Iran rejects West’s criticism over human rights
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s foreign ministry has rejected Western nations’ criticism of its human rights record, calling it unrealistic and politically motivated. Western nations rebuked
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s foreign ministry has rejected Western nations’ criticism of its human rights record, calling it unrealistic and politically motivated. Western nations rebuked
TEHRAN — Iran has sentenced award-winning woman journalist Jila Baniyaghoob to jail for one year and banned her from writing for 30 years over post-election
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s atomic energy chief claimed on Thursday that the U.N. nuclear watchdog misunderstood the nature of the experiments at a Tehran laboratory
TEHRAN, Iran — A radical cleric called Saturday for the creation of a “Greater Iran” that would rule over the entire Middle East and Central
MINNEAPOLIS — The mothers of three American hikers held in Iran said they collected their visas Wednesday and hope to travel to Tehran by early
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The Iranian girls football team can compete at the Youth Olympics as long as its players swap their traditional head
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s foreign minister on Tuesday expressed optimism Tehran would soon strike a deal with the international community to provide his country with
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s state television says the country has fired a series of missiles as part of an ongoing large-scale military maneuvers in the
KAMPALA, Uganda — Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad flouted any more United Nations sanctions on his nuclear program as illegal Saturday, insisting he will not submit
MINNEAPOLIS — Two of three American hikers jailed in Iran for nearly nine months are in poor health and told Swiss diplomats — their first
BAGHDAD – The bloodiest day of the year in Iraq left at least 69 people dead in a series of bombings in mainly Shiite areas Friday —
Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Sunday extolled the country’s military might during an annual army parade, saying the country is so powerful today that no
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s official news agency says a court has sentenced three prominent political activists to six years in prison each for involvement in
MOSCOW — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has urged Russia to delay launching Iran’s nuclear plant until Tehran proves that it’s not pursuing
A letter purportedly from one of Osama bin Laden’s sons is calling on Iran’s Supreme Leader to release members of his family believed to be
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran has temporarily released an Iranian-American scholar serving prison time on an espionage conviction so he can spend the Iranian New Year
TEHRAN, Iran — An Iranian appeals court sentenced a university professor to six years in prison for suspected involvement in the country’s postelection turmoil, local
TEHRAN, Iran — An Iranian pro-reform Web site says authorities have released a former senior official detained for suspected involvement in the country’s postelection turmoil.
The trial in Iran opened Tuesday for 12 suspects accused of torturing to death three anti-government protesters tortured in prison during the turmoil following the
TEHRAN,Iran — Iran’s president on Thursday said that if the Israelis launch a new war against Lebanon’s Hezbollah, the militant group should retaliate strong enough
NEW YORK — The unnamed people who captured on video and made public the shooting death of an Iranian protester have been chosen as winners
DOHA, Qatar – U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Monday that Iran is becoming a military dictatorship, a new U.S. accusation in the
TEHRAN, Iran — Iranian authorities detained five more members of the Baha’i minority, a hardline newspaper reported on Sunday. The daily Javan newspaper, which has
NEW YORK – The former president of a foundation that prosecutors say has a history of legal entanglements over its alleged ties to Iran’s government
Opposition Web sites and witnesses say Iranian security forces have opened fire on anti-government protesters in the capital Tehran, killing at least three people and