Iran needs soft power: Presidential candidate Rohani
Iranian presidential candidate Hassan Rohani says the country needs soft power in a world plagued with rivalry for greater military might. During…
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US sanctions seek to dishearten Iranians ahead of poll: MP
The recent US-engineered sanctions against Iran’s petrochemical industry are aimed at disheartening the Iranian voters ahead of the country’s June 14 presidential…
Syria needless of Iran military support in fight against militants: Tehran
Iranian deputy foreign minister for Arab and African affairs says Syria does not require the Islamic Republic’s military assistance in its fight…
Russia to push for Iran’s participation in Syria conference
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says Moscow will continue to push for Iran’s participation in the upcoming international conference on Syria despite…
IAEA Board of Governors wraps up meeting on Iran
The Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has wrapped up a meeting on Iran’s nuclear energy program in…
Rezaei outlines plans to diversify Iran economy
Iranian presidential candidate, Mohsen Rezaei, has pledged to diversify Iran’s economy and wean it off oil revenues if elected president. Addressing his…
Russia, West divided on Iran role in Syria settlement
PIONERSKY (Kaliningrad region, Russia), June 6 (RIA Novosti) – Moscow insists that all countries with any influence on the situation in Syria,…
Iran on par with big powers: Presidential candidate Jalili
Presidential candidate Saeed Jalili says Iran is currently a regional power that is on a par with big powers, despite enemies’ efforts…
Arabs press Iran on atomic reactor safety
(Reuters) – Arab Gulf states sought reassurances from Iran at a U.N. nuclear agency meeting this week over the safety of its only atomic…
Iranian candidate’s wife an electoral asset
Among Iranian president candidates, Mohammad Reza Aref stands out as the lone reformist and the one contender who regularly appears at campaign…
Qalibaf pledges to create economic epic
Iranian presidential candidate Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf has pledged that his administration will create an economic epic by making use of provincial potentialities…
At UN, Rice used outspoken style on Syria, Iran
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Susan Rice, appointed national security adviser Wednesday by President Barack Obama, has been an outspoken U.S. ambassador at the…
Iranian candidate’s documentary sets him apart
“Hello, Iran, with your face covered in dust,” greeted presidential candidate Hassan Rouhani in a half-hour documentary aired to millions of Iranians on state…
A spiritual center of power is a required stop on Iran’s campaign trail
QUM, Iran — Qum, home to some of Iran’s most influential clerics, is not just Iran’s holiest city, but one of its…
Oil steady above $103 on jobs data, Iran exports
LONDON, June 6 (Reuters) – Brent crude oil edged further above $103 a barrel on Thursday as a drop in U.S. oil…
Iran has a right to peaceful nuclear enrichment
The west despairs, but the upcoming presidential elections offer a chance to revive a grand nuclear bargain The campaign to elect Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s…
Iran election candidates unite against TV quiz format of first debate
The eight candidates standing in Iran’s forthcoming election have made stand against quiz show-like format of TV debate When the eight candidates standing…
Iran presidential candidates debate freedoms
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The eight candidates running in Iran’s June 14 election for president took radically different stands on personal freedoms,…
Lawmakers in new drive to slash Iran’s oil sales to a trickle
(Reuters) – U.S. lawmakers are embarking this summer on a campaign to deal a deeper blow to Iran’s diminishing oil exports, and…
Iranian nation determined to use peaceful nuclear energy: Soltanieh
The Iranian ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) says the Iranian nation is determined to take advantage of peaceful nuclear…
Iran to drop lawsuit if Russia delivers S-300 systems: Iranian envoy
An Iranian envoy says Tehran will drop its lawsuit with the International Court of Arbitration in Geneva against Russia if Moscow honors…
Iran presidential candidates outline social, cultural policies
Iran presidential candidates have outlined their social and cultural policies in the second round of live debates aired by Iran’s national broadcaster.…
China firmly backs dialog on Iran’s nuclear energy program: Envoy
China’s Ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Cheng Jingye has reaffirmed his country’s firm stance on supporting dialog to resolve…
Iran congratulates new Pakistani premier on election
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Abbas Araqchi has extended Iran’s congratulations to Pakistan’s newly-elected Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on his election, pledging to…
Netanyahu: Iran election won’t stop quest for nuclear bomb
(Reuters) – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday Israel feared Iran would pursue what he said was a drive to develop nuclear weaponry whatever the…
Obama natl. security advisor resigns, Susan Rice to take charge
US National Security Advisor Thomas Donilon has resigned his post, with US Ambassador to the United Nations, Susan Rice, getting ready to…
Iran lauds Syria army for Qusayr victory
Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi has congratulated the Syrian nation and government on the victory of their army in regaining control…
US sanctions Kyrgyz, Ukrainian airlines over allegedly Iran-Syria link
MOSCOW, June 5 (RIA Novosti) – The United States has implemented new sanctions against airlines in Kyrgyzstan and Ukraine that it says…
Iran funeral turns into political protest
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Video clips from Iran show mourners chanting opposition slogans at the funeral of a dissident cleric…
1,400 reporters to cover presidential, city council elections: Official
Some 1,400 journalists and reporters from around the world are set to cover Iran’s upcoming presidential as well as urban and rural…
U.S. says ‘deeply troubled’ over Iran’s nuclear reactor plans
(Reuters) – The United States said on Wednesday it is “deeply troubled” over Iran’s plans to launch a new heavy water reactor…
Big powers urge Iran to heed nuclear demands
VIENNA (AP) — The U.S. accused Iran of deception and defiance Wednesday, asserting that over the past decade it has stonewalled international demands to…
Iran denies role in Turkey’s protests: spokesman
TEHRAN, June 5 (Xinhua) — Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Araqchi denied any Iranian role in the recent protests in Turkey, semi-official…
Iran UN envoy stresses political solution for Syria unrest
An Iranian envoy to the United Nations has reaffirmed the Islamic Republic’s stance that the ongoing crisis in Syria should be settled…
Sanctions push Iran’s oil exports to lowest in decades
(Reuters) – Western sanctions drove Iran’s crude exports to the lowest in decades in May, according to industry sources and tanker-tracking data,…
Rohani vows amicable ties with world
Iranian presidential candidate Hassan Rohani says he will seek help from the Iranian elite in running the country’s affairs and will attempt…
Russia, China join West in pressing Iran at U.N. nuclear meeting
(Reuters) – China and Russia joined four Western powers in pressing Iran on Wednesday to cooperate with a stalled investigation by the U.N. nuclear agency into suspected atomic…
Iran’s 8 presidential candidates set to hold 2nd live TV debate
Iran’s eight presidential candidates are set to take part in their second round of live debates on Iran’s state TV. The debate…
Iranian MPs threaten to sue Ahmadinejad
Baku. Real Jafarli – APA. One more problem has occurred between Iranian President and parliament, APA reports quoting “Radiofarda”. It came after Mahmoud Ahmadinejad attended…
Aref pledges to alter Iran foreign policy if elected president
Reformist presidential candidate Mohammad Reza Aref has censured the foreign policy of the incumbent administration, vowing to improve Iran’s diplomatic ties with…