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

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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Saudis set deadline for Iran diplomats

Monday, January 4th 2016, 7:57
related countries: Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia gives Iranian diplomats two days to leave the country, amid a row over the Saudi execution of a prominent Shia Muslim cleric.
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Saudi Arabia breaks off ties with Iran

Monday, January 4th 2016, 2:05
related countries: Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia says it has broken off diplomatic ties with Iran, amid a row over the Saudi execution of prominent Shia cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr.
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Iran says Saudis face 'divine revenge'

Sunday, January 3rd 2016, 15:30
related countries: Saudi Arabia

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei says Saudi Arabia faces "divine revenge" for executing prominent Shia cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr.
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VIDEO: Protesters storm Saudi embassy in Tehran

Sunday, January 3rd 2016, 10:44
related countries: Saudi Arabia
related places: Tehran

Unverified footage posted on social media appears to show part of the Saudi Embassy in Tehran under attack and on fire.
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Anger at Saudi Shia cleric's execution

Saturday, January 2nd 2016, 22:09
related countries: Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia's execution of prominent Shia cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr sparks anger and protests, with chief rival Iran leading vehement condemnation.
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Iran: US lying about rocket tests

Thursday, December 31st 2015, 11:52
related countries: United States

Iran accuses the US of lying by claiming Iran test-fired rockets near American warships and other vessels in the Strait of Hormuz.
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Iran tests US patience with rocket fire

Wednesday, December 30th 2015, 10:26
related countries: United States

Iran's navy conducted rocket tests near US warships and other commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, the American military says.
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Iran 'on track with nuclear deal'

Monday, December 28th 2015, 21:34
related countries: United States

The US says Iran has taken a significant step towards meeting its nuclear commitments, by sending a large quantity of uranium abroad.
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Iran leader: Improve image of Islam

Sunday, December 27th 2015, 16:03

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says Muslims must work to improve the world's opinion of Islam, which he says has been tarnished by violence.
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VIDEO: Children of Abraham: Photos of religion

Saturday, December 26th 2015, 0:01
related places: `Abbas

Over more than four decades, acclaimed Iranian photojournalist Abbas has documented key sporting moments, but also religion and its influence on culture.
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Iran hostages 'win compensation'

Thursday, December 24th 2015, 17:50

The victims of the Iran hostage crisis are to receive compensation 36 years after their ordeal, reports say.
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Iranian hackers 'targeted' US dam

Monday, December 21st 2015, 11:47
related countries: United States
related places: New York

Iranian hackers penetrated the computers controlling a dam near New York, reports the Wall Street Journal.
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Iranians spontaneously create 'walls of kindness' to help the homeless

Sunday, December 20th 2015, 0:28

How ordinary people in Iran are helping the homeless
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Nuclear body ends Iran investigation

Tuesday, December 15th 2015, 17:22

The global nuclear watchdog, the IAEA, formally closes a probe into Iran's past activities - a key step towards lifting sanctions.
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VIDEO: Former Olympic stadium houses refugees

Thursday, December 10th 2015, 19:45
related countries: Greece
related places: Athens

An asylum seeker from Iran shows BBC News around a former Olympic stadium in Athens which is being used as a migrant reception centre.
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Iran swine flu outbreak kills 33

Monday, December 7th 2015, 20:21

At least 33 people have died in south-east Iran in the last three weeks after contracting swine flu, state media report.
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