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 intent
• Nuclear meeting on Iran cancelled – Peres blasts Iran in UN address
• Persian vision – Rafsanjani in 'conciliatory' move
• Rafsanjani to lead key Iran body – Russia ships nuclear fuel to Iran
• Russia suspicious over Iran test – Slain student's family blame Iran
• Solana 'to deliver Iran proposal' – Tehran warns US over nuclear row
• Ten dead in southern Iran quake – UK MPs urge direct US-Iran talks
• UK officers shown on Iran TV – UN presses Iran on nuclear site
• UN refuses Iran help with reactor – US and EU issue new Iran warning
• US and Germany vow Iran diplomacy – US journalist to leave Iran
• US kills 'pro-Iranian militant' – US to push for new Iran sanctions
• US trio 'entered Iran illegally' – West 'seeks Iran disintegration'
• West urges tougher line on Iran – Yemenis intercept 'Iranian ship'

Iran: news

US kills 'pro-Iranian militant'

Wednesday, December 3rd 2008, 14:47
related countries: Iraq, United States
related places: Baghdad

US forces kill a suspected member of an Iranian-backed militant group and arrest two others in Baghdad.
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US links Iran to attack in Iraq

Monday, July 2nd 2007, 11:37
related countries: Iraq, Lebanon, United States

The US military says Iran and Lebanon's Hezbollah were behind an attack in Karbala that killed five soldiers.
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US Navy starts war games in Gulf

Tuesday, March 27th 2007, 14:40
related countries: United States
related places: Gulf

The US denies major war games by two carrier groups in the Gulf region are sabre-rattling aimed at Iran.
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US nuclear talks with Iran urged

Monday, April 17th 2006, 1:04
related countries: United States
related places: Bush

Leading US senators call on the Bush administration to hold talks with Iran on its nuclear programme.
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US offer to Iran 'not indefinite'

Wednesday, July 15th 2009, 18:28
related countries: United States

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warns Iran that the US will not extend its offer of engagement indefinitely.
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US offers direct talks with Iran

Wednesday, May 31st 2006, 22:27
related countries: United States
related places: Tehran

The US says it will join talks with Iran on its nuclear programme if Tehran suspends disputed activities.
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US official to attend Iran talks

Wednesday, July 16th 2008, 8:40
related countries: United States
related places: Washington

A top Washington official will attend talks with Iran's nuclear negotiator, in a significant shift in US policy.
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US official to hold Iran meeting

Tuesday, November 29th 2005, 10:20
related countries: Iraq, United States

The US ambassador in Iraq is to hold talks with officials from Iran, a state with which it has no diplomatic ties.
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US open to Iran's offer of talks

Saturday, September 12th 2009, 9:45
related countries: United States

The US says it will accept Iran's offer for wide-ranging talks but insists the nuclear issue will be on the agenda.
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US opens Iran basketball inquiry

Tuesday, October 17th 2006, 14:55
related countries: United States

The US authorities investigate whether American basketball players in Iran have violated US sanctions.
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US pessimistic on Iran overtures

Thursday, July 23rd 2009, 15:42
related countries: United States

The US secretary of state tells the BBC Washington still wants to engage with Iran but political turmoil makes a response unlikely.
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US ponders response to Iran snub

Thursday, November 19th 2009, 15:13
related countries: United States

President Barack Obama says the US and its partners are discussing steps they could take if Iran snubs a uranium enrichment deal.
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US presence blamed for Iraq woes

Monday, June 9th 2008, 15:19
related countries: Iraq, United States

Iran's supreme leader tells the visiting Iraqi PM the root cause of his country's problems is the presence of US troops.
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US presses Iran for nuclear reply

Thursday, June 22nd 2006, 16:09
related countries: United States

A top US official urges Iran to respond to a proposed deal on its nuclear programme as early as next week.
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US punishes firms for Iran sales

Wednesday, December 28th 2005, 0:21
related countries: United States

The US government imposes sanctions on nine foreign firms it says have sold weapons material to Iran.
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US pursues 'Iran-linked' charity

Friday, November 13th 2009, 0:56
related countries: United States

US prosecutors begin legal action to seize property owned by a Muslim charity suspected to have links with Iran.
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US rejects Iran captives exchange

Saturday, March 31st 2007, 9:59
related countries: Iraq, United States
related places: Gulf

US officials rule out a deal to swap 15 Royal Navy personnel captured in the Gulf for five Iranians seized in Iraq.
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US rejects Iran nuclear 'timeout'

Tuesday, January 30th 2007, 1:00
related countries: United States

The US rejects the UN's nuclear watchdog's call for a "timeout" over Iran's nuclear programme.
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US rejects Iran nuclear proposals

Friday, September 11th 2009, 7:03
related countries: United States

The US says it is unhappy with the proposals submitted by Iran aimed at breaking the deadlock over its nuclear ambitions.
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US rejects surprise Iran letter

Monday, May 8th 2006, 22:30
related countries: United States
related places: White House

A letter to George W Bush from Iranian leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad does not address key issues, US officials say.
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US releases five Iranians in Iraq

Friday, July 10th 2009, 8:10
related countries: Iraq, United States

Five Iranian officials held by the US military in Iraq since January 2007 are returned to Iran's embassy.
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US releases Iran stand-off video

Tuesday, January 8th 2008, 22:49
related countries: United States

The US releases video of a US-Iranian stand-off in the Gulf, condemned by President Bush as "provocative".
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US report plays down Iran threat

Monday, December 3rd 2007, 20:33
related countries: United States

Iran seems "less determined" to develop nuclear weapons than previously thought, a US intelligence report says.
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US sanctions target Iran carrier

Wednesday, September 10th 2008, 19:06
related countries: United States
related places: Tehran

The US imposes sanctions on Iran's national shipping company over its alleged support for Tehran's nuclear programme.
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US says Iran arming Iraq Sunnis

Wednesday, April 11th 2007, 18:50
related countries: Iraq, United States

The US military for the first time accuses Iran of supplying some Sunni Iraqi militant groups with munitions.
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US says Iran incident 'dangerous'

Tuesday, January 8th 2008, 7:53
related countries: United States

The US secretary of state denounces alleged threats by Iranian boats against the US navy in the Strait of Hormuz.
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US says Iran top terror sponsor

Friday, April 28th 2006, 16:55
related countries: United States

Iran is the most active state sponsor of terrorism, a US government review of global terrorism argues.
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US says Israel-Iran story false

Tuesday, July 1st 2008, 20:06
related countries: Israel, United States

The US state department criticises reported comments by a defence official that Israel was getting closer to attacking Iran.
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US says Shia cleric has left Iraq

Wednesday, February 14th 2007, 14:26
related countries: Iraq, United States

The US says radical Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr has left Iraq for Iran but his aides deny the claim.
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US seeks further pressure on Iran

Thursday, March 9th 2006, 8:27
related countries: United States

The US says there is a sense of urgency given Iran's defiance of the world over its nuclear programme.
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US sets nuclear deadline for Iran

Saturday, July 19th 2008, 22:58

Iran must decide within two weeks between co-operation or confrontation over its nuclear plans, the US warns after talks.
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US slaps 'WMD' sanctions on firms

Friday, August 4th 2006, 20:42
related countries: Cuba, North Korea, Russia, United States

The US imposes sanctions on arms firms from Russia, North Korea, India and Cuba for allegedly trading with Iran.
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US slaps sanctions on Iran firm

Tuesday, June 30th 2009, 19:39
related countries: North Korea, United States

The US imposes sanctions on an Iranian firm accused of helping North Korea develop its nuclear weapons programme.
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US sowing Iraq strife, says Iran

Friday, October 13th 2006, 15:19
related countries: Iraq, United States

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei accuses the US of promoting sectarian strife in Iraq.
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US think tank 'to open in Tehran'

Friday, October 3rd 2008, 9:38
related countries: United States

The US gives rare approval for a research body to open an office in Iran, stressing policy had not changed.
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US threatens tough Iran sanctions

Friday, December 11th 2009, 9:47
related countries: United States

The US Defense Secretary says he expects "significant" new sanctions against Iran over its nuclear programme.
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US to discuss Iran with Europeans

Friday, November 18th 2005, 7:47
related countries: United States

A senior US official is to meet EU officials involved in talks with Iran over its nuclear programme.
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US to have 'vigorous' Iran talks

Monday, January 26th 2009, 18:58
related countries: United States

The new US envoy to the UN says Barack Obama's administration would make Iran's nuclear programme a diplomatic priority and pursue "vigorous diplomacy".
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US to push for new Iran sanctions

Thursday, May 24th 2007, 4:08
related countries: United States

The US says it will press for a new set of sanctions on Iran for defying UN demands to stop enriching uranium.
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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 intentNuclear meeting on Iran cancelled – Peres blasts Iran in UN addressPersian vision – Rafsanjani in 'conciliatory' moveRafsanjani to lead key Iran body – Russia ships nuclear fuel to IranRussia suspicious over Iran test – Slain student's family blame IranSolana 'to deliver Iran proposal' – Tehran warns US over nuclear rowTen dead in southern Iran quake – UK MPs urge direct US-Iran talksUK officers shown on Iran TV – UN presses Iran on nuclear siteUN refuses Iran help with reactor – US and EU issue new Iran warningUS and Germany vow Iran diplomacy – US journalist to leave IranUS kills 'pro-Iranian militant' – US to push for new Iran sanctionsUS trio 'entered Iran illegally' – West 'seeks Iran disintegration'West urges tougher line on Iran – Yemenis intercept 'Iranian ship'