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

Merkel, Bush seek Iran consensus

Saturday, November 10th 2007, 0:38
related countries: Germany, United States
related places: Texas

Germany's Angela Merkel travels to the US president's Texas ranch for talks to focus on Iran's nuclear stand-off.
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US 'to release' Iranians in Iraq

Tuesday, November 6th 2007, 13:12
related countries: Iraq, United States

The US military says it will release nine Iranians being held in Iraq including two who Iran says are diplomats.
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Iran faces new sanctions threat

Friday, November 2nd 2007, 18:01

World powers agree to push for new sanctions against Iran if the UN finds it is continuing its nuclear programme.
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Gulf states 'offer Iran uranium'

Thursday, November 1st 2007, 18:42
related countries: Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia's foreign minister reportedly says Gulf states could offer to provide enriched uranium to Iran.
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Russian FM in surprise Iran trip

Tuesday, October 30th 2007, 9:53
related countries: Russia

Russia's foreign minister is to make an unannounced visit to Iran, amid rising tension over its nuclear programme.
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IAEA findings on Iran dismissed

Tuesday, October 30th 2007, 9:52
related countries: France, United States

France and the US dismiss the UN nuclear watchdog's finding that there is no evidence Iran is building a bomb.
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Iran defiant at new US sanctions

Friday, October 26th 2007, 13:52
related countries: United States

Iran responds defiantly to new US sanctions which target its Islamic Revolution Guards Corps and three banks.
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US imposes new sanctions on Iran

Thursday, October 25th 2007, 21:15
related countries: United States

The US steps up its sanctions on Iran for "supporting terrorists" and pursuing nuclear activities.
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Iran envoy vows no policy change

Tuesday, October 23rd 2007, 19:56

Iran's new nuclear negotiator says his appointment will not change policy and talks will be pursued "with strength".
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Iranian MPs add to nuclear splits

Tuesday, October 23rd 2007, 15:28

More than 180 Iranian MPs sign a letter supporting former nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani, signalling widening divisions.
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EU to meet new Iran nuclear chief

Tuesday, October 23rd 2007, 4:46
related countries: Italy
related places: Rome, Tehran

Iran's new top nuclear negotiator is to meet the EU's envoy in Rome amid fears Tehran is taking a harder line.
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Cheney in new warning to Iran

Monday, October 22nd 2007, 6:11
related countries: United States
related places: President

The US Vice-President, Dick Cheney, warns Iran it will not be allowed to obtain a nuclear weapon.
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Iran's Larijani set for EU talks

Sunday, October 21st 2007, 9:45

Iran's outgoing nuclear negotiator, Ali Larijani, will accompany his successor at talks with the EU.
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Iran's nuclear negotiator resigns

Saturday, October 20th 2007, 9:39

Ali Larijani, Iran's top nuclear negotiator, quits amid reports of growing differences with the president.
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Iran backing terror, says Blair

Friday, October 19th 2007, 7:27

Tony Blair accuses Iran of backing terrorism and says the world faces a situation akin to the rise of fascism.
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Iran hangs 12 for rape, murder

Thursday, October 18th 2007, 15:25

Iran hangs 12 people, including a woman, as the government steps up a crackdown on vice.
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Russia backs Iran nuclear rights

Tuesday, October 16th 2007, 19:40
related countries: Russia
related places: Tehran

President Putin offers guarded support for Iran's divisive nuclear programme after talks in Tehran.
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Putin set for historic Iran trip

Tuesday, October 16th 2007, 1:00
related countries: Russia
related places: Tehran

Russia's president is due to make a historic visit to Tehran for talks set to focus on Iran's nuclear ambitions.
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Putin's visit to Iran to go ahead

Monday, October 15th 2007, 16:59
related countries: Russia

Russian President Vladimir Putin says his visit to Iran will go ahead, despite reports of a plot to kill him.
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Putin told of 'assassination bid'

Sunday, October 14th 2007, 22:01
related countries: Russia

Russia's Vladimir Putin still plans to visit Iran this week despite reports of a plot to kill him on the trip, say officials.
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Iran leader urges summit boycott

Saturday, October 13th 2007, 14:15
related countries: United States

Iranian leader Ayatollah Khamenei urges Muslim states to boycott a US-sponsored Middle East conference.
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Japan student abducted in Iran

Thursday, October 11th 2007, 3:41
related countries: Japan

A Japanese student travelling in south-eastern Iran has been abducted, Japanese officials say.
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Putin plays down Iran bomb fears

Wednesday, October 10th 2007, 11:53
related countries: Russia

Russia's president says he has no information that Iran is seeking to build a nuclear weapon.
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Sarkozy hails talks with Putin

Wednesday, October 10th 2007, 8:47
related countries: France, Russia

French President Nicolas Sarkozy says progress is made at talks with Russia's leader on Iran's nuclear issue.
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Iran president faces rare protest

Monday, October 8th 2007, 14:18

A rare anti-government protest is held in Iran during a speech at a university by President Ahmadinejad.
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US accuses Iran's envoy to Iraq

Sunday, October 7th 2007, 16:34
related countries: Iraq, United States

The commander of US forces in Iraq, David Petraeus, says Iran's ambassador is a member of an elite military unit.
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Iran defiant over nuclear issue

Friday, October 5th 2007, 11:42

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad makes a defiant speech defending Iran's nuclear programme.
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Paris urges tougher Iran sanction

Thursday, October 4th 2007, 7:13
related countries: France
related places: Eu

France calls on the EU to impose tougher economic sanctions against Iran to end its "nuclear defiance".
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Iran says US too tied up to fight

Wednesday, October 3rd 2007, 18:34
related countries: United States
related places: Washington

Washington's other military operations put it in no position to launch an assault on Iran, says Iran's foreign minister.
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Iran college asks Bush to speak

Tuesday, October 2nd 2007, 17:34
related countries: United States
related places: Bush

An Iranian university invites George W Bush to visit, after Iran's president was jeered by US students last week.
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Iran MPs condemn US 'terrorists'

Sunday, September 30th 2007, 12:28
related countries: United States

Iran's MPs vote to brand the US military and the CIA as terrorist groups, in response to a move by the US Senate.
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Iran sanctions decision delayed

Friday, September 28th 2007, 21:32

A decision on imposing tougher UN sanctions on Iran over its nuclear programme is delayed until November.
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Iran and Venezuela heads in talks

Friday, September 28th 2007, 13:49
related countries: Venezuela

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad holds talks in Venezuela with President Hugo Chavez.
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Iran in $1bn Bolivia oil pledge

Thursday, September 27th 2007, 21:50
related countries: Bolivia

Iran's leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad promise $1bn (£493m) to help Bolivia exploit oil and gas reserves.
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Iran leader defiant in UN speech

Tuesday, September 25th 2007, 22:48

The debate over Iran's nuclear work is "closed", the country's president says in a fiery speech to the UN.
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UN chief calls for global action

Tuesday, September 25th 2007, 20:28
related countries: United States

UN chief Ban Ki-moon opens the 2007 general assembly by warning world leaders of "daunting challenges" ahead.
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Iran bails last US dual national

Tuesday, September 25th 2007, 9:46
related countries: United States

Iran releases on bail the last of three US-Iranian dual nationals detained on security charges, reports say.
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Iran president in NY campus row

Tuesday, September 25th 2007, 2:52
related countries: United States
related places: New York

President Ahmadinejad of Iran is involved in heated exchanges during a speech at a New York university.
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Iran leader plays down 'US war'

Monday, September 24th 2007, 9:22
related countries: United States

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says his country is not heading for armed conflict with the US.
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US urged to free Iranian 'guest'

Saturday, September 22nd 2007, 18:06
related countries: Iraq, United States

Iraq's president calls for the release of an Iranian official detained by US forces in the country's Kurdish north.
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Ahmadinejad issues warning

Saturday, September 22nd 2007, 9:46

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad issues a stern warning against any country considering attacking Iran.
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Powers to discuss Iran sanctions

Friday, September 21st 2007, 16:17
related countries: France, Germany, Russia, United Kingdom, United States

Officials from the US, France, Britain, Russia, China and Germany are to meet to discuss Iran's nuclear programme.
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Iranian officer 'seized in Iraq'

Thursday, September 20th 2007, 13:41
related countries: Iraq, United States

US-led forces in Iraq say they have arrested an Iranian officer operating in the north of the country.
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Iran frees US-Iranian from prison

Thursday, September 20th 2007, 9:51
related countries: United States
related places: Tehran, May

Iran releases a second Iranian-American academic who had been detained in Tehran since May.
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US blocks Iran leader 9/11 visit

Thursday, September 20th 2007, 4:14
related countries: United States
related places: New York

A request from Iran's president to visit the Ground Zero site in New York is denied by local authorities.
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Iran issues Israel attack warning

Wednesday, September 19th 2007, 16:29
related countries: Israel
related places: Tehran

Tehran has plans to bomb Israel if it launches an attack on Iranian soil first, military officials say.
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Rice attacks UN watchdog on Iran

Wednesday, September 19th 2007, 11:16
related countries: United States

The US secretary of state attacks the UN nuclear chief for urging caution on military intervention in Iran.
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Russia concerned by Iran war talk

Tuesday, September 18th 2007, 12:21
related countries: France, Russia

Russia's foreign minister raises fears over threats of war in Iran after meeting his French counterpart.
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ElBaradei concern over Iran row

Tuesday, September 18th 2007, 10:20
related countries: France, Russia
related places: Moscow

The head of the UN nuclear watchdog says force should only be used as a last resort to resolve the dispute with Iran.
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Iran scorns French warning of war

Monday, September 17th 2007, 22:03
related countries: France
related places: Tehran

Iran responds angrily after France's foreign minister warns of possible war over Tehran's nuclear programme.
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France warning of war with Iran

Monday, September 17th 2007, 7:20

France's foreign minister says the world should prepare for the possibility of war over Iran's nuclear programme.
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France warning of war with Iran

Sunday, September 16th 2007, 19:29

France's foreign minister says the world should prepare for the possibility of war over Iran's nuclear programme.
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Iran supreme leader slams Bush

Friday, September 14th 2007, 15:03
related countries: Iraq, United States
related places: Bush

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in a scathing attack on US President George Bush, says he should face trial over Iraq.
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US accuses Iran over Iraq attacks

Wednesday, September 12th 2007, 23:52
related countries: Iraq, United States

Senior US officials single out Iran for criticism, a day after giving a progress report on security in Iraq.
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Powers to hold Iran nuclear talks

Wednesday, September 12th 2007, 23:26
related countries: United States
related places: Tehran

The US is to host international talks on Iran's nuclear plans, as Tehran refuses to halt uranium enrichment.
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Iran defiant over EU uranium call

Wednesday, September 12th 2007, 14:18

Iran will not stop uranium enrichment despite opposition from the EU, Tehran's chief nuclear negotiator says.
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US-Iranian to be released 'soon'

Tuesday, September 11th 2007, 10:20
related countries: United States
related places: Tehran, May

An Iranian-American academic detained in a Tehran prison since May says he expects to be freed soon.
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Iran faces US bomb award

Friday, September 7th 2007, 21:26
related countries: Lebanon, United States
related places: Beirut

A US judge orders Iran to pay $2.65bn to families of marines killed by a 1983 suicide bomb in Beirut.
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Rafsanjani urges talks with West

Friday, September 7th 2007, 15:37
related places: Tehran

Former Iranian President Hashemi Rafsanjani calls on the West to engage with Tehran on the nuclear issue.
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