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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 26, 2016

Ahmadinejad allies say Iran leader told him not to run again

Close allies of Iran's former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, whose presidency was marked by confrontation with the West, said ...

September 26, 2016

Iran: Utah state senator didn't mention job when visiting

Iran's Foreign Ministry says a Utah state senator who traveled to Iran in May did not clarify his job as senator in his visa ...

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 22, 2016

The Latest: Pakistan says India can't wish away Kashmir rift

The latest on the high-level U.N. General Assembly meetings (all times local): 11 p.m. Pakistan's foreign ministry has ...

September 21, 2016

Iran 'determined' to boost military after US-Israel deal

Iran's chief of staff of the armed forces said Wednesday a $38 billion aid deal between the United States and Israel makes ...

September 19, 2016

Iran leader meets with Fidel Castro during stop in Havana

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani met with former Cuban leader Fidel Castro and his brother President Raul Castro during a ...

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 14, 2016

Iran to meet world powers over nuclear deal 'differences'

Iran's semi-official ISNA news agency reports that the country's foreign minister and his international counterparts will ...

September 13, 2016

US Navy says planes threatened by Iran in Strait of Hormuz

The U.S. Navy says Iran has threatened two American maritime patrol aircraft flying over the Strait of Hormuz. It's the ...

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 07, 2016

Iran president: 'Punish' Saudi Arabia for 2015 hajj disaster

Iran's president on Wednesday called on the Muslim world to "punish" Saudi Arabia following last year's hajj crush and ...

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

Iran's top leader says Saudis 'murdered' hajj pilgrims

Iran's supreme leader on Monday said Saudi Arabian authorities "murdered" Muslim pilgrims who were injured during last year's ...

August 30, 2016

US commander slams Iran for provocative moves in Gulf

The top commander of U.S. forces in the Middle East sharply criticized Iran on Tuesday for recent high-speed maneuvers by ...

August 28, 2016

Iraq requests new Saudi envoy after assassination remarks

Iraq's Foreign Ministry said the government on Sunday formally requested that the Saudi ambassador in Baghdad be replaced ...

August 26, 2016

Saudi-led airstrikes reportedly kill 11 civilians in Yemen

Airstrikes by a Saudi-led coalition in northern Yemen killed 11 civilians, including women and children, Yemen's rebel-run ...

August 25, 2016

US warship fires warning shots at Iranian boats

A U.S. Navy ship fired three warning shots in the direction of an Iranian boat that was approaching another American ship ...

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 ...