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

VIDEO: Iranians hail new president Rouhani

Sunday, June 16th 2013, 8:38
related places: Tehran

Thousands of Iranians take to the streets of Tehran to celebrate the election of Hassan Rouhani as their new president.
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Rouhani hails 'win over extremism'

Sunday, June 16th 2013, 8:38

Hassan Rouhani calls his election as Iran's president a "victory of moderation over extremism" as Western nations vow to work with him.
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Iranians hail new president Rouhani

Saturday, June 15th 2013, 23:08
related places: Tehran

Thousands of Iranians take to the streets of the capital, Tehran, to celebrate the election of Hassan Rouhani as their new president.
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VIDEO: Hassan Rouhani wins Iran election

Saturday, June 15th 2013, 21:35

Reformist-backed cleric Hassan Rouhani has won Iran's presidential election, securing just over 50% of the vote and so avoiding the need for a run-off.
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Hassan Rouhani wins Iran presidency

Saturday, June 15th 2013, 19:50

Reformist-backed cleric Hassan Rouhani wins Iran's presidential election, securing just over 50% of the vote and so avoiding a run-off.
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VIDEO: Iran election: Who wields real power?

Saturday, June 15th 2013, 16:07

Reformist-backed cleric Hassan Rouhani has won Iran's presidential election - the BBC's John Simpson says he faces the country's religious establishment but "could shift Iran a little bit".
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VIDEO: Game change? Powers at play in Syria

Friday, June 14th 2013, 22:37
related countries: Syria, United States
related places: Powers

A decision by the United States to offer "direct military aid" to certain Syrian opposition fighters comes amid Syrian leader is receiving backing from parts of the wider region, including Iran, Russia and Hezbollah,
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VIDEO: Long queues mark Iranian election

Friday, June 14th 2013, 21:52

Millions of voters across Iran have cast their ballots in the country's presidential elections.
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Iranians vote for new president

Friday, June 14th 2013, 21:07

Polls have closed in Iran's presidential election as voters decided who should replace incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
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VIDEO: Iran elections: Voting under way

Friday, June 14th 2013, 6:03

Millions of voters across Iran have begun casting their ballots in the country's presidential elections.
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BBC condemns Iran over 'harassment'

Thursday, June 13th 2013, 17:59

The BBC condemns "unprecedented levels of intimidation" of BBC employees' families by Iran ahead of its Friday's presidential elections.
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Tehran's political festival

Thursday, June 13th 2013, 15:28

Supporters of candidates celebrate ahead of Iran election
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Google detects Iran phishing attacks

Thursday, June 13th 2013, 10:11

Google says it has discovered thousands of "politically motivated" phishing attacks on Iranian email accounts ahead of Friday's presidential election.
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VIDEO: Iran elections - in 90 seconds

Wednesday, June 12th 2013, 23:26

What next for Iran as election ushers in post-Ahmadinejad era?
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Election hope for Iran's reformists?

Wednesday, June 12th 2013, 14:49

Moderate gains momentum ahead of Iran's presidential election
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Iran candidates in final election push

Wednesday, June 12th 2013, 13:18

Iran's six presidential hopefuls are wrapping up their final day of campaigning ahead of Friday's elections.
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Economic troubles loom over Iran presidential election

Wednesday, June 12th 2013, 0:32

Economic troubles loom over Iran presidential election
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Quiz: Could you be president of Iran?

Tuesday, June 11th 2013, 7:23

Do you have what it takes to become president of Iran?
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Reformist Aref quits Iran race

Tuesday, June 11th 2013, 6:29

The sole reformist candidate in Iran's presidential election, Mohammad Reza Aref, has dropped out of the race, his website says.
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VIDEO: Iran pursuing 'national internet'

Monday, June 10th 2013, 6:15

Iranian internet-users could have access to international websites such as Google and YouTube blocked, under little-known government plans to manage the internet.
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Syria protester 'killed in Beirut'

Sunday, June 9th 2013, 14:12
related countries: Lebanon, Syria
related places: Beirut

A Lebanese man apparently protesting against Hezbollah's role in the Syria conflict is shot dead outside the Iranian embassy in Beirut, reports say.
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Iraq bomber kills Iranian pilgrims

Friday, June 7th 2013, 20:15
related countries: Iraq

A suicide bomber rams a car packed with explosives into a bus in north-eastern Iraq., killing at least 10 Iranian Shia pilgrims.
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Small-town Iran: Voters' worries

Thursday, June 6th 2013, 23:01

Voters disillusioned as they struggle to make ends meet
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VIDEO: On the hunt for Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

Thursday, June 6th 2013, 22:58
related countries: Ghana

The BBC's James Reynolds travelled to Ghana in an attempt to track down the President of Iran.
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Protest at Iran dissident's funeral

Tuesday, June 4th 2013, 19:29

Tens of thousands of people attend the funeral of a senior dissident cleric in the city of Isfahan, chanting anti-government protests.
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US sanctions target Iranian currency

Tuesday, June 4th 2013, 1:33
related countries: United States
related places: Tehran

The US unveils fresh sanctions against Iran, targeting the country's currency, as it increases pressure on Tehran to abandon its nuclear programme.
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Ahmadinejad: Iran's populist and pariah leaves the stage

Tuesday, June 4th 2013, 0:14

Iran's Mahmoud Ahmadinejad set to leave the stage
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Iran talks 'going round in circles'

Monday, June 3rd 2013, 14:15

Talks with Iran on its nuclear programme have been "going around in circles", says the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency.
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Helicopter scare for Iran president

Sunday, June 2nd 2013, 8:26

A helicopter carrying Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad makes an emergency landing in a mountainous region in northern Iran, media say.
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US lifts Iran 'iPhone' sanctions

Thursday, May 30th 2013, 20:09
related countries: United States
related places: Apple

The US eases restrictions on the sale of mobile phones and other communications devices and software - including popular Apple products - to Iranians.
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Saudi envoy death plotter sentenced

Thursday, May 30th 2013, 17:19
related countries: Saudi Arabia, United States

An Iranian-American man who admitted to plotting the assassination of the Saudi ambassador to the US is sentenced to 25 years in prison.
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Iran in 'Latin America terror plot'

Wednesday, May 29th 2013, 22:31
related countries: Argentina

An Argentine prosecutor accuses Iran of trying to infiltrate countries in Latin America to sponsor and carry out "terrorist activities".
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'Open race' for top Cannes prize

Sunday, May 26th 2013, 13:51
related countries: France
related places: Cannes

Films about New York folk singers, young lesbian lovers and a tangled French-Iranian family are among the top contenders for the Palme d'Or at Cannes.
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Iran election: Conservatives dominate narrow field

Friday, May 24th 2013, 23:27

Iran's voters have little choice as conservatives dominate
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Rafsanjani criticises Iran's leaders

Thursday, May 23rd 2013, 11:19

Former Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani accuses the country's leadership of ignorance after he is barred from running for office, say reports.
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Kerry condemns Hezbollah over Syria

Wednesday, May 22nd 2013, 22:55
related countries: Lebanon, Syria, United States

US Secretary of State John Kerry says Lebanon's Hezbollah and Iran are perpetuating President Bashar al-Assad's "campaign of terror" in Syria.
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More centrifuges at Iran plant - UN

Wednesday, May 22nd 2013, 17:01
related places: Natanz

The UN's nuclear watchdog says hundreds of advanced centrifuges have been fitted at Iran's Natanz nuclear plant.
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Profiles: Iran election candidates

Wednesday, May 22nd 2013, 13:52

Profiles of the eight candidates set to contest Iran's presidential poll
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Ahmadinejad to contest bar on ally

Wednesday, May 22nd 2013, 11:38

Iran's President Ahmadinejad says he will contest the disqualification of his ally Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei from next month's presidential poll.
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Rafsanjani exclusion shows Iran establishment's weakness

Tuesday, May 21st 2013, 20:58

Rafsanjani exclusion shows Iran establishment's weakness
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Key pair barred from Iran election

Tuesday, May 21st 2013, 19:55

Two prominent figures in Iran, Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani and Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei, are barred from standing in next month's presidential election.
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Saudi Arabia arrests 10 spy suspects

Tuesday, May 21st 2013, 14:54
related countries: Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia has arrested 10 more suspects in what it says is a spy ring linked to Iran, state media report.
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VIDEO: Will Israel bomb Iran?

Monday, May 20th 2013, 23:28

Middle East editor Jeremy Bowen explores what might happen if Iran continues with its nuclear programme.
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Iran executes two men for spying

Sunday, May 19th 2013, 10:06
related countries: Israel, United States

Iranian officials say two men have been executed after they were convicted of spying for Israel and the US.
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VIDEO: Need to Know: Iran's leadership

Saturday, May 18th 2013, 0:28

BBC Persian's Rana Rahimpour explains how Iran's leadership structure works and what could happen in the upcoming presidential elections.
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Iran women barred from presidency

Thursday, May 16th 2013, 21:23

A constitutional body in Iran rules that women cannot run in presidential polls scheduled for 14 June, despite 30 women registering as candidates.
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VIDEO: US and Iranian wrestlers rumble in NYC

Wednesday, May 15th 2013, 10:13
related countries: Russia, United States
related places: New York

The United Nations have played host to a different group of power players when champion wrestlers from the US, Russian and Iran visited its headquarters in New York.
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Iran elections: Candidates and rivalries in the frame

Tuesday, May 14th 2013, 11:41
related places: Key

Key players enter the race to become Iran's next president
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Pledge to bolster Syrian opposition

Monday, May 13th 2013, 18:41
related countries: Syria, United Kingdom
related places: Washington

The US and the UK say they will work to strengthen Syria's moderate opposition and create a transitional body to replace President Bashar al-Assad.
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Iranian convicted over Nigeria arms

Monday, May 13th 2013, 15:38
related countries: Nigeria
related places: Lagos

An Iranian man and his Nigerian accomplice are found guilty of smuggling weapons into Lagos and sentenced to five years in prison by a Nigerian court.
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Afghan protest at Iran 'shooting'

Sunday, May 12th 2013, 18:13
related countries: Afghanistan

Afghanistan summons the Iranian ambassador in protest at an alleged fatal shooting of illegal migrants by Iranian border guards.
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VIDEO: Rafsanjani to stand in Iran election

Sunday, May 12th 2013, 10:23

Iranian ex-President Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has registered for June's presidential election, a few minutes before an official deadline.
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Rafsanjani to stand in Iran election

Saturday, May 11th 2013, 15:10

Iran ex-President Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani registers for the June elections, in what could be a challenge to the country's conservative leadership.
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Iran candidates start registering

Tuesday, May 7th 2013, 10:46

Iran begins registering candidates to replace Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in its forthcoming presidential election.
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Iranians guilty of Kenya terror plot

Thursday, May 2nd 2013, 15:54
related countries: Kenya

A Kenyan court finds two Iranian nationals guilty of obtaining explosives with the aim to attack Western targets in the East African nation.
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Canada train plot: Iran's al-Qaeda problem

Tuesday, April 23rd 2013, 19:10
related places: Tehran

Osama Bin Laden legacy a liability for Tehran
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Iran denies Canada terror plot link

Tuesday, April 23rd 2013, 11:14
related countries: Canada
related places: Tehran

Tehran denies any links to al-Qaeda after Canada arrests two men it says were planning to derail a train with support from militant elements in Iran.
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VIDEO: 'Quake completely destroyed our home'

Thursday, April 18th 2013, 20:54
related countries: Pakistan

Many families are homeless in Pakistan's Baluchistan province, after a powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit neighbouring Iran.
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Pakistan troops help quake rescue

Wednesday, April 17th 2013, 12:27
related countries: Pakistan

Pakistan sends troops to help its citizens affected by a deadly 7.8-magnitude earthquake that struck just over the border in Iran.
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Iran struck by major earthquake

Wednesday, April 17th 2013, 3:08
related countries: United States

Iran is hit by a 7.8-magnitude earthquake, the most powerful for more than 50 years, with tremors felt across Pakistan, India and the Middle East.
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Iran rocked by quake aftershocks

Wednesday, April 10th 2013, 6:59

More than 80 aftershocks hit south-west Iran following Tuesday's earthquake, which killed at least 37 people and injured 850.
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Deadly quake hits south-west Iran

Wednesday, April 10th 2013, 6:09
related countries: United States
related places: Bushehr

A 6.3 magnitude earthquake hits Iran's Bushehr province, killing at least 37 people but leaving a nearby nuclear power plant unaffected, officials say.
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Iran unveils new uranium activities

Tuesday, April 9th 2013, 10:47

Iran says it has begun operations at two uranium mines and a uranium ore processing plant, furthering its capacity to produce nuclear material.
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Iran travel ban on Saudi diplomat

Monday, April 8th 2013, 16:27
related countries: Saudi Arabia

A Saudi diplomat allegedly involved in a deadly drink-driving car accident is banned from leaving Iran, says a senior Iranian MP.
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