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.

World news related to Iran – overview

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• May 23rd 2013 – February 27th 2013
• February 26th 2013 – December 5th 2012
• December 4th 2012 – September 24th 2012
• September 24th 2012 – August 7th 2012
• August 7th 2012 – May 29th 2012
• May 28th 2012 – March 31st 2012
• March 28th 2012 – February 21st 2012
• February 21st 2012 – January 23rd 2012
• January 23rd 2012 – December 26th 2011
• December 22nd 2011 – November 11th 2011
• November 11th 2011 – September 9th 2011
• September 5th 2011 – May 9th 2011
• May 7th 2011 – February 12th 2011
• February 11th 2011 – December 20th 2010
• December 19th 2010 – November 10th 2010
• November 9th 2010 – September 24th 2010
• September 23rd 2010 – August 12th 2010
• August 11th 2010 – July 7th 2010
• July 6th 2010 – May 17th 2010
• May 17th 2010 – March 19th 2010
• March 17th 2010 – February 7th 2010
• February 7th 2010 – December 28th 2009
• December 27th 2009 – December 2nd 2009
• December 2nd 2009 – November 4th 2009
• November 4th 2009 – October 1st 2009
• October 1st 2009 – September 1st 2009
• September 1st 2009 – August 1st 2009
• July 31st 2009 – July 6th 2009
• July 6th 2009 – June 5th 2009
• June 4th 2009 – April 20th 2009
• April 20th 2009 – February 8th 2009
• February 7th 2009 – November 4th 2008
• November 4th 2008 – August 17th 2008
• August 14th 2008 – June 30th 2008
• June 28th 2008 – April 23rd 2008
• April 23rd 2008 – February 11th 2008
• February 8th 2008 – December 4th 2007
• December 3rd 2007 – October 11th 2007
• October 10th 2007 – August 21st 2007
• August 21st 2007 – June 17th 2007
• June 17th 2007 – May 2nd 2007
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• March 29th 2007 – February 26th 2007
• February 26th 2007 – January 22nd 2007
• January 18th 2007 – November 23rd 2006
• November 23rd 2006 – October 2nd 2006
• September 29th 2006 – August 3rd 2006
• August 2nd 2006 – June 4th 2006
• June 4th 2006 – April 25th 2006
• April 25th 2006 – March 9th 2006
• March 8th 2006 – February 3rd 2006
• February 3rd 2006 – January 5th 2006
• January 4th 2006 – November 11th 2005

Iran: news

VIDEO: Will sanctions affect price of oil?

Monday, January 23rd 2012, 10:35

The prospect of tighter sanctions against Iran from Europe and America has pushed up the price of oil.
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EU plans embargo on Iranian oil

Sunday, January 22nd 2012, 17:33

What impact would an EU ban on imports of Iranian oil have?
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Israel's fears of a nuclear Iran

Saturday, January 21st 2012, 1:22

Israelis weigh up the threat from Iran's nuclear programme
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Iran's Press TV loses UK licence

Friday, January 20th 2012, 15:57
related countries: United Kingdom

Iranian news network Press TV has its licence revoked by the media regulator Ofcom.
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Russia warns against Iran strike

Wednesday, January 18th 2012, 15:45
related countries: Israel, Russia

Russia's foreign minister says an attack on Iran would be "a catastrophe", as Israel's defence minister says any decision is "very far off".
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Iran oil divides Asian economies

Sunday, January 15th 2012, 16:15
related places: Asian

Iran oil sanctions divide Asian economies
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China fury at US sanction on firm

Sunday, January 15th 2012, 8:38
related countries: China, United States
related places: Beijing

China criticises US sanctions imposed on oil firm Zhuhai Zhenrong for trading with Iran as Premier Wen Jiabao visits the Gulf.
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Missiles accused to be extradited

Friday, January 13th 2012, 13:13
related countries: United States

A retired businessman loses a High Court fight against being extradited to the United States over charges of conspiring to sell parts for Iranian missiles.
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Iran accepts nuclear talks offer

Thursday, January 12th 2012, 22:18
related countries: Germany
related places: Tehran

Iran's parliamentary speaker Ali Larijani says Tehran is willing to restart talks with the UN Security Council and Germany on its nuclear programme.
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VIDEO: Cuba welcomes Iran's Ahmadinejad

Thursday, January 12th 2012, 9:38
related countries: Cuba

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has received a warm welcome in Cuba, as he continued a whistlestop tour of his allies.
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Japan 'to cut Iran oil imports'

Thursday, January 12th 2012, 7:54
related countries: Japan, United States

Japan will take "concrete steps" to reduce its oil dependency on Iran, its finance minister announces after a meeting with US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner.
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US condemns Iran scientist blast

Wednesday, January 11th 2012, 19:48
related countries: United States
related places: Tehran

The US condemns the killing of Iranian nuclear scientist Mostafa Ahmadi-Roshan in a car bomb attack in north Tehran.
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Legendary Soviet spy dies at 87

Wednesday, January 11th 2012, 18:13
related countries: Russia
related places: Moscow, Nazi, Tehran

Gevork Vartanian, a legendary Soviet spy who helped foil a Nazi plot to kill Allied leaders in Tehran in World War II, dies in Moscow aged 87.
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VIDEO: 'Nuclear scientist killed' in Iran blast

Wednesday, January 11th 2012, 18:04
related places: Tehran

A nuclear scientist is killed after a suspected bomb exploded in a car in northern Tehran, reports say, the latest in a string of such nuclear-linked attacks.
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Iranian scientist killed in blast

Wednesday, January 11th 2012, 16:59
related places: Tehran

A nuclear scientist is killed after a suspected bomb exploded in a car in northern Tehran, the latest in a string of such nuclear-linked attacks.
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Iran speaker in Turkey for talks

Wednesday, January 11th 2012, 9:32
related countries: Syria, Turkey

The speaker of Iran's parliament, Ali Larijani, is visiting Turkey amid rising tensions between the neighbours over Syria and a Nato missile shield.
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Geithner in Beijing talks on Iran

Wednesday, January 11th 2012, 8:51
related countries: China, United States
related places: Beijing

US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner is in Beijing meeting Chinese leaders to seek support for sanctions on Iran.
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US 'in second Iran sea rescue'

Tuesday, January 10th 2012, 18:11
related countries: United States
related places: Gulf

A US ship rescues a group of Iranians in trouble at sea, in the second such incident in less than a week, the Pentagon says.
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Is a US-Iran maritime clash inevitable?

Tuesday, January 10th 2012, 14:13
related countries: United States

Is a maritime clash between the US and Iran inevitable?
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US warns Iran over uranium plant

Tuesday, January 10th 2012, 9:29
related countries: United States

The US says Iran's enrichment of uranium at an underground site is "a further escalation" of its ongoing violation of UN resolutions.
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New Iran site enriching uranium

Tuesday, January 10th 2012, 1:38
related places: Qom

Iran has begun medium-level uranium enrichment at a heavily fortified site near the holy city of Qom, the UN's nuclear watchdog says.
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VIDEO: Iran sentences 'CIA spy' to death

Monday, January 9th 2012, 22:44
related countries: United States
related places: Tehran

US man of Iranian descent has been sentenced to death by a court in Tehran for spying for the CIA.
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Iran sentences 'CIA spy' to death

Monday, January 9th 2012, 18:17
related countries: United States

An Iranian court sentences Iranian-American Amir Mirzai Hekmati to death for spying for the CIA, amid rising tensions between Tehran and the West.
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VIDEO: Iran cinema 'thriving despite controls'

Sunday, January 8th 2012, 11:53

Artists and film makers in Iran are rushing to produce more films, despite restrictions imposed by the government.
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Iran acknowledges US Navy rescue

Saturday, January 7th 2012, 14:29
related countries: United States

Iran's foreign minister acknowledges the US Navy rescue of kidnapped Iranian fishermen as a "humanitarian act" which would not affect overall relations.
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VIDEO: US Navy rescues Iranian fishermen

Saturday, January 7th 2012, 2:40
related countries: United States

The US Navy has rescued 13 Iranian fishermen being held by pirates in the Arabian Sea, the Pentagon says.
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Iran sanctions bite, but will they work?

Friday, January 6th 2012, 20:46

Will sanctions halt Iran's nuclear drive or hurt ordinary people?
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US Navy rescues Iranian hostages

Friday, January 6th 2012, 18:48
related countries: United States

American sailors rescue 13 Iranian fishermen held hostage by pirates in the Arabian Sea for several weeks, the Pentagon says.
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UK warns Iran over trading route

Thursday, January 5th 2012, 21:16
related countries: United Kingdom, United States

Any attempt by Iran to close a vital trade route would fail, Defence Secretary Philip Hammond tells the Atlantic Council think tank in the US.
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Huawei feels US pressure on Iran

Thursday, January 5th 2012, 2:24
related countries: China, United States
related places: Huawei

Chinese telecommunications firm Huawei is under pressure from the US because of its business links with Iran.
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EU looking to ban Iran crude oil

Wednesday, January 4th 2012, 23:24

EU officials agree in principle to ban imports of Iranian crude oil to increase pressure on the country over its nuclear programme.
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VIDEO: Iran sanctions 'starting to bite'

Tuesday, January 3rd 2012, 22:51
related countries: United States
related places: Gulf

The US has said threats by Iran to restrict Gulf shipping in the event of further sanctions shows international pressure is having an effect
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Iran sanctions 'starting to bite'

Tuesday, January 3rd 2012, 19:35
related countries: United States
related places: Gulf

The US says threats by Iran to restrict Gulf shipping in the event of further sanctions shows international pressure is 'beginning to bite'.
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Iran jails Rafsanjani's daughter

Tuesday, January 3rd 2012, 11:07

The daughter of the former Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani is sentenced to six months in prison for producing anti-regime propaganda.
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France urges new Iran sanctions

Tuesday, January 3rd 2012, 10:20
related countries: France, United States

France says the EU should follow the US in imposing stricter sanctions on Tehran, as Iran's currency falls again amid worries over their impact.
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Iran rial falls against US dollar

Tuesday, January 3rd 2012, 3:10
related countries: United States

Iran's currency the rial slides 12% against the US dollar after the US imposed fresh sanctions targeting Iran's central bank.
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Iranians test-fire more missiles

Monday, January 2nd 2012, 18:15

Iran says it has test-fired three more missiles in what is being seen as a show of strength on the final day of naval exercises near the Strait of Hormuz.
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VIDEO: Iran test-fires further missiles

Monday, January 2nd 2012, 14:04

Iran says it has successfully test-fired two more missiles, including a surface-to-sea missile, to end a 10-day naval exercise in the Gulf.
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Iranian guards held in Pakistan

Monday, January 2nd 2012, 9:01
related countries: Pakistan

Pakistani police detain three Iranian border guards after they allegedly crossed the border killing one man and wounding another they had been pursuing, officials say.
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Iran condemns US bank sanctions

Sunday, January 1st 2012, 15:38
related countries: United States
related places: Tehran

Iran's President Ahmadinejad lashes out at new US financial sanctions, saying Tehran's central bank has the strength to deal with foreign plots.
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VIDEO: Iran 'test-fires missile' in Gulf

Sunday, January 1st 2012, 11:08

Iran has successfully test-fired a medium-range surface-to-air missile during military exercises in the Gulf, the official Irna news agency reports.
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VIDEO: Obama signs Iran sanctions bill into law

Sunday, January 1st 2012, 4:47
related countries: United States

US President Barack Obama has signed into law a major defence bill including tough new sanctions against Iran.
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Obama signs Iran sanctions bill

Saturday, December 31st 2011, 22:49
related countries: United States

President Obama signs into law a defence bill including tough new US sanctions against Iran, while expressing concerns about other provisions.
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Iran denies missile test reports

Saturday, December 31st 2011, 12:44

An Iranian military commander denies state media reports that it test-fired long-range missiles in the Gulf, at a time of increased tension over its nuclear programme.
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Iran ex-leader's website blocked

Friday, December 30th 2011, 19:38

The website of Iran's ex-President Rafsanjani has been blocked for carrying material critical of the government, his brother says.
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VIDEO: Iran shows off military might at sea

Thursday, December 29th 2011, 21:45

Iran has showcased the strength of its navy in the Persian Gulf, as tensions remain high in the region.
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Iranian exiles to leave Iraq camp

Thursday, December 29th 2011, 2:26
related countries: Iraq
related places: Baghdad

An Iranian exile group says some of its members are ready to leave their camp near Iraq's capital, Baghdad, in a move to end a political standoff.
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US warns Iran on oil route threat

Wednesday, December 28th 2011, 19:50
related countries: United States
related places: West

The US Navy says it will not tolerate disruption to a vital oil route as Iran threatens to shut the Strait of Hormuz if the West imposes more sanctions.
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Iran in threat to block oil route

Wednesday, December 28th 2011, 11:14

Iran threatens to close a vital oil-trade route if the West imposes more sanctions over its controversial nuclear programme.
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Iran court begins 'CIA spy' trial

Tuesday, December 27th 2011, 15:11
related countries: United States

Iran puts on trial an American man of Iranian descent who "confessed" to working as a CIA spy on state TV, local media say.
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Iraq and UN sign Iran exile pact

Monday, December 26th 2011, 13:52
related countries: Iraq
related places: Baghdad

Iraq and the United Nations agree to re-settle more than 3,000 Iranian exiles who have been based at a refugee camp near Baghdad since the 1980s.
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