iran

The speech came several days after the arrest of three pro-reform journalists

Deemed 'immoral', the actress' act of defiance led to her work license being revoked

Says Iran has begun work to remove uranium enrichment centrifuges as part of the landmark agreement

Tehran is wary of the United States and Israel, some of whose commentators have called for military attacks on Iran

A clear majority of Iranian legislators said the Islamic republic will not abandon the slogan of "Death to America"

Saharkhiz was arrested for insulting the Supreme Leader of the country, says family

China and Iran have close diplomatic, economic, trade and energy ties

Khamenei calls for an end to military and financial aid to the opposition of Syrian government

Bahrain's Foreign Minister said 'Iranian support for subversion in Arab states is as big a threat to the region'

Iran, a longtime backer of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, is taking part for the first time in such talks

Most prominent Iranian missing in Hajj stamped is Roknabadi, a key figure in Iran’s involvement in Syrian war

Mohammad Javad Zarif will join international talks this week aimed at ending the four-year conflict

Under Iran's July 14 accord with the six powers, Islamic Republic must dismantle large parts of its nuclear programme

Abdollah Bagheri Niaraki was killed while defending a religious site near Aleppo

Pope Francis has been a prominent backer of the nuclear accord as a significant step towards stability in the region

Iran said earlier this month that it had tested a new precision-guided ballistic missile

The news from UNESCO headquarters coincided with international endeavours to calm violence

The letter approves implementation of a nuclear deal agreed with world powers in July

Saudi foreign minister accuses Iran of sending "Shia militias" to support Assad; calls Tehran "occupier of Arab...

Iran's vice president says country is preparing for tourists as sanctions are being lifted following nuclear deal

Bijan Zanganeh's comments coincide with ramped up efforts to attract international oil majors back to Tehran

Obama’s directive comes 90 days after the UN Security Council endorsed the accord signed in Vienna in July

Iran will still be "called upon" to refrain from doing work on ballistic missiles designed to carry nuclear weapons

Senior official of Balochistan government confirms that Iranian border guards have violated the Pakistani frontiers

Iran insists it has no plans to develop atomic weapons

The assailants opened fire on the Shia place of worship from a car carrying no licence plates

The number is up sharply from the 87 Saudis and foreigners executed during the whole of 2014

Delegation's visit to further promote friendship and deepen cooperation

Iran said the nuclear agreement will not affect its military forces, particularly its ballistic missile programme

The nuclear deal between Iran and six world powers was agreed on July 14

Saudi Prince says Hajj is a matter of sovereignty and privilege

Iran has always denied seeking to build an atomic weapon, insisting its programme is for peaceful energy production

With many more pilgrims still listed as missing, Iranian officials say the real toll is between 2,000 and 4,000

The armed forces must urgently increase readiness, so that the enemy dare not think of attacking, Supreme Leader says

Iranian foreign ministry source says these accusations and propaganda are psychological warfare and baseless

Iran has highest confirmed death toll among foreign nationalities followed by Egypt with 75

Cache included a tonne and a half of C4 explosives and other explosive material

Khamenei also calls on Muslim countries to investigate the deadly crush that killed over 769 people

Rouhani cut short a trip to attend repatriation ceremony but return of the first bodies was delayed

The handshake would be the first known between a US president and a top Iran official since Islamic revolution in 1979

Beyond the confirmed 228 dead a further 227 Iranians were injured and 246 are missing

China and Iran have close diplomatic, economic, trade and energy ties

Iran says it lost at least 169 pilgrims when two large groups of pilgrims converged on at a crossroads in Mina

A total of 169 Iranians are now known to have died in Thursday's stampede in Mina

Iranian leaders have been deeply critical of the Saudi authorities over flawed crowd control measures

Head of Iran's Hajj organisation said for "unknown reasons" a path had been closed off near the scene

China and Iran have close diplomatic, economic, trade and energy ties

In May, Gadkari and his Iranian counterpart, Abbas Ahmad Akhoundi, signed an $85 million deal for India

Iran desperately wants to upgrade its ageing fleet, which has been hamstrung by nuclear-related and other sanctions

China and Iran have close diplomatic, economic, trade and energy ties