
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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Iran's cunning Rafsanjani seeks one more shot
Signs on currency exchange shops in Tehran explained why the doors where temporarily shut: Waiting to see if former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani ...
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, ...

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Iran has withdrawn its ambassador in Cyprus to protest the country's decision to extradite an Iranian to the United States for prosecution, officials ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A look at reasons for Israeli airstrikes in Syria
A look at the reasons for and possible implications of the escalation of Israel's involvement in Syria's civil war. WHY NOW? Israel has said ...

Next Iran president likely to have gentler touch
For eight years, Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has played the role of global provocateur-in-chief: questioning the Holocaust, saying Israel ...
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 ...

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 ...

Iranian scientist returns after release from US
An Iranian scientist held by the U.S. since late 2011 has returned to Iran. The scientist, Mojtaba Atarodi said U.S. authorities had treated him ...

Samsung to block access to app store in Iran
Iranian users of Samsung mobile applications said Thursday that the company had notified them that they will no longer have access to the company's ...

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 ...
Iran denies link with Canada terror plot suspects
Iran on Tuesday denied any links with an alleged terrorist plot that Canadian authorities claim was directed by al-Qaida operatives in Iran and sought ...
Food price hikes raise concerns in Iran
Iranians lined up to buy cooking oil and meat in Tehran on Monday, as price hikes threatened to stir discontent less than two months before ...

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 ...
Iran says it will remain loyal to nuclear treaty
Iran's foreign ministry says the country is a committed signatory to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and will continue cooperating with the U.N.
Iran seeks to export oil to North Korea
Iran's oil ministry says the country is considering exporting oil to North Korea as a way to improve its battered economy. The official IRNA news ...