NATO on Wednesday formally invited Sweden and Finland to join the US-led military alliance, in a historic expansion of the 30-member bloc, triggering strong reaction from Russia that called it “a purely destabilizing factor.”

Turkey has lifted its veto over Finland and Sweden's bid to join NATO.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says he wants to see action from Finland and Sweden instead of "empty words" in order to agree to their accession to NATO.

A group of Iranian law experts have assembled in Tehran to discuss the humanitarian dimensions of the trial of Hamid Nouri, a former Iranian judiciary official who has been facing trial in Sweden over alleged rights abuses.

Hamid Nouri says despite a judicial order to lift restrictions on him, he is still being held in solitary confinement.

Members of the anti-Iran terrorist cult MKO attacked the reporter and news crew of Press TV while they were covering an exhibition held in Stockholm, Sweden, highlighting the group’s crimes.

Some members of the anti-Iran MKO terrorist group have attacked Press TV correspondent in a gathering at the Swedish capital of Stockholm.