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…
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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…
Rafsanjani warns against slandering rivals
Iranian presidential hopeful Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has warned against political mudslinging in the run-up to the upcoming presidential election. In a second…
Principlist hopefuls need unity more than ever: Haddad-Adel
Iranian presidential hopeful Gholam Ali Haddad-Adel says the registration of certain political figures for the election necessitates unity among principlists more than…
Iran in parallel nuclear talks in Vienna, Istanbul
VIENNA: Iran held two sets of talks Wednesday aimed at easing tensions over its nuclear programme, but prospects for any breakthrough were low ahead…
Will Iran’s real reformists please stand up?
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is hardly a poster boy for reform in Iran. He has depicted himself as an original revolutionary and ideological purist.…
South Korea reduces crude imports from Iran by half in April
South Korea, the world’s fifth-largest oil importer, cut crude shipments from Iran by 51 percent in April from a year earlier, customs data show.…
Qalibaf questions Rafsanjani’s performance during past terms in office
Iranian presidential hopeful Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf has questioned the performance of former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani during his terms in office. Hashemi…
U.N. watchdog, EU’s Ashton to press Iran in nuclear dispute
(Reuters) – Iran faces international pressure in two separate meetings over its nuclear program on Wednesday, but with the Islamic state focused more on…
Rafsanjani’s election win chance slim: Reformist activist
A reformist activist says Expediency Council Chairman Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has little chance of garnering enough votes to win the presidential…
6 hopefuls drop bid for Iran presidency: Official
Iran’s Elections Headquarters has announced that six hopefuls who had signed up for the 11th presidential vote have pulled out of the…
Iran-based hackers allegedly traced to cyber attack on U.S. company
A previously unknown hacking group believed to be based in Iran has started cyber attacks inside the U.S., according to Mandiant Corp., a security…
US-led drill in Persian Gulf provocative, counterproductive: Analyst
A political analyst says the US-led naval exercises involving 41 countries in the Persian Gulf are a “provocative” move, Press TV reports. “I think…
Iran expresses regret over killing Afghans
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran has expressed regret for the shooting deaths of Afghan migrants entering the country illegally over the weekend.…
Iran’s Ministry summons independent candidate after meeting
Independent presidential candidate Ghassem Sholeh Saadi was summoned by the Ministry of Intelligence after he met with a number of reporters and…
Iranian expatriates can vote in 120 countries for pres. election: Qashqavi
Iran Deputy Foreign Minister for Consular, Parliamentary and Iranian Expatriates Affairs Hassan Qashqavi says Iranian expatriates can cast their ballots for the…
Israeli drone hacked by Hezbollah
TEHRAN, May 14 (MNA) –Israeli media has reported Israel destroyed its second Shoval (Heron) drone due to malfunction. Zionist sources had it…
AP admits US spying on its reporters
TEHRAN, May 14 (MNA) –The Associated Press reports the US government secretly obtained two months’ worth of telephone records of its journalists…
Don’t get too excited over Rafsanjani’s run
News over the weekend that Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has entered the race for Iranian president produced surprise and elation in some quarters that politics in the…
Guardian Council may ask hopefuls to explain plans: GC spokesman
Spokesman of Iran’s top electoral supervisory body, Guardian Council (GC), says the Council may ask certain hopefuls running for the June 14…
Russia detains U.S. man as spy
MOSCOW—Russian authorities say they have detained an employee from the U.S. Embassy in Moscow who they allege attempted to recruit a member…
Rafsanjani candidacy a likely winner
In the last minutes of the nominations for the presidency, Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani officially threw his hat in the ring while his supporters had…
Iran says timing of Israel strikes reveals ties to Syrian rebels
Israeli airstrikes against targets in Syria were carried out after the Syrian government gained ground, illustrating ties between Israel and Syrian rebels, Iran’s Foreign Ministry said.…
Iran ‘part of solution in Syria’, Egypt says
Iran and Egypt agree on the need to find a political solution to the crisis Cairo: Egypt’s presidential spokesman has said that Iran…
Iran hopes P5+1 will give positive response to proposals: Araqchi
Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman says the Islamic Republic hopes that the P5+1 group of powers will give a constructive response to Tehran’s…
Regional states must maintain security: Iranian official
Secretary of Iran’s Expediency Council Mohsen Rezaei says regional countries should cooperate to maintain security and bring peace to the region. Rezaei…
US, Russia and Iran to wrestle in New York
The governments of the United States and Russia can sometimes be at odds. Americans and Iranians rarely see eye to eye on…
Iran says next government won’t change nuclear policy
Iran’s nuclear policy is based on the nation’s rights and will not be modified no matter who succeeds President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Foreign…
Netanyahu meets with Putin in Russia to discuss Syria, Iran
Netanyahu will ask the Russian president not to supply advanced S-300 anti-aircraft missile systems to Syria. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu landed in…
Iran plays down US snub of UN disarmament body
Tehran on Tuesday played down a decision by the United States to boycott meetings of the UN Conference on Disarmament when Iran takes over…
Amano’s remarks about inspection of Bushehr plant illogical: Iranian MP
An Iranian MP says a recent statement by International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Yukiya Amano to send experts to check…
Iran, IAEA to hold talks on May 15
The next round of the talks between Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will be held in the Austrian capital,…
Iran foreign minister stresses Mali sovereignty, territorial integrity
Iranian Foreign Minister Ali-Akbar Salehi has expressed support for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Mali, urging the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) to…
Iran foreign minister warns of Syria breakup
Iran’s Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi warned on Monday of the possibility of Syria breaking up and its conflict spilling across the…
UN-linked disarmament panel taps Iran to lead talks
Iran will preside over the UN-sponsored Conference on Disarmament, tapped to chair the panel later this month despite longstanding accusations the Islamic…
Russia says Iran must attend international Geneva confab on Syria
Russia says Iran plays a key role in resolving the crisis in Syria, underlining the need for the participation of the Islamic…
Iran’s presidential office dismisses Ahmadinejad’s law violation
Iran’s presidential office has dismissed allegations that Mahmoud Ahmadinejad violated the election law by accompanying his former chief of staff, Esfandiyar Rahim…
Ex-advisor to Iran’s president withdraws from presidential election
Former advisor to the Iranian president Ali Akbar Javanfekr has withdrawn his bid for presidency in favor of the president’s former chief…