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In the past nine months, the Revolutionary Guards have arrested at least six dual-national Iranians

Russia's agreement to provide Iran with S-300 has sparked concern in Israel, whose govt Iran says it aims to destroy

The White House issued a threat on Monday to veto the bill, and two others the House is due to consider later

Iran's deputy health minister says share of HIV transmissions through sexual intercourse had doubled in last decade

The deal between Iran and the P5+1 group of powers limited Tehran's atomic programme

The western powers believe that some of the missiles could carry nuclear payloads, something that Tehran denies

'Terrorism knows no border or nationality and there is no solution except creating international and regional unity'

The bombardment caused major destruction in the camp, including fires and deep craters

He was suffering from cancer

Tehran rejects any coordination with the US-led coalition that is also bombing the 'jihadists' in Syria and Iraq

The message warned against contact with 'hostile' organisations outside the country

Opposition to Israel has been a cornerstone of Iranian policy since its 1979 Islamic revolution

The event was cancelled by 'a last-minute police intervention' just before male models were set to walk on stage

Rumi is one of the best-selling poets in the US, and his works have been translated into more than 23 languages

A group of 11 counter-revolutionaries, who were attempting to infiltrate the country, were immediately detected

Many people's prayers turn to the conflicts in which Iran is locked across the Middle East

Keeping and caring for dogs is haram (forbidden) according to religious leaders, says local prosecutor

She was implicated in mass protests against the re-election of hardline president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in 2009

Al-Wefaq's political chief Sheikh Ali Salman is serving a nine-year jail term on charges of inciting violence

Bahrain's rulers "will pay the price and it will have no result but the destruction of this bloodthirsty regime

National Security Council secretary calls Islamic State Iran's number one enemy

'We have 250 planes in the country, 230 need to be replaced' head of the civil aviation body

The US Supreme Court ruled that the assets must be turned over to American families of people killed in a 1983 bombing

Zaghari-Ratcliffe, an employee of the Thomson Reuters Foundation, was arrested at Tehran airport

Cleric urges Iran’s morality police to crack down on ‘improper veiling’

Kurdish rebels periodically attack Iranian armed forces near the border with Iraq's Kurdish region

Homa Hoodfar was held by Revolutionary Guards on June 6, says human rights group

Sosha Makani has been suspended for six months by Iranian football federation's morality committee

Since signing the nuclear deal with Iran, comparison between Obama and Carter have became more widespread

Rapist earned notoriety as "Vaseline Man" for his greasing of his body in pre-dawn attacks on women in their homes

Iranian Supreme Leader accuses Washington of not being committed to nuclear deal

The measure will affect Telegram, an instant messaging app with more than 20 million users in the Islamic republic

Iranian pilgrims will unfortunately not be able to take part in hajj, says Culture Minister Ali Jannati

Arrests come days after more than 30 students who partied at a graduation ceremony were arrested and given 99 lashes

The dispute has provided another arena for discord between the two countries

Khamene repeated his call for loyalty to the principles of 1979 revolution and resistance against Western infiltration

Iranian envoy dismisses rivalry between Chabahar and Gwadar

The annual hajj is one of the five pillars of Islam

The action was taken following a report about young boys and girls mingling together, says prosecutor general

OPEC meets next week amid rising political tensions between arch-rivals Iran and oil superpower Saudi Arabia

No moderates or reformists stood for the post

Authorities of the Islamic republic deny that this person on this date crossed Iran’s border and into Pakistan

Delhi, Tehran also sign deal to develop Chabahar port as regional trading hub

Pakistan could not build pipeline as it still faces threat of sanctions

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani also flew in to Tehran on Monday for the signing of a tripartite agreement

Pakistani officials say the Taliban leader had just returned from Iran when his vehicle was attacked in Balochistan

The hijab is becoming an increasingly sensitive issue in Iran as women step up their campaign against it

Films, actors compete at event despite country’s tough regulations

India is blocked from land access to Afghanistan to the central Asia countries because of opposition from Pakistan

While receiving the inaugural Break the Internet Award, Kim said, “Naked selfies until I die”