Iran's comservatives and hardliners have lost no time squabbling over power and money as Tehran city council dominated by them is about to elect a new mayor.
Human rights organization Amnesty International has condemned the use of live ammunition against protesters in Iran in recent days and has asked the UN to collect information.
Protests to water shortages and government mismanagement in Iran continued for a second night on Friday with security forces showing their presence, but protesters remaining defiant.
President Hassan Rouhani told the cabinet that the strike of contract and temporary workers in the oil and petrochemical sectors had not affected and would not affect production.
US has allowed frozen funds from South Korea to be released to pay Iran's arrears to the United Nations. Iran regained its voting right on Friday as it paid $16 million.
Iran's Mahmoud Ahmadinejad claimed on May 26 that a top IRGC general visited him on Monday and told him to remain silent about his disqualification as a presidential candidate.
Several reform camp politicians in Iran have called for negotiations with the United States and regional Arab countries, as Joe Biden is set to take office on January 20.