Iran’s top leader has pardoned thousands of prisoners, including foreigners and people accused of anti-state crimes

Iran's supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, has pardoned or commuted the sentences of nearly 3,000 prisoners following a written request from the head of the judiciary, Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Ejei, the Iranian news agency Tasnim reported on Friday.

The State Department’s internal watchdog says that officials did not follow proper protocol when handling the security clearance suspension of the U.S. special envoy for Iran following allegations las

However, the State Department inspector general also found there were no clear rules for dealing with the security clearance suspension of a political appointee.