Sadr is paving the way for pro-Iranian parties to increase their seats in the Council of Representatives.
Tehran and Riyadh severed diplomatic relations in January 2016 following an attack on the Saudi Embassy in Tehran after Shia cleric Nimr al Nimr was executed by Saudi authorities.
The train was on its way from the northeastern city of Mashhad to the central city of Yazd and was carrying 348 passengers, according to the national rail authority, when it careered off the track in the desert.
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has accused Iran of deceiving the international community about its atomic activities and said his country “reserves the right to self-defence“.
Moscow-Tehran relations are shaped and constrained by ideological and geopolitical developments in the Middle East and beyond.
Authorities in Tehran put black banners on all main streets and roundabouts with messages such as "Condolences Abadan" to express solidarity after a building collapse left 29 people dead.
Riyadh cut ties with Tehran in 2016 after Iranian protesters attacked Saudi diplomatic missions in Iran after the kingdom executed Shia cleric Nimr al Nimr.
Why does Washington give Tehran’s violent proxies – which today are aiding Russia against Ukraine – a free pass?
Iranian Foreign Ministry said US President Joe Biden’s team must do away with all elements and components of the Trump administration’s policy to reach a deal in Vienna.
Biden administration says that it shares the idea with the army that Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps "are terrorists" as Tehran pushes to delist the key armed group.
Return to 2015 nuclear deal remains uncertain and is not imminent, Washington says, despite optimism in recent weeks that indirect talks between Iran and US could soon produce an agreement.
Amid the reshuffling of regional dynamics and the wider tug-of-war between the US and Russia, Tehran has reverted to its modus operandi of violence and chaos.
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