While we must wring our hands over the unintended and often terrible consequences of our well-intentioned actions, we must never lose sight of the motivations of our adversaries.

Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs Kazem Gharibabadi, who was a member of the Iranian negotiating delegation in talks with the European troika, elaborated on the Friday nuclear talks in Istanbul.

Iranian media is reporting that 27 inmates from the notorious Evin Prison are still at large following Israel's strike on the facility last month, according to the Associated Press.

For the last five years, prosecutors in the U.S. have been investigating the Turkish bank Halkbank of laundering billions of dollars on Iran’s behalf. Now, the bank is suspected of releasing sanctioned funds to Tehran.

The impact of the 12-day war between Israel and Iran was still visible in Tehran on Saturday. Several buildings in the capital suffered damage as Israeli strikes targeted sites across the city.

Some parts of it were what you might call “visibly invisible”: Everyone in Tehran knows about Evin Prison, perched on the edge of the Alborz foothills, its name spoken with dread and resignation. But almost no one knows what happens inside.

Iran is currently experiencing one of its worst heatwaves in years. Temperatures in many regions of the nation have surpassed 50 degrees Celsius. Heatwave Grips Iran with Temperatures Crossing 50°C Some cities in the southwest recorded temperatures as high as 52.