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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• November 16th 2010 – September 28th 2010
• September 28th 2010 – August 17th 2010
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• February 6th 2010 – December 24th 2009
• December 23rd 2009 – December 1st 2009
• December 1st 2009 – October 30th 2009
• October 29th 2009 – September 26th 2009
• September 26th 2009 – August 25th 2009
• August 25th 2009 – July 24th 2009
• July 23rd 2009 – June 29th 2009
• June 28th 2009 – May 20th 2009
• May 20th 2009 – March 26th 2009
• March 24th 2009 – December 26th 2008
• December 25th 2008 – September 28th 2008
• September 26th 2008 – July 16th 2008
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Iran: news

US general 'target' in leak probe

Friday, June 28th 2013, 8:15
related countries: United States

A retired high-ranking US general, James Cartwright, is the target of an investigation into classified Iran leaks, US media report.
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Rouhani vows nuclear transparency

Monday, June 17th 2013, 22:19

Iran is ready to show more transparency on its nuclear programme, but will not halt its uranium enrichment, says President-elect Rouhani.
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VIDEO: Rouhani urges nuclear recognition

Monday, June 17th 2013, 19:28
related countries: United States

Iran's president-elect has said the US must recognise his country's nuclear rights if there are to be direct talks between the two.
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VIDEO: Israel's warning after Iran election

Sunday, June 16th 2013, 21:43
related countries: Israel

Israel has warned there should be no let-up in pressure on Iran to stop its nuclear programme following the election of reformist-backed Hassan Rouhani as president.
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Iran poll prompts Israeli warning

Sunday, June 16th 2013, 19:39
related countries: Israel

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu warns against "wishful thinking" after reformist-backed Hassan Rouhani is elected Iran's president.
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VIDEO: Iranians hail new president Rouhani

Sunday, June 16th 2013, 8:38
related places: Tehran

Thousands of Iranians take to the streets of Tehran to celebrate the election of Hassan Rouhani as their new president.
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Rouhani hails 'win over extremism'

Sunday, June 16th 2013, 8:38

Hassan Rouhani calls his election as Iran's president a "victory of moderation over extremism" as Western nations vow to work with him.
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Iranians hail new president Rouhani

Saturday, June 15th 2013, 23:08
related places: Tehran

Thousands of Iranians take to the streets of the capital, Tehran, to celebrate the election of Hassan Rouhani as their new president.
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VIDEO: Hassan Rouhani wins Iran election

Saturday, June 15th 2013, 21:35

Reformist-backed cleric Hassan Rouhani has won Iran's presidential election, securing just over 50% of the vote and so avoiding the need for a run-off.
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Hassan Rouhani wins Iran presidency

Saturday, June 15th 2013, 19:50

Reformist-backed cleric Hassan Rouhani wins Iran's presidential election, securing just over 50% of the vote and so avoiding a run-off.
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VIDEO: Iran election: Who wields real power?

Saturday, June 15th 2013, 16:07

Reformist-backed cleric Hassan Rouhani has won Iran's presidential election - the BBC's John Simpson says he faces the country's religious establishment but "could shift Iran a little bit".
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VIDEO: Game change? Powers at play in Syria

Friday, June 14th 2013, 22:37
related countries: Syria, United States
related places: Powers

A decision by the United States to offer "direct military aid" to certain Syrian opposition fighters comes amid Syrian leader is receiving backing from parts of the wider region, including Iran, Russia and Hezbollah,
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VIDEO: Long queues mark Iranian election

Friday, June 14th 2013, 21:52

Millions of voters across Iran have cast their ballots in the country's presidential elections.
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Iranians vote for new president

Friday, June 14th 2013, 21:07

Polls have closed in Iran's presidential election as voters decided who should replace incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
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VIDEO: Iran elections: Voting under way

Friday, June 14th 2013, 6:03

Millions of voters across Iran have begun casting their ballots in the country's presidential elections.
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BBC condemns Iran over 'harassment'

Thursday, June 13th 2013, 17:59

The BBC condemns "unprecedented levels of intimidation" of BBC employees' families by Iran ahead of its Friday's presidential elections.
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Tehran's political festival

Thursday, June 13th 2013, 15:28

Supporters of candidates celebrate ahead of Iran election
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Google detects Iran phishing attacks

Thursday, June 13th 2013, 10:11

Google says it has discovered thousands of "politically motivated" phishing attacks on Iranian email accounts ahead of Friday's presidential election.
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VIDEO: Iran elections - in 90 seconds

Wednesday, June 12th 2013, 23:26

What next for Iran as election ushers in post-Ahmadinejad era?
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Election hope for Iran's reformists?

Wednesday, June 12th 2013, 14:49

Moderate gains momentum ahead of Iran's presidential election
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Iran candidates in final election push

Wednesday, June 12th 2013, 13:18

Iran's six presidential hopefuls are wrapping up their final day of campaigning ahead of Friday's elections.
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Economic troubles loom over Iran presidential election

Wednesday, June 12th 2013, 0:32

Economic troubles loom over Iran presidential election
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Quiz: Could you be president of Iran?

Tuesday, June 11th 2013, 7:23

Do you have what it takes to become president of Iran?
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Reformist Aref quits Iran race

Tuesday, June 11th 2013, 6:29

The sole reformist candidate in Iran's presidential election, Mohammad Reza Aref, has dropped out of the race, his website says.
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VIDEO: Iran pursuing 'national internet'

Monday, June 10th 2013, 6:15

Iranian internet-users could have access to international websites such as Google and YouTube blocked, under little-known government plans to manage the internet.
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Syria protester 'killed in Beirut'

Sunday, June 9th 2013, 14:12
related countries: Lebanon, Syria
related places: Beirut

A Lebanese man apparently protesting against Hezbollah's role in the Syria conflict is shot dead outside the Iranian embassy in Beirut, reports say.
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Iraq bomber kills Iranian pilgrims

Friday, June 7th 2013, 20:15
related countries: Iraq

A suicide bomber rams a car packed with explosives into a bus in north-eastern Iraq., killing at least 10 Iranian Shia pilgrims.
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Small-town Iran: Voters' worries

Thursday, June 6th 2013, 23:01

Voters disillusioned as they struggle to make ends meet
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VIDEO: On the hunt for Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

Thursday, June 6th 2013, 22:58
related countries: Ghana

The BBC's James Reynolds travelled to Ghana in an attempt to track down the President of Iran.
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Protest at Iran dissident's funeral

Tuesday, June 4th 2013, 19:29

Tens of thousands of people attend the funeral of a senior dissident cleric in the city of Isfahan, chanting anti-government protests.
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US sanctions target Iranian currency

Tuesday, June 4th 2013, 1:33
related countries: United States
related places: Tehran

The US unveils fresh sanctions against Iran, targeting the country's currency, as it increases pressure on Tehran to abandon its nuclear programme.
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Ahmadinejad: Iran's populist and pariah leaves the stage

Tuesday, June 4th 2013, 0:14

Iran's Mahmoud Ahmadinejad set to leave the stage
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Iran talks 'going round in circles'

Monday, June 3rd 2013, 14:15

Talks with Iran on its nuclear programme have been "going around in circles", says the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency.
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Helicopter scare for Iran president

Sunday, June 2nd 2013, 8:26

A helicopter carrying Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad makes an emergency landing in a mountainous region in northern Iran, media say.
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US lifts Iran 'iPhone' sanctions

Thursday, May 30th 2013, 20:09
related countries: United States
related places: Apple

The US eases restrictions on the sale of mobile phones and other communications devices and software - including popular Apple products - to Iranians.
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Saudi envoy death plotter sentenced

Thursday, May 30th 2013, 17:19
related countries: Saudi Arabia, United States

An Iranian-American man who admitted to plotting the assassination of the Saudi ambassador to the US is sentenced to 25 years in prison.
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Iran in 'Latin America terror plot'

Wednesday, May 29th 2013, 22:31
related countries: Argentina

An Argentine prosecutor accuses Iran of trying to infiltrate countries in Latin America to sponsor and carry out "terrorist activities".
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'Open race' for top Cannes prize

Sunday, May 26th 2013, 13:51
related countries: France
related places: Cannes

Films about New York folk singers, young lesbian lovers and a tangled French-Iranian family are among the top contenders for the Palme d'Or at Cannes.
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Iran election: Conservatives dominate narrow field

Friday, May 24th 2013, 23:27

Iran's voters have little choice as conservatives dominate
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Rafsanjani criticises Iran's leaders

Thursday, May 23rd 2013, 11:19

Former Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani accuses the country's leadership of ignorance after he is barred from running for office, say reports.
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Kerry condemns Hezbollah over Syria

Wednesday, May 22nd 2013, 22:55
related countries: Lebanon, Syria, United States

US Secretary of State John Kerry says Lebanon's Hezbollah and Iran are perpetuating President Bashar al-Assad's "campaign of terror" in Syria.
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More centrifuges at Iran plant - UN

Wednesday, May 22nd 2013, 17:01
related places: Natanz

The UN's nuclear watchdog says hundreds of advanced centrifuges have been fitted at Iran's Natanz nuclear plant.
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Profiles: Iran election candidates

Wednesday, May 22nd 2013, 13:52

Profiles of the eight candidates set to contest Iran's presidential poll
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Ahmadinejad to contest bar on ally

Wednesday, May 22nd 2013, 11:38

Iran's President Ahmadinejad says he will contest the disqualification of his ally Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei from next month's presidential poll.
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Rafsanjani exclusion shows Iran establishment's weakness

Tuesday, May 21st 2013, 20:58

Rafsanjani exclusion shows Iran establishment's weakness
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Key pair barred from Iran election

Tuesday, May 21st 2013, 19:55

Two prominent figures in Iran, Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani and Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei, are barred from standing in next month's presidential election.
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Saudi Arabia arrests 10 spy suspects

Tuesday, May 21st 2013, 14:54
related countries: Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia has arrested 10 more suspects in what it says is a spy ring linked to Iran, state media report.
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VIDEO: Will Israel bomb Iran?

Monday, May 20th 2013, 23:28

Middle East editor Jeremy Bowen explores what might happen if Iran continues with its nuclear programme.
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Iran executes two men for spying

Sunday, May 19th 2013, 10:06
related countries: Israel, United States

Iranian officials say two men have been executed after they were convicted of spying for Israel and the US.
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VIDEO: Need to Know: Iran's leadership

Saturday, May 18th 2013, 0:28

BBC Persian's Rana Rahimpour explains how Iran's leadership structure works and what could happen in the upcoming presidential elections.
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Iran women barred from presidency

Thursday, May 16th 2013, 21:23

A constitutional body in Iran rules that women cannot run in presidential polls scheduled for 14 June, despite 30 women registering as candidates.
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VIDEO: US and Iranian wrestlers rumble in NYC

Wednesday, May 15th 2013, 10:13
related countries: Russia, United States
related places: New York

The United Nations have played host to a different group of power players when champion wrestlers from the US, Russian and Iran visited its headquarters in New York.
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Iran elections: Candidates and rivalries in the frame

Tuesday, May 14th 2013, 11:41
related places: Key

Key players enter the race to become Iran's next president
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