30 times.

Iran’s acting President Mohammad Mokhber addressed the new parliament on Monday, marking his first public speech since the helicopter crash that killed his predecessor, Ebrahim Raisi, and seven others last week.