Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei

Eight inmates died in a fire that raged in Iran's Evin prison, the judiciary said Monday, doubling the official toll from a blaze that has further stoked tensions one month into protests sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini.

Iranian authorities have detained President Hassan Rouhani's brother, the judiciary spokesman said on July 16, in a corruption case that the president's supporters say is politically motivated.

The Iranian government has said a death sentence decision for billionaire Babak Zanjani on corruption charges can change if he repays his debt of around $2.8 billion in cash to the state.

Iran's billionaire tycoon Babak Zanjani has been sentenced to death for corruption, a judicial official said March 6, after a trial in which he was accused of fraudulently pocketing $2.8 billion.

An Iranian court has sentenced Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian to a prison term, the state news agency said on Nov. 22 quoting the judiciary spokesman, a case that is a sensitive issue in contentious U.S.-Iranian relations.

A court in Iran has convicted Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian, Iran's ISNA news agency said on Oct. 11, but the U.S. newspaper said Tehran was working a political angle by not disclosing details.