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Iran criticizes Iraq's search of Syria-bound plane
Iran has criticized neighboring Iraq for forcing a Syria-bound Iranian cargo plane to land for inspection in Baghdad to ensure it was not carrying ...
Report: Iran has drone pictures of Israeli bases
Iran has images of sensitive Israeli military bases taken by a drone that was launched by Lebanon's Hezbollah movement and downed by Israel earlier ...
European team calls off Iran visit
A delegation from the European Parliament has called off plans to visit Iran after being refused guarantees they could visit two jailed activists ...
UK holds talks with US on possible Iran scenarios
Britain is involved in military contingency planning with the United States over Iran and other potential flashpoints in the Middle East, officials ...
Iran plans army drill near Iraqi border
An Iranian semiofficial news agency says the army is planning a "unique" military exercise along the country's border with Iraq. The ISNA agency on ...
Iran weighs tougher line in stalled nuclear talks
Iran is weighing a more confrontational strategy at possible renewed nuclear talks with world powers, threatening to boost levels of uranium ...
Iran judicial branch chief fires back at president
The head of Iran's judiciary lashed out at the country's president Wednesday, the latest salvo in an escalating political conflict that has undermined ...
Iran looks to Silk Road ties in time of sanctions
In back-to-back Asian summits this month, Iran's president made sure to carve out special time to look east. At one gathering in Azerbaijan, Mahmoud ...
Iran's president barred from visiting prison
Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad clashed Monday with the country's judiciary over his right to visit the prison where a jailed aide is held, in ...
Iran seeks renewed talks with familiar demands
Iranian officials have made no secret about their desire to reopen nuclear talks with the U.S. and other world powers as economic sanctions dig deeper ...
France: Iran seems on track for nukes by mid-2013
France's foreign minister says Iran appears on track to reach the ability to produce a nuclear weapon by the first half of next year. France is one ...
Bus overturns in southwest Iran, 26 dead
A passenger bus carrying female students overturned in southwestern Iran Friday evening, killing 26, Iran's state radio reported Saturday.
Iranian 'hero pilot' says he was forced to retire
An Iranian pilot who became a national hero last year after he safely brought down a passenger plane with broken landing gear says that the country's ...
Commander: If Iran is attacked, Israel will be hit
Israel will "definitely" face fierce retaliation if it attacks Iranian nuclear sites, the acting commander of Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guard ...
Iran claims 'dozens' of its drones reached Israel
A senior Iranian military official claimed Tuesday that Iranian-made surveillance drones have made dozens of apparently undetected flights into ...
Iran: New EU sanctions 'inhuman' and ineffective
Iran on Tuesday denounced the new European Union sanctions as "inhuman," vowing they will not force any retreat on the country's suspect nuclear ...
Iran: Hezbollah drone proves our capabilities
Iran's defense minister said Sunday that Hezbollah's launch of a drone into Israeli airspace earlier this week proves the Islamic Republic's military ...
Iran says ready for nuclear flexibility
Iran is ready to show flexibility at nuclear talks to ease Western concerns over its contentious nuclear program, its foreign ministry spokesman said ...
US warning reflects fears of Iranian cyberattack
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta's pointed warning that the U.S. will strike back against a cyberattack underscores the Obama administration's growing ...
Iran's leader says army ready to deter any attack
Iran's supreme leader said Friday that his country's military is ready to deter any attack and warned enemies of the Islamic Republic to abandon any ...
Iran's spy agency finds voice in cyberspace
A glimpse into the shadow world of Iran's main spy agency is now a click away. In an unexpected display of outreach, the Intelligence Ministry now ...
Iran leader: EU support of sanctions is 'foolish'
Iran's top leader said Wednesday that European countries are "foolish" to support sanctions against Tehran, telling them they are sacrificing ...
Iran may cut ties with UAE over disputed islands
Iran on Tuesday warned the United Arab Emirates it could cut diplomatic relations between the two countries if the Arab nation keeps repeating claims ...
Review: Ambitious 'Argo' one of year's best films
A movie about the 1979 Iranian hostage crisis probably doesn't sound like it would be a laugh riot — or should be — but that's just one of the many ...