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

Iranian billionaire sentenced to death

Sunday, March 6th 2016, 15:47

Billionaire Iranian businessman Babak Zanjani, accused by the West of sanctions-busting, has been sentenced to death for corruption, Iranian officials say.
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Iran hardliners suffer more setbacks

Monday, February 29th 2016, 11:30

Moderates and reformists deal another blow to Iran's hardliners, winning all but one of Tehran's seats in the Assembly of Experts in Friday's polls.
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Iran hardliner hits back over poll

Sunday, February 28th 2016, 23:27

The head of Iran's judiciary accuses moderates of working with the West as results suggest gains for reformists in parliamentary elections.
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Iran reformists win all Tehran seats

Sunday, February 28th 2016, 17:53
related places: Tehran

Allies of Iran's reformist President Hassan Rouhani win a landslide victory in Tehran, in the first elections since the nuclear deal with world powers.
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Early gains for reformists in Iran poll

Saturday, February 27th 2016, 19:50

Early results from crucial elections in Iran suggest that reformists, including President Hassan Rouhani, are ahead.
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Iran voting ends after high turnout

Friday, February 26th 2016, 20:55

Polls close in Iran's first elections since clinching a deal with world powers over its nuclear programme and the lifting of sanctions.
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Iranian elections highlight divisions

Thursday, February 25th 2016, 16:28

Iran elections highlight conservative-reformist struggle
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Iran 'arrests father of jailed US man'

Wednesday, February 24th 2016, 23:18
related countries: United States

Iranian authorities have arrested the elderly father of an American who has been in jail in the country for the past four months, according to the man's family.
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Iran elections: Five things to know

Wednesday, February 24th 2016, 1:14

Five reasons why elections in Iran matter
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Saudi Arabia tries Shia for spying

Monday, February 22nd 2016, 11:32
related countries: Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia puts on trial 32 people, almost all of them members of the kingdom's Shia minority, accused of spying for Iran, local media report.
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Iranian parade mocks American captives

Thursday, February 11th 2016, 17:29
related countries: United States

How one Iranian city marked a revolutionary anniversary
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Iranians speak out over sexual harassment scandal

Thursday, February 11th 2016, 1:03

Iran debates harassment after newsreader puts recording online
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Iranian youth get app to dodge morality police

Tuesday, February 9th 2016, 18:37

App helps Iranian youth to evade fashion police
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Instagram imams are unlikely online hit

Monday, February 1st 2016, 0:49

Iranian clergy doing everyday things are unlikely online hit
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Iran 'flies drone over US warship'

Friday, January 29th 2016, 19:53
related countries: United States
related places: Gulf

Iran flew an unarmed drone over a US aircraft carrier and took "precise" photographs during a naval drill in the Gulf, its state broadcaster says.
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Rouhani hails Iran-France 'new chapter'

Thursday, January 28th 2016, 17:49
related countries: France

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani hails "a new chapter" in French-Iranian relations during his visit to Paris, as he secures major business deals.
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Rouhani due in France for trade talks

Wednesday, January 27th 2016, 5:57
related countries: France, Italy

Iranian president Hassan Rouhani will arrive in France on Wednesday for the second leg of his state visit to Europe, after three days in Italy.
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Italy covers nudes for Iran president

Tuesday, January 26th 2016, 16:45
related countries: Italy
related places: Rome

Italy conceals nude sculptures in a Rome museum to avoid offending Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, who is visiting the country for trade talks.
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Iran's president seeks deals in Europe

Monday, January 25th 2016, 12:17
related countries: Italy
related places: Tehran

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is seeking major business deals as he arrives in Italy, a week after the lifting of economic sanctions against Tehran.
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Iran eyes purchase of Boeing planes

Sunday, January 24th 2016, 11:58
related countries: United States

Iran is considering buying planes from US manufacturer Boeing as it moves to upgrade its fleet following the removal of UN sanctions.
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Iran and China pledge closer ties

Saturday, January 23rd 2016, 10:15
related countries: China
related places: Tehran

Iran and China pledge closer economic ties, as China's Xi Jinping becomes the first leader to visit Tehran since sanctions were lifted.
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VIDEO: The falling price of oil explained

Tuesday, January 19th 2016, 16:34

As oil prices continue to fall, lifting sanctions imposed on Iran, which has one of the biggest oil reserves in the world, has pushed the prices even further down.
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VIDEO: Will Iran's neighbours see boost?

Monday, January 18th 2016, 23:51

Justin Rowlatt reports on how the lifting of sanctions in Iran may affect economies beyond its borders.
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Iran investment hope cheers traders in Dubai

Monday, January 18th 2016, 18:12

Dubai traders buoyed as Iran sanctions end
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Iran condemns US missile-test sanctions

Monday, January 18th 2016, 14:28
related countries: United States

Iran denounces new sanctions by the US over its ballistic missile programme, a day after economic sanctions are lifted.
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Oil steadies after falling below $28

Monday, January 18th 2016, 13:26

The price of oil recovers slightly after earlier falling below $28 a barrel, as Opec predicts crude prices will recover this year.
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US imposes fresh sanctions on Iran

Sunday, January 17th 2016, 20:32
related countries: United States

The US imposes sanctions on Iranian firms and individuals over a ballistic missile programme, hours after nuclear sanctions are lifted.
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Iran is back in business for now

Sunday, January 17th 2016, 15:38

Without nuclear sanctions, Iran is back in business for now
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'New chapter' as Iran sanctions end

Sunday, January 17th 2016, 14:55
related places: Tehran

Iran "has opened a new chapter" in its ties with the world, President Hassan Rouhani says, hours after nuclear-related sanctions on Tehran are lifted.
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VIDEO: Iran sanctions deal in 60 seconds

Sunday, January 17th 2016, 9:56

What will the lifting of sanctions on Iran mean?
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VIDEO: 'We have suffered from these sanctions'

Sunday, January 17th 2016, 8:29

International sanctions against Iran which have been in place for decades have been lifted.
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Iran sanctions lifted over nuclear deal

Saturday, January 16th 2016, 23:54

International sanctions on Iran are lifted after its compliance with obligations under the nuclear agreement with world powers was certified.
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VIDEO: Iran sees end to international sanctions

Saturday, January 16th 2016, 22:38

International sanctions on Iran have been lifted after its compliance with obligations under its nuclear agreement with world powers was certified.
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Iran frees Washington Post's reporter

Saturday, January 16th 2016, 21:39
related countries: United States

Iran releases Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian and three other Iranian-American prisoners as international sanctions on Iran are lifted.
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VIDEO: Timeline of Jason Rezaian's captivity

Saturday, January 16th 2016, 19:10
related countries: United States

Iran has released Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian and three other Iranian-American prisoners in an apparent prisoner swap with the US.
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Jason Rezaian - Now a free man

Saturday, January 16th 2016, 16:40

Washington Post reporter who spent months in Iran jail
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Iran expects sanctions to be lifted

Saturday, January 16th 2016, 11:24
related countries: Austria, United States
related places: Vienna

International sanctions against Iran are to be lifted today, the country's foreign minister says ahead of a meeting with the EU and US in Vienna.
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Capture of sailors tests Iran-US relations

Thursday, January 14th 2016, 18:09
related countries: United States

Detention of sailors shows Iran-US relationship still fragile
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The man behind Iran's most famous tower

Thursday, January 14th 2016, 2:54

The man behind Iran's most famous tower
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VIDEO: The moment Iran detained US sailors

Wednesday, January 13th 2016, 16:54
related countries: United States

Footage shows the moment Iranian forces detained US sailors, before their release, as US Secretary of State John Kerry praises the country's swift handling of the incident.
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US 'apologises' for Iran naval incursion

Wednesday, January 13th 2016, 9:32
related countries: United States

The US apologises to Iran after 10 American sailors were arrested for entering Iranian waters, the commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guards naval forces says.
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Iran detains 10 US sailors in Gulf

Wednesday, January 13th 2016, 2:22
related countries: United States
related places: Tehran

Iran detained 10 US sailors after their two patrol boats reportedly drifted into Iranian waters in the Gulf, US officials say.
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Kuwait sentences 'Iran spies' to death

Tuesday, January 12th 2016, 10:49
related countries: Kuwait

A court in Kuwait sentences two men to death after finding them guilty of spying for Iran and plotting attacks in the emirate.
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Iran fills Arak reactor with concrete

Monday, January 11th 2016, 17:49
related places: Arak, Fars

Iran removes the core of its Arak nuclear reactor and fills it with cement, Fars news agency says - part of a nuclear deal agreed last year.
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Arab League ministers condemn Iran

Sunday, January 10th 2016, 17:55
related countries: Egypt, Saudi Arabia
related places: Cairo

Arab League foreign ministers in an emergency meeting in Cairo condemn recent attacks on Saudi Arabia's diplomatic missions in Iran.
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A gulf between them

Sunday, January 10th 2016, 0:57
related countries: Saudi Arabia

The historic enmity between Saudi Arabia and Iran
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Saudis deny strike on Iranian embassy

Thursday, January 7th 2016, 20:34
related countries: Saudi Arabia, Yemen
related places: Sanaa, Tehran

The Saudi-led coalition fighting rebels in Yemen denies its warplanes hit Iran's embassy in Sanaa, but Tehran vows to complain to the UN.
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Saudi Arabia and Iran fight for Africa's loyalty

Thursday, January 7th 2016, 16:18
related countries: Saudi Arabia

How Saudi-Iran rivalry is spilling into Africa
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Iran embassy 'damaged by Saudi strike'

Thursday, January 7th 2016, 16:05
related countries: Saudi Arabia, Yemen

Iran accuses Saudi-led coalition warplanes of hitting its embassy in Yemen's capital, Sanaa, but residents report no visible damage.
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VIDEO: Mother and daughter reunited after war

Thursday, January 7th 2016, 1:39
related countries: Iraq

A Kurdish woman, who was adopted by an Iranian family as a child, returns to Iraq to find her biological parents.
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Qatar joins Saudi action against Iran

Wednesday, January 6th 2016, 22:38
related countries: Saudi Arabia
related places: Tehran

Qatar becomes the latest country to back Saudi Arabia in its diplomatic row with Iran, by withdrawing its ambassador to Tehran.
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Iraq ready to mediate in Saudi-Iran row

Wednesday, January 6th 2016, 18:32
related countries: Iraq, Saudi Arabia

Iraq offers to mediate between Iran and Saudi Arabia in the dispute sparked by the Gulf kingdom's execution of a dissident Shia Muslim cleric.
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US steps up bid to calm Saudi-Iran row

Wednesday, January 6th 2016, 5:45
related countries: Saudi Arabia, United States

US Secretary of State John Kerry has repeatedly called leaders in Saudi Arabia and Iran to try to defuse their diplomatic row, US officials say.
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VIDEO: Regional fallout from Saudi-Iran row

Wednesday, January 6th 2016, 0:04
related countries: Saudi Arabia

As the dispute between Saudi Arabia and Iran continues to escalate, the BBC looks at the possible fallout across the region.
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Kuwait recalls envoy as region feuds

Tuesday, January 5th 2016, 17:07
related countries: Kuwait, Saudi Arabia

Kuwait says it is recalling its ambassador to Iran as a regional row over the execution of a Shia cleric in Saudi Arabia deepens.
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UN condemns attack on Saudi embassy

Tuesday, January 5th 2016, 5:35
related countries: Saudi Arabia, Turkey

The UN Security Council condemns an attack on the Saudi embassy in Tehran but makes no mention of the execution of a Shia cleric which triggered the unrest.
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VIDEO: Saudi Arabia and Iran - The tension explained

Tuesday, January 5th 2016, 0:08
related countries: Saudi Arabia

Tensions between Saudi Arabia and Iran have increased since the execution of Shia cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr.
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VIDEO: Tensions rise in Saudi Iran execution row

Monday, January 4th 2016, 22:57
related countries: Saudi Arabia

A number of Saudi Arabia's allies have taken diplomatic action against Iran, amid a row over the Saudi execution of a prominent Shia Muslim cleric.
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Saudi allies join action against Iran

Monday, January 4th 2016, 18:38
related countries: Saudi Arabia
related places: Tehran

Saudi Arabia's allies cut or downgrade their diplomatic ties with Iran, after the Saudi embassy in Tehran is attacked over a Shia cleric's execution.
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