(Reuters) - Two leadingIranian opposition figures held under house arrest for almost two years have been denied contact with their children, their daughters said in a statement published on Saturday. Mirhossein Mousavi stood in presidential elections in 2009 and became one of the figureheads of the huge street protests over allegations of vote rigging ...

Senior conservative figure Habibollah Asgaroladi has repeated his belief that Iranian opposition leaders Mousavi and Karroubi are not guilty of sedition, despite the fact that his comments have given rise to serious controversy in the upper echelons of the Islamic Republic establishment. Yesterday, Tehrans Friday mass prayers were led by hardliner ...

TEHRAN: Opposition figure Mehdi Karroubi's son has been handed a suspended six-month prison sentence for anti-regime conduct, Iran'sFars news agencyreported on Wednesday quoting an unnamed source. Iran's "revolutionary court has sentencedMohammad Hossein Karroubito a six-month jail term... for disturbing public opinion against the Islamic regime through ...

By Reuters (Reuters) - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has defended his controversial visit toIran, saying on Friday that he had used this week's trip to push hard for human rights and transparency from Tehran over its nuclear programme. "I believe in the power of diplomacy and I believe in dialogues and I believe in engagement. ...