Anti-Syria UN resolution to intensify extremists’ crimes: Iran
Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Abbas Araqchi says the UN General Assembly’s recent resolution against Syria will only intensify crimes by the extremist…
Politics
Iran says ready for nuclear talks with world powers
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Iran is prepared to pursue nuclear diplomacy with world powers before or after next month’s presidential election in the Islamic…
Lawmakers push White House to tighten pressure on Iran
Congressional leaders prodded the Obama administration Wednesday to tighten the squeeze on Iran’s economy, saying that even last year’s dramatic sanctions against Iranian banks…
US targets Iran rial, gold imports in sanctions pressure
AFP – The US is aiming to block gold sales to Iranians to boost pressure on the rial currency, as it steps up…
US obstructing global disarmament: Iran
Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Abbas Araqchi says the United States’ opposition and lack of commitment to various international disarmament conventions are obstacles…
Iran’s conservatives divided over presidential candidates
TEHRAN — Conservatives aligned with Iran’s supreme leader may enjoy his support, but their inability to rally behind a single candidate could…
Iran’s Larijani congratulates Pakistan’s Sharif on election victory
Iran’s Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani has congratulated the leader of Pakistan’s Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), Nawaz Sharif, on his party’s landmark victory in…
Iran condemns Canadia’s meddling
Tehran has condemned the recent remarks by Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird and the holding of an anti-Iran conference in Canada as…
Electoral board warns against early campaigning
The electoral monitoring board of Iran’s fourth Islamic city and village council elections has warned against early campaigning by a number of…
Reformist Kavakebian mulls dropping out in favor of Hashemi
Iranian reformist hopeful Mostafa Kavakebian says it will soon be known whether he will withdraw from the presidential race in favor of…
Iran renews call for peaceful Syria solution at UN meeting
Iran has called for a political solution to end the crisis in Syria, saying all countries should help facilitate a peaceful process.…
Iran, IAEA exchange proposals at fresh Vienna talks
Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) have wrapped up their latest round of talks on the Islamic Republic’s nuclear energy…
Iran’s Jalili, EU’s Ashton wrap up ‘fruitful’ discussions in Turkey
Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Saeed Jalili and EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton have concluded their talks in…
Iran beats US in Grand Central exhibition
NEW YORK (AP) — Iran’s wrestling team visited the United States for the first time in a decade and found a virtual…
Intel. Min. ready to thwart enemy plots during pres. election: Moslehi
Iranian Intelligence Minister Heidar Moslehi says his ministry is ready to thwart plots hatched by the Islamic Republic’s enemies during the forthcoming…
U.N. nuclear talks with Iran fail to end deadlock
(Reuters) – The United Nations’ nuclear agency failed to persuade Iran on Wednesday to let it resume an investigation into suspected atomic bomb research, leaving…
Stuxnet worm ‘increased’ Iran’s nuclear potential
Iran’s nuclear potential may have been significantly increased by the Stuxnet worm that is believed to have infected the country’s uranium enrichment facility…
US explores new ways to press Iran on nuke program
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is looking at new ways to pressure Iran over its nuclear program. The State Department’s nuclear…
Iran Election Watch: Why are the reformists supporting Rafsanjani
Today’s top election stories on the Iran Project include: different reactions from different sides about Hashemi Rafsanjani registration for the election; The…
Iran’s presidential election puts populism to the test
Economic issues are paramount on the minds of Iranian voters as they ponder the long list of candidates registered for president: who…
Canada not to attend UN disarmament talks under Iran presidency
Canada says it will not take part in the upcoming UN Conference on Disarmament under the pretext that the Islamic Republic of…
IAEA striving to resolve differences with Iran in fresh talks
VIENNA, May 15 (Xinhua) — The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will continue trying to finalize nuclear inspection documents regarding Iran’s disputed…
U.S. targets two UAE firms for dealing with blacklisted Iran banks
May 15 (Reuters) – The United States on Wednesday blacklisted a UAE-based exchange house and a trading company, which it said had…
Game-changers in Syria will lead to Israel-Iran confrontation
The Israeli attacks on Syria produced mild, ambiguous reactions from most Western capitals. The attacks were considered part of the Iran-Israel confrontation in the newly opened…
Iran to host Syrian friends conference
TEHRAN (ISNA)- Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi said Tehran will host Syrian friends meeting late May. “We have invited some countries…
Velayati to form moderate administration if elected president
Iran presidential hopeful Ali Akbar Velayati says he will form a moderate administration with the participation of experts and scholars if he…
How India dealt with Iran without treading on U.S. toes
New Delhi asked Tehran to mention only Afghanistan as key reason for Chabahar port pact India has managed to balance the task…
Iran waiting for P5+1 ‘clear response’
TEHRAN, May 15 (MNA) – Iran’s Secretary of Supreme National Security Council says Iran is waiting for P5+1 clear response to Iran’s…
Presidential hopeful Rafsanjani explains his plans
Chairman of the Expediency Council and presidential hopeful, Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, has expounded his plans and policies in case he wins…
Palestinian Islamic Jihad claims Iran supplies all weapons in Gaza
At the end of 1979, the Islamic revolution in Iran inspired the founder of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) movement, Fathi Shakaki, who wrote the book Khomeini:…
Principlist hopefuls Haddad-Adel, Zakani criticize Rafsanjani’s record
Principlist Iranian presidential hopefuls Gholam Ali Haddad-Adel and Alireza Zakani have criticized rival hopeful and former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani for signing…
Iran’s Jalili arrives in Turkey to hold talks with EU’s Ashton
Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Saeed Jalili has arrived in the Turkish city of Istanbul to meet with EU…
Pro-reform political fronts back Rafsanjani in Iran presidential election
Pro-reform Islamic Iran Participation and the Islamic Revolution Mojahedin Organization fronts have declared they will support Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani in the…
Iran hard-liners urge election ban on 2 candidates
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Hard-line Iranian lawmakers have petitioned authorities to bar two contenders – a moderate former president and a protege…
Leader advises Iranian nation to choose competent president
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has advised the Iranian people to elect a pious, revolutionary, and resolute person…
Wait, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s brother is running for president of Iran?
On Saturday, the five-day registration period for Iran’s June 14 presidential election came to a dramatic close when several last-minute candidates entered the running. And buried…
Obama-friendly think tank ponders a nuclear-armed Iran
President Obama has said he will not let Iran get a nuclear weapon. So why did the Center for a New American…
The favorites in Iran’s election
Iran stands on the eve of a heated presidential election slated for June 14. It is the 11th presidential election in Iran’s history. The…
Iran calls on int’l community to combat human trafficking
An Iranian UN envoy has called on the international community to take effective measures against different types of smuggling, particularly human trafficking.…
Iranian officials threaten two candidates for the presidency
TEHRAN — Iranian officials on Monday issued blunt threats of violence against two last-minute registrants for the June 14 presidential election whose unwanted presence…