The Iran Human Rights (IHR) group says it has verified at least 1,500 executions up until the start of December.

Mojtaba Ghahramani, a provincial chief of the justice department, said the oil tanker was carrying 25,000 barrels of smuggled fuel when naval forces seized the vessel.

Iran said it sent three satellites into orbit from Russia on Sunday, a move that may intensify tensions over Tehran’s broader actions.

Iran's central bank chief, Mohammad Reza Farzin, has resigned, the semi-official Nournews agency reported on Monday, citing an official at the president's office, as the country battles a slump in its riyal currency and high inflation.