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In June 2009, a woman was shot dead in a demonstration in Tehran. Neda Agha-Soltan became the face of the Iranian protest movement - except... Comment

A beer-drinking bear who saw action in World War II could be in line to be the subject of a Hollywood film. Wojtek - dubbed... Comment

Iranian fighter jets shot at an unmanned US drone during a routine surveillance mission over the Gulf, Pentagon officials have said. The defence department said... Comment

A retired London businessman has pleaded guilty in a US court to selling weapons parts to Iran. Christopher Tappin, 66, made the plea at a... Comment

An Iranian naval task force has docked in Sudan, carrying with it a "message of peace and security to neighbouring countries", Iranian state media report.... Comment

A visit to Iran by a European Parliament delegation has been called off after Tehran refused to let them visit two jailed activists recently awarded... Comment

A retired businessman extradited to the US on charges of selling weapons parts to Iran is to change his plea to guilty after reaching a... Comment

EU member states have announced a new package of sanctions against Iran over its controversial nuclear programme. Foreign ministers meeting in Luxembourg "significantly broadened EU... Comment

رهبر جمهوری اسلامی گفت: "یکی از خطاهایی که خود ما کردیم این بوده که تحدید نسل از اواسط دهه ۷۰ به این طرف باید متوقف... Comment

Riot police in Iran have clashed with protesters in the capital over sharp falls in the currency, the rial. Tear gas was used to disperse... Comment

A news agency in Iran has published a report by the satirical news website, The Onion, saying rural white Americans would rather vote for President... Comment

German engineering company Siemens has denied allegations that it planted explosive devices inside nuclear equipment destined for Iran. Siemens said it has "no business ties... Comment

Britain, Germany and France urge fellow European Union countries to impose more sanctions on Iran over its nuclear programme. >>> Comment

An Iranian-Australian man accused of organising an asylum boat that broke up off Christmas Island in 2010, killing about 50 people, has pleaded guilty to... Comment

We've come to believe that freedom is the natural human condition, which only tyrants prevent everyone from enjoying - but when a tyrant is toppled,... Comment

Under international sanctions for its controversial nuclear programme, Iran has faced down further Western attempts at economic and diplomatic isolation by hosting this year's meeting... Comment

US trade sanctions have led game maker Blizzard to cut off access to World of Warcraft (Wow) in Iran. Blizzard posted a statement to its... Comment

Tanzanian authorities have confirmed that 36 Iranian oil tankers have been using Tanzanian flags to evade US and EU imposed economic sanctions on Iran's crude... Comment

The Egyptian president is to visit Iran to attend meetings of the Non-Aligned Movement at the end of August, Egyptian media report. If the visit... Comment

Israel's outgoing home front defence minister says an attack on Iran would likely trigger a month-long conflict that would leave 500 Israelis dead. Matan Vilnai... Comment

Four men have been arrested in Germany on suspicion of illegally supplying Iran with parts needed to build a nuclear reactor. The suspects were held... Comment

First of all, you need to ask for an appointment well in advance. Security agents call your head office to make sure you are who... Comment

Iranians are some of the biggest investors in the United Arab Emirates, especially in the property sector. However, in the first six months of the... Comment

Some 48 Iranian pilgrims have been kidnapped from a bus in the vicinity of a shrine near the Syrian capital Damascus, reports say. Iranian diplomats... Comment

L'Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt has sold a Seychelles island at the centre of a tax evasion case, says the government of the island chain. Mrs... Comment

In 1948, Iran sent its first Olympic team to the London. The nation's young Shah, who had set the country on a course of modernisation,... Comment