News: Iran

We have started to collect the most important news related to Iran in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

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Iran: news

Iranian plant fire 'kills one'

Friday, August 3rd 2012, 22:22

A fire at Iran's biggest petrochemical plant kills one person and injures a dozen others in the southwestern city of Mahshahr, say state media.
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Iran boxer furious over expulsion

Thursday, August 2nd 2012, 17:18

Iranian boxer Ali Mazaheri says his heavyweight defeat in the Olympic Games was "a fix".
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Israel: Iran unfazed by warnings

Wednesday, August 1st 2012, 17:12
related countries: Israel, United States

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says assurances by the US are not enough to stop Iran from developing nuclear weapons.
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Why Iran needs Assad in power

Tuesday, July 31st 2012, 23:07
related countries: Syria
related places: Tehran

How regime change could diminish Tehran's power
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US imposes new sanctions on Iran

Tuesday, July 31st 2012, 22:04
related countries: United States
related places: Tehran

US President Barack Obama orders new sanctions against Iran's oil and financial sectors, amid continuing concern over its nuclear programme.
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VIDEO: Iran encourages bigger families

Monday, July 30th 2012, 14:23

Iran's supreme leader has called the country's population control policy redundant and has asked families to have babies.
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Death penalty for Iran fraudsters

Monday, July 30th 2012, 13:42

Four people are sentenced to death for their roles in Iran's biggest fraud scandal, in which credit was illegally obtained from a number of banks.
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VIDEO: Romney: US will stand with Israel

Sunday, July 29th 2012, 22:14
related countries: Israel, United States

US Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney makes strongly pro-Israeli comments on a visit to the country, saying he would ''respect'' an Israeli military strike on a nuclear-armed Iran.
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VIDEO: Salmassi: The teacher who won Iran's first Olympic medal

Sunday, July 29th 2012, 0:33

Life and weighty times of teacher who won Iran's first Olympic medal
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How Iranians view the Olympics

Friday, July 27th 2012, 9:55
related countries: Israel

From female athletes to facing Israel: Iranian views on the Games
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Iran sets sights on tackling prostitution

Thursday, July 26th 2012, 6:35

Iranian plan to tackle prostitution signals rare admission
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US Gulf build-up 'signal to Iran'

Thursday, July 19th 2012, 9:43
related countries: United States
related places: Gulf

Bolstering of US forces in Gulf sending a message to Iran
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Yemen arrests prompt Iran warning

Wednesday, July 18th 2012, 23:36
related countries: Yemen

Yemen says it has arrested members of an alleged Iranian-led spy ring, prompting its president to warn Iran to stay out of Yemeni affairs.
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Bank revisits Iranian account ban

Tuesday, July 17th 2012, 21:12
related countries: Canada

A Canadian bank says it will reach out to dozens of Iranian-origin customers whose accounts it closed in a row over anti-Iran sanctions.
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UAE opens new oil pipeline route

Sunday, July 15th 2012, 16:11
related countries: United Arab Emirates

The United Arab Emirates opens and begins operating a key overland pipeline which bypasses the Strait of Hormuz, controlled by Iran.
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US tightens sanctions on Tehran

Thursday, July 12th 2012, 22:02
related countries: United States
related places: Tehran

The US blacklists new firms and people said to be aiding Iran's nuclear programme, and identifies front companies allegedly helping Iran evade sanctions.
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Row over Canada bank Iran censure

Wednesday, July 11th 2012, 22:12
related countries: Canada

Iranian-Canadians say a prominent bank cancelled their accounts without offering a chance to address suspicions they had violated financial sanctions.
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Annan talks with Syria neighbours

Tuesday, July 10th 2012, 22:38
related countries: Iraq, Syria

UN and Arab League special envoy Kofi Annan holds talks in Iraq and Iran to discuss possible solutions for ending the conflict in Syria.
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VIDEO: Iran's crackdown on Afghan immigrants

Friday, July 6th 2012, 12:49
related countries: Afghanistan

Iran has recently passed a law limiting the areas where the country's two million Afghan immigrants are allowed to live.
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Tanzania in Iran oil tanker probe

Thursday, July 5th 2012, 15:37
related countries: Tanzania

Tanzania is seriously investigating allegations that it re-flagged Iranian oil tankers in defiance of sanctions, but finds no evidence so far, the foreign minister says.
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Kenya cancels Iran oil imports

Wednesday, July 4th 2012, 17:10
related countries: Kenya

Kenya cancels plans to import crude oil from Iran following threats of sanctions, an official at the Kenyan energy ministry says.
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VIDEO: Iran's missile launch exercise

Tuesday, July 3rd 2012, 12:34

Iran has launched several missiles as a part of a military exercise.
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China granted Iran oil reprieve

Friday, June 29th 2012, 3:24
related countries: China, United States

The United States grants China a six-month reprieve from financial sanctions for buying Iranian oil.
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VIDEO: Drivers in Iran turning to drugs

Wednesday, June 27th 2012, 17:23
related places: Tehran

Tehran's traffic police department has launched a scheme attacking reckless driving in the city.
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Egypt suing over 'fake interview'

Wednesday, June 27th 2012, 14:43
related countries: Egypt
related places: Fars

The office of Egypt's president-elect is to take legal action against Iran's Fars news agency for allegedly fabricating an interview with him.
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S Korea to halt Iran oil imports

Tuesday, June 26th 2012, 6:02
related countries: South Korea

South Korea says it will suspend all imports of Iranian oil amid a European Union insurance ban on vessels carrying the product.
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Israel urges Putin action on Iran

Monday, June 25th 2012, 21:25
related countries: Israel, Russia

Israel urges visiting Russian President Vladimir Putin to take a stronger line on curbing Iran's nuclear ambitions.
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Malaysia to deport bomb suspect

Monday, June 25th 2012, 7:26
related countries: Malaysia, Thailand

A Malaysian court approves the extradition of Iranian Masoud Sedaghatzadeh to Thailand over his alleged involvement in a bomb plot there.
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China's Iran oil imports rebound

Friday, June 22nd 2012, 2:23
related countries: China

China's imports of crude oil from Iran rebounded in May after the two countries resolved a payment dispute.
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Iran travelling circus of talks continues

Wednesday, June 20th 2012, 4:25

Travelling circus of summits on Iran's nuclear programme
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Iran warned of tougher sanctions

Wednesday, June 20th 2012, 4:00
related countries: France
related places: Tehran

Sanctions against Iran must "be toughened" unless Tehran negotiates seriously over its controversial nuclear programme, France warns.
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Iran's 'hidden' alcoholism problem

Wednesday, June 20th 2012, 0:39

How 'teetotal' Iran is tackling growing alcohol abuse
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'Gaps remain' after Iran talks

Tuesday, June 19th 2012, 19:35
related countries: Russia
related places: Moscow

The latest round of talks on Iran's nuclear programme in the Russian capital, Moscow, ends without a clear breakthrough.
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US warns MEK to leave Iraqi camp

Monday, June 18th 2012, 23:53
related countries: Iraq, United States

The US warns an Iranian dissident group it must leave a camp in Iraq, if it hopes to be removed from a US list of terrorist groups.
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VIDEO: Could Israeli attack strengthen Iran?

Monday, June 18th 2012, 9:00
related countries: Israel
related places: Tehran

Mossad's former director Meir Dagan has warned against an Israeli attack on Iran to counter Tehran's controversial nuclear programme.
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Iran nuclear talks open in Russia

Monday, June 18th 2012, 7:12
related countries: Russia
related places: Moscow

A new round of talks on Iran's controversial nuclear programme opens in the Russian capital, Moscow, following inconclusive meetings in recent months.
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US waives sanctions over Iran oil

Monday, June 11th 2012, 21:37
related countries: India, South Korea, United States

The US exempts seven countries, including India and South Korea, from economic sanctions in return for cutting their imports of Iranian oil.
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Iran talks disappoint watchdog

Friday, June 8th 2012, 17:58

Talks with Iran about greater access to inspect its nuclear activities yield "no progress", the UN's nuclear watchdog says.
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Hu urges Iran to be 'flexible'

Friday, June 8th 2012, 11:47
related countries: Afghanistan, China
related places: Beijing

Chinese President Hu Jintao holds meetings with his Iranian and Afghan counterparts on the sidelines of a regional summit in Beijing.
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VIDEO: Afghan female rapper on life in Iran

Friday, June 8th 2012, 9:56
related countries: Afghanistan

Susan is an Afghan rap musician who lived in Iran as a refugee and her songs reflect her life experiences.
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Ahmadinejad critic named speaker

Tuesday, June 5th 2012, 11:50

Iran's parliament re-elects a critic of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as speaker, following an election victory by his conservative opponents.
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New Iran nuclear talks to be held

Monday, June 4th 2012, 11:38

Iran agrees to meet the International Atomic Energy Agency on Friday for further talks about its nuclear activities.
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Deadline set in Iran terror case

Saturday, June 2nd 2012, 14:10
related countries: United States

A US appeals court gives the state department four months to decide whether the MEK Iran dissident group should remain on the US terror blacklist.
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VIDEO: Iran's $20bn of smuggled goods

Thursday, May 31st 2012, 21:50
related places: Tehran

According to Tehran's chamber of commerce goods worth $20 billion get smuggled into Iran every year.
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Spyware targets Iran's dissidents

Wednesday, May 30th 2012, 11:16

Installation software for Simurgh, an anonymising proxy tool, has been compromised with a Trojan warn researchers.
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VIDEO: Sex change? Iranian insurance pays

Tuesday, May 29th 2012, 18:22

The Iranian government wants the country's health insurance companies to pay for sex change operations.
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Pollock art returned to museum

Tuesday, May 29th 2012, 16:00
related countries: United States

A $250 million (£159m) painting by US artist Jackson Pollock is returned to the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art in Iran after being seized by customs.
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Iran 'finds Flame malware fix'

Tuesday, May 29th 2012, 15:25

Iran says it has developed tools that can defend against and remove the sophisticated cyber attack tool known as Flame.
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Despite endgame fears, no need to rush Iran nuclear talks

Monday, May 28th 2012, 20:16

Despite endgame warnings, no need to rush Iran nuclear talks
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Massive cyber-attack discovered

Monday, May 28th 2012, 13:17
related countries: Israel, Russia

A cyber-attack which has covertly collected vast amounts of sensitive data from countries like Israel and Iran has been uncovered, Russian researchers say.
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Iran enrichment 'at higher level'

Friday, May 25th 2012, 18:02

Iran has enriched uranium at more than 20% at its Fordo nuclear site, a confidential report by the UN nuclear watchdog suggests.
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Fresh Iran talks called in Moscow

Thursday, May 24th 2012, 18:45
related countries: Iraq
related places: Baghdad

Talks on Iran's nuclear programme end with "significant differences", EU officials in Baghdad say, but the two sides agree to meet again in Moscow in June.
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Powers make Iran nuclear proposal

Wednesday, May 23rd 2012, 17:56
related countries: Iraq
related places: Baghdad, Tehran

A group of six world powers put forward a detailed proposal aimed at stopping Iran processing enriched uranium.
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Abductions raise Lebanon tension

Tuesday, May 22nd 2012, 20:40
related countries: Lebanon, Syria

Tensions rise after rebels in northern Syria kidnap 13 Lebanese Shia pilgrims on their way home from visiting holy sites in Iran.
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Nuclear watchdog eyes Iran deal

Tuesday, May 22nd 2012, 10:56
related places: Tehran

The head of the UN nuclear watchdog says it is close to signing a deal with Iran on an investigation into its atomic activity, after talks in Tehran.
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US targets tougher Iran sanctions

Tuesday, May 22nd 2012, 3:41
related countries: United States
related places: Tehran

The US Senate approves a bill to tighten sanctions against Iran in a bid to force Tehran to abandon its nuclear programme.
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Iran sacks 'pool abuse' diplomat

Monday, May 21st 2012, 18:50
related countries: Brazil
related places: Brasilia

The Iranian Foreign Ministry announces it had dismissed a diplomat accused of molesting girls at a swimming pool in Brasilia.
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IAEA chief 'positive' over Iran

Monday, May 21st 2012, 16:32
related places: Tehran

The UN's atomic chief expresses optimism about reaching agreement with Iran on its controversial nuclear programme after talks in Tehran, reports say.
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VIDEO: UN nuclear chief 'positive' over Iran

Monday, May 21st 2012, 3:00
related places: Tehran

The head of the UN nuclear watchdog has arrived in Tehran, voicing optimism about reaching agreement on Iran's controversial nuclear programme.
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Protesters angered by Gulf union

Friday, May 18th 2012, 16:54
related places: Tehran

Thousands of Bahrainis protest outside the capital against a plan to create a union of Gulf Arab countries, with similar demonstrations in Tehran.
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