Hashemi said in a televised statement that "These outages affected the quality of communications and business. " Iran's GPS system was shut down on Wednesday due to concerns of drone activity in the region,

Belarus and Iran - two countries that have backed Russia's war in Ukraine - plan to deepen bilateral ties across all areas including defence, their presidents said at talks in Minsk on Wednesday.

At least 79 people returning from Iran, including 19 children, were killed when a bus collided with a truck and a motorbike, causing a massive fire.

Iran ordered public offices closed across half the country this weekend to ease energy demand driven by intense heat, state media report.

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said negotiations with the US must be held "at their own time" and explained that there still isn't "negotiation maturity. " Iran and the United States have not reached the point where "effective" nuclear talks can take place,

Belarus and Iran signed have new agreements to boost bilateral ties in areas including defense. Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian signed a package of 13 documents on Wednesday covering areas such as industry,

Q Market, which opened in Lake Balboa in 1993, has been a grocery store, community center and one of the Valley's only links back home for many Iranian immigrants.

Iran's severe water scarcity, energy shortages, and heat waves are fueling widespread protests and public frustration.