19/09/2012 | Argentina

Jewish community leaders reject Iran's meeting request

High-ranking leaders in the Jewish community rejected a request by the Iranian government to meet with Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman next week during the United Nations General Assembly in New York, sources said.

25/09/2012 | Argentina

Argentina, Iran set meeting to discuss 1990's bombings

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner announced that Argentina and Iran will meet to discuss the two bombings of Jewish targets in the 1990's, attacks in which Iran was accused by Argentine courts of playing a role.

28/09/2012 | Argentina

Israel 'disappointed' by Argentina-Iran AMIA dialogue

The Israeli government said it was disappointed by the new dialogue between Argentina and Iran over bettering bilateral relations and advancing in the search for justice over the AMIA Jewish community centre bomb blast case that caused 85 deaths in 1994 in Buenos Aires.

28/10/2012 | Argentina

Argentina, Iran to meet at UN office to discuss AMIA case

Officials from the Argentine and Iranian governments will meet on Monday in their first work session surrounding the case investigating the terrorist attack against the AMIA Jewish community organization in 1994.

29/10/2012 | Argentina

Argentina, Iran meet at UN office to discuss AMIA case

Officials from the Argentine and Iranian governments met today in Geneva in their first work session surrounding the case investigating the terrorist attack against the AMIA Jewish community organization in 1994.

31/10/2012 | Argentina

AMIA: Timerman announces new negotiations with Iran scheduled for November

Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman announced at the Government House that new negotiations between diplomatic representatives of Argentina and Iran over the 1994 AMIA terrorist attack, will take place before the end of Novemeber.

05/11/2012 | Argentina

AMIA case: Prosecutor asks Timerman to handle negotiations report

Prosecutor Alberto Nisman, currently handling the investigation into the terrorist attack on the AMIA Jewish community centre in 1994, requested Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman reveal the diplomatic negotiations held between Argentina and Iran last week.

01/12/2012 | Argentina

AMIA probe: Argentina to launch new action plan for Iran talks

Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman confirmed today that there were new meetings with envoys of the Iranian government over the probe handling the AMIA bombing, and assured that Argentina will present a new action plan in the next few weeks.

27/01/2013 | Argentina

Argentina, Iran sign agreement toward solving AMIA case

A “Memorandum of Understanding” between the governments of Argentina and Iran intended to resolve the 1994 terrorist bombing of the Argentine-Jewish Community Centre AMIA in Buenos Aires was signed today according to the Presidential web site.

01/02/2013 | Argentina

AMIA rejects Argentina-Iran deal

The head of the AMIA, Guillermo Borger, confirmed its rejection towards the deal signed between Argentina and Iran to create an independent international “truth commission” in the investigation of the 1994 AMIA terrorist attack.

03/02/2013 | Argentina

AMIA, victims’ relatives question gov't solo move

AMIA Jewish Community Centre President Guillermo Borger, said in a radio interview that the relatives of the victims of the 1994 bombing attack are going through a "difficult time" following the agreement between Argentina and Iran to create a commission to interrogate suspects.

30/01/2013 | Argentina

AMIA: Timerman denies third-party intervention on Iran deal

Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman assured today that “no third party intervened in the ‘memorandum of understanding’ signed by Iran and Argentina which enables the latter to question Iranian citizens linked to the 1994 bombing of the AMIA Jewish Centre.”

07/02/2013 | Argentina

CFK sends Argentina-Iran agreement to Congress

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner announced she would send to Congress the recent agreement reached between Argentina and Iran in order to investigate the AMIA bombing in 1994, and assured that “the Argentine Justice will not be obstructed.”

31/05/2011 | Argentina

Nisman calls for arrest of alleged mastermind of AMIA bombing in Bolivia

Prosecutor Alberto Nisman has requested Interpol to arrest Iranian Defence Minister Ahmad Vahidi, accused of being one of the masterminds of the terrorist attack to the AMIA Jewish community center, after he landed in Bolivia this morning.

16/07/2011 | Argentina

Iran Gov't willing to 'cooperate' with AMIA case

The government of Iran stated it is willing to “collaborate” in the case investigating the terrorist attack on the AMIA Jewish community centre in 1994, after warning that the investigation is heading toward a “wrong way” and Prosecutor Alberto Nisman called for the “turn in of the accused.”

17/07/2011 | Argentina

Gov't considers possible Iran cooperation in AMIA case 'positive step forward'

Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman said that “if what was published in International press is confirmed, it would be an unprecendented and very positive step forward,” regarding Iran’s possible collaboration in the solving the bombing ofAMIA jewish community centre in 1994.

19/07/2011 | Argentina

Iran 'will work hard to prove innocence' in AMIA attack

Following Iran’s offer Sunday to help investigate into the attack on the Argentine Jewish community centre (AMIA) which took place in 1994 and claimed the lives of 85 people - Teheran offered to cooperate with Argentina to uncover the truth behind the attack, and make efforts to prove the innocence of the accused Iranian people.  

12/10/2011 | Argentina

Argentine Jewish community 'concerned' over alleged Iran plot

After the US announced Iran’s alleged plans to commit terrorist attacks on Washington which could have involved consequent attacks in Buenos Aires, both the Israeli and Jewish communities in Argentina today expressed their “concern” over the reports, maintaining that the news “did not surprise” them.

12/10/2011 | Argentina

D'Elía deems Iran threat against Argentina, 'ridiculous'

Social movement leader, Luis D´Elía deemed the United States' accusations against Iran over possible threats to Buenos Aires to be “ridiculous”. He further suggested that there be “dialogue” between Tehran and Argentina.

17/08/2011 | Argentina

Iran hopes to appoint ambassador to Buenos Aires 'in near future'

Iranian deputy Foreign Minister Ali Ahani expressed his wishes that his country will be able to appoint a new ambassador in Buenos Aires in the near future.

01/10/2011 | Argentina

Iran 'totally rejects' Palestine UN statehood bid

Iran's supreme leader rejected the Palestinians' UN statehood bid, saying any deal that accepted the existence of Israel would leave a "cancerous tumor" forever threatening the security of the Middle East.

30/03/2011 | Argentina

Iran gov't 'funding local organizations through embassy,' Federal Judge says

Federal Judge Daniel Rafecas said he is “certain that many local organizations are being funded by the Iranian embassy” in Buenos Aires, and warned that social movements’ leader Luis D’Elía “is aware of it.”

10/01/2012 | World

EU meeting on Iran oil embargo set for Jan 23

European Union governments agreed today to bring forward a meeting of foreign ministers expected to decide on an oil embargo on Iran by one week to January 23.

11/01/2012 | World

Iran says bomb kills nuclear scientist, blames Israel

Iran said one of its nuclear scientists was killed today by a magnet bomb fixed to his car by a motorcyclist and blamed Israel for the attack, intensifying diplomatic tensions the West over Tehran's nuclear program.

30/09/2011 | World

Iran resumes gas exports to Turkey, media report

Iran resumed natural gas exports to Turkey today after an eight-day halt requested by Turkey over technical reasons, the Iranian semi-official Mehr news agency reported.

15/01/2012 | World

Iran says received US letter on Hormuz Strait

Iran said on Sunday it had received a letter from the US government about the Strait of Hormuz, the crucial oil shipping lane that Tehran has threatened to close if sanctions prevent it exporting oil.

15/01/2012 | World

Netanyahu deputy 'disappointed' with Obama on Iran

A senior Israeli official voiced disappointment in the Obama administration on Sunday, saying "election-year considerations" lay behind its caution over tough Iran sanctions sought by US legislators.

19/01/2012 | World

France's Juppe sees EU sanctions on Iran Monday

EU foreign ministers are expected to agree on an oil embargo against Iran and a freeze on the assets of its central bank at a meeting scheduled for Monday, French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe said.

19/01/2012 | World

Earthquake hits northeast Iran, 100 injured

About 100 people were injured when an earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale hit northeastern Iran today, state television reported.

20/01/2012 | World

Sarkozy: ‘Time running out for Iran diplomacy’

French President Nicolas Sarkozy said today that Iran's leaders must be forced to negotiate over the country's uranium enrichment programme because time was running out to avoid a military intervention.

23/01/2012 | World

EU bans Iranian oil, Tehran responds with threats

The European Union banned imports of oil from Iran today and imposed a number of other economic sanctions, joining the United States in a new round of measures aimed at deflecting Tehran's nuclear development programme.

26/01/2012 | World

Ahmadinejad says EU to be sanctions loser

The European Union rather than Iran will lose out under new EU sanctions banning Iranian oil, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said today as lawmakers said they might cut supplies to EU countries ahead of a July 1 deadline.

27/01/2012 | World

Iran hits back at EU with own oil embargo threat

Fighting sanctions with sanctions in a trial of strength with the West over its nuclear ambitions, Iran warned it may halt oil exports to Europe next week in a move calculated to hurt ailing European economies.

03/02/2012 | World

Iran warns of retaliation over oil sanctions

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Iran would retaliate over Western-backed oil sanctions and any threat of attack, after US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta was cited as saying he feared a possible Israeli strike as early as April.

04/02/2012 | World

Iran says oil ban will not halt nuclear work

Iran's oil minister said the Islamic state would not retreat from its nuclear programme even if its crude oil exports grind to a halt, the official IRNA news agency reported

11/10/2011 | World

Iran rejects US allegations of Saudi envoy plot

Iran rejected US allegations that two Iranians planned to assassinate the Saudi envoy to Washington, calling it a "untrue and baseless", the country's English language Press TV reported.

11/10/2011 | World

Saudi Arabia to 'take measures' after Iran plot-official

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will be expected to 'take measures' by its people after US authorities broke up a plot by two men linked to the Iranian government to assassinate the Saudi ambassador in the United States.

12/10/2011 | World

US: 'We are working with our allies and at the UN to continue to isolate Iran'

The White House said today it was taking "no options off the table" in dealing with Iran after US authorities broke up an alleged plot to assassinate Saudi Arabia's ambassador to the United States, but that US policy was focussed on pressing sanctions on Tehran.

05/09/2011 | World

Iran ready for 'full' UN oversight if sanctions go

Iran would be ready to grant the UN atomic watchdog "full supervision" of its nuclear activities for five years if UN sanctions were lifted, a senior official was quoted as saying today, an offer the West will likely greet with scepticism.

22/09/2011 | World

White House dismisses Ahmadinejad condemnation of US

The White House dismissed Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's attack on US policy in his speech at the United Nations today and accused Iran's government of "vile mistreatment" of its own citizens.

20/12/2011 | World

Diplomats agree to increase pressure on Iran

Diplomats from the United States, the European Union and other allies agreed to step up pressure on Iran to force it to resume talks over its nuclear programme, an Italian diplomatic source said

20/12/2011 | World

Iran invites UN nuclear agency team to visit

Iran has renewed an invitation to the UN nuclear agency to visit the country "with the aim of resolving" issues, the Islamic state's ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency told reporters today.

29/12/2011 | World

Iran warns US over Strait of Hormuz

A senior Iranian Revolutionary Guards commander said the United States was not in a position to tell Tehran "what to do in the Strait of Hormuz," state television reported, after the US said it would preserve oil shipments in the Gulf.

30/12/2011 | World

Iran to fire long-range missiles during drill, news agency reports

Iran will fire long-range missiles during a naval drill in the Gulf tomorrow, a semi-official news agency reported, a show of force at a time when Iran has threatened to close shipping lanes if the West imposes sanctions on its oil exports.

01/01/2012 | World

Iran reports nuclear progress as sanctions loom

Iran announced a nuclear fuel breakthrough and test-fired a new radar-evading medium-range missile in the Gulf, moves that could further antagonise the West at a time when Tehran is trying to avert harsh new sanctions on its oil industry.

03/01/2012 | World

Iran threatens US Navy as sanctions hit economy

Iran threatened today to take action if the US Navy moves an aircraft carrier into the Gulf, Tehran's most aggressive statement yet after weeks of sabre-rattling as new US and EU financial sanctions take a toll on its economy.

05/01/2012 | World

UK signals ready to use force to keep Strait open

Britain signalled its readiness to use military force if necessary to keep the Strait of Hormuz open, warning Iran not to miscalculate over the West's determination to prevent disruption to the key shipping route.

06/01/2012 | World

Iran plans more war games in strait

Iran announced plans today for new military exercises in the world's most important oil shipping lane, the latest in weeks of bellicose gestures towards the West as new sanctions threaten Tehran's oil exports.

09/01/2012 | World

Iran sentences US-Iranian man to death for spying

Iran's Revolutionary Court has sentenced an Iranian-American man to death for spying for the CIA, a news agency quoted a judiciary official as saying, a move likely to aggravate US-Iranian tension already high because of Tehran's nuclear work.

09/01/2012 | World

IAEA confirms Iran started enriching uranium

The United Nations nuclear watchdog confirmed today that Iran has started enriching uranium at an underground site and said all atomic material there was under its surveillance.

16/11/2011 | World

Powers close to deal on IAEA Iran resolution

World powers look set to overcome their differences and agree on a UN atomic agency resolution aimed at putting diplomatic pressure on Iran to address mounting fears about its nuclear programme, Western diplomats said.

17/11/2011 | World

Big powers voice 'increasing concern' about Iran in draft UN resolution

The six world powers agreed a draft UN atomic agency resolution aimed at putting diplomatic pressure on Iran to address mounting fears about its disputed nuclear programme, diplomats said.

17/11/2011 | World

UN seeks to send high-level mission to Iran

The United Nations nuclear watchdog wants to send a high-level mission to Iran to address mounting concerns the country may be seeking to design atomic bombs, its head said today.

18/11/2011 | World

UN nuclear watchdog board rebukes defiant Iran

The UN nuclear watchdog board censured Iran over mounting suspicions it is trying to develop nuclear weapons, but Tehran said the move would only strengthen its determination to press on with sensitive work.

19/11/2011 | World

Iran defiant after UN nuclear resolution

Iranian media described a resolution from the UN nuclear watchdog expressing "deep and increasing concern" about the country's atomic programme as a victory, celebrating the fact it does not call for new UN sanctions.

21/11/2011 | World

US to name Iran area of 'money laundering concern'

The Treasury Department plans to designate Iran as an area of "primary money laundering concern" today, a US official said, a move allowing it to take steps to further isolate the Iranian financial sector.

29/11/2011 | World

Iranian protesters enter UK compound in Tehran

Iranian protesters stormed the British Embassy compound in Tehran, smashing windows and burning the British flag during a rally to protest against sanctions imposed by Britain, live Iranian television showed.

29/11/2011 | World

UK's Cameron: Iran embassy attacks 'outrageous'

British Prime Minister David Cameron labelled an attack by Iranian protesters on the British embassy in Tehran "outrageous and indefensible" and called on the Islamic republic to prosecute those responsible.

30/11/2011 | World

UK orders closure of Iran's London embassy

Britain said it had ordered the immediate closure of Iran's embassy in London and had closed its own embassy in Tehran after it was stormed by protesters.

30/11/2011 | World

Germany recalls ambassador from Iran

Germany has recalled its ambassador to Iran for consultation after the British diplomatic mission in Tehran was stormed yesterday, German media reported today.

01/12/2011 | World

EU adds about 180 names to Iran sanctions list

EU governments agreed today to add about 180 people and entities to its sanctions on Iran, an EU official said. The ratcheting up of pressure on Iran follows a November 8 report by the International Atomic Energy Agency which presented intelligence suggesting Iran had worked on designing an atomic bomb.

02/12/2011 | World

Expelled Iran diplomats leave Britain

All Iranian diplomats left Britain, expelled in response to protesters storming the British embassy in Tehran, hardening a confrontation between Tehran and the West over its nuclear programme.

03/12/2011 | World

Iran diplomats return from UK to heroes' welcome

Iranian diplomats expelled from Britain after radical youths stormed the British embassy in Tehran arrived home to supporters bearing flowers and chanting "Death to England".

04/12/2011 | World

US official says no sign Iran shot down drone

Iranian media reported that their country's military had shot down a US reconnaissance drone in eastern Iran, but a US official said there was no indication the aircraft had been shot down.

16/12/2011 | World

Russia says seized radioactive material en route to Iran

The Russian customs service said it had seized radioactive material found in the luggage of a passenger bound for Tehran at Moscow's Sheremetyevo international airport.

17/12/2011 | World

Iran says arrests another CIA spy

Iranian authorities said  they had arrested an Iranian caught spying for the United States, the Islamic Republic's latest claim of success in a spying war with Washington.

12/10/2011 | World

Obama speaks to Saudi King on alleged Iran plot

US President Barack Obama spoke to Saudi King Abdullah about the alleged plot to assassinate the Saudi ambassador in Washington, according to the White House.

13/10/2011 | World

Obama: alleged Iran plot will worsen isolation

An alleged Iranian plot to kill the Saudi ambassador to the United States will prompt Washington to apply the toughest possible sanctions to further isolate Iran, US President Barack Obama said.

13/10/2011 | World

UK will work with allies 'to agree on international response'

Britain will work with the United States, the European Union and Saudi Arabia to agree on an international response to an alleged Iranian-backed plot to kill the Saudi ambassador to Washington, Foreign Secretary William Hague said.

14/10/2011 | World

Alleged plot: Iranian official denies direct contact with US

An official at Iran's United Nations mission denied that Tehran had been in direct contact with the United States over an allegation it was behind a plot to kill the Saudi ambassador on US soil, the semi-official Mehr news agency reported

15/10/2011 | World

Iran's supreme leader calls US accusations meaningless

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said US accusations that two Iranians planned to assassinate the Saudi Arabian ambassador to Washington were "meaningless", state TV reported.

16/10/2011 | World

Iran demands access to accused US plotter

Iran demanded consular access to a man held in the United States over a suspected plot to kill the Saudi ambassador and vowed to respond robustly to any "inappropriate measure" by the West.

17/10/2011 | World

Iran to examine 'seriously and patiently' US plot allegations

Iran said today it would examine "seriously and patiently" US allegations it planned to assassinate a Saudi ambassador and called on Washington to send evidence of the plot it has dismissed as baseless propaganda.

18/10/2011 | World

UK freezes assets of five for alleged Iranian plot

Britain has frozen the assets of five men, including two key suspects in an alleged Iranian plot to kill the Saudi ambassador in the United States, matching sanctions taken by US authorities.

21/10/2011 | World

EU takes steps against five over Saudi envoy plot

European Union governments agreed today to impose sanctions on five people linked to an alleged Iranian plot to kill Saudi ambassador to the United States, they said.

25/10/2011 | World

Ahmadinejad: 'Show me one Western president who has not signed an agreement with Gaddafi'

Western countries supported Muammar Gaddafi when it suited them but bombed the Libyan leader when he no longer served their purpose in order to "plunder" the north African country's oil wealth, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said today.

26/10/2011 | World

Iran’s Ahmadinejad congratulates CFK, seeks to improve relatonship

Iran’s President, Mahmud Ahmadinejad, sent his regards to President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner for last Sunday’s reelection, and insisted on his desire to improve the relationship with Argentina.

28/10/2011 | World

Reports: Three separate blasts in Iran energy sector

Three separate explosions were reported on Iranian oil and gas infrastructure, with an oil field blast killing one person. There was no apparent connection between the three incidents but they are likely to raise concerns about safety in Iran's vital energy sector, which has been deprived of foreign investments due to sanctions.

03/11/2011 | World

Tehran warns US against entering 'collision course' with Iran

Iran warned the United States today that it should think twice before it enters a "collision course" with the Islamic Republic over its nuclear programme.

08/11/2011 | World

US mulls Iran sanctions but not on oil, central bank

The United States may impose more sanctions on Iran, possibly on commercial banks or front companies, but is unlikely to go after its oil and gas sector or its central bank for now, a US official said. The UN nuclear watchdog reported Iran has worked on developing an atomic bomb design.

08/11/2011 | World

Russia rails against release of IAEA report

Russia criticized today the release of information in a UN nuclear agency report on Iran's nuclear programme, saying it would reduce hopes for dialogue with Tehran and suggesting it was aimed to scuttle the chances for a diplomatic solution.

09/11/2011 | World

UN report: Iran moved nuclear material to bunker

Iran has started moving nuclear material to an underground facility for the pursuit of sensitive atomic activities, a UN nuclear agency report showed, a development likely to add to Western suspicions Tehran is trying to build a weapon.

09/11/2011 | World

Iran open to nuclear talks, Western countries call for new sanctions

Iran remains ready to engage in negotiations with world powers concerned about its nuclear programme, but only if the other parties show it due respect, its Foreign Ministry spokesman said today. Western countries called for new sanctions against Iran, but veto-wielder Russia indicated it would block new measures at the UN Security Council.

10/11/2011 | World

EU may target Iran with new sanctions in weeks, diplomats say

European Union governments could approve a new package of sanctions against Iran in the coming weeks, EU diplomats said today, over a UN report that Tehran has worked to design atom bombs.

12/11/2011 | World

Iran military arsenal blast death toll rises to 17

The death toll from a massive blast at an arms depot on an Iranian military base on Saturday has risen to 17, state broadcaster IRIB said on its website

13/11/2011 | World

Israel says Iran closer to atom bomb than thought

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the full extent of Iran's nuclear programme was not reflected in a recent UN report, which said that Tehran appeared to have worked on designing an atomic bomb.

14/11/2011 | World

EU ministers postpone decision on new Iran sanctions

European Union foreign ministers spoke out in favour of tougher sanctions against Iran on Monday, but decided to wait until their next meeting on Dec 1. before taking further action.

15/08/2011 | World

Iran's 'nuclear partner' Russia seeks to revive global talks

Russia will look to revive nuclear talks between Iran and the world's biggest economic and military powers this week, hoping its special relationship with Tehran can help jolt back to life negotiations that some analysts consider "dead in the water."

07/06/2011 | World

Iran sends submarines to Red Sea

Iran has sent submarines to the Red Sea, the semi-official Fars news agency reported today, citing an unidentified source, in a move that could anger Israel.

27/06/2011 | World

Russia sees Iran nuclear plant running in August

Iran's Russian-built nuclear power plant is likely to become fully operational in early August, Russian news agencies quoted a senior diplomat as saying today.

29/06/2011 | World

UK accuses Iran of violating UN resolution

Britain accused Iran of carrying out covert tests of a missile that could carry a nuclear warhead, in violation of a UN resolution, an accusation which Tehran immediately denied.

14/02/2011 | World

Iran opposition protests, agency reports shooting

Thousands of Iranian opposition activists rallied in support of popular uprisings in Egypt and Tunisia and a semi-official news agency said one person was shot dead and several wounded by protesters.

01/03/2011 | World

Diabetes out of control in many countries, US study

People with diabetes in the United States and several other countries do not get effective treatment to control their disease, US researchers said, and health insurance, not personal wealth, plays a big role in determining which diabetics get good care.

13/03/2011 | World

Iran to put US citizens on trial again in May

Iran will put three US citizens facing spying charges on trial for the second time on May 11, an official was quoted as saying by the official IRNA news agency.

09/05/2011 | World

Iran doing final pre-start tests at nuclear plant

Iran is conducting final tests at its first nuclear power plant and it is expected to start generating electricity in the next two months, Iranian media said.

10/05/2011 | World

Iran tells EU next atom talks must be without pressure

Iran's nuclear negotiator has said the next talks with world powers must be held without pressure, which analysts said indicated Tehran would stick to its refusal to address its uranium enrichment drive.

18/05/2011 | World

Iran rejects US sanctions as 'psychological warfare'

Iran accused Washington of engaging in "psychological warfare" after the US Treasury added an Iranian state bank to its list of blacklisted companies, semi-official news agency ISNA reported.

23/05/2011 | World

European Union significantly expands sanctions against Iran

The European Union significantly extended its sanctions against Iran, reflecting mounting frustration over a lack of progress in nuclear talks with Tehran.

24/05/2011 | World

Lethal blast at Iran refinery as Ahmadinejad visits

An explosion at an Iranian oil refinery during a visit by Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on left the president unhurt but delivered an embarrassing blow to his drive to increase gasoline output and foil international sanctions.Two people were killed and 12 injured.

24/05/2011 | World

US sanctions 23 companies for Iranian ties, Venezuelan PDVSA among them

The United States announced new sanctions on Venezuela's state oil company PDVSA and six other smaller oil and shipping companies for engaging in trade with Iran in violation of a US ban. Oil Minister Rafael Ramirez said that Venezuela was still studying whether it could fulfill all its oil supply obligations after the sanctions.

02/01/2011 | World

Iran says shot down two spy planes in Gulf

Iran has shot down two unmanned western reconnaissance drone aircraft in the Gulf, a senior Revolutionary Guards commander was quoted as saying by the semi-official Fars news agency.

04/01/2011 | World

Iran invites IAEA envoys to visit nuclear sites

Iran has invited envoys from China, the European Union and elsewhere to visit key nuclear sites in a bid to show openness about its disputed atomic work ahead of new talks with major powers later this month.

22/01/2011 | World

Big powers leave Iran nuclear talks empty-handed

World powers failed to prise any change from Iran in two days of talks on its nuclear programme, with the EU and United States calling the discussions disappointing and saying no further meetings were planned.

31/01/2013 | World

Defiant Iran plans to speed up nuclear fuel work

Iran has announced plans to install and operate advanced uranium enrichment machines, in what would be a technological leap allowing it to significantly speed up activity the West fears could be put to developing a nuclear weapon.

05/02/2013 | World

Iran's Ahmadinejad in Egypt on historic visit

06/02/2013 | World

'We can wipe out Israel if they attack us,' Iran's Ahmadinejad

The Iranian people are ready to march on Israel to "wipe it out" if the Jewish state attacks the Islamic republic, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said in statements published today by Egypt's state news agency.

07/02/2013 | World

Iran's Khamenei rejects offer of direct talks with US

Iran's highest authority, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, today rejected an offer of direct talks made by US Vice President Joe Biden this week, saying they would not solve the problems between them, Iranian media reported.

03/02/2013 | World

Ahmadinejad accuses Iran speaker's family of corruption

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad accused the parliament speaker's family of corruption, turning a long-standing rivalry between two of Iran's most powerful figures into a face-to-face feud, months before an election.

04/02/2013 | World

Iran says Israel will regret Syria air strike

Iran told Israel it would regret its air strike against Syria last week, without spelling out whether Iran or its ally planned any military response.

28/01/2013 | World

AMIA: Israel 'surprised' by Argentina-Iran deal

Israel’s Foreign Ministry communicated to be “surprised” by the deal signed between Argentina and Iran to establish an independent international “truth commission” in the investigation of the 1994 AMIA terrorist attack.

28/01/2013 | World

Iran launches monkey into space, showing missile progress

Iran said today it had launched a live monkey into space, seeking to show off missile systems that have alarmed the West because the technology could potentially be used to deliver a nuclear warhead.

04/12/2012 | World

US denies Iran's reports of captured drone

Iran said it had captured a US intelligence drone in its airspace over the Gulf in the last few days, but the US military quickly denied having lost any unmanned aircraft in the Middle East.

13/12/2012 | World

Iran, UN nuclear agency end talks; no word on site visit

Inspectors from the UN nuclear watchdog arrived in Tehran today to hold talks over Iran's disputed nuclear program but there was no sign they would gain access to the Parchin military complex as requested.

04/01/2013 | World

Iran says talks with big powers to be held in January, but no details decided yet

Iran has agreed to hold talks with six major powers about its atomic program in January but the date and venue has yet to be decided, the country's top nuclear negotiator said today, while the European Union assured no date has been fixed for further talks on Iran's nuclear programme.

16/01/2013 | World

Iran, world powers to meet on January 28 and 29 for nuclear talks

Iran and world powers will meet on Jan. 28 and 29 for further negotiations over Iran's disputed nuclear programme, the Iranian Students' News Agency (ISNA) reported today.

17/01/2013 | World

No deal seen clinched in UN nuclear talks with Iran

The UN nuclear watchdog and Iran appear to have failed again in talks this week to finalise a deal to unblock an investigation into suspected atom bomb research in the Islamic state, a diplomatic source said.

09/11/2012 | World

Iran, UN nuclear agency to resume talks in December

Iran will return to talks with the UN nuclear agency next month, both sides said today, the latest push to seek a peaceful end to a dispute that has raised fears of a new Middle East war.

13/11/2012 | World

Iran unveils new missile, artillery systems

Iran unveiled new missile and artillery systems today, Iranian media reported, on the second day of large-scale military exercises which officials said were aimed at sending a warning to those threatening the Islamic Republic.

29/11/2012 | World

US gives Iran until March to cooperate with IAEA

The United States set a March deadline today for Iran to start cooperating in substance with a UN nuclear agency investigation, saying it would otherwise urge reporting the issue to the UN Security Council.

04/11/2012 | World

Iran parliament summons Ahmadinejad to explain crisis

Iran's parliament told President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad he must appear before the assembly within a month to explain his economic policies at a time of crisis, his second such summons in less than a year.

30/10/2012 | World

AMIA: Iran open to cooperate but denies responsibility

Iran’s government rejected once more the involvement of any Iranian citizen in the 1994 AMIA Jewish Centre terrorist bombing, but indicated to be ready to help into identifying those who could have committed the attack.

28/09/2012 | World

Obama, Netanyahu seek to get past Iran differences

US President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu presented a show of unity on preventing a nuclear-armed Iran, seeking to tone down the acrimony between the two leaders that has become an issue in the final stretch of the US presidential race.

06/10/2012 | World

Tehran's Grand Bazaar reopens, currency trade still frozen

Tehran's Grand Bazaar reopened under close police supervision on Saturday, traders said, days after it was shut by clashes between riot police and protesters blaming the government for the collapse of the Iranian currency

15/10/2012 | World

EU tightens Iran sanctions, Ashton sees more talks

European Union governments agreed further sanctions against Iran's banking, shipping and industrial sectors, cranking up financial pressure on Tehran in the hope of drawing it into serious negotiations on its nuclear programme.

21/10/2012 | World

Iran denies report of plans for nuclear talks with US

Iran denied a report in a US newspaper that it had plans for direct talks with the United States over its disputed nuclear program.

23/10/2012 | World

Iran says may stop oil sales if sanctions tighten

Iran said it would stop oil exports if pressure from Western sanctions got any tighter and it had a "Plan B" contingency strategy to survive without oil revenues.

26/09/2012 | World

Iran pushes ahead in building nuclear reactor

Iran appears to be making headway in building a research reactor that could yield potential nuclear weapon material, adding to Western concerns about Tehran's atomic aims, experts and diplomats say.

26/09/2012 | World

'Iran is under military threat by uncivilized Zionists,' Ahmadinejad

Iran is under threat of military action from "uncivilized Zionists," a clear reference to Israel, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said today, saying that such threats are designed to force nations into submission.

26/09/2012 | World

Ahmadinejad hopes for better ties with Argentina after talks

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said he hopes scheduled talks with Argentina will lead to better ties.

27/09/2012 | World

Netanyahu draws 'red line' on Iranian nuclear program

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu drew his "red line" for Iran's nuclear program - the point at which Iran has amassed nearly enough highly enriched uranium for a single atomic bomb - and voiced confidence that the United States shares his view.

13/12/2010 | World

Iranian president sacks foreign minister

Hardline Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad sacked the foreign minister and appointed the top nuclear official as caretaker to the key post, the official IRNA news agency reported.

23/12/2010 | World

Iran says January nuclear talks historic opportunity

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said talks with major powers in Istanbul next month would be a historic opportunity to resolve the nuclear dispute if the West dropped what he called its policy of confrontation.

05/02/2012 | World

Iran threatens to hit any country used to attack its soil

Iran will target any country used as a launchpad for attacks against its soil, the deputy Revolutionary Guards commander said, expanding Tehran's range of threats in an increasingly volatile stand-off with world powers over its nuclear ambitions. 

05/02/2012 | World

Obama says risky to attack Iran, wants diplomatic fix

US President Barack Obama said on Sunday there were important risks to consider before any military strike against Iran and made clear he does not want to see more conflict in the oil-producing Gulf region.

20/09/2012 | World

Iraq denies airspace used by Iran to ship arms to Syria

Iraq denied today a Western intelligence report that said Iranian aircraft had flown weapons and military personnel over Iraqi airspace to Syria to help President Bashar al-Assad battle an 18-month-old uprising.

22/09/2012 | World

Iran's Revolutionary Guard says expects Israel to launch war

Israel will eventually go beyond threats and will attack Iran, the commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guards was quoted as saying on Saturday.

23/09/2012 | World

Iran accuses IAEA of passing nuclear secrets to Israel

A senior Iranian lawmaker accused the head of the United Nations' nuclear watchdog of passing confidential information about Iran's nuclear activities to Israel.

23/09/2012 | World

Iran commander says could launch pre-emptive strike on Israel

Iran could launch a pre-emptive strike on Israel if it was sure the Jewish state were preparing to attack it, a senior commander of its elite Revolutionary Guards was quoted as saying.

24/09/2012 | World

Ahmadinejad says Israel will be 'eliminated'

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad disregarded a UN warning to avoid incendiary rhetoric and declared ahead of the annual General Assembly session that Israel has no roots in the Middle East and would be "eliminated."

25/09/2012 | World

'It's time to isolate those who made hatred of the US a political principle'

US President Barack Obama today addressed the United Nations General Assembly and accused Iran of helping to keep a dicatorship in power in Syria.

25/09/2012 | World

'Door for Israeli-Palestinian peace may be closing,' Ban Ki-moon

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said the "door may be closing, for good" on a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, saying the continued growth of Jewish settlements undercuts peace.

13/08/2012 | World

Iran earthquakes: death toll reaches 300; gov't faces criticism

Overcrowded hospitals in northwest Iran struggled to cope with thousands of earthquake victims as rescuers raced to reach remote villages after two powerful quakes killed nearly 300 people.

14/08/2012 | World

More bodies recovered as Iran quakes relief effort continues

Rescue workers recovered more bodies three days after two powerful earthquakes struck northwest Iran, leaving more than 300 dead, but officials played down reports the number of casualties could still sharply increase.

15/08/2012 | World

Possible war with Iran could be month-long affair, Israel minister

War with Iran would probably turn into a month-long conflict on various fronts with missile strikes on Israeli cities and some 500 dead, Israel's civil defense minister said in an interview published.

17/08/2012 | World

Ahmadinejad says no place for Israel in new Middle East

Many thousands of Iranians shouted "Death to America, death to Israel" during state-organized protests and president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told them there was no place for the Jewish state in a future Middle East.

17/08/2012 | World

Hezbollah says can kill tens of thousands of Israelis

Hezbollah said it could kill tens of thousands of Israelis by hitting targets with what it described as precision-guided missiles in a declaration that seemed aimed at deterring Israeli strikes on Lebanon or its regional backer Iran.

18/08/2012 | World

EU's Ashton condemns 'hateful' Iran remarks on Israel

The EU foreign policy chief said that comments by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who called Israel a "cancerous tumour" with no place in a future Middle East, were "outrageous and hateful".

21/08/2012 | World

UN atomic watchdog in new bid to unblock Iran probe

The UN nuclear watchdog will try to persuade Iran to address questions about its suspected nuclear weapons research at a meeting on Friday, more than two months after previous talks ended in failure.

22/08/2012 | World

UN to press Iran for access to alleged nuke facility

UN nuclear inspectors will press again for access to a major military facility in talks with Iran this week as the International Atomic Energy Agency expressed concern about suspected whitewashing efforts.

24/08/2012 | World

Israel accuses Iran of accelerating work towards atomic weapons

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Iran today of making "accelerated progress towards achieving nuclear weapons", adding that it was "totally ignoring" Western demands to rein in its atomic programme.

24/08/2012 | World

IAEA gets no deal with Iran on bomb research suspicions

The UN nuclear watchdog and Iran failed on Friday to strike a deal aimed at allaying concerns about suspected nuclear weapons research by Tehran, a setback in efforts to resolve the stand-off diplomatically before any Israeli or US military action.

26/08/2012 | World

Israeli rabbi calls for prayers for Iran's destruction

An influential Israeli rabbi has called for prayers for Iran's destruction, a week after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared to court his support for a possible attack on a nuclear program Israel sees as an existential threat.

30/08/2012 | World

Iran leader rules out nuclear bomb, will pursue energy

Iran has no interest in nuclear weapons but will keep pursuing peaceful nuclear energy, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei told heads of state from developing countries in Tehran.

05/09/2012 | World

Iran says it treats Israeli military threats as American

Iran makes no distinction between US and Israeli interests and will retaliate against both countries if attacked, an Iranian military commander said.

06/09/2012 | World

US urges Iraq to inspect Iran supply flights to Syria

US officials are questioning Iraq about Iranian flights in Iraqi airspace suspected of ferrying weapons to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, whose conflict with rebels threatens to drag his neighbors into a regional struggle.

07/09/2012 | World

UK’s Hague calls for more EU sanctions on Iran

Foreign Secretary William Hague urged the European Union today to impose new sanctions on Iran over its nuclear programme, as Israel continues to threaten military action.

10/09/2012 | World

UN nuclear chief urges immediate access to Iran site

UN nuclear watchdog chief pressed Iran today to grant his inspectors immediate access to the Parchin military site, where they believe Tehran may have conducted explosives tests relevant to the development of nuclear weapons.

11/09/2012 | World

Obama, Netanyahu speak, 'united' on Iran

US President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu discussed the threat posed by Iran's nuclear program and reaffirmed their united determination to prevent Tehran from acquiring a nuclear weapon, the White House said.

17/09/2012 | World

EU foreign policy chief to meet Iran nuclear negotiator

EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton will meet Iran's chief nuclear negotiator on Tuesday, Ashton's office said, as German Chancellor Angela Merkel said a political solution was still possible in the stand-off over Tehran's atomic programme.

18/09/2012 | World

Iran launches submarine as US navy drills in Gulf

Iran launched a submarine and a destroyer into the Gulf from Bandar Abbas port at the same time as US and allied navies held exercises in the same waters to practice keeping oil shipping lanes open.

18/09/2012 | World

World powers to discuss Iran nuclear programme at UN next week

Foreign ministers and the chief negotiator for world powers will meet next week to try to figure out how to break an impasse in negotiations over Iran's nuclear programme, after talks yielded no sign of progress.

18/09/2012 | World

Iran calls Foreign Minister for a meeting at UN

Iran's Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi summoned his Argentine counterpart Héctor Timerman for a meeting to be held next week at the United Nations General Assembly, the Ministry reported.

07/02/2012 | World

Iran: US sanctions are a 'psychological warfare' and are 'doomed to fail'

Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman today denounced as "an antagonistic move" a tightening of US sanctions targeting Tehran's central bank and giving US banks new powers to freeze Iranian government assets, adding the measure will have no impact.

08/02/2012 | World

Iran says can hit US interests worldwide if attacked

Iran is capable of carrying out military strikes on US interests all around the world if the Islamic Republic is attacked by the United States, Iran's ambassador to Moscow said today.

11/02/2012 | World

Iran to announce nuclear progress, Ahmadinejad

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Saturday that the Islamic Republic, targeted by tougher Western sanctions, would soon announce advances in its nuclear programme.

13/02/2012 | World

Bombers target Israeli embassies in India and Georgia; government blames Iran

Bombers targeted staff at Israel's embassies in India and Georgia today, wounding four people, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Iran and its Lebanese ally Hezbollah of being involved in the attacks. Israel had put its foreign missions on especially high alert.

15/02/2012 | World

Iran stops oil exports to six EU countries, reports state TV

Iran has stopped oil exports to six European states in retaliation for European Union sanctions imposed on the Islamic state's key export, its English-language Press TV reported today.

21/02/2012 | World

White House: still time for Iran diplomacy to work

The White House said today there is still enough time for diplomacy with Iran to work and prevent Tehran from acquiring a nuclear weapon.

22/02/2012 | World

Iran defiant as UN nuclear talks fail

The UN nuclear watchdog ended its latest mission to Iran after talks on Tehran's suspected secret atomic weapons research failed, a setback likely to increase the risk of confrontation with the West.

22/02/2012 | World

US chides Iran over failure of IAEA mission

The White House today criticized Iran over the failure of the UN nuclear watchdog's latest mission, saying it again showed Tehran's refusal to abide by its international obligations over its nuclear program.

23/02/2012 | World

Japan may cut Iran oil imports by over 20 percent

Japan may cut Iranian crude oil imports by a more-than-expected 20 percent as it seeks a waiver from US sanctions, a newspaper reported, a move which would spare its banks from a major blow but also boost its rising fuel import bill.

24/02/2012 | World

IAEA report: Iran has expanded sensitive nuclear work

Iran has sharply stepped up its controversial uranium enrichment drive, the UN nuclear agency said in a report that will further inflame Israeli fears the Islamic Republic is pushing ahead with atomic bomb plans.

25/02/2012 | World

IAEA: Iran uranium 'discrepancy' still unresolved

Iran has yet to give an explanation over a small quantity of missing uranium metal from a research site, the UN nuclear watchdog said in a report that voiced concern over possible military links to Tehran's nuclear programme.

02/03/2012 | World

Obama says he's not bluffing on Iran military option

US President Barack Obama issued his most direct threat yet of US military action against Iran if it builds a nuclear weapon, but in a message to Israel's leader ahead of White House talks he also cautioned against a pre-emptive Israeli strike.

04/03/2012 | World

Obama warns against 'loose talk' of war on Iran

President Barack Obama warned on Sunday against "loose talk" of a war with Iran ahead of a crucial meeting in which he will urge Israel's prime minister to avoid a premature strike on the Islamic Republic's nuclear facilities.

05/03/2012 | World

Obama, Netanyahu give no sign of narrowing gap on Iran

US President Barack Obama appealed to Benjamin Netanyahu to give sanctions time to curb Iran's nuclear ambitions, but the Israeli prime minister offered no sign of backing away from possible military action, saying his country must be the "master of its fate."

06/03/2012 | World

Obama seeks to calm 'drumbeat of war' over Iran

US President Barack Obama said the United States 'will not countenance' Iran developing a nuclear weapon but pledged to take a sober approach to dealing with Tehran's nuclear programme.

06/03/2012 | World

Netanyahu stands firm on right to attack Iran

Benjamin Netanyahu assured President Barack Obama that Israel has not made any decision on attacking Iran's nuclear sites, sources close to the talks said, but the Israeli prime minister gave no sign of backing away from possible military action.

08/03/2012 | World

IAEA urges Iran to open its doors to inspectors

United States, China, Russia, France, Germany and Britain told Iran today to let international inspectors visit a military site where the UN nuclear watchdog says development work relevant for nuclear weapons may have taken place.

13/03/2012 | World

Obama, Cameron vow partnership; urge Iran to 'meet its obligations or face the consequences'

In a joint article for yesterday's Washington Post, United States President Barack Obama and United Kingdom’s Prime Minister David Cameron stressed the two countries’ historical partnership and vowed to extend the relationship as the two work together on key international issues.

14/03/2012 | World

Defiant Ahmadinejad grilled by Iranian parliament

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was summoned to parliament today for an unprecedented grilling by lawmakers who accused him of economic mismanagement and making "illegal" appointments. Ahmadinejad gave a defiant and at times mocking defence of his economic and political managemen

15/03/2012 | World

Sanctions vice tightens on Iran over nuclear dispute

The sanctions vice is tightening on Iran, cutting it out of key global financial networks, but Tehran is taking urgent steps to withstand the pressure over a nuclear program the West suspects is intended to produce bombs.

18/03/2012 | World

UK says Iran blocking website in censorship battle

Britain accused Iran of blocking a website days after it was launched by the British government to reach out to Iranians, in the latest spat over media censorship.

20/03/2012 | World

Obama addresses Iranians, accuses gov’t of ‘electronic curtain’

President Barack Obama accused Iran today of imposing an "electronic curtain" to stop the free flow of ideas and information into the Islamic republic and promised a new US push to ease the Iranian people's access to the Internet.

20/03/2012 | World

‘Iran will attack to defend itself’: Ayatollah Khamenei

In the face of aggression from the United States or Israel, Iran will attack to defend itself, Iran's most powerful figure, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said today.

26/03/2012 | World

Obama vows to pursue further nuclear cuts; warns Iran, North Korea

US President Barack Obama vowed today to pursue further nuclear arms cuts with Russia, urged China to follow suit and issued stern warnings to North Korea and Iran in their nuclear standoffs with the West.

30/03/2012 | World

Obama says enough world oil to crack down on Iran

US President Barack Obama vowed to forge ahead with tough sanctions on Iran, saying there was enough oil in the world market - including emergency stockpiles - to allow countries to cut Iranian imports.

03/04/2012 | World

Iran says could hit US if it came under attack

The United States would not be safe from Iran's retaliation if the Islamic state came under attack from Washington, Iran newspaper quoted a senior Revolutionary Guards commander as saying.

09/04/2012 | World

Atomic chief: Iran not interested in fuel swap

Iran has no interest in reviving a failed nuclear fuel swap deal with Western powers, but might scale back production of higher-grade enriched uranium once it has the material it needs, the head of the country's atomic energy organisation said.

10/04/2012 | World

Iran cuts oil to Spain ahead of nuclear talks

Iran has cut oil exports to Spain and may halt sales to Germany and Italy, Iran's English-language state television reported, in an apparent move to strengthen its position ahead of crucial talks with world powers later this week.

11/04/2012 | World

Iran to offer new proposals at nuclear talks

Iran will present new proposals at talks on Saturday aimed at easing concerns about its nuclear activity, state television said, but it was unclear if Tehran was willing to address its disputed uranium enrichment drive as six world powers want.

14/04/2012 | World

EU says initial nuclear talks with Iran 'constructive'

World powers and Iran held talks on Tehran's nuclear programme in Istanbul today in a "constructive atmosphere", a European Union spokesman said after the first session.

15/04/2012 | World

Iran, big powers agree - to keep talking

After a year of sanctions and sabre-rattling over Iran's nuclear programme, negotiators from Tehran and six world powers finally resumed talks and found at least enough common ground to agree to meet again next month.

15/04/2012 | World

Obama says more Iran sanctions coming if talks drag

US President Barack Obama said there would be more sanctions imposed on Iran if there is no breakthrough in nuclear talks with global powers in the coming months, responding to Israeli accusations that Tehran has been given a "freebie."

27/04/2012 | World

Iran says to resume talks with nuclear watchdog in May

Iran will resume talks with the UN nuclear watchdog in Vienna on May 13-14, state media quoted the Iranian ambassador to the body.

28/04/2012 | World

UN nuclear watchdog to resume Iran talks in mid-May

The United Nations nuclear watchdog confirmed today it will resume talks with Iran in mid-May, more than two months after the last meeting over concerns about the Islamic state's atomic activities ended in failure.

30/04/2012 | World

Iran hopes for 'successful' nuclear talks with UN

An Iranian envoy voiced hope that talks with the UN nuclear watchdog in mid-May would help resolve "outstanding issues", but he again ruled out any halt to the Islamic state's controversial uranium enrichment program.

03/05/2012 | World

Clinton urges China to help on Iran, North Korea

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urged China to help defuse tension over Iran, North Korea and other global flashpoints, seeking to salvage talks that have been overwhelmed by negotiations over a dissident.

07/05/2012 | World

US wants 'urgent' Iranian steps in nuclear talks

The United States called on Iran today to take "urgent practical steps" to build confidence during nuclear talks with world powers, and the European Union said Tehran must suspend sensitive atomic activities.

08/05/2012 | World

In surprise move, Netanyahu forms unity government

In a surprise move, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu formed a unity government today which has been negotiated secretly over the past days and sealed at a private meeting overnight.

14/05/2012 | World

UK warns of more EU Iran sanctions if no change

The European Union will impose tougher sanctions on Iran if it fails to take concrete steps to allay international concerns over its nuclear programme, British Foreign Secretary William Hague said.

17/05/2012 | World

Iran threatens to sue Google over dropping Persian Gulf

Iran's Foreign Ministry threatened to take legal action against Google for dropping the name Persian Gulf from its Google Maps and leaving the waterway between Iran and Arab states nameless, state television reported.

17/05/2012 | World

Russia says action on Syria, Iran may go nuclear

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev warnedthat military action against sovereign states could lead to a regional nuclear war, starkly voicing Moscow's opposition to Western intervention ahead of a G8 summit at which Syria and Iran will be discussed

22/05/2012 | World

IAEA chief says nears deal with Iran ahead of power talks

The UN nuclear watchdog chief said today he expected to sign a deal with Iran soon to ease investigation into suspected work on atom bombs, potentially brightening prospects for big-power talks with Tehran to stop a drift towards conflict.

23/05/2012 | World

Powers, Iran discuss detail of possible nuclear deal

World powers and Iran held unusually detailed talks today about how it could show its nuclear work is not a disguised quest for atom bombs, in a Baghdad meeting aimed at halting a slide toward a new Middle East war.

24/05/2012 | World

Iran, powers agree nuke talks Moscow June 18-19

Iran and world powers will meet in Moscow on June 18-19 to hold further talks to try solve a long-standing dispute about an Iranian nuclear energy program, European Union (EU) foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said today.

25/05/2012 | World

Iran, big powers agree to hold more nuclear talks in June

Iran and world powers agreed to meet again next month to try to ease the long standoff over its nuclear work despite achieving scant progress at talks in Baghdad towards resolving the main sticking points of their dispute.

28/05/2012 | World

Powerful 'Flame' cyber weapon found in Iran

Security experts have discovered a highly sophisticated computer virus in Iran and the Middle East that they believe was deployed at least five years ago to engage in state-sponsored cyber espionage.

29/05/2012 | World

Israel says nuclear talks with Iran 'have achieved nothing'

International nuclear talks with Iran have achieved nothing, a senior Israeli official said, suggesting that some Western nations were happy to see the negotiations drag on.

02/06/2012 | World

Iran threatens to target US bases if attacked

Iran has warned the United States not to resort to military action a gainst it, saying US bases in the region were vulnerable to the Islamic Republic's missiles, state media reported.

04/06/2012 | World

IAEA sees demolition at Iran military site the UN wants to visit

Satellite images indicate that buildings are being demolished and soil removed at Parchin, an Iranian military site the UN nuclear watchdog wants to visit, its chief said.

05/06/2012 | World

Iran hopeful on atomic talks if 'rights' respected

If the world recognises Iran's "nuclear rights," negotiations aimed at easing a standoff with the West later this month could have a positive outcome, an adviser to Iran's supreme leader was quoted as saying.

08/06/2012 | World

IAEA says no progress in nuclear probe talks with Iran

The UN nuclear watchdog said it had made no progress in talks with Iran on Friday to finalise a deal on resuming a long-stalled investigation into suspected nuclear weapons research by Tehran and it called the outcome "disappointing".

21/06/2012 | World

Iran says detected 'massive cyber attack' on nuclear facilities

Iran has detected a planned "massive cyber attack" against its nuclear facilities, state television said today, after talks with major powers this week failed to resolve a row over Tehran's disputed nuclear activities.

03/07/2012 | World

Iran says test-fires missiles over threats of attack

Iran said it had successfully tested medium-range missiles capable of hitting Israel in response to threats of military action against the country, Iranian media reported.

04/07/2012 | World

Iran says can destroy US bases 'minutes after attack'

Iran has threatened to destroy US military bases across the Middle East and target Israel within minutes of being attacked, Iranian media reported, as Revolutionary Guards extended test-firing of ballistic missiles into a third day.

06/07/2012 | World

Iran blames France, Germany for atom scientist assassinations

Iran's spy chief accused German and French intelligence agencies today of involvement in assassinations of its nuclear scientists, sticking to a hard official line as sanctions imposed over its disputed atomic ambitions bite harder.

07/07/2012 | World

Iran plans to sell oil via consortium, evade ban

Iran has reached agreements with European refiners to sell some of its oil through a private consortium, an official said today, a move designed to circumvent sanctions intended to put pressure on Tehran to halt its disputed nuclear programme.

14/07/2012 | World

Iran issues new oil blockade warning

Iran could prevent even "a single drop of oil" passing through the Strait of Hormuz if its security is threatened, a naval chief said today, as tensions simmer over Tehran's nuclear programme.

17/07/2012 | World

'US Navy attack threatens regional security,' Iran foreign ministry

Iran criticized the actions of a US navy ship that shot at an approaching fishing boat off the United Arab Emirates, saying the incident showed foreign forces threatened regional security.

18/07/2012 | World

Israeli prime minister blames Iran for Bulgaria bomb

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu today blamed Iran for a bomb blast which killed at least three people in the Bulgarian resort of Burgas and said Israel would respond.

29/07/2012 | World

Romney talks tough on Iran during visit to Israel

US Republican candidate Mitt Romney, presenting himself as Israel's best friend in the Nov. 6 presidential election, said that "any and all measures" must be used to keep Iran from developing a nuclear weapon.

31/07/2012 | World

Obama tightens sanctions on Iran energy, finance

President Barack Obama announced new US sanctions against Iran's energy, petrochemical and financial sectors today that he said would further pressure the country for failing to meet international nuclear obligations.

01/08/2012 | World

US House approves new Iran sanctions on oil, shipping sectors

The US House of Representatives passed a new package of sanctions against Iran that aim to punish banks, insurance companies and shippers that help Tehran sell its oil.

02/08/2012 | World

Iran, EU agree to talk again on nuclear dispute

Chief negotiators for the EU and Iran agreed to hold more talks about Tehran's nuclear work, but the European Union gave no sign progress was imminent in the decade-long dispute.

05/08/2012 | World

Eye on Iran and Syria, Israel hardens missile shield

Israel is upgrading its Arrow II ballistic missile shield in a US-backed "race" against Iran, Syria and other regional enemies, a senior Israeli defense official said.

11/08/2012 | World

Iran earthquakes kill 87 people in the northwest

The death toll in two strong earthquakes which struck northwest Iran on Saturday rose to 87, with about 400 people injured, the semi-official Fars news agency quoted the head of the crisis centre in East Azerbaijan province as saying.

25/01/2011 | Latin America

Obama to visit Brazil in sign of warmer ties

US President Barack Obama plans to visit Brazil in March in a sign that ties between the two countries are substantially improving after a year of tension over Iran, Folha de Sao Paulo newspaper reports.

19/12/2011 | Latin America

US voices concerns over Venezuela’s Cuban, Iranian ties

The United States believes increasingly warm ties between Venezuela, Iran and Cuba do not benefit the Venezuelan people, US President Barack Obama said in an interview with a Venezuelan newspaper published today.

09/01/2012 | Latin America

Iranian, Venezuelan leaders rebuff US, joke about bomb

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Venezuela's Hugo Chávez lavished each other with praise, mocked US disapproval and joked about having an atomic bomb at their disposal.

11/01/2012 | Latin America

Ahmadinejad starts one-day Cuba visit

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrived in Havana today for a one-day visit amid heightened international tensions after an Iranian nuclear scientist was killed in a Tehran car bombing.

12/08/2012 | Sports

Two earthquakes in Iran kill 300 and injure 5,000

Overcrowded hospitals in northwest Iran struggled to cope with thousands of earthquake victims as rescuers raced to reach remote villages after two powerful quakes killed nearly 300 people.

28/01/2013 | Entertainment

'Argo' boosts Oscar chances with 2 weekend award

Iran hostage drama "Argo" won its second big award in two days yesterday, boosting its chances of winning a best picture Oscar next month in a race that had been considered wide open.

04/02/2013 | Entertainment

Berlin film festival looks east, hot topics in frame

The Berlin film festival looks east this year with six of 19 competition entries either made or based behind the old Iron Curtain, while two star-studded US movies tackle big business - energy and pharmaceuticals.

06/02/2012 | Entertainment

Simpsons join Barbie in Iran ban

The Simpsons are corroding the morals of Iranian youth, an official said, as dolls based on Bart, Homer and the rest of the US cartoon family joined the shapely Barbie among Western toys targeted by a new crackdown in Tehran.

07/05/2011 | Entertainment

Cannes festival honours jailed Iran directors

Jailed Iranian film directors Jafar Panahi and Mohammad Rasoulof will be honoured at the Cannes film festival this year, organizers said.

23/09/2011 | Entertainment

Sean Penn worked to get Americans from Iran

US actor Sean Penn engaged in attempts to secure the release of two Americans freed by Iran this week, flying to Venezuela to ask President Hugo Chávez to intervene with Iran's leader, a source close to the release process said.

19/02/2011 | Entertainment

Acclaimed Iranian film triumphs in Berlin

Iranian drama "Nader and Simin: A Separation" won the Golden Bear for best picture at the Berlin film festival, while its ensemble cast also picked up the best actor and actress prizes on a triumphant night.

16/11/2011 | Entertainment

'Dog Sweat' shows secret life of rebellious Iranians

Iranian-American filmmaker Hossein Keshavarz's directorial debut, "Dog Sweat," has won recognition at world film festivals, but it will never be seen in his homeland.