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September 26, 2016

Iran releases Canadian-Iranian professor held since June

A Canadian-Iranian retired professor was released from prison on "humanitarian grounds" and flown out of Iran on Monday, ...

September 22, 2016

House approves legislation prohibiting cash payments to Iran

The GOP-led House approved legislation late Thursday to prohibit the United States from making cash payments to Iran and ...

September 22, 2016

Rouhani: Halt on flights over Syria would help radicals

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Thursday joined in opposing a call by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry to halt all ...

September 19, 2016

APNewsBreak: US resident gets 10-year Iran prison sentence

A U.S. permanent resident detained for a year in Iran over spying allegations has been sentenced to 10 years in prison and ...

September 18, 2016

Iran supports any move to stabilize global oil market

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani says his country supports any move to stabilize the oil market and improve oil prices.

September 16, 2016

Powell discusses secret Israeli nukes in leaked 2015 email

In a private email exchange last year leaked this week by hackers, former Secretary of State Colin Powell discussed Israel's ...

September 14, 2016

House panel approves bill prohibiting cash payments to Iran

In an election-year broadside, the Republican-led House Foreign Affairs Committee approved legislation Wednesday to prohibit ...

September 10, 2016

Muslim pilgrims begin hajj, but this year without Iranians

Close to 2 million people from around the world began performing the first rites of the Islamic hajj pilgrimage on Saturday, ...

September 08, 2016

Iranian faction among Kurds trained by US against militants

An Iranian Kurdish rebel group received military training in weapons and explosives from U.S. and European advisers as part ...

September 08, 2016

House Republicans press administration on Iran payment

Obama administration officials told Congress on Thursday that Iran wanted "immediate access" to $1.7 billion paid by the ...

Hassan Rouhani, Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo

September 06, 2016

Oil minister: Iran backs OPEC moves geared toward stability

Iran's oil minister says his country would support any decision by the oil producing group of nations that seeks to stabilize ...

September 05, 2016

Britain, Iran name ambassador as their relations improve

Britain and Iran have named their respective ambassadors for the first time since 2011 as relations between the two countries ...

August 29, 2016

Iran deploys S-300 air defense around nuclear site

Iran has deployed a Russian-made S-300 air defense system around its underground Fordo nuclear facility, state TV reported.

August 29, 2016

A $400 million cash payment to Iran has little precedent

A $400 million cash delivery to Iran to repay a decades-old arbitration claim may be unprecedented in recent U.S.

August 25, 2016

Iran: Forces will warn any vessel after US warship incident

Iran's naval forces will warn or confront any foreign ship entering the country's territorial waters, the Iranian defense ...

August 25, 2016

In Iran, unique system allows payments for kidney donors

The whirling hum of a dialysis machine could have been the soundtrack to the rest of Zahra Hajikarimi's life but for an ...

August 24, 2016

2 days after cash delivery, US paid $1.3 billion to Iran

The Obama administration said Wednesday it paid $1.3 billion in interest to Iran in January to resolve a decades-old dispute ...

August 22, 2016

10 Things to Know for Monday

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Monday: 1. THE OLYMPICS END ...

August 22, 2016

The Latest: Reports: Turkey strikes Kurds, IS in Syria

The Latest on developments in the Syrian war (all times local): 8:45 p.m. Media reports say Turkish artillery has attacked ...