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

Iran news agency hit by closure

Monday, June 2nd 2008, 13:33
related places: Fars

Iran orders the temporary closure of the semi-official Fars news agency in a row over a report.
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Iran speaker warns nuclear IAEA

Wednesday, May 28th 2008, 9:44

Iran's new parliament speaker Ali Larijani brands a recent report from the UN's nuclear agency, the IAEA, "deceitful".
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Iran nuclear envoy made speaker

Wednesday, May 28th 2008, 8:23

Iran's new parliament elects leading conservative and former nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani as its speaker.
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Iranian MPs holds first session

Tuesday, May 27th 2008, 8:40

Iran's former nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani is poised to take the influential role of parliament speaker.
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Iran 'withholds nuclear details'

Monday, May 26th 2008, 20:47

The UN nuclear watchdog says it believes Iran is still withholding information on its nuclear programme.
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Chemical blaze kills 30 in Iran

Sunday, May 25th 2008, 17:52

An explosion and fire at a chemical plant in central Iran kills 30 people and injures 38, Iranian media report.
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Israel charges Iran spy suspect

Sunday, May 25th 2008, 17:14
related countries: Israel

An Iranian-born Israeli is arrested and charged by Israeli authorities with spying for Iran, police say.
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Gay Iranian given asylum in UK

Wednesday, May 21st 2008, 8:56
related countries: United Kingdom

A gay Iranian teenager who claimed he would be executed in Iran wins a fight against deportation.
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Iran arrests Bahai 'leadership'

Monday, May 19th 2008, 18:48

Members of the Bahai faith say their entire leadership in Iran have been arrested by the authorities.
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Saudis 'resist Bush oil pressure'

Friday, May 16th 2008, 17:50
related countries: Saudi Arabia, United States

Saudi Arabia rejects a US appeal to raise oil production saying there is no new demand, US officials say.
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Obama attacks Bush over Iran barb

Thursday, May 15th 2008, 15:48
related countries: United States
related places: Bush

US presidential hopeful Barack Obama interprets a speech by President Bush as an attack on his foreign policy.
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UK MKO terror ban appeal denied

Wednesday, May 7th 2008, 14:25
related countries: United Kingdom

The government is refused the right to challenge an order saying it should take an Iranian opposition group off a terror blacklist.
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Iran hardliners condemn Khatami

Tuesday, May 6th 2008, 16:49

Members of Iran's parliament complain about remarks made by former President Khatami on Ayatollah Khomeini.
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Obama attacks Clinton over Iran

Monday, May 5th 2008, 19:26
related countries: United States
related places: Clinton

Barack Obama accuses Hillary Clinton of "sabre-rattling" over Iran as the next US electoral contests loom.
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Iran to be offered new incentives

Friday, May 2nd 2008, 16:03
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: London

Major world powers reach agreement in London on fresh incentives for Iran to stop enriching uranium.
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Azeris clear Iran nuclear cargo

Thursday, May 1st 2008, 18:16
related countries: Azerbaijan, Russia

Azerbaijan allows a Russian nuclear cargo to cross its territory into Iran after holding it up for a month.
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Azeris clear Russia nuclear cargo

Thursday, May 1st 2008, 18:16
related countries: Azerbaijan, Russia

Azerbaijan allows a Russian nuclear cargo to cross its territory into Iran after holding it up for a month.
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'Provocative' Clinton angers Iran

Thursday, May 1st 2008, 4:20
related countries: United States

Tehran complains to the UN about remarks made by Hillary Clinton on the possibility of a US attack on Iran.
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Iranian leader upbeat on pipeline

Tuesday, April 29th 2008, 21:26
related countries: India

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad gives assurances to India on the construction of a multi-billion dollar gas pipeline through Pakistan.
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Iran boosts Sri Lankan refinery

Tuesday, April 29th 2008, 8:17
related countries: Sri Lanka

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad launches a project to expand Sri Lanka's oil refining capacity.
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Sri Lanka eyes Iranian aid money

Monday, April 28th 2008, 11:38
related countries: Sri Lanka

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is due in Sri Lanka on the second leg of a South Asian tour.
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Iran, Pakistan 'in pipeline deal'

Monday, April 28th 2008, 11:37
related countries: Pakistan

Pakistan says it has cleared the way with Iran to finalise an agreement on a $7.5bn gas pipeline to India.
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Iran hardliners strengthen hold

Saturday, April 26th 2008, 13:38

Iran's conservatives have consolidated their election win, taking more seats in a run-off.
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US vessel fires at boats in Gulf

Friday, April 25th 2008, 18:20
related countries: United States

A ship contracted by the US Navy fires warning shots at two unidentified speed boats in the Gulf.
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Iran 'stepping up arms to Iraq'

Friday, April 25th 2008, 14:26
related countries: Iraq, United States

The most senior US military official says Iran is increasing the flow of weapons and training to Iraqi insurgents.
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Iran expelled from military fair

Thursday, April 24th 2008, 14:45
related countries: Malaysia

Malaysia expels Iranian defence firms from a military trade fair, saying they breached a UN ban.
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Iran leader criticised on economy

Wednesday, April 23rd 2008, 15:11

Iran's outgoing finance minister adds his voice to growing criticism of President Ahmadinejad's economic policies.
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India rejects US advice on Iran

Wednesday, April 23rd 2008, 7:01
related countries: United States

India rebuffs a call by the United States for it to ask Iran to suspend its uranium enrichment programme.
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Al-Qaeda accuses Iran of 9/11 lie

Tuesday, April 22nd 2008, 17:04
related countries: Israel
related places: Al

Al-Qaeda's Ayman al-Zawahiri says Iran is spreading lies that Israel, not his group, carried out the 9/11 attacks.
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Rice joins Gulf regional meeting

Monday, April 21st 2008, 13:21
related countries: Bahrain, United States
related places: `Arab, Gulf

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is in Bahrain urging Arab states to curb Iran's influence in the region.
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Iran shows off its military might

Thursday, April 17th 2008, 17:14

Iran parades its military might, as President Ahmadinejad says his country is now the world's most powerful.
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Iran leader doubts 9/11

Wednesday, April 16th 2008, 16:05
related countries: United States

Iran's president describes the 9/11 attacks on the US as a "suspect event" and queries the death toll.
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UN powers to discuss Iran policy

Wednesday, April 16th 2008, 5:06

The UN Security Council's five permanent members are to meet in Shanghai to discuss Iran's nuclear plans.
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Iran orders laureate's protection

Wednesday, April 16th 2008, 1:49

Iran's president orders police to ensure the safety of Nobel laureate and activist Shirin Ebadi, state media reports.
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Iran-UN nuclear talks postponed

Sunday, April 13th 2008, 20:39

A meeting between the UN's nuclear chief and Iran's chief negotiator is postponed, Iranian media say.
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Deadly blast strikes Iran mosque

Sunday, April 13th 2008, 13:36

At least 12 people are killed and 160 wounded in an explosion in southern Iran, local media say.
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'Several dead in Iran explosion'

Saturday, April 12th 2008, 18:34

Several people are killed and a number of others wounded by an explosion in Iran, Iranian media reports say.
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Iran pressed to free campaigner

Saturday, April 12th 2008, 15:35

A letter published in Iran calls for the immediate release of women's rights campaigner Khadijeh Moghaddam.
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Iran 'installing new centrifuges'

Tuesday, April 8th 2008, 22:20
related places: Natanz

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad claims Iran is installing 6,000 new centrifuges and casts doubt on the US 9/11 attacks.
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Iran nuclear envoy avoids prison

Tuesday, April 8th 2008, 18:06

A former Iranian nuclear negotiator is given a two-year suspended jail sentence for damaging national security.
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Hamas 'wrecking Mid-East peace'

Monday, March 24th 2008, 20:51
related countries: Syria, United States

US Vice-President Dick Cheney says Hamas, along with Iran and Syria, is trying to torpedo Middle East peace.
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Iran 'behind Green Zone attack'

Monday, March 24th 2008, 15:21
related countries: Iraq, United States
related places: Baghdad, Sunday

The top US general in Iraq says he has evidence Iran was behind Sunday's attack on Baghdad's Green Zone.
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Swiss minister sparks veil outcry

Thursday, March 20th 2008, 14:10
related countries: Switzerland

Swiss media and politicians criticise the foreign minister for wearing a headscarf while meeting the president of Iran.
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Conservatives win Iran election

Sunday, March 16th 2008, 14:53

Conservative candidates in Iran's general election retain control of parliament, while reformists do marginally well.
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Iranians vote in general election

Friday, March 14th 2008, 20:31

Iranians vote in an election with many opponents of President Ahmadinejad barred from running for parliament.
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Gay Iranian deportation reviewed

Thursday, March 13th 2008, 17:12

The home secretary is to review the deportation of a gay teenager who says he would face execution in Iran.
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Iran accuses MP over TV spot

Wednesday, March 12th 2008, 16:52
related countries: United States

Iran's intelligence minister accuses a leading reformist MP of treason, for talking to a US-funded television station.
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Pentagon denies Iran policy shift

Wednesday, March 12th 2008, 7:05
related countries: United States

The US Mid-East commander's resignation does not signal a policy change on Iran, the Pentagon insists.
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Pentagon denies Iran policy shift

Wednesday, March 12th 2008, 7:05
related countries: United States

The US Mid-East commander's resignation does not signal a policy change on Iran, the Pentagon insists.
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Gay Iranian man loses asylum plea

Tuesday, March 11th 2008, 16:40
related countries: Netherlands

An Iranian homosexual who says he will be executed if deported from the Netherlands loses his asylum claim.
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Support drops for action on Iran

Tuesday, March 11th 2008, 0:03

International support for tough action over Iran's nuclear programme has fallen, a BBC poll finds.
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Iran and Iraq try to bridge the gap

Thursday, March 6th 2008, 16:27
related countries: Iraq

Jim Muir reflects on whether the Iranian president's visit to Iraq will have helped to bring the countries closer together.
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Iran rejects new EU nuclear talks

Wednesday, March 5th 2008, 17:50

Iran rules out fresh nuclear talks with the EU, saying it will now only discuss its programme with the UN.
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Anti-Iran nuclear move 'dropped'

Tuesday, March 4th 2008, 16:35

Western states drop plans for a new move against Iran at the UN nuclear agency, reports quoting diplomats say.
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UN approves new sanctions on Iran

Tuesday, March 4th 2008, 0:46

The UN Security Council votes to impose a third round of sanctions against Iran over its nuclear programme.
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US Iraq troops 'insult to region'

Monday, March 3rd 2008, 14:51
related countries: Iraq, United States

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says foreign forces in Iraq are a humiliation for the region.
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Iran leader in landmark Iraq trip

Sunday, March 2nd 2008, 17:32
related countries: Iraq
related places: Baghdad

The first ever visit to Iraq by an Iranian president marks a high point since the two sides' bitter war in the 1980s.
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UK MPs urge direct US-Iran talks

Sunday, March 2nd 2008, 1:38
related countries: United Kingdom, United States

British lawmakers urge the government to persuade the US to hold direct nuclear talks with Iran.
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Iran 'targeting' women activists

Thursday, February 28th 2008, 11:22

Amnesty International criticised what it calls a backlash against women's rights campaigners in Iran.
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Russia may back Iran sanctions

Wednesday, February 27th 2008, 17:41
related countries: Russia

Russia says it may support more UN sanctions against Iran if it does not stop some nuclear activity.
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EU attacks Iran's new penal code

Tuesday, February 26th 2008, 13:09

The EU criticises Iran's draft penal code that would impose the death penalty for giving up Islam.
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Khamenei hails Iran 'nuclear win'

Tuesday, February 26th 2008, 11:51

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei hails the "great victory" achieved by Iran on the nuclear issue.
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Iran weapons project 'continued'

Tuesday, February 26th 2008, 1:19
related countries: United States

The IAEA is told Iran's nuclear weapons work may have gone on after 2003, when a US report suggested it ceased.
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Iran defiant over sanction threat

Saturday, February 23rd 2008, 19:59
related places: Tehran

Iran's President Ahmadinejad says no amount of UN sanctions will deter Tehran from its nuclear programme.
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