Iranian officials say a man fatally shot two prominent hard-line judges in Tehran, both of whom allegedly took part in the mass execution of dissidents in 1988.

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in a message, offered his condolences for the “martyrdom” of both judges.

While Moscow and Tehran have shared warmer relations for decades, a revival of the nations’ allyship occurred when the former invaded Kyiv.

Just three days before US President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House, Russia and Iran have finally signed a “comprehensive partnership agreement,” a deal that had been in the works for months.

Iran frees American hostages in 1981, Unabomber sentenced and President Clinton denies affair in 1998, electric costs to rise 40% in 2006

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Iranian counterpart Masoud Pezeshkian deepened military ties between their countries on Friday by signing a 20-year strategic partnership that is likely to worry the West.

Russian and Iranian officials say the "comprehensive strategic partnership treaty" covers all areas -— from trade and military cooperation to science, education and culture.

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.

The presidents of Russia and Iran have signed a broad cooperation pact to deepen their partnership amid stinging Western sanctions

This is the first time an Iranian official has explicitly confirmed the extent of Mossad's infiltration into Iran's nuclear program.

Thousands of people protested in Tehran on Friday against the Israeli attacks on Gaza and in solidarity with the Lebanese people. Among the demonstrators was Iran's paramilitary women's force, the Basij,