Tehran

Tehran

• IAEA report: Iran expands nuclear technology

  The U.N. atomic agency on Wednesday detailed rapid Iranian progress in two programs that the West fears are geared toward making nuclear weapons, ... 

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  Iran's Ahmadinejad looks to outsider options

  By now, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is well-accustomed to enduring blows from Iran's ruling clerics as his reputation fell from favored son to ... 

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  Top figures barred from Iran's June ballot

  Iran's election overseers removed potential wild-card candidates from the presidential race Tuesday, blocking a top aide of outgoing President Mahmoud ... 

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  Iran candidate list for presidential race

  The eight candidates approved Tuesday for Iran's June 14 presidential election to replace Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who cannot run again because of term ... 

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  Iran's Guard warns against post-election turmoil

  A senior commander in Iran's Revolutionary Guard has warned that his forces will be on watch for possible unrest after next month's presidential ... 

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  Iranian cleric says women can't be president

  A member of Iran's constitutional watchdog group insists that women cannot be presidential candidates, a report said Thursday, effectively killing the ... 

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  UN fails again to reach nuke probe deal with Iran

  U.N. nuclear agency officials on Wednesday again failed to reach a deal with Iranian counterparts that would allow the agency to relaunch its probe ... 

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  Iran hard-liners urge election ban on top rivals

  Hard-line Iranian lawmakers have petitioned authorities to bar two prominent presidential contenders — a moderate former president and a protege of ... 

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  Leading candidates in Iran's presidential race

  The following are potential front-runners in Iran's June 14 presidential election to succeed Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. The list of candidates will be ... 

• Afghanistan says Iranian guards killed 10 migrants

  Iranian border guards killed 10 Afghan migrants and wounded another eight when hundreds tried to illegally cross into Iran in search of work, ... 

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  2 divisive figures enter Iran's presidential race

  A pair of powerful and divisive figures registered Saturday to run in Iran's presidential election, jolting the political landscape ahead of next ... 

• Hundreds register for Iran's presidential race

  Four prominent Iranian politicians have joined hundreds of potential candidates who have applied to run in the June 14 presidential election. The race ... 

• Iran recalls its ambassador in Cyprus

  Iran has withdrawn its ambassador in Cyprus to protest the country's decision to extradite an Iranian to the United States for prosecution, officials ... 

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  Iran president still a force even as his era ends

  When many struggling families in this eastern Iranian city take stock of outgoing President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's legacy, it's not about the oratory ... 

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  Iran's presidential race gets underway

  Iran's presidential race got underway Tuesday as authorities officially opened the registration process for candidates in next month's election that ... 

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  Iraqi death hints of Iran's role in Syrian crisis

  The fighter's body was collected at an Iraqi border crossing with Iran, then carried on Monday through the streets of this southern city as mourners ... 

• 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 ... 

• EU, Iran to consult on Tehran's nuke program

  The European Union says its senior diplomat will meet Iran's top nuclear negotiator on May 15 as a follow-up to the last round of six-power ... 

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  AP Interview: New job for son of toppled shah

  The son of Iran's toppled shah has a new job as spokesman for a nascent movement that is challenging the clerical regime to hold free and fair ... 

• Iran: chemicals 'red line' but seeks rebel probe

  Iran's foreign minister is insisting that use of chemical weapons in Syria would also be a "red line" for Tehran, but suggests rebel forces should be ... 

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  Complex history between Iran and al-Qaida

  Canadian authorities claim al-Qaida operatives in Iran directed a failed plot to attack a passenger train. Iran denies it has any links to the two ... 

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  Israel praises Azerbaijan's stand in Iran crisis

  Israel's president on Monday praised Azerbaijan for playing a key role in countering Iran's influence in the Middle East as the Muslim country's ...