TEHRAN: Mina and Mohammad stood on opposite sides of the political barricades when protests against Iran's rulers erupted into mass street violence; she, a student demanding democratic reform, he a member of the hardline Basij militia that helped (...)
TEHRAN: Iran on Tuesday denounced as "an antagonistic move" a tightening of US sanctions targeting Tehran's central bank and giving US banks new powers to freeze Iranian government assets, and said it would have no impact.
In further defiance of (...)
TEHRAN: Iran sent conflicting signals in a dispute with the West over its nuclear ambitions, vowing to stop oil exports soon to "some" countries but postponing a parliamentary debate on a proposed halt to crude sales to the European Union.
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TEHRAN: Iran said on Sunday it was very optimistic over a visit by U.N. nuclear inspectors aimed at shedding light on suspected military aspects of Tehran's atomic work but suggested Tehran would curb cooperation if the experts became a "tool" for (...)
TEHRAN: Iran's Revolutionary Court has sentenced an Iranian-American man to death for spying for the CIA, the student news agency quoted a judiciary official as saying, a move likely to aggravate US-Iranian tension already high because of Tehran's (...)
TEHRAN: Iran threatened on Tuesday to take action if the US Navy moves an aircraft carrier into the Gulf, Tehran's most aggressive statement yet after weeks of sabre-rattling as new US and EU financial sanctions take a toll on its economy.
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TEHRAN: A senior Iranian Revolutionary Guards commander said on Thursday the United States was not in a position to tell Tehran "what to do in the Strait of Hormuz", state television reported, after the US said it would preserve oil shipments in the (...)
TEHRAN/WASHISNGTON: Saudi Arabia vowed on Wednesday that Iran would "pay the price" for an alleged plot to kill its ambassador in Washington and US officials said there could be a push for a new round of UN sanctions.
Tehran angrily rejected the (...)
CAIRO: Egypt freed an Iranian diplomat on Sunday who had been detained over spying allegations after his diplomatic status was confirmed but said his activities had breached protocol, the official news agency MENA reported.
Iranian television had (...)
CAIRO: Egypt freed an Iranian diplomat on Sunday who had been detained over spying allegations after his diplomatic status was confirmed but said his activities had breached protocol, the official news agency MENA reported.
Iranian television had (...)
TEHRAN: Tens of thousands of government supporters rallied across Iran on Tuesday to call for the punishment of opposition leaders for fomenting unrest after June s disputed presidential poll, state media reported.
Hardline rulers intensified a (...)