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Iran launches destroyer in the Caspian Sea
Iran launched a domestically built destroyer in the Caspian Sea on Sunday, its first deployment of a major warship in the oil-rich region, state TV ...
Iran: Commanders authorized to respond to attacks
The spokesman for Iran's armed forces says military commanders have been given the authority to respond immediately to enemy attacks. Gen.
Erratic North Korea poses serious threat
An erratic North Korea, with its nuclear weapons and increasingly belligerent tone, poses a serious threat to the United States and East Asia nations, ...
Pakistan, Iran leaders inaugurate pipeline project
The leaders of Pakistan and Iran are pushing ahead with a pipeline to bring natural gas from Iran despite American opposition, and the Iranian ...
Report: Blast injures several people in south Iran
An Iranian semi-official news agency is reporting that an explosion has injured several people in a port in the south of the country. The late ...
Iranian president to attend Chavez funeral
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has left for Caracas to attend the funeral of his Venezuelan ally Hugo Chavez. Ahmadinejad is the head of an ...
World powers moderate on Iran at nuke meeting
World powers are avoiding harsh criticism of Tehran at a meeting of the U.N. atomic agency, reflecting efforts to have the Islamic Republic accept ...
Iran assails Western criticism, defends nuke talks
An Iranian spokesman on Tuesday said the country's nuclear talks with world powers yielded "positive results" and assailed what he described as ...
UN cannot guarantee all Iranian nuke work peaceful
The head of the U.N. nuclear agency says he cannot guarantee that all of Iran's nuclear activities are peaceful unless Tehran provides more ...
Iran says it has 3,000 advanced centrifuges
Iran's nuclear chief says his country has produced more than 3,000 advanced centrifuges which are used to enrich uranium. The semiofficial Fars news ...
World powers coax Iran into saving nuclear talks
World powers offered broader concessions than ever to Iran in attempts Wednesday to keep alive diplomatic channels that seek to rein in the Islamic ...
Iran: Ignore US opposition to Pakistani gas deal
Iran's top leader told the visiting Pakistani president on Wednesday that the two countries should ignore U.S. opposition to construction of a gas ...
Shiite militant threatens Iranian exiles in Iraq
The head of a new Shiite militant group in Iraq on Tuesday threatened to carry out more attacks on a camp for Iranian exiles that was struck by dozens ...
Small steps forward sought in Iran nuclear talks
Seeking even a small step forward in a yearslong dispute, negotiators from Iran and six world powers mulled options Tuesday for preserving Tehran's ...
Ally of Iran president accused in protester deaths
Iran's state TV says prosecutors have accused a close ally of the Iranian president of involvement in the deaths of detainees during unrest after ...
Iran Revolutionary Guard begins military exercises
Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guard has begun a three-day ground and air military exercise aimed at upgrading its combat readiness. State TV says the ...
Iran: UN report proof of peaceful nuclear program
Iran cited the latest report by U.N.'s nuclear watchdog as evidence that its atomic program is being used for peaceful purposes, state TV reported on ...
UN nuclear agency documents Iran atom advances
U.N. nuclear inspectors recently counted nearly 200 advanced machines fully or partially installed at Iran's main uranium enrichment site, the ...
Diplomats: Iran starts upgrade of nuclear site
In a disheartening signal to world powers at upcoming Iran talks, Tehran has started installing high-tech machines at its main uranium enrichment site ...