Armed conflict with a foreign power may be Tehran’s last resort
By Farid Mirbagheri The escalating tension in the Persian Gulf could be a potential game changer for the entire region and possibly the world. On...
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Protesters rally in western Iran, some demonstrators detained
Iranian police dispersed anti-government protesters in the western city of Kermanshah on Friday, the Fars semi-official news agency said, as protests spread to Tehran and...
Iran says 25 missing in addition to 20 firemen killed in building collapse
Iranian officials said on Friday that 25 people were still unaccounted for after the collapse of a 17-storey commercial building in Tehran on Thursday, in...
Iran says to buy 114 Airbus planes, interested in Boeing and other deals
By Tim Hepher Iran plans to buy 114 aircraft from European plane maker Airbus as soon as March, and is looking for other deals, senior...
Cyprus welcomes Iran deal
The ministry of foreign affairs has welcomed the agreement on Iran`s nuclear programme and the lifting of the sanctions against Tehran. An official statement said:...
Three freed American prisoners leave Iran as Rouhani hails nuclear deal (Updated)
By Bozorgmehr Sharafedin and Lesley Wroughton Three Iranian-Americans left Tehran on Sunday under a prisoner swap following the lifting of sanctions on Iran that is...
Iran reacts with fury after Saudis execute Shi’ite cleric
By Sam Wilkin and Angus McDowall Iranian protesters stormed the Saudi Embassy in Tehran early on Sunday as Shi’ite Muslim Iran reacted with fury to...
Plane crashes at Tehran’s Mehrabad airport; at least 38 reported dead -IRNA
By Michelle Moghtader An Iran-140 Sepahan Air passenger plane bound for Tabas in northeast Iran with 48 passengers and crew on board crashed on a...
Iran and six powers lock horns over nuclear reactor
By Fredrik Dahl and Parisa Hafezi Iran and world powers locked horns on Wednesday over the future of a planned Iranian nuclear reactor that could yield plutonium for bombs...
Iran angry over U.S. sanctions, nuclear talks interrupted
(Rs) – Iran’s anger over a new U.S. sanctions measure may have been behind its move to interrupt talks with world powers over how to...
Kerry joins nuclear talks as Iran, powers push for breakthrough (updated)
By Parisa Hafezi and John Irish U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and foreign ministers of five other world powers joined talks on Iran’s contested...
Iran, six powers struggle to overcome snags in nuclear talks
By Louis Charbonneau, Fredrik Dahl and Parisa Hafezi Iran and six world powers struggled on Friday to budge sticking points in negotiations aimed at securing an interim accord to...
France, Iran trade barbs as powers struggle to reach nuclear deal
By John Irish, Parisa Hafezi and Justyna Pawlak France and Iran traded tough words on Thursday as major powers struggled to finalise an interim deal...
Israel says West discussed big sanctions cut with Iran
By Mayaan Lubell, Jeffrey Heller, John Irish, Richard Mably and Dan Williams Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned on Wednesday that a “bad deal” with...
Iran, powers extend talks to clinch elusive nuclear deal
Iran and six world powers extended high-stakes talks over Tehran’s nuclear program into an unscheduled third day on Saturday, as their top diplomats labored to...
Kerry says aims to close ‘important gaps’ in Iran nuclear talks
By Lesley Wroughton and Fredrik Dahl U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Friday important gaps needed to be bridged in high-stakes talks with...
Israel rejects mooted interim Iran nuclear deal, Kerry heads to talks
By Louis Charbonneau, Fredrik Dahl and Justyna Pawlak Israel rejected out of hand on Friday a mooted deal between world powers and Iran, just as...
Iran says making headway in ‘tough’ nuclear talks
By Louis Charbonneau and Yeganeh Torbati Iran and six world powers are making progress in talks aimed at ending a decade-long nuclear stand-off between Tehran...
Iran says nuclear deal possible this week in Geneva
By Fredrik Dahl, Justyna Pawlak, Louis Charbonneau and Yeganeh Torbati An agreement that would open the door to ending a decade-long nuclear standoff between Iran...
UN inspectors hold ‘very productive’ nuclear talks with Iran
By Fredrik Dahl The U.N. nuclear watchdog and Iran held “very productive” talks this week on how to advance a long-blocked investigation into Iranian atomic...
