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

China fury at US sanction on firm

Sunday, January 15th 2012, 8:38
related countries: China, United States
related places: Beijing

China criticises US sanctions imposed on oil firm Zhuhai Zhenrong for trading with Iran as Premier Wen Jiabao visits the Gulf.
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Missiles accused to be extradited

Friday, January 13th 2012, 13:13
related countries: United States

A retired businessman loses a High Court fight against being extradited to the United States over charges of conspiring to sell parts for Iranian missiles.
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Iran accepts nuclear talks offer

Thursday, January 12th 2012, 22:18
related countries: Germany
related places: Tehran

Iran's parliamentary speaker Ali Larijani says Tehran is willing to restart talks with the UN Security Council and Germany on its nuclear programme.
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VIDEO: Cuba welcomes Iran's Ahmadinejad

Thursday, January 12th 2012, 9:38
related countries: Cuba

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has received a warm welcome in Cuba, as he continued a whistlestop tour of his allies.
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Japan 'to cut Iran oil imports'

Thursday, January 12th 2012, 7:54
related countries: Japan, United States

Japan will take "concrete steps" to reduce its oil dependency on Iran, its finance minister announces after a meeting with US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner.
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US condemns Iran scientist blast

Wednesday, January 11th 2012, 19:48
related countries: United States
related places: Tehran

The US condemns the killing of Iranian nuclear scientist Mostafa Ahmadi-Roshan in a car bomb attack in north Tehran.
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Legendary Soviet spy dies at 87

Wednesday, January 11th 2012, 18:13
related countries: Russia
related places: Moscow, Nazi, Tehran

Gevork Vartanian, a legendary Soviet spy who helped foil a Nazi plot to kill Allied leaders in Tehran in World War II, dies in Moscow aged 87.
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VIDEO: 'Nuclear scientist killed' in Iran blast

Wednesday, January 11th 2012, 18:04
related places: Tehran

A nuclear scientist is killed after a suspected bomb exploded in a car in northern Tehran, reports say, the latest in a string of such nuclear-linked attacks.
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Iranian scientist killed in blast

Wednesday, January 11th 2012, 16:59
related places: Tehran

A nuclear scientist is killed after a suspected bomb exploded in a car in northern Tehran, the latest in a string of such nuclear-linked attacks.
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Iran speaker in Turkey for talks

Wednesday, January 11th 2012, 9:32
related countries: Syria, Turkey

The speaker of Iran's parliament, Ali Larijani, is visiting Turkey amid rising tensions between the neighbours over Syria and a Nato missile shield.
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Geithner in Beijing talks on Iran

Wednesday, January 11th 2012, 8:51
related countries: China, United States
related places: Beijing

US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner is in Beijing meeting Chinese leaders to seek support for sanctions on Iran.
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US 'in second Iran sea rescue'

Tuesday, January 10th 2012, 18:11
related countries: United States
related places: Gulf

A US ship rescues a group of Iranians in trouble at sea, in the second such incident in less than a week, the Pentagon says.
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Is a US-Iran maritime clash inevitable?

Tuesday, January 10th 2012, 14:13
related countries: United States

Is a maritime clash between the US and Iran inevitable?
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US warns Iran over uranium plant

Tuesday, January 10th 2012, 9:29
related countries: United States

The US says Iran's enrichment of uranium at an underground site is "a further escalation" of its ongoing violation of UN resolutions.
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New Iran site enriching uranium

Tuesday, January 10th 2012, 1:38
related places: Qom

Iran has begun medium-level uranium enrichment at a heavily fortified site near the holy city of Qom, the UN's nuclear watchdog says.
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VIDEO: Iran sentences 'CIA spy' to death

Monday, January 9th 2012, 22:44
related countries: United States
related places: Tehran

US man of Iranian descent has been sentenced to death by a court in Tehran for spying for the CIA.
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Iran sentences 'CIA spy' to death

Monday, January 9th 2012, 18:17
related countries: United States

An Iranian court sentences Iranian-American Amir Mirzai Hekmati to death for spying for the CIA, amid rising tensions between Tehran and the West.
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VIDEO: Iran cinema 'thriving despite controls'

Sunday, January 8th 2012, 11:53

Artists and film makers in Iran are rushing to produce more films, despite restrictions imposed by the government.
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Iran acknowledges US Navy rescue

Saturday, January 7th 2012, 14:29
related countries: United States

Iran's foreign minister acknowledges the US Navy rescue of kidnapped Iranian fishermen as a "humanitarian act" which would not affect overall relations.
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VIDEO: US Navy rescues Iranian fishermen

Saturday, January 7th 2012, 2:40
related countries: United States

The US Navy has rescued 13 Iranian fishermen being held by pirates in the Arabian Sea, the Pentagon says.
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Iran sanctions bite, but will they work?

Friday, January 6th 2012, 20:46

Will sanctions halt Iran's nuclear drive or hurt ordinary people?
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US Navy rescues Iranian hostages

Friday, January 6th 2012, 18:48
related countries: United States

American sailors rescue 13 Iranian fishermen held hostage by pirates in the Arabian Sea for several weeks, the Pentagon says.
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UK warns Iran over trading route

Thursday, January 5th 2012, 21:16
related countries: United Kingdom, United States

Any attempt by Iran to close a vital trade route would fail, Defence Secretary Philip Hammond tells the Atlantic Council think tank in the US.
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Huawei feels US pressure on Iran

Thursday, January 5th 2012, 2:24
related countries: China, United States
related places: Huawei

Chinese telecommunications firm Huawei is under pressure from the US because of its business links with Iran.
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EU looking to ban Iran crude oil

Wednesday, January 4th 2012, 23:24

EU officials agree in principle to ban imports of Iranian crude oil to increase pressure on the country over its nuclear programme.
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VIDEO: Iran sanctions 'starting to bite'

Tuesday, January 3rd 2012, 22:51
related countries: United States
related places: Gulf

The US has said threats by Iran to restrict Gulf shipping in the event of further sanctions shows international pressure is having an effect
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Iran sanctions 'starting to bite'

Tuesday, January 3rd 2012, 19:35
related countries: United States
related places: Gulf

The US says threats by Iran to restrict Gulf shipping in the event of further sanctions shows international pressure is 'beginning to bite'.
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Iran jails Rafsanjani's daughter

Tuesday, January 3rd 2012, 11:07

The daughter of the former Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani is sentenced to six months in prison for producing anti-regime propaganda.
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France urges new Iran sanctions

Tuesday, January 3rd 2012, 10:20
related countries: France, United States

France says the EU should follow the US in imposing stricter sanctions on Tehran, as Iran's currency falls again amid worries over their impact.
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Iran rial falls against US dollar

Tuesday, January 3rd 2012, 3:10
related countries: United States

Iran's currency the rial slides 12% against the US dollar after the US imposed fresh sanctions targeting Iran's central bank.
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Iranians test-fire more missiles

Monday, January 2nd 2012, 18:15

Iran says it has test-fired three more missiles in what is being seen as a show of strength on the final day of naval exercises near the Strait of Hormuz.
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VIDEO: Iran test-fires further missiles

Monday, January 2nd 2012, 14:04

Iran says it has successfully test-fired two more missiles, including a surface-to-sea missile, to end a 10-day naval exercise in the Gulf.
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Iranian guards held in Pakistan

Monday, January 2nd 2012, 9:01
related countries: Pakistan

Pakistani police detain three Iranian border guards after they allegedly crossed the border killing one man and wounding another they had been pursuing, officials say.
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Iran condemns US bank sanctions

Sunday, January 1st 2012, 15:38
related countries: United States
related places: Tehran

Iran's President Ahmadinejad lashes out at new US financial sanctions, saying Tehran's central bank has the strength to deal with foreign plots.
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VIDEO: Iran 'test-fires missile' in Gulf

Sunday, January 1st 2012, 11:08

Iran has successfully test-fired a medium-range surface-to-air missile during military exercises in the Gulf, the official Irna news agency reports.
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VIDEO: Obama signs Iran sanctions bill into law

Sunday, January 1st 2012, 4:47
related countries: United States

US President Barack Obama has signed into law a major defence bill including tough new sanctions against Iran.
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Obama signs Iran sanctions bill

Saturday, December 31st 2011, 22:49
related countries: United States

President Obama signs into law a defence bill including tough new US sanctions against Iran, while expressing concerns about other provisions.
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Iran denies missile test reports

Saturday, December 31st 2011, 12:44

An Iranian military commander denies state media reports that it test-fired long-range missiles in the Gulf, at a time of increased tension over its nuclear programme.
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Iran ex-leader's website blocked

Friday, December 30th 2011, 19:38

The website of Iran's ex-President Rafsanjani has been blocked for carrying material critical of the government, his brother says.
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VIDEO: Iran shows off military might at sea

Thursday, December 29th 2011, 21:45

Iran has showcased the strength of its navy in the Persian Gulf, as tensions remain high in the region.
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Iranian exiles to leave Iraq camp

Thursday, December 29th 2011, 2:26
related countries: Iraq
related places: Baghdad

An Iranian exile group says some of its members are ready to leave their camp near Iraq's capital, Baghdad, in a move to end a political standoff.
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US warns Iran on oil route threat

Wednesday, December 28th 2011, 19:50
related countries: United States
related places: West

The US Navy says it will not tolerate disruption to a vital oil route as Iran threatens to shut the Strait of Hormuz if the West imposes more sanctions.
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Iran in threat to block oil route

Wednesday, December 28th 2011, 11:14

Iran threatens to close a vital oil-trade route if the West imposes more sanctions over its controversial nuclear programme.
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Iran court begins 'CIA spy' trial

Tuesday, December 27th 2011, 15:11
related countries: United States

Iran puts on trial an American man of Iranian descent who "confessed" to working as a CIA spy on state TV, local media say.
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Iraq and UN sign Iran exile pact

Monday, December 26th 2011, 13:52
related countries: Iraq
related places: Baghdad

Iraq and the United Nations agree to re-settle more than 3,000 Iranian exiles who have been based at a refugee camp near Baghdad since the 1980s.
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US $10m bounty for 'al-Qaeda man'

Thursday, December 22nd 2011, 23:22
related countries: United States

The US offers a $10m reward for information leading to the arrest of a man they say is a key al-Qaeda facilitator and financier operating in Iran.
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The 'Iranian Schindler' who saved Jews from the Nazis

Wednesday, December 21st 2011, 0:58

The Muslim diplomat who saved Jews from the death camps
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US urges Iran to free alleged spy

Tuesday, December 20th 2011, 3:48
related countries: United States
related places: Tehran, Washington

Washington asks Tehran to free "without delay" a US man of Iranian descent who confessed on state TV to working a CIA spy.
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Obama voices Venezuela concerns

Monday, December 19th 2011, 19:50
related countries: Cuba, United States, Venezuela

US President Barack Obama accuses Venezuela of threatening democratic values ahead of elections next year and criticises its ties to Cuba and Iran.
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Iran TV shows 'US spy confession'

Sunday, December 18th 2011, 21:44
related countries: United States

Iranian state television shows what it says is the confession of an alleged CIA spy - an American man of Iranian descent.
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Iranians detain alleged 'CIA spy'

Sunday, December 18th 2011, 0:39

The Iranian authorities say they have detained an alleged CIA spy - the latest in a series of such claims.
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AUDIO: Is there a 'spy war' in Iran?

Friday, December 16th 2011, 10:12

Security Correspondent Gordon Corera reports on whether a "spy war" is taking place in Iran
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Iran refuses to return US drone

Tuesday, December 13th 2011, 18:48
related countries: United States
related places: Washington

Iran rejects a US call for the return of a US surveillance drone recently captured by Iran, saying Washington should apologise for invading its airspace.
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VIDEO: Iran documentary shows elite forces

Tuesday, December 13th 2011, 17:04

An Iranian state television documentary about the country's elite forces - tasked with safeguarding the regime - sparks online debate.
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US asks Iran to give back drone

Monday, December 12th 2011, 20:03
related countries: United States
related places: Tehran

President Barack Obama says the US has requested that Tehran return the surveillance drone captured by Iran's military earlier this month.
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Iranian factory blast kills seven

Monday, December 12th 2011, 17:31

An explosion at a steel factory in Iran has killed seven people including foreign nationals, Iranian state media say.
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Ex-FBI man pleads in hostage clip

Friday, December 9th 2011, 17:35

The family of former FBI agent Robert Levinson, who went missing in Iran in 2007, releases a proof-of-life video that shows him pleading for help.
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VIDEO: Iran shows off captured US drone

Friday, December 9th 2011, 1:46
related countries: United States
related places: Tehran

Iranian TV has shown the video footage of an advanced US drone aircraft that Tehran says it downed late last week.
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Iran displays captured US drone

Thursday, December 8th 2011, 23:34
related countries: Afghanistan, United States
related places: Tehran

Iranian TV shows the first video footage of an advanced unmanned US drone aircraft that Tehran says it downed near the Afghan border.
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'Virtual' US Iranian embassy open

Tuesday, December 6th 2011, 20:57
related countries: United States

The US state department opens a "virtual embassy" for Iran, in a bid to reach out to Iranians interested in visas and other information.
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US 'concerned' about drone loss

Tuesday, December 6th 2011, 3:19
related countries: United States
related places: Tehran, Sentinel

The US says it is concerned at the the loss of a Sentinel unmanned drone near the border with Iran, which Tehran says it shot down.
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Oil price back up on Iran fears

Monday, December 5th 2011, 16:34

Improvements in the global economy and tensions in Iran, the world's fourth-largest oil producer, push up the price of oil.
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Iranians claim to down US drone

Sunday, December 4th 2011, 20:01
related countries: United States

Iran's military claims to have shot down a US drone, as Nato-led forces say it may be a craft that was lost over western Afghanistan last week.
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France reduces Iran embassy staff

Saturday, December 3rd 2011, 15:43
related countries: France, United Kingdom
related places: Tehran

France brings a number of diplomats and their families home from Iran, following Tuesday's attack on the British embassy in Tehran.
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