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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 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 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 ...

September 06, 2016

Saudi Arabia's top cleric says Iran's leaders 'not Muslims'

Saudi Arabia's top cleric is revving up the kingdom's rhetoric against Iran, saying in comments published on Tuesday that ...

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 01, 2016

Khamenei: Average Iranian not benefiting from nuclear deal

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Monday that the Iranian people have not seen any benefit from the nuclear ...

July 13, 2016

A year later, Iran nuclear deal is holding but fragile

The Iran nuclear accord is fragile at its one-year anniversary. Upcoming elections in the U.S. and Iran could yield new ...

June 21, 2016

Boeing says it signs historic sales agreement with Iran Air

Boeing Co. said Tuesday it signed an agreement with Iran Air "expressing the airline's intent" to buy its aircraft, setting ...

June 14, 2016

Iran vows to burn nuclear agreement if US scraps it

Iran's top leader said Tuesday that if the next U.S. president tears up the nuclear deal, Iran will "light it on fire.

June 03, 2016

Iran's top leader rules out cooperation with US against IS

Iran's top leader on Friday ruled out any formal cooperation with America against the Islamic State group, their common ...

May 24, 2016

Hard-line cleric voted leader of Iran's Assembly of Experts

A hard-line Iranian cleric who has been in the country's power structure since its 1979 Islamic Revolution was chosen on ...

May 23, 2016

Wild US election fascinates, worries Iran after nuclear deal

After decades of officially-imposed detachment from the "Great Satan," Iranians are this time transfixed by the wild U.S.

May 11, 2016

Iran appoints new head for state broadcasting

Iran's state TV is reporting the country's top leader has appointed a new head for the state broadcasting company.

May 07, 2016

The Latest: Iran reports Revolutionary Guard deaths in Syria

The Latest on Syria's civil war (all times local): 5:15 p.m. A semi-official Iranian news agency is reporting that several ...

May 07, 2016

13 members of Iran's elite force killed in Syria

More than a dozen members of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards were killed this week during an attack by militants in ...

May 04, 2016

Chevrolet, the 'Heartbeat of America,' not coming to Iran

Chevrolet, the U.S. car brand once advertised as the "Heartbeat of America," won't be rolling new models through the streets ...

May 04, 2016

Iranian commander threatens to close Strait of Hormuz to US

The deputy commander of Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guard said Iranian forces will close the strategic Strait of Hormuz to ...

May 02, 2016

Iran criticizes US presence in the Persian Gulf

Iran's Supreme Leader criticized the U.S. presence in the Persian Gulf region on Monday, saying American forces should go ...

May 02, 2016

Iran leader urges for nuclear weapons-free Korean Peninsula

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani on Monday appealed for a Korean Peninsula free of nuclear weapons during a visit to Tehran ...