The former PM may be silenced but he's far from the only one under pressure as the military stifles dissent.

EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas says the move is a response to Tehran's deadly crackdown on protesters.

Dubbed "the great potato rescue", it is part of a plan to save the spuds from going to waste.

Tehran says its armed forces are ready "with their fingers on the trigger" to respond to any aggression.

Russia received 38 soldiers' bodies in exchange as part of an agreement between the warring countries.

Tehran has threatened to treat an attack by the US as part of last summer's war, and its response could be more dramatic.