http://www.mail.com/locations/11930-tehran.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/locations/11930-tehran.html http://www.mail.com/news/world/2104844-irans-rafsanjani-blasts-clerics-report.html TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Banned from upcoming elections, Iran's former president has leveled harsh criticism at the Islamic Republic's clerical rulers, saying they are doing a poor job running the country, an Iranian pro-reform website reported late on Wednesday. The remarks by Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani come days after a constitutional watchdog disqualified him... Thu, 23 May 2013 17:31:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2104844-irans-rafsanjani-blasts-clerics-report.html 2013-05-23T17:31:37Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2102332-iaea-report-iran-expands-nuclear-technology.html VIENNA (AP) — The U.N. atomic agency on Wednesday detailed rapid Iranian progress in two programs that the West fears are geared toward making nuclear weapons, saying Tehran has upgraded its uranium enrichment facilities and advanced in building a plutonium-producing reactor. In a confidential report obtained by The Associated Press, the International Ato... Wed, 22 May 2013 21:24:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2102332-iaea-report-iran-expands-nuclear-technology.html 2013-05-22T21:24:47Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2103532-global-local-issues-iran-upcoming-election.html Main domestic and international issues facing Iran ahead of its June 14 presidential election: NUCLEAR QUESTION Four rounds of revived talks between Iran and world powers since last year have produced no important headway in the Tehran's impasse with the West. The U.S. and allies worry Iran's uranium enrichment could lead to atomic weap... Wed, 22 May 2013 18:35:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2103532-global-local-issues-iran-upcoming-election.html 2013-05-22T18:35:19Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2102286-irans-ahmadinejad-to-outsider-options.html TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — By now, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is well-accustomed to enduring blows from Iran's ruling clerics as his reputation fell from favored son to political outcast. But their intended parting shot — barring his chief aid from the presidential race — may be just the opening act in Ahmadinejad's reinvention as a self-styled opposition force. Wed, 22 May 2013 18:16:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2102286-irans-ahmadinejad-to-outsider-options.html 2013-05-22T18:16:20Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2100842-iran-candidate-list-presidential-race.html The eight candidates approved Tuesday for Iran's June 14 presidential election to replace Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who cannot run again because of term limits. ALI AKBAR VELAYATI Top adviser to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on international affairs. Velayati, 67, served as foreign minister during the 1980-88 war with Iraq and into t... Tue, 21 May 2013 19:35:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2100842-iran-candidate-list-presidential-race.html 2013-05-21T19:35:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2095888-report-iran-hangs-2-men-convicted-spying.html TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's state radio says authorities have executed two men convicted of spying for Israel's Mossad and the American CIA intelligence agency. Sunday's report says Mohammad Heidari, who was accused of providing Mossad with classified information in return for money, and Kourosh Ahmadi, who allegedly gave the CIA intelligence on Iran, were... Sun, 19 May 2013 14:41:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2095888-report-iran-hangs-2-men-convicted-spying.html 2013-05-19T14:41:40Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2095900-irans-guard-warns-post-election-turmoil.html TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — 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 election, calling the outcome "unpredictable" and sending the strongest message yet against any attempts to revive street protests, media reported Sunday. The comments by Col. Rasool Sanaeirad... Sun, 19 May 2013 11:01:36 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2095900-irans-guard-warns-post-election-turmoil.html 2013-05-19T11:01:36Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2092830-iran-ban-candidates-who-seek-ties-with-us.html TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The head of Iran's constitutional watchdog says it may disqualify candidates in June presidential elections who seek full relations with the United States. Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati, secretary of the Guardian Council that vets candidates, said Friday on state radio that some nominees may hope that international sanctions over Tehran's di... Fri, 17 May 2013 12:04:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2092830-iran-ban-candidates-who-seek-ties-with-us.html 2013-05-17T12:04:59Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2089910-iranian-cleric-women-president.html TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A member of Iran's constitutional watchdog group insists that women cannot be presidential candidates, a report said Thursday, effectively killing the largely symbolic bids by about 30 women seeking to run in the June 14 election. Even before the comments by Ayatollah Mohammad Yazdi, chances for a woman candidate in Iran's presidential... Thu, 16 May 2013 14:14:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2089910-iranian-cleric-women-president.html 2013-05-16T14:14:30Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2086716-iran-hard-liners-urge-election-ban-top-rivals.html TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Hard-line Iranian lawmakers have petitioned authorities to bar two prominent presidential contenders — a moderate former president and a protege of current President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad — from running in next month's election in a further sign of intense political jockeying over the final ballot list. The Tuesday appeal by nearly 100 p... Wed, 15 May 2013 14:49:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2086716-iran-hard-liners-urge-election-ban-top-rivals.html 2013-05-15T14:49:22Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2080482-leading-candidates-irans-presidential-race.html The following are potential front-runners in Iran's June 14 presidential election to succeed Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. The list of candidates will be announced next week after vetting by Iran's ruling clerics: AKBAR HASHEMI RAFSANJANI Served as president from 1989-97 and lost a comeback bid to Ahmadinejad in 2005. Rafsanjani is a fierce crit... Sun, 12 May 2013 18:33:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2080482-leading-candidates-irans-presidential-race.html 2013-05-12T18:33:15Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2080424-irans-cunning-rafsanjani-seeks-shot.html TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Signs on currency exchange shops in Tehran explained why the doors where temporarily shut: Waiting to see if former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani would seek to reclaim the office. On Sunday, the money changers reopened early amid a mini-surge in Iran's gasping economy after Rafsanjani joined the race. Tehran's stock exchange nudge... Sun, 12 May 2013 17:50:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2080424-irans-cunning-rafsanjani-seeks-shot.html 2013-05-12T17:50:34Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2079924-afghanistan-iranian-guards-killed-10-migrants.html KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Iranian border guards killed 10 Afghan migrants and wounded another eight when hundreds tried to illegally cross into Iran in search of work, Afghanistan's Interior Ministry said Sunday. Iran denied that. Details of the incident Friday in Afghanistan's northwestern Farah province have been sketchy and often contradictory. An Inte... Sun, 12 May 2013 16:25:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2079924-afghanistan-iranian-guards-killed-10-migrants.html 2013-05-12T16:25:27Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2078624-2-divisive-figures-enter-irans-presidential-race.html TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A pair of powerful and divisive figures registered Saturday to run in Iran's presidential election, jolting the political landscape ahead of next month's vote to pick a successor to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, a former president who still wields enormous influence, and Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei, a close confi... Sat, 11 May 2013 19:45:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2078624-2-divisive-figures-enter-irans-presidential-race.html 2013-05-11T19:45:58Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2077432-hundreds-register-irans-presidential-race.html TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Four prominent Iranian politicians have joined hundreds of potential candidates who have applied to run in the June 14 presidential election. The race will pick a successor to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who is barred by the constitution from seeking a third term, and offer a critical test for reformists battered after years of crac... Fri, 10 May 2013 18:51:46 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2077432-hundreds-register-irans-presidential-race.html 2013-05-10T18:51:46Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2076958-iran-recalls-ambassador-cyprus.html NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Iran has withdrawn its ambassador in Cyprus to protest the country's decision to extradite an Iranian to the United States for prosecution, officials said Friday. The Cyprus Foreign Ministry said Iran objected to last month's extradition of Iranian Saeid Mohabat to the U.S. to face charges of breaching United Nations sanctions again... Fri, 10 May 2013 18:15:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2076958-iran-recalls-ambassador-cyprus.html 2013-05-10T18:15:32Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2074800-iran-president-force-era-ends.html BIRJAND, Iran (AP) — When many struggling families in this eastern Iranian city take stock of outgoing President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's legacy, it's not about the oratory full of bluster and menace or his tussles with Iran's ruling clerics that are known to much of the world. What matters more here are the dusty rows of government-subsidized, two-story apa... Thu, 09 May 2013 19:20:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2074800-iran-president-force-era-ends.html 2013-05-09T19:20:03Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2067738-irans-presidential-race-underway.html TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's presidential race got underway Tuesday as authorities officially opened the registration process for candidates in next month's election that will pick a successor to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and offer a critical test for reformists battered after years of crackdowns. The campaign is also taking shape as open season on Ahma... Tue, 07 May 2013 12:38:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2067738-irans-presidential-race-underway.html 2013-05-07T12:38:18Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2065824-iraqi-death-hints-irans-role-syrian-crisis.html BASRA, Iraq (AP) — 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 hailed his sacrifice in protecting a revered shrine in Syria. Diaa Mutashar al-Issawi was one of several Shiite fighters from Iraq who have trickled into Syria for months, providing a measu... Mon, 06 May 2013 20:53:46 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2065824-iraqi-death-hints-irans-role-syrian-crisis.html 2013-05-06T20:53:46Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2064622-reasons-israeli-airstrikes-syria.html BEIRUT (AP) — 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 repeatedly it does not want to get dragged into Syria's civil war but has also warned that it will not allow so-called "game-changing" sophisticated weapons to flow across the border to Lebanon's Hezbol... Sun, 05 May 2013 19:23:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2064622-reasons-israeli-airstrikes-syria.html 2013-05-05T19:23:09Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2063020-iran-president-to-gentler-touch.html TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — For eight years, Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has played the role of global provocateur-in-chief: questioning the Holocaust, saying Israel should be erased from the map and painting U.N resolutions as worthless. His provocative style grated inside Iran as well — angering the country's supreme leader to the point of warning the presidency could be ... Sat, 04 May 2013 16:43:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2063020-iran-president-to-gentler-touch.html 2013-05-04T16:43:49Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2063032-presidential-front-runners-iran.html The following are potential front-runners in Iran's June 14 presidential elections. The list of candidates will be announced later this month after vetting by Iran's ruling clerics: ALI AKBAR VELAYATI Top adviser to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on international affairs. Velayati, 67, Served as foreign minister during the 1980-8... Sat, 04 May 2013 16:43:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2063032-presidential-front-runners-iran.html 2013-05-04T16:43:47Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2058944-eu-iran-to-consult-tehrans-nuke-program.html VIENNA (AP) — 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 negotiations on Tehran's nuclear program. That meeting in Almaty, Kazakhstan, ended on April 6 with the two sides still far apart. The six want Iran to stop enriching uranium to a level just a technical ... Thu, 02 May 2013 17:58:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2058944-eu-iran-to-consult-tehrans-nuke-program.html 2013-05-02T17:58:39Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2058454-ap-interview-job-son-toppled-shah.html PARIS (AP) — 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 elections — or risk a civil disobedience campaign. Reza Pahlavi said Thursday that his Paris-based collective, the Iranian National Council, brings together tens of thousands of pro-democracy proponent... Thu, 02 May 2013 17:18:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2058454-ap-interview-job-son-toppled-shah.html 2013-05-02T17:18:12Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2053578-iran-chemicals-red-line-seeks-rebel-probe.html TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — 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 investigated rather than the Islamic Republic's allies in Damascus. Ali Akbar Salehi's comments reflect the deep divide between Tehran and the West over Syria's civil war. Iran remains lo... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:18:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2053578-iran-chemicals-red-line-seeks-rebel-probe.html 2013-04-30T14:18:10Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2048406-iranian-scientist-returns-release-us.html TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — 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 "generally well." The microchip expert at Tehran's high profile Sharif University, Atarodi was in U.S. custody since December 2011 over allegations he bought high-tech equipment in violation o... Sat, 27 Apr 2013 09:32:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2048406-iranian-scientist-returns-release-us.html 2013-04-27T09:32:40Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2043842-samsung-to-block-access-to-app-store-iran.html TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — 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 online store as of May 22. The move is seen as part of international sanctions on the country over its disputed nuclear program. The West has imposed banking and insurance sanctions on Iran... Fri, 26 Apr 2013 10:04:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2043842-samsung-to-block-access-to-app-store-iran.html 2013-04-26T10:04:39Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2039220-complex-history-iran-al-qaida.html 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 suspects. What falls in between is Iran's complicated history with the terror group that has included outright hostility, alliances of convenience and even overtures by Tehran to assist Washington after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks... Tue, 23 Apr 2013 16:53:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2039220-complex-history-iran-al-qaida.html 2013-04-23T16:53:42Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2038572-iran-denies-link-with-canada-terror-plot-suspects.html TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — 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 to derail a passenger train. Canadian authorities allege the suspects Chiheb Esseghaier, 30, and Raed Jaser, 35, had "direction and guidance" from al-Qaida members in Iran, though there ... Tue, 23 Apr 2013 09:37:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2038572-iran-denies-link-with-canada-terror-plot-suspects.html 2013-04-23T09:37:48Z