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Iran's new leader, still silent, was elevated by the Revolutionary GuardsIran's Revolutionary Guards have reportedly pushed for Mojtaba Khamenei's selection as the new supreme leader, viewing him as more amenable...
Iran's value in India's regional playbook as counter to PakistanThe Iran-Israel conflict highlights India's delicate Eurasian diplomacy, balancing ties with both nations. Iran serves as a counterweight t...
Iran holds runoff presidential vote pitting hard-line former negotiator against reformist lawmakerVoters face a choice between the hard-line former nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili and Masoud Pezeshkian, a heart surgeon and longtime parli...
Iran seesawing vote results put race between reformist Masoud Pezeshkian and hard-liner Saeed JaliliEarly results from Iran's presidential election show a close contest between reformist Masoud Pezeshkian and hard-liner Saeed Jalili, with ...
Iran sentences former president's daughter to a five-year prison term"Following the arrest of Ms. Faezeh Hashemi, she was sentenced to five years in prison but the sentence is not final," defence lawyer Neda ...
Niece of Iran's Supreme Leader urges world to cut ties with Tehran over unrestA video of a statement by Farideh Moradkhani, an engineer whose late father was a prominent opposition figure married to Khamenei's sister,...
Niece of Iran's Supreme Leader urges world to cut ties with Tehran over unrest -online videoA video of a statement by Farideh Moradkhani, an engineer whose late father was a prominent opposition figure married to Khamenei's sister,...
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei set to tighten grip in Iran vote as frustrations growThe race to succeed President Hassan Rouhani, a pragmatist, will be between five hardliners who embrace Khamenei's strongly anti-Western wo...
Ex-Iran parliament speaker Ali Larijani registers to run for presidentAli Larijani became the first high-profile candidate to potentially back the policies of the outgoing administration that reached Tehran's ...
Zia-ul-Haq assured Ronald Reagan Pak wouldn't leak nuclear technology: CIAIn a letter to the then President Ronald Reagan, Zia said Pakistan neither possesses nor has transmitted any designs or specifications of n...
- Iran's Revolutionary Guards position for power
IRAN-RAFSANJANI-LEADER:Iran's Revolutionary Guards position for power
Suspense continues in Iran: State television says Ayatollah Ali Khamenei healthyKhamenei has backed Iran's negotiators publicly in the talks, but also has set his own requirements for what he wants out of any deal.
Severe economic challenges await Iran’s new president Hassan Rowhani in TehranThe election of the new president will have major implications for Iran’s domestic politics as well as its relations with the outside world.
- Iran exports, oil earnings hurt by world crisis
Iran is being hurt by the financial crisis because of falling oil prices and a world downturn that will damage non-oil exports, an official...
- Iraqi lawmakers tell Congress of misgivings about security agreement with US
Iraqi lawmakers told Congress that they have serious misgivings about a long-term security agreement being negotiated this year with Presid...