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The BBC's Yolande Knell in Jerusalem on what we know about Ismail Haniyeh's death.
The Hamas leader was killed in Tehran, after attending the inauguration of President Masoud Pezeshkian.
Ismail Haniyeh was elected head of Hamas's political bureau in 2017.
The Shah of Iran fled the country following months of increasingly violent protests against his regime.
The reformist candidate won a surprise victory, but change to Iran might not come soon.
The former heart surgeon promises to moderate Iran’s outlook and improve relations with the West.
Voters backed the moderate with hopes he can soften sanctions and improve women's rights.
A former heart surgeon is hoping to win clash with establishment rival.
Conservative Saeed Jalili has taken a narrow lead over reformist Massoud Pezeshkian.
As Iran votes for a new president, a reformist critical of the morality police has been topping polls.
The Supreme Court orders a retrial for Toomaj Salehi, who was convicted for supporting protesters in 2022.
It is the second North American country to do so after the US, which made a similar move in 2019.
The peace prize laureate was convicted of spreading “propaganda against the system”, her lawyer says.
Jordan's foreign ministry said its nationals had died "after suffering sun stroke due to the extreme heat wave".
Hamid Noury will return to Tehran in exchange for two Swedish citizens detained by Iran.
Louis Arnaud was arrested in 2022 on accusations of participating in anti-government protests.
Hardliners look set to hold on to the presidency after Ebrahim Raisi's death in a helicopter crash.
The UN's nuclear watchdog votes to censure Iran for failing to cooperate fully with the agency.
The Middle Eastern country accounts for 74% of executions, whose number is the highest for eight years.
The Met Police said one person has been arrested after officers intervened on Friday night.
Early report by Iranian military has ruled out criminal activity in helicopter crash that killed late president Raisi
Large crowds watch Ebrahim Raisi being laid to rest, days after he was killed in a helicopter crash.
The ceremony will begin with Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, leading prayers in Tehran.
Mourners waved Iranian flags and portraits of the late president, who will be buried on Thursday.
Thousands of people are gathering in the city of Tabiz to mourn the victim's of Sunday's helicopter crash.
Processions for Ebrahim Raisi and the other victims of Sunday's helicopter crash will take place in Tabriz.
Shock and disbelief spread through social media as news about President Ebrahim Raisi’s helicopter broke.
While some support his hard line stance, President Raisi also has many detractors.
Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian is also confirmed to have died in Sunday's crash in north-western Iran.
Authorities have not yet given a cause for the crash that killed Iran's president and eight others.