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April 11, 2018

The Latest: UN nixes Russian text on Syria gas attack probe

The latest on the developments in Syria (all times local): 1:15 a.m. The U.N. Security Council has rejected a Russian ...

April 05, 2018

Little sympathy in Iran for YouTube shooter's frustration

The Iranian-American woman who opened fire at YouTube's headquarters this week appears to have lashed out after she felt the ...

April 04, 2018

Anticipating Trump's next move, aides prep Iran deal pullout

Anticipating an unpredictable president's next moves, U.S. officials have started actively planning for the likelihood that ...

March 26, 2018

Report: Bombs disguised as rocks in Yemen show Iranian aid

Roadside bombs disguised as rocks in Yemen bear similarities to others used by Hezbollah in southern Lebanon and by ...

March 26, 2018

Saudis say 1 dead during missile barrage by Yemen rebels

Yemen's Shiite rebels fired a barrage of ballistic missiles targeting Saudi Arabia late Sunday on the third anniversary of ...

March 24, 2018

US charges 9 Iranians in massive hacking scheme

The Trump administration announced criminal charges and sanctions Friday against Iranians accused in a hacking scheme to ...

March 22, 2018

Report: Famed Iranian philosopher Shayegan dies at age 83

Famed Iranian philosopher Dariush Shayegan, who challenged Western domination of philosophical thought and wrote the book ...

March 17, 2018

Iran detains close ally of former president Ahmadinejad

Iran's semi-official ILNA news agency is reporting that authorities have detained a close ally of former hard-line President ...

March 08, 2018

Canada says widow of Iran professor stopped from traveling

The widow of an Iranian-Canadian university professor who died under disputed circumstances in a Tehran prison has been ...

March 03, 2018

New headaches for Trump's Mideast hopes as Netanyahu visits

Under the best of circumstances, a Mideast peace deal is the Holy Grail of diplomacy, a goal that has eluded American ...

March 03, 2018

Iran's resigned wrestling chief criticizes government

The resigned head of Iran's wrestling federation has asked the country's diplomats to take responsibility and support ...

February 20, 2018

Iran TV airs images of site of airplane crash that killed 65

Iranian search-and-rescue teams on Tuesday offered the first images of the site of an airplane crash in southern Iran that ...

February 19, 2018

Iranian rescuers find wreckage from plane crash

Iranian search and rescue teams on Monday reached the site of a plane crash that authorities say killed all 65 people on ...

February 19, 2018

All 65 aboard plane feared dead in crash in southern Iran

An Iranian airplane brought back into service only months ago after being grounded for seven years crashed Sunday in a foggy, ...

February 18, 2018

The Latest: Iran says 65 killed in airplane crash

The Latest on the crash of an Iranian passenger plane in southern Iran (all times local): 6:10 p.m. Iran's state-run IRNA ...

February 16, 2018

Iranian passenger plane skids off runway on landing

Iran's official IRNA news agency is reporting that an Iranian passenger plane has skidded off the runway after its landing ...

February 12, 2018

Iran MPs confirm suicide of held Iranian-Canadian professor

Iranian lawmakers confirmed that an Iranian-Canadian university professor killed himself while he was in custody, the ...

February 11, 2018

Iran marks anniversary of Islamic Revolution after protests

Hundreds of thousands of Iranians rallied on the streets Sunday to mark the 39th anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution, ...

February 11, 2018

Iranian-Canadian dies in custody in Tehran after crackdown

An Iranian-Canadian university professor detained in Tehran has died in custody, activists and a family member said Sunday, ...