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.

World news related to Iran – overview

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• 'Captive' Belgians found in Iran – Ahmadinejad invited to be pilgrim
• Ahmadinejad issues warning – Between the lines
• Beyond Gaza – Bush, Koizumi talk beef and NK
• Cabinet choices – Clinton pushes for Afghan meeting
• Clinton seeks better Russia ties – Dozens killed in Iran blizzards
• Dozens killed in Iran plane fire – Exile blues
• Eyewitness Iran – Germany raids 'Iran suppliers'
• Germany urged to bar Iran leader – Iran 'co-operation' draws praise
• Iran 'continuing enrichment work' – Iran 'positive' on nuclear offer
• Iran 'reaches key nuclear goal' – Iran 'will not halt enrichment'
• Iran 'will not yield' over poll – Iran and Russia in joint venture
• Iran and Russia in nuclear talks – Iran blocks opposition memorial
• Iran bomb 'within next 10 years' – Iran deal 'full of opportunities'
• Iran deal 'may allow enrichment' – Iran enrichment 'in early stages'
• Iran envoy in Pakistan abduction – Iran guards predict Israel demise
• Iran guards reject US terror list – Iran launches satellite carrier
• Iran lawyer in 'blood money' plea – Iran missile test 'provocative'
• Iran missile tests stoke tensions – Iran nuclear work 'irreversible'
• Iran nuclear work 'not worth war' – Iran president bans Western music
• Iran president berates US and UK – Iran rejects new EU nuclear talks
• Iran rejects Russia nuclear plan – Iran shuts down barber shops
• Iran signals nuclear intentions – Iran to revise IAEA co-operation
• Iran to set up marriage bureaux to help yo... – Iran's Ahmadinejad rallies supporters
• Iran's ex-leader sees new Islam – Iranian abducted in Afghanistan
• Iranian arrest over Putin 'plot' – Iranian raid on Ebadi condemned
• Iranian scientist 'held by US' – Iraq tells Iran to leave border
• Iraq unveils new security plans – Japanese captive freed in Iran
• Journalist goes on trial in Iran – Missile exports to Iran alarm US
• Missiles fired in Iran exercise – Nuclear inspectors to visit Iran
• Nuclear intent – Pentagon denies Iran policy shift
• Peres blasts Iran in UN address – Radical Shia cleric 'is in Iran'
• Rafsanjani in 'conciliatory' move – Russia queries EU draft on Iran
• Russia ships nuclear fuel to Iran – Six-nation talks to discuss Iran
• Slain student's family blame Iran – Tehran warns US against attacks
• Tehran warns US over nuclear row – UK MKO terror ban appeal denied
• UK MPs urge direct US-Iran talks – UN praises Iranian 'co-operation'
• UN presses Iran on nuclear site – US alarm at Iran's Iraq incursion
• US and EU issue new Iran warning – US jails Iranian over arms plot
• US journalist to leave Iran – US to have 'vigorous' Iran talks
• US to push for new Iran sanctions – Webb's America
• West 'seeks Iran disintegration' – Yemenis intercept 'Iranian ship'

Iran: news

Beyond Gaza

Thursday, June 19th 2008, 9:09

Israelis ponder the challenges of Hamas and Iran
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Biden strikes tough note on Iran

Monday, July 6th 2009, 4:41
related countries: Israel, United States

US Vice-President Joe Biden indicates the administration will not restrain Israel if it decides on military action against Iran.
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Bin Laden's daughter 'is in Iran'

Friday, December 25th 2009, 17:47
related countries: Saudi Arabia
related places: Iman, Tehran

Iran's foreign minister says he has been told that Osama Bin Laden's daughter Iman is staying at the Saudi Arabian embassy in Tehran.
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Black gold

Monday, August 18th 2008, 21:35

The impact of a century of oil production on Iran
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Blair and Bush urge Iraq support

Friday, May 26th 2006, 0:08
related countries: Iraq, United Kingdom, United States
related places: Bush

Tony Blair and George W Bush call on the international community to back the new Iraqi government.
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Blair-Rice talks to focus on Iran

Saturday, October 7th 2006, 5:16

Tony Blair and Condoleezza Rice will discuss possible sanctions against Iran when they meet at Chequers.
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Bolivia's president lands in Iran

Monday, September 1st 2008, 10:41
related countries: Bolivia, Libya

Bolivian President Evo Morales arrives in Tehran for trade talks with his Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
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Bomb blast hits Iranian oil city

Friday, March 3rd 2006, 10:16

A bomb explodes in the southern Iranian city of Ahwaz, the day after two men are hung for an attack last year.
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Bomb blasts hit Iran oil cities

Monday, February 27th 2006, 10:38
related places: Abadan, Dezful

Two bombs explode in the Iranian cities of Dezful and Abadan, in the heartland of Iran's oil industry.
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Bomb found in toilet on Iran plane

Sunday, May 31st 2009, 7:23

A homemade bomb found on board an Iranian plane is defused, semi-official news agencies report.
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Bomb targets Iraq shrine pilgrims

Thursday, July 6th 2006, 7:00
related countries: Iraq

At least 12 people, including Iranian pilgrims, die in a car bombing at a Shia mosque in Iraq, police say.
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Britain sought to discourage Shah

Wednesday, December 30th 2009, 9:02
related countries: United Kingdom

Britain was keen to discourage the deposed Shah of Iran from trying to settle in England in 1979, archives reveal.
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British 'hostages' freed in Iran

Friday, November 11th 2005, 11:44
related countries: United Kingdom

A British couple captured on a sailing trip off Iran say they were held hostage by Iranian authorities for two weeks.
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British Council in Iran 'illegal'

Thursday, February 5th 2009, 19:34
related countries: United Kingdom

Iran's government says the British Council, which has suspended its activities in the country, was operating illegally there.
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British sailors on their way home

Thursday, April 5th 2007, 10:33
related countries: United Kingdom

The 15 UK navy personnel held captive in the Gulf are flying home after being freed by Iran.
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British yachtsmen 'freed by Iran'

Wednesday, December 2nd 2009, 6:26
related countries: United Kingdom

The Foreign Office says it is "actively investigating" reports that five British yachtsmen held by Iran have been freed.
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British yachtsmen freed by Iran

Wednesday, December 2nd 2009, 16:20
related countries: United Kingdom

Families speak of their relief as five British yachtsmen held for a week by Iran's Revolutionary Guard are released.
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Broadcasters urge Saberi access

Wednesday, March 11th 2009, 10:38

International media outlets, including the BBC, call on Iran to allow access to detained journalist Roxana Saberi.
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Brown issues Iran nuclear warning

Tuesday, March 17th 2009, 14:29

Gordon Brown tells Iran it faces a "clear choice" over its nuclear plans, with the possibility of tougher sanctions.
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Brown issues Iran nuclear warning

Monday, July 21st 2008, 10:45
related countries: Israel, United Kingdom

UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown warns Iran over its nuclear programme as he addresses Israel's parliament.
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Bush and Putin 'united' on Iran

Monday, July 2nd 2007, 17:37
related countries: Russia, United States

The US and Russian leaders agree to work together on Iran, but fail to resolve a dispute over missile defence plans.
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Bush attacks Iran over captives

Sunday, April 1st 2007, 11:08
related countries: United Kingdom

The US leader condemns Iran's "inexcusable behaviour" after its capture of 15 British sailors.
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Bush backs Iran diplomacy

Thursday, July 13th 2006, 13:05
related countries: Germany, United States

US President George Bush, who is visiting Germany, says a diplomatic solution to the Iran dispute is still possible.
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Bush backs Russian plan for Iran

Thursday, January 26th 2006, 19:55
related countries: Russia, United States

The US president welcomes a Russian idea to control Iran's nuclear fuel as a way out of the impasse.
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Bush condemns Iran nuclear move

Friday, October 27th 2006, 16:22
related countries: United States
related places: Tehran

The US calls for "redoubled" efforts on Iran, amid reports Tehran has stepped up uranium enrichment work.
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Bush dismisses 'Iran attack plan'

Monday, April 10th 2006, 19:46
related countries: United States

The US president says a media report he is considering using nuclear weapons against Iran is "wild speculation".
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Bush keeps Iran military option

Tuesday, April 18th 2006, 20:01

President George W Bush says all options are "on the table" to prevent Iran developing nuclear weapons.
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Bush maintains tough line on Iran

Monday, November 13th 2006, 23:52
related countries: Iraq, United States

The US and UK indicate no softening of their stance on Iran despite calls to use Tehran to help pacify Iraq.
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Bush rejects talk of Iran strike

Tuesday, February 13th 2007, 10:33
related countries: United States
related places: White House

The US president dismisses speculation that the White House is paving the way to a strike against Iran.
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Bush says Iran remains a threat

Tuesday, December 4th 2007, 21:44
related countries: United States

Iran remains a threat despite intelligence saying it may not be building nuclear weapons, the US president says.
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Bush seeks Iran diplomacy move

Thursday, July 13th 2006, 18:40
related countries: Germany, United States

US President George Bush, who is visiting Germany, says a diplomatic solution to the Iran dispute is still possible.
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Bush U-turn on Iranian pipeline

Saturday, March 4th 2006, 15:35
related countries: India, Pakistan, United States

President George W Bush says the US no longer opposes a gas pipeline from Iran to India via Pakistan.
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Bush urges end to oil 'addiction'

Wednesday, February 1st 2006, 9:53
related countries: United States
related places: Union

The US must break its dependence on oil, President Bush warns in his State of the Union speech.
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Bush urges Iran nuclear diplomacy

Friday, January 13th 2006, 18:30
related countries: United States

US President George Bush says he wants to resolve the Iranian nuclear crisis through peaceful means.
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Bush urges Iran to free US four

Friday, June 1st 2007, 18:30
related countries: United States

President Bush condemns the detention of four US citizens in Iran and calls for their immediate release.
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Bush urges Tehran to come clean

Wednesday, December 5th 2007, 17:49
related countries: United States

The US president says Iran must still fully reveal its nuclear activities, or face further international isolation.
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Bush warns Iran on nuclear deal

Monday, June 19th 2006, 19:26
related countries: United States

US President George W Bush warns Iran it will face tougher sanctions if it rejects an offer to rejoin nuclear talks.
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Bush warns Iran over insurgents

Tuesday, August 28th 2007, 22:05
related countries: Iraq, United States

The US president warns Iran to stop supporting attacks against US forces in Iraq, in a speech to war veterans.
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Bush, Koizumi talk beef and NK

Thursday, June 29th 2006, 22:34
related countries: Japan, North Korea, United States
related places: Washington

US beef and North Korea's missile plans are discussed as Junichiro Koizumi makes his final US trip as Japan's PM.
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'Captive' Belgians found in Iran – Ahmadinejad invited to be pilgrimAhmadinejad issues warning – Between the linesBeyond Gaza – Bush, Koizumi talk beef and NKCabinet choices – Clinton pushes for Afghan meetingClinton seeks better Russia ties – Dozens killed in Iran blizzardsDozens killed in Iran plane fire – Exile bluesEyewitness Iran – Germany raids 'Iran suppliers'Germany urged to bar Iran leader – Iran 'co-operation' draws praiseIran 'continuing enrichment work' – Iran 'positive' on nuclear offerIran 'reaches key nuclear goal' – Iran 'will not halt enrichment'Iran 'will not yield' over poll – Iran and Russia in joint ventureIran and Russia in nuclear talks – Iran blocks opposition memorialIran bomb 'within next 10 years' – Iran deal 'full of opportunities'Iran deal 'may allow enrichment' – Iran enrichment 'in early stages'Iran envoy in Pakistan abduction – Iran guards predict Israel demiseIran guards reject US terror list – Iran launches satellite carrierIran lawyer in 'blood money' plea – Iran missile test 'provocative'Iran missile tests stoke tensions – Iran nuclear work 'irreversible'Iran nuclear work 'not worth war' – Iran president bans Western musicIran president berates US and UK – Iran rejects new EU nuclear talksIran rejects Russia nuclear plan – Iran shuts down barber shopsIran signals nuclear intentions – Iran to revise IAEA co-operationIran to set up marriage bureaux to help yo... – Iran's Ahmadinejad rallies supportersIran's ex-leader sees new Islam – Iranian abducted in AfghanistanIranian arrest over Putin 'plot' – Iranian raid on Ebadi condemnedIranian scientist 'held by US' – Iraq tells Iran to leave borderIraq unveils new security plans – Japanese captive freed in IranJournalist goes on trial in Iran – Missile exports to Iran alarm USMissiles fired in Iran exercise – Nuclear inspectors to visit IranNuclear intent – Pentagon denies Iran policy shiftPeres blasts Iran in UN address – Radical Shia cleric 'is in Iran'Rafsanjani in 'conciliatory' move – Russia queries EU draft on IranRussia ships nuclear fuel to Iran – Six-nation talks to discuss IranSlain student's family blame Iran – Tehran warns US against attacksTehran warns US over nuclear row – UK MKO terror ban appeal deniedUK MPs urge direct US-Iran talks – UN praises Iranian 'co-operation'UN presses Iran on nuclear site – US alarm at Iran's Iraq incursionUS and EU issue new Iran warning – US jails Iranian over arms plotUS journalist to leave Iran – US to have 'vigorous' Iran talksUS to push for new Iran sanctions – Webb's AmericaWest 'seeks Iran disintegration' – Yemenis intercept 'Iranian ship'