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OPEC not concerned about US pickup in oil output
OPEC does not see increased U.S. oil output as a threat to its interests but is skeptical about current forecasts on the boom of American shale oil ...
UN nuke inspectors renew efforts to engage Iran
Envoys from the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency opened talks with Iranian officials on Thursday, seeking ways to restart negotiations with world powers ...
New UN, international efforts to engage Iran
International officials pursued a two-pronged effort Wednesday to engage Iran over concerns the country may have worked on nuclear weapons, with a U.N
Iran arrests 28 over links to religious networks
Tehran's chief prosecutor says authorities have arrested 28 Iranians for alleged links to foreign-based TV networks advocating the Baha'i religion, ...
Iran says it decoded data from captured CIA drone
Iran's Revolutionary Guard on Monday said it has decoded all of the data from an advanced CIA spy drone captured last year. The Guard's aerospace ...
Sanctions hit Iranian manufacturing hard
A conservative Iranian news website says the number of manufacturing companies in the country facing financial crisis has increased four-fold over the ...
Iran commander claims sanctions are helpful
A senior commander of Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guard claimed Friday that Western sanctions are helpful because they promote Iranian ...
Official: Iran has evidence it captured US drone
Iran has material evidence to prove that it has captured an American unmanned aircraft, a prominent lawmaker in Tehran said Wednesday, rejecting U.S.
Iran claims US drone capture; Navy denies loss
Iran claimed Tuesday it had taken another prize in a growing showdown with Washington over drone surveillance, displaying a purported U.S.
Iran says blogger who died in custody was beaten
Iran's state prosecutor has confirmed for the first time that a blogger who died in police custody last month had been beaten. Prosecutor Gholam ...
Iran hints direct talks with US are possible
Direct talks between Iran and the United States are possible, but any such breakthrough would have to be approved by the country's Supreme Leader ...
UN nuclear chief expresses concern for inspectors
The head of the U.N. nuclear agency suggested Thursday that his inspectors in Iran are coming under increased duress amid fears that Tehran might be ...
Iran: Uranium enrichment to be speeded up
Iran will step up its uranium enrichment program by sharply increasing the number of centrifuges used to make nuclear fuel, a senior official said ...
Iran criticizes Turkish request for Patriots
Iran lashed out Friday at Turkey for requesting that NATO supply it with Patriot surface-to-air missiles to deploy along the border with Syria, ...
UN nuclear agency: Iran poised to expand nuke work
Iran is poised to double its output of higher-enriched uranium at its fortified underground facility, the U.N. nuclear agency said Friday — a ...
Russia urges resumption of nuclear talks with Iran
A senior Russian diplomat is urging convening of new talks over Iran's nuclear program to break a months-long standoff. Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei ...
Iran's army drill to test new air defense system
Iran's military is to test a new air defense system modeled after the U.S. Hawk system as tensions with the West escalate over the country's suspect ...
APNewsBreak: Mideast nuke talks called off
Attempts to find Arab-Israeli common ground on banning weapons of mass destruction from the Mideast have failed, and high-profile talks on the issue ...
UN nuke agency to meet with Iran next month
Officials from Iran and the U.N. nuclear watchdog will meet in Tehran next month in an attempt to restart stalled nuclear talks, the international ...