In the war's aftermath, authorities invoked national security to justify the sweeping crackdown. Iran’s judiciary ordered swift trials for those accused of collaborating with Israel, while parliament passed legislation expanding the death penalty for espionage.

US lawmakers have called for the Trump administration to respond to reporting that Chinese firms are helping Tehran rebuild its ballistic missile program in defiance of United Nations sanctions.

Women are increasingly seen riding motorbikes in Iran's capital, where laws and religious mores once barred women from motorbikes.

Iran claims missile capacity now exceeds pre-war levels after June bombardment of nuclear facilities by Israel and U.S. during 12-Day War conflict.

With no negotiations, no oversight and no clarity about Iran’s stock of nuclear material, many in the region fear another war with Israel is inevitable.

A British couple jailed in Iran after being accused of espionage have gone on hunger strike in a "cry out for help", their son has told the BBC. Craig and Lindsay Foreman were on an around-the-world motorbike trip when they were arrested by Iranian authorities in January.

Kaveh Madani of the United Nations University warns Iran's severe water crisis threatens regime stability and could impact the country's nuclear ambitions.

The US Department of the Treasury has imposed sanctions on an Indian company among 31 global entities and individuals for allegedly supplying materials to Iran's ballistic missile and unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) programmes.

The action reinforces the snapback sanctions that the United Nations reinstated to restrict Iran's nuclear capabilities.

No party won enough seats to form a government on its own, likely setting up months of talks to select the next leader.