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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”

Maldives foreign ministry says policies that Iran were pursuing in the Middle East 'detrimental to peace and...

It cites "material or moral damage" caused by the US during the coup against nationalist leader Mohammad Mossadegh

Consul general sees bilateral trade rising to $5b

The arrests have been made under a two-year-old sting operation named "Spider II"

Best cartoon will be awarded $12,000

Iran's culture minister says arrangements have not been put together and it's now too late

WHO experts acknowledge India faces a "huge challenge"

Countries will then formally start negotiations on details

Iranian military officer says the missile leaves Earth's atmosphere, re-enters it and hits the target without error

The supporters of President Hassan Rouhani won 42 per cent of the 290 seats in parliament

The two sides decided to increase by three times the current trade volume of around $6 billion

Iran passes law allowing govt to grant citizenship to families of foreigners killed while fighting for the country

Iran cites unprovoked attacks on its cities by former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein in the nations' 1980-1988 war

A record 17 women will become lawmakers in the 290-seat parliament

Unofficial results say that of the 68 seats being contested at least 33 had gone to the pro-Rouhani List of Hope

In practice US is scaring businesses away from the country, Khamenei says

Nearly a quarter of Iran's parliamentary seats are at stake

Revolutionary Guard says it had arrested several members of infiltration network linked to hostile Western governments

Afshar was arrested and tried in 2009 on charges of spying and acting against Iran's national security

Zuma says 'overthrow of US-backed Shah was a source of encouragement as black South Africans fought against...

As part of a growing online campaign, Iranian women are risking punishment by taking pictures without their hijabs

The new parliament and the Assembly of Experts will start work on May 27

Some 7,000 men and women officers report violations in Tehran