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

US president says war would be 'end' of Iran as tensions rise

Monday, May 20th 2019, 10:58
related countries: United States
related places: Tehran, Washington

The US president issues a stern warning as tensions rise between Washington and Tehran.
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Iran-US tensions: 'There will be no war', says Zarif

Saturday, May 18th 2019, 20:23
related countries: United States

Amid growing concerns over US tensions, the foreign minister insists Iran does not want a conflict.
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President Donald Trump 'does not want war with Iran'

Friday, May 17th 2019, 14:32
related countries: United States

The US president reportedly tells top officials he does not want a war with Iran as tensions mount.
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US pulls 'non-emergency staff' from Iraq as Iran tensions mount

Wednesday, May 15th 2019, 19:28
related countries: Iraq, United States

The German and Dutch armies also halt training missions, amid concerns about Iran-backed forces.
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Trump, Iran and the nuclear deal: What's happened?

Wednesday, May 15th 2019, 15:03

The BBC’s Paul Adams looks at what's behind the rising tension between the US and Iran, including the Iran nuclear deal.
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US does not seek war with Iran, says Mike Pompeo

Tuesday, May 14th 2019, 21:31
related countries: United States
related places: Gulf

But the secretary of state vows to keep pressuring Iran as tensions rise over an incident in the Gulf.
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Why the WhatsApp spies may have eyes on Iran

Tuesday, May 14th 2019, 17:47
related countries: Israel

The cyber-attack may be a calling card in the shadowy struggle between Israel, Gulf states and their common foe.
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US 'blames Iran' for damage to tankers in Gulf of Oman

Tuesday, May 14th 2019, 16:02
related countries: Oman, United States
related places: Sunday

US military experts reportedly believe explosives were used to damage four ships on Sunday.
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Iran 'jails British Council worker for spying for UK'

Monday, May 13th 2019, 16:51
related countries: United Kingdom

An unnamed Iranian woman has been sentenced to 10 years in prison in Iran for spying for the UK.
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Four ships 'sabotaged' in the Gulf of Oman amid tensions

Monday, May 13th 2019, 16:16
related countries: United States

It is not known who was behind the damage, which was carried out during tension in the Strait of Hormuz.
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US sends Patriot missile system to Middle East amid Iran tensions

Saturday, May 11th 2019, 7:01
related countries: United States

The Patriot missile defence system and a warship are to protect US forces from Iran, the Pentagon says.
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Iran nuclear deal: European powers reject 'ultimatums'

Thursday, May 9th 2019, 12:13
related countries: United States

Iran has threatened to roll back key parts of the 2015 deal if it is not shielded from US sanctions.
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Iran nuclear deal: Trump raises pressure with sanctions on metals

Wednesday, May 8th 2019, 20:06
related countries: United States
related places: Tehran, Western

Donald Trump includes industrial metals in sanctions, as Tehran curbs compliance with the 2015 deal.
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Iran nuclear deal: Tehran may increase uranium enrichment

Wednesday, May 8th 2019, 12:37
related countries: United States

Iran threatens to lift restrictions on uranium enrichment amid heightened tensions with the US.
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US Secretary of State Pompeo visits Iraq amid Iran tensions

Wednesday, May 8th 2019, 4:31
related countries: Iraq, United States
related places: Gulf

The visit, which lasted four hours, comes as the US deployed B-52 bombers to the Gulf.
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Iran nuclear deal: Powers await Rouhani announcement

Tuesday, May 7th 2019, 16:17
related countries: United States
related places: Powers

Iran says it will 'diminish its commitments' to the nuclear deal - a year after the US pulled out.
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US sends aircraft carrier and bomber task force to 'warn Iran'

Monday, May 6th 2019, 14:25
related countries: United States

US officials say they are prepared to counter any attack on their forces with "unrelenting force".
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Six charts that show how hard US sanctions have hit Iran

Thursday, May 2nd 2019, 1:09
related countries: United States

Iran's leaders have stayed defiant in the face of the sanctions, but their substantial impact is clear.
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The Iranian artist who worked with Warhol

Saturday, April 27th 2019, 23:55

Iranian artist Monir Farmanfarmaian, who worked with Andy Warhol, has died aged 97.
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Iran oil waivers: Is it about to become more expensive to fill my car?

Wednesday, April 24th 2019, 9:39
related countries: United States

What US sanctions on Iran's oil industry might mean for you - and why they matter.
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Iran oil: US to end sanctions exemptions for major importers

Monday, April 22nd 2019, 18:56
related countries: China, India, Japan, Turkey, United States

The move, which could affect five countries, is intended "to bring Iran's oil exports to zero".
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Sadaf Khadem: Iranian female boxer halts return over arrest fears

Wednesday, April 17th 2019, 14:54
related countries: France

Sadaf Khadem believes she could be held for breaking Iran's dress code during a bout in France.
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Bahrain revokes citizenship of 138 people after mass trial

Tuesday, April 16th 2019, 13:17

The defendants were convicted after a mass trial of being members of an Iran-linked "terrorist cell".
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Revolutionary Guard Corps: Iran hits back at US terrorist claim

Tuesday, April 9th 2019, 10:48
related countries: United States
related places: Tehran

Tehran responds to the elite unit's terrorist designation, saying the US itself leads world terrorism.
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Revolutionary Guard Corps: US labels Iran force as terrorists

Monday, April 8th 2019, 17:02
related countries: United States

It is the first time the US has labelled a foreign government's military as a terrorist organisation.
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Iran floods: Fresh evacuations with more rain forecast

Saturday, April 6th 2019, 13:20

At least 70 people have been killed so far and more heavy rain is expected on Saturday.
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Thousands of homes destroyed as Iran braces for more floods

Friday, April 5th 2019, 4:45

Deadly flash floods in Iran kill dozens, and cause destruction across the country.
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Flash floods kill at least 19 in southern Iran

Tuesday, March 26th 2019, 0:19
related places: Tehran

Flood warnings have been issued in almost all provinces, including the capital Tehran.
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Iran flood: Dozens killed and homes damaged after heavy rain

Monday, March 25th 2019, 18:01

People have died and homes have been damaged after heavy rains caused severe flooding across Iran.
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Pompeo says God may have sent Trump to save Israel from Iran

Friday, March 22nd 2019, 17:38
related countries: Israel, United States
related places: Trump

The US secretary of state suggested divine intervention delivered Trump for the salvation of Israel.
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Nasrin Sotoudeh: Iran human rights lawyer jailed for 38 years, say family

Monday, March 11th 2019, 23:18

Nasrin Sotoudeh has defended women arrested for protesting against Iran's headscarf laws.
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Iranian couple arrested over public marriage proposal

Saturday, March 9th 2019, 13:38
related places: Arak

Police say the pair's engagement at a shopping centre in Arak contravened Islamic principles.
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Iran president rejects Foreign Minister Zarif's resignation

Wednesday, February 27th 2019, 8:15

Hassan Rouhani says Mohammad Javad Zarif's resignation "is against the country's interests".
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Ex-US Air Force officer Monica Witt charged with spying for Iran

Wednesday, February 13th 2019, 18:51
related countries: United States

Former counter-intelligence officer Monica Witt allegedly sought to hack her colleagues' computers.
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Iran rally marks 40th anniversary of Islamic Revolution

Monday, February 11th 2019, 13:49
related places: Tehran

Tens of thousands of people brave the snow in Tehran to mark the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
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Iran revolution: 'I wore a hijab and head-banged to Nirvana'

Monday, February 11th 2019, 0:24

Three generations of women in Iran reflect on how the 1979 Islamic Revolution changed their lives.
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Islamic Republic at 40: How Iranian TV reported the revolution

Friday, February 8th 2019, 17:12

The first TV news bulletin after the Islamic Revolution in 1979 featured a female presenter without a hijab.
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Iranian women - before and after the Islamic Revolution

Friday, February 8th 2019, 0:05

Images show Iranian women pictured before and after the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
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Iraq angered by Trump idea to watch Iran from US base

Monday, February 4th 2019, 14:47
related countries: Iraq, United States
related places: Trump

Iraq's president rebukes the US leader for saying he wanted to use Al Asad Airbase to "watch Iran".
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Turkey warned over Venezuela gold trade

Saturday, February 2nd 2019, 9:20
related countries: Turkey, Venezuela

Turkey is under Western pressure to stop buying Venezuelan gold, amid suspicions of an Iran link.
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Why events in Iran 40 years ago matter

Friday, February 1st 2019, 9:54

In 1979, a revolution brought massive change to Iran.
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The plane journey that set Iran's revolution in motion

Friday, February 1st 2019, 0:30

The ferocity that Ayatollah Khomeini brought back with him from exile on 1 February 1979 has eased a lot. But it is still there.
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UK, France and Germany create payments system to trade with Iran

Thursday, January 31st 2019, 18:21
related countries: France, Germany, United Kingdom, United States

The UK, Germany and France create a payment system to allow trade with Iran without breaching US sanctions.
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Trump tells US spy chiefs: 'Go back to school'

Wednesday, January 30th 2019, 18:31
related countries: United States

The blistering attack comes after a US intelligence report said Iran was not making nuclear weapons.
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Tehran bans dog walking in public spaces

Tuesday, January 29th 2019, 13:15

The Iranian capital has banned walking pet dogs over public safety concerns.
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Detained US-born Iranian reporter released from US custody

Thursday, January 24th 2019, 6:47
related countries: United States

The 59-year-old presenter for Iran's Press TV was released after she was held for 10 days as a witness.
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Syria war: Israeli jets target Iranian positions around Damascus

Monday, January 21st 2019, 11:41
related countries: Syria

Israel's military says it hit sites operated by elite Iranian units as well as Syrian air defences.
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Iran says US illegally detained reporter Marzieh Hashemi

Wednesday, January 16th 2019, 18:15
related countries: United States

A US-born journalist working for Iranian media was allegedly subjected to "violent and abusive" treatment.
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Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe: Iran 'tried to get jailed mum to spy on UK'

Monday, January 14th 2019, 17:20
related countries: United Kingdom

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe's husband says Iran made the offer to his wife in exchange for her freedom.
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Iran cargo plane crash 'leaves 15 dead' near Tehran

Monday, January 14th 2019, 14:54
related places: Tehran

Only one of the 16 people on board the cargo plane is known to have survived, Iran's army says.
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Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe: Iranian-Briton to go on hunger strike

Monday, January 14th 2019, 9:57

Charity worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe will refuse food in a push for specialist medical care.
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US to expel every last Iranian boot from Syria - Pompeo

Thursday, January 10th 2019, 18:24
related countries: Syria, United States
related places: Trump

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Barack Obama had made "dire misjudgements" in the Middle East.
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Michael R White: Iran confirms arrest of ex-US sailor

Wednesday, January 9th 2019, 20:44
related countries: United States
related places: Trump

Michael R White is the first American to be detained by Iran during the Trump presidency.
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Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe: Arrest video of jailed mother in Iran

Wednesday, January 9th 2019, 16:44
related countries: United Kingdom

British-Iranian Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe is serving a prison sentence in Iran for alleged spying offences.
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Gonen Segev: Israel ex-minister admits spying for Iran

Wednesday, January 9th 2019, 11:57
related countries: Israel

Gonen Segev faces 11 years in jail after pleading guilty to passing information to Israel's enemy.
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EU agrees fresh sanctions on Iran over alleged assassination plots

Tuesday, January 8th 2019, 15:42

Iran stands accused of planning, or carrying out, assassinations on European soil.
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Two held over English Channel migrant crossings

Thursday, January 3rd 2019, 3:27

An Iranian and a Briton are arrested on suspicion of arranging "movement of migrants" across the Channel.
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France to help combat Channel smuggling

Sunday, December 30th 2018, 22:37

Six Iranian migrants are found on the Kent coast as the home secretary cuts short a holiday to deal with the issue.
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Albania expels Iran envoy in 'terrorist' row

Thursday, December 20th 2018, 15:28
related countries: Albania, Israel, United States
related places: Tirana

Iran blames Israel and the US after its ambassador and another diplomat are expelled from Tirana.
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Huawei: The life of Chinese tech heiress Meng Wanzhou

Tuesday, December 11th 2018, 0:07
related countries: Canada, United States

Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou was arrested in Canada for allegedly breaking US sanctions against Iran.
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Iran's migrants trying to get from Serbia to the UK

Monday, December 10th 2018, 10:30
related countries: Serbia and Montenegro, United Kingdom

The BBC investigates how a visa-free travel scheme helped Iranian migrants get into Europe.
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Huawei: Meng Wanzhou faces Iran fraud charges, court hears

Saturday, December 8th 2018, 0:48

Meng Wanzhou faces fraud charges over sanctions-breaking business with Iran, a Canadian court hears.
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The Iranian trailblazer who removed her headscarf

Friday, December 7th 2018, 0:11

Shaparak Shajarizadeh is in exile after breaking Iranian law by removing her hijab.
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Iran’s Chain Murders: A wave of killings that shook a nation

Sunday, December 2nd 2018, 0:16

How the brutal killing of an elderly couple in Iran 20 years ago exposed a series of murders spanning a decade.
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