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

Rallies for jailed Iranian woman

Saturday, July 24th 2010, 21:00

Hundreds of people hold rallies around the world to highlight the imprisonment of an Iranian woman sentenced to death for adultery.
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Course of history

Saturday, July 24th 2010, 11:00
related countries: Egypt

How golf epitomises the diverse fortunes of Iran and Egypt
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Iran launches nuclear fusion bid

Saturday, July 24th 2010, 10:29

Iran begins research aimed at developing a nuclear fusion reactor - an ambition that has proved elusive to physicists for decades.
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Plea for release of US hikers held in Iran

Thursday, July 22nd 2010, 15:58
related countries: United States

The mothers of two of the three US hikers arrested in Iran have made an emotional plea for their release
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US must drop Iran 'cowboy logic'

Monday, July 19th 2010, 11:19
related countries: United States

The US must stop using "cowboy logic" if it wants dialogue with Iran over its nuclear programme, the Iranian president says.
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US 'wanted to swap' Iranian scientist

Sunday, July 18th 2010, 13:58
related countries: United States
related places: Tehran

The Iranian scientist who claims he was abducted by US intelligence services, has given his first television interview since returning to Tehran.
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Funerals for Iran mosque victims

Saturday, July 17th 2010, 14:15
related places: Zahedan

Funerals are held in the Iranian city of Zahedan for victims of the devastating bombing of a mosque.
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Sunni group claims Iran bombing

Saturday, July 17th 2010, 1:11

A Sunni insurgent group has said it carried out a double suicide bombing in a Shia mosque in Iran.
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'Suicide bombers' hit Iran mosque

Friday, July 16th 2010, 12:57

At least 27 people are killed and 160 injured after suspected Sunni suicide bombers attack a Shia mosque in Iran, officials say.
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Amiri 'spied for US inside Iran'

Friday, July 16th 2010, 12:33
related countries: United States

US officials say the Iranian scientist who claims to have been tortured by the CIA was a willing and paid spy for years.
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Iranian scientist 'was tortured'

Thursday, July 15th 2010, 13:49
related countries: United States

An Iranian scientist who claims he was kidnapped and taken to the US by the CIA says he was tortured.
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Looking for answers

Thursday, July 15th 2010, 11:34

The strange case of Iranian scientist Shahram Amiri
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Iranian nuclear scientist 'heading home'

Wednesday, July 14th 2010, 17:32
related countries: United States
related places: Tehran

An Iranian nuclear scientist who claims he was kidnapped and taken to the US by the CIA is on his way back to Tehran, Iran says.
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Iran scientist's new kidnap claims

Wednesday, July 14th 2010, 14:15
related countries: United States
related places: Tehran

An Iranian nuclear scientist who claims he was abducted by CIA agents last year and taken to the US is on his way back to Tehran, Iran says.
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Iran scientist 'free to leave US'

Wednesday, July 14th 2010, 3:36
related countries: United States

The US insists that an Iranian nuclear scientist who has turned up in the country is there voluntarily and is free to leave.
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Iran scientist 'free to leave US'

Tuesday, July 13th 2010, 17:26
related countries: United States

The US insists that an Iranian nuclear scientist who has turned up in the country is there voluntarily and is free to leave.
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Russia says Iran 'nearing bombs'

Monday, July 12th 2010, 13:28
related countries: Russia

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev says Iran is "moving close" to having the potential to create nuclear weapons.
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Russia says Iran 'nearing bombs'

Monday, July 12th 2010, 13:28
related countries: Russia

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev says Iran is "moving close" to having the potential to create nuclear weapons.
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Iranian woman's stoning 'on hold'

Monday, July 12th 2010, 9:36

Iran's judicial chief has temporarily halted the stoning of a woman convicted of adultery, the official news agency says.
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Iran woman escapes stoning

Friday, July 9th 2010, 11:59

The Iranian authorities say a woman convicted of adultery, Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, will not be stoned to death.
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Iran 'adulterer' facing stoning

Wednesday, July 7th 2010, 16:27

Human Rights Watch calls on Iran to stop the execution by stoning of a woman convicted of adultery.
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Gay asylum seekers win UK appeal

Wednesday, July 7th 2010, 13:04
related countries: Cameroon, United Kingdom

The UK's Supreme Court rules that two gay men from Iran and Cameroon have the right to asylum in Britain.
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EU imposes flight ban on Iran Air

Wednesday, July 7th 2010, 8:51

Most Iran Air jets will be banned from flying to the EU because of safety concerns, the European Commission says.
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Hair and politics

Wednesday, July 7th 2010, 7:38

Iran cracks down on 'decadent' male hairstyles
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Iranian planes 'not denied fuel'

Tuesday, July 6th 2010, 13:06

Iran's foreign ministry denies claims the country's planes are being prevented from refuelling at some airports abroad.
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Iranian aircraft 'refused fuel'

Monday, July 5th 2010, 17:41
related countries: United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom

Iran accuses the UK, Germany and the UAE of refusing to refuel its passenger jets, days after tough new US sanctions.
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Iran 'proves US took scientist'

Sunday, July 4th 2010, 21:12
related countries: United States

Iran says it has handed over new documents proving one of its nuclear scientists was abducted by the US.
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Obama signs new sanctions on Iran

Thursday, July 1st 2010, 23:18
related countries: United States

US President Barack Obama signs into law new sanctions against Iran intended to impede its nuclear programme.
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Iran 'sent Syria advanced radar'

Thursday, July 1st 2010, 14:05
related countries: Israel, Syria, United States

Iran has given Syria an advanced radar system that could threaten Israel's air supremacy in the region, a US report says.
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Death penalty for Iran jail abuse

Wednesday, June 30th 2010, 16:15
related places: Kahrizak

Two men are sentenced to death in Iran over the deaths of three anti-government protesters at Kahrizak jail, reports say.
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Iran scientist 'flees US captors'

Wednesday, June 30th 2010, 6:11
related countries: United States

A man claiming to be a kidnapped Iranian nuclear scientist says he has escaped from US custody, in a video on Iranian TV.
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Total stops petrol sales to Iran

Monday, June 28th 2010, 16:51
related countries: France

French company Total says it has stopped petrol deliveries to Iran, amid growing pressure over Iran's nuclear programme.
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US Congress backs Iran sanctions

Friday, June 25th 2010, 2:01
related countries: United States
related places: Tehran

The US Congress overwhelmingly approves new sanctions against companies trading with Iran over its nuclear programme.
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Iran 'steps up' enrichment work

Thursday, June 24th 2010, 13:42

Iran produces 17kg (37lb) of uranium enriched to 20%, it says, defying UN attempts to halt its nuclear programme.
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Iran university reform sparks row

Wednesday, June 23rd 2010, 14:02

A row breaks out over President Ahmadinejad's battle for control over Iran's biggest and richest university.
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Israel launches 'spy satellite'

Wednesday, June 23rd 2010, 9:32
related countries: Israel

Israel launches a spy satellite called Ofek-9 that will reportedly be used to spy on Iran's nuclear programme.
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Iran doubles highest banknote

Tuesday, June 22nd 2010, 12:44

Iran doubles the denomination of its highest banknote to 100,000 rials, worth about $10, its Central Bank Governor says.
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Iran bars UN nuclear inspectors

Monday, June 21st 2010, 10:34

Iran tells the UN's International Atomic Energy Agency it will not allow two of its inspectors to enter the country.
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US warns Pakistan over gas deal

Monday, June 21st 2010, 5:02
related countries: Pakistan, United States
related places: Tehran

US warns Pakistan against a gas pipeline project with Iran due to anticipated fresh sanctions against Tehran.
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Iran hangs Sunni militant leader

Sunday, June 20th 2010, 20:53

Iran hangs Jundullah Sunni militant group leader Abdolmalek Rigi, who was arrested in February, official reports say.
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Russia criticises EU's Iran sanctions

Friday, June 18th 2010, 10:14
related countries: United States

President Medvedev criticises US and EU sanctions on Iran, as the US warns Iran could fire 'hundreds' of missiles at Europe.
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New EU sanctions on Iran approved

Thursday, June 17th 2010, 16:41

EU leaders back new sanctions on Iran that are tougher than recent measures adopted by the UN Security Council.
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US expands sanctions on Iran

Thursday, June 17th 2010, 0:46
related countries: United States

The US announces additional measures against Iran, days after fresh UN sanctions, amid fears over its nuclear programme.
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Iran 'vote riggers' trial urged

Tuesday, June 15th 2010, 19:46
related places: Tehran

Iranian opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi urges those who "committed fraud" in last year's presidential election be tried.
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Iran fuel swap deal 'still alive'

Tuesday, June 15th 2010, 11:41

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says a nuclear fuel swap deal is still on the table, despite the new UN sanctions.
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Deadly bus crash in Philippines

Sunday, June 13th 2010, 15:40
related countries: Pakistan, Philippines

At least 13 people die in the central Philippines as a bus carrying Iranian and Pakistani tourists plunges into a ravine.
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Clash reports on Iran anniversary

Saturday, June 12th 2010, 23:21

Sporadic demonstrations in Tehran and other Iranian cities are reported a year after the disputed presidential election.
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Russia backs away from Iran deal

Friday, June 11th 2010, 16:54
related countries: France, Russia
related places: Moscow

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin says Moscow will freeze the sale of surface-to-air missiles to Iran, according to French officials.
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Life of exile

Friday, June 11th 2010, 12:52

Activists who fled Iran on the year since elections
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Russian missile deal 'not affected'

Thursday, June 10th 2010, 21:38
related countries: Russia

The latest round of UN sanctions will not affect Russia's deal to supply controversial missiles to Iran, Russian officials say.
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Iran 'to review' UN watchdog ties

Thursday, June 10th 2010, 18:38

Iran's parliament is to review the nation's links with the UN nuclear watchdog after the latest UN sanctions, state media says.
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Iran dismisses new UN sanctions

Thursday, June 10th 2010, 9:09
related places: Tehran

Iran's President Ahmadinejad dismisses new UN sanctions on Tehran over its refusal to halt a nuclear programme.
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UN approves new sanctions on Iran

Wednesday, June 9th 2010, 21:11

The UN Security Council votes in favour of a fourth round of sanctions against Iran over its controversial nuclear programme.
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Are Iran's nuclear sanctions fair?

Wednesday, June 9th 2010, 16:21

The UN Security Council has voted in favour of fresh sanctions against Iran. Do you think these are necessary?
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Iran faces 'toughest sanctions'

Wednesday, June 9th 2010, 13:23
related countries: United States

Iran faces its toughest sanctions over its nuclear policy, the US says, as the UN prepares to vote on the issue.
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Iran defiant at UN sanctions move

Tuesday, June 8th 2010, 21:40

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad warns Iran will not agree to talks on its nuclear programme if new UN sanctions pass this week.
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US charges over Iran conspiracy

Tuesday, June 8th 2010, 20:36
related countries: United States

One American and five Iranians are charged over providing technology which helped Iran launch a satellite in 2005.
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Videos worsen Iran scientist row

Tuesday, June 8th 2010, 19:02
related countries: United States

The mystery surrounding the fate of an Iranian nuclear scientist in the US deepens as two videos emerge with differing accounts.
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UN 'to adopt' new Iran sanctions

Tuesday, June 8th 2010, 0:12

The UN Security Council is expected to adopt a fourth round of sanctions on Iran by midweek, despite some objections.
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