"Carter had a bad character," said Hassan Taherifar who works at a Tehran bazaar outside the former US embassy in Tehran, known locally as the "Den of Spies".

As their purchasing power continues to plummet, more and more Iranians find it impossible to envision a future. Frustration ...

The two judges, Mohammad Moghiseh and Ali Razini, dealt with sensitive cases, a spokesman said. Moghiseh was known to handle death penalty cases for activists.

Walking through the labyrinth of Tehran’s Grand Bazaar, visitors are encircled with a sensory overload; the scent of spices, the rhythmic calls of traders, and the clatter of commerce. Within this ...