Iran's state TV described the country's foreign film Oscar win on Monday as a victory over Israel, in a gesture of official approval toward an Iranian movie industry criticized by hardliners.
The official reaction to the victory of "A Separation" (...)
TEHRAN, Iran: Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Tuesday criticized the head of the UN's nuclear agency as an American pawn, in the run-up to its expected release of evidence which purports to document Tehran's nuclear weapons (...)
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — An explosion on Friday killed one worker and injured three other on a decades old land-based oil rig, semiofficial Mehr news agency reported.
The report said the blast erupted at the Bibi Hakimeh oil rig, about 500 miles (800 (...)
TEHRAN: An explosion on Friday killed one worker and injured three other on a decades old land-based oil rig, semiofficial Mehr news agency reported.
The report said the blast erupted at the Bibi Hakimeh oil rig, about 500 miles (800 kilometers) (...)
TEHRAN: Iran notified the European Union Friday that it is willing to restart international negotiations over its nuclear program after Nov. 10, potentially reviving talks that foundered a year ago.
Iran's Supreme National Security Council said (...)
TEHRAN: Iran's leader issued a decree that paves the way for a state takeover of the country's largest private university, in a crushing blow to the nation's moderates.
The Islamic Azad University is the center of power for former President Akbar (...)
TEHRAN: Iran on Tuesday offered the first official indication that Oman is playing a role in trying to secure the release of two American men imprisoned for more than a year.
The remarks by foreign ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast come after (...)
TEHRAN: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Sunday inaugurated the country's first domestically built unmanned bomber aircraft, calling it an "ambassador of death" to Iran's enemies.
The 4-meter-long drone aircraft can carry up to four (...)
TEHRAN: The lawyer for an Iranian widow sentenced to be stoned to death for an adultery conviction expressed cautious optimism Saturday after Iran said it will review the decision, which has drawn international condemnation.
Human rights (...)
TEHRAN, Iran: An Iranian fashion organization has issued a new list of culturally appropriate haircuts for men, possibly indicating a new crackdown on male attire after years of strict rules for women, Iranian media reported.
Although the (...)
TEHRAN: The Iranian president on Friday warned the country's opposition against straying from the path of the founder of the Islamic Revolution and slammed Israel for a deadly raid this week on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla.
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad spoke (...)
TEHRAN: Hundreds of thousands of government supporters massed Thursday in central Tehran to mark the anniversary of the revolution that created Iran s Islamic republic, while a heavy security force that fanned across the city moved quickly to snuff (...)
TEHRAN: Hardliners attacked senior pro-reform leaders, including former President Mohamad Khatami, in the streets of Tehran Friday as tens of thousands marched in competing mass demonstrations by the opposition and government (...)
TEHRAN: A 21-year-old man convicted of raping three boys when he was a teenager and sentenced to death has been hanged despite a chief justice's order the case be reviewed, the man's lawyer and a New-York based rights group said Thursday.
Makwan (...)