Israel Syria strike targeted Iran missiles to Hezbollah: source
(Reuters) – Israel carried out its second air strike in days on Syria early on Sunday, a Western intelligence source said, in an attack…
Politics
Iranian ex-president likely participate in presidential elections
Iranian ex-president Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has said he will participate in the upcoming presidential elections if he feels he can save…
Possible presidential front-runners in Iran
The following are potential front-runners in Iran’s June 14 presidential elections. The list of candidates will be announced later this month after…
Next Iran president likely to have gentler touch
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — For eight years, Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has played the role of global provocateur-in-chief: questioning the Holocaust, saying…
US, Israel want Muslim divide: Cleric: Grand Ayatollah
Senior Iranian cleric Grand Ayatollah Nasser Makarem-Shirazi has warned of US and Israeli plots to create a religious rift in the Muslim…
Scientific journals adapt to new U.S. trade sanctions on Iran
Scientific journals are being asked to help tighten U.S. trade sanctions on Iran. On 30 April, the Dutch publishing behemoth Elsevier of…
Israel air strike on Syria ‘is a message to Iran and the US’
Richard Spencer, Middle East Correspondent, says that Israel’s airstrike on Syria is more than just an attempt to stop weapons falling into the…
Coalition politics put to test in Iran election
Presidential hopefuls talk coalition politics in Iran. With just a few days before registration on May the 7th, potential candidates get a…
President Muhammad Morsi’s efforts to befriend Iran upset his other allies
EVEN within his ruling circle, Muhammad Morsi, Egypt’s president, has looked increasingly embattled and isolated since his slim electoral victory last June.…
Iran stretches security border to East Mediterranean: IRGC cmdr.
A senior Iranian military commander has downplayed the enemies’ threats against the Islamic Republic, saying the country has stretched its security borders…
Iran’s Majlis speaker slams desecration of holy site in Syria
Iran’s Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani has censured the desecration of a revered Muslim figure’s shrine on the outskirts of the Syrian capital,…
Ambassador Mohsen Pak Ayeen: “Iran will respond to the note sent by Azerbaijan after investigation”
Ganja. Azer Mammadli-APA. “All investigations will be conducted in the near future and the response to the note will be submitted to…
Pre-emptive war with Iran and the proverbial 800 pound gorilla
Speculations about air strikes against Iranian nuclear facilities have become routine in the western media. Presumably, these facilities will be targeted in…
Iran deports 68 Pak nationals
CHAGAI: The Iranian security forces handed over 68 Pakistani nationals to Levies Force on Pak-Iran border in Taftan area of Chaghai district…
The future of subsidy reforms after Iran’s presidential election
Iran’s subsidy reforms have been among the most significant, but also most controversial socioeconomic initiatives in recent years. Now that Iran is preparing…
West unwilling to recognize Iran’s nuclear rights: Analyst
A political analyst says the Western governments are not willing to recognize Iran’s right to use nuclear energy for peaceful purposes, Press TV reports.…
Iran warns raiders of Muslim holy site in Damascus
Iran has strongly condemned the desecration of an ancient tomb on the outskirts of Damascus belonging to a Shia Muslim figure, warning…
Indian FM arrives in Iran
TEHRAN: External affairs minister Salman Khurshid arrived here on Friday on a three-day visit during which he will have talks with Iranian leadership on…
Sanctions may scuttle compromise between Iran and P5+1
Is the Obama administration capable of fulfilling Iran’s demand for removing unilateral American sanctions, thus paving the way for an agreement over…
Iran backs Azerbaijan’s territorial integrity in Karabakh dispute: Envoy
Iran’s Ambassador to Baku Mohsen Pak-Ayeen says the Islamic Republic has always supported Azerbaijan’s territorial integrity in international circles regarding the Karabakh…
Prison conditions eased for ex-marine held in Iran
A former Marine incarcerated in Iran for nearly two years on suspicions that he was an American spy has been granted monthly visitations by an…
Leader has final say on Iran’s foreign policy: Qalibaf
Iranian presidential hopeful Mohammad-Baqer Qalibaf says Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei is the ultimate decision-maker on the country’s…
Iran’s economy is clawing its way back to health
Government finding new ways to soften the impact of tough sanctions Tehran Iran’s economy is clawing its way back to health after nearly…
Turkish oil imports from Iran hit 8-month high in April
Turkey has raised its April crude oil imports from Iran to average 140,000 barrels per day (bpd), hitting an eight-month high, shipping…
Trade allies throw lifeline to Iran’s steel sector
LONDON, May 3 (Reuters) – China, Russia and Kazakhstan are among the few trade allies still providing a lifeline to Iran’s vital…
Hopefuls incompetent to talk about Iran-US ties: Top cleric
Senior Iranian cleric Ayatollah Mohammad Emami Kashani says presidential hopefuls are not competent to talk about the possible normalization of ties between…
U.S. calls for shutting down Iran, North Korea arms networks
(Reuters) – The United States said on Friday that Iran and North Korea were trying to obtain high-tech materials linked to their nuclear programs…
Iran must speed up economy to counter sanctions: Rezaei
Iranian presidential hopeful Mohsen Rezaei says Iran needs to speed up its economy so that it can surmount the sanctions imposed against…
Iran, Lebanon keen on promoting trade, economic ties: Iranian envoy
Iran’s Ambassador to Beirut Ghazanfar Roknabadi says Iran and Lebanon enjoy very good political relations and are keen on promoting trade and…
Iran ranks first in science production in Middle East
The Islamic Republic of Iran ranks first in science production in the Middle East, the country’s deputy minister for science, research and…
Analysis: Egypt, Iran in power struggle over Gaza
Egypt and Iran are locked in a power struggle over their influence and conflicting aims in the Gaza Strip, and Egypt appears…
Pentagon bulks up ‘bunker buster’ bomb to combat Iran
WASHINGTON—The Pentagon has redesigned its biggest “bunker buster” bomb with more advanced features intended to enable it to destroy Iran’s most heavily…
US seeks to ruin Iran-Turkey relations: Turkish Labor Party
Deputy Chairman of the Turkish Labor Party Bulent Aslanoglu says the US is opposed to the expansion of Iran-Turkey relations and seeks…
The Syria-Iran red line show
This eminently Bushist Obama “red line” business, applied to Syria, Iran or both, is becoming a tad ridiculous. Take Pentagon head Chuck…
Unemployment, inflation top Velayati’s agenda
Iranian presidential election hopeful, Ali Akbar Velayati, says tackling unemployment and inflation would top his agenda, if he is elected president. Velayati,…
Ottawa foreign policies against interests of nation: Mehmanparast
Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast has slammed the Canadian administration’s “hostile” policies vis-à-vis the Iranian nation, saying that Ottawa’s foreign policies…
Rohani criticizes political situation
Presidential hopeful Hassan Rohani has criticized the ongoing political situation in Iran, promising more tolerance should he win presidential election next month.…