Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Wednesday his country would "definitely continue" its nuclear programme despite Israeli threats.
Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe said on Thursday he backed Iran’s nuclear programme.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards successfully deployed a new speed boat capable of destroying enemy ships as war games began on Thursday.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrives in Zimbabwe on Thursday to sign a raft of trade and cooperation agreements.
Iran’s president on Wednesday warned US counterpart Barack Obama of a "tooth-breaking" response, as he condemned Washington’s new nuclear policy.
The United States said on Wednesday there was "no choice" but for "further, deeper sanctions" against Iran over its controversial nuclear drive.
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/ 15 February 2010
The United States believes Iran may be heading toward a military dictatorship.
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/ 11 February 2010
Iranian security forces clashed with opposition supporters on Thursday as huge crowds marked the 31st anniversary of the Islamic Revolution.
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/ 11 February 2010
Iran marks the 31st anniversary of the Islamic Revolution with nationwide marches on Thursday, while security forces are on high alert.
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/ 9 February 2010
Iran began making higher-grade nuclear fuel on Tuesday, and the Pentagon said the US wanted a UN Security Council resolution on Iran "within weeks".
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/ 8 February 2010
The US and France said on Monday they would push for new UN sanctions against Iran over its nuclear programme.
The Islamic regime has been given the clearest sign yet that the Obama administration’s tentative policy of diplomatic engagement.
Iran has declared it will begin enriching its uranium stockpile to a higher level, further raising fears over the country’s nuclear ambitions.
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/ 4 February 2010
US and key allies urge actions as well as words in a wary response to Iran’s surprise U-turn on proposals to swap enriched uranium for nuclear fuel.
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/ 19 January 2010
Iran said on Tuesday that Western warships stationed in the Gulf are "best targets" for the Islamic republic if its nuclear sites are attacked.
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/ 13 January 2010
Parliament speaker Ali Larijani, Iran’s former chief nuclear negotiator, accused United States President Barack Obama of state terrorism on Wednesday.
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/ 12 January 2010
Iran on Tuesday accused the US and Israel and their "mercenaries" of carrying out a bomb attack that killed a nuclear scientist, state media reported.
Opposition leader Mirhossein Mousavi said Iran was in "serious crisis" and called for the immediate release of his supporters.
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/ 31 December 2009
A divided Iran enters 2010 after a year marked by recurring deadly protests against President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
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/ 30 November 2009
World powers threatened new sanctions against Iran on Monday after Tehran defiantly pledged to build 10 more uranium-enrichment plants.
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/ 29 October 2009
Iran was widely expected on Thursday to deliver its response to a UN-brokered proposal regarding a uranium-enrichment deal.
Six world powers on Thursday started crunch talks with Iran seeking to pressure Tehran to prove that its nuclear programme is peaceful.
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/ 20 September 2009
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad travels to New York this week for the UN General Assembly, his disputed re-election still sparking violent protests.
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/ 6 September 2009
As fresh sanctions loom against Iran, the country’s president announced his government’s readiness to resume negotiations over its nuclear programme.
Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, is personally behind the alleged fraud in the June 12 presidential election, a former president claims.
Once cast as part of the ‘axis of evil’, Iranians have shown they are real people, not collateral damage in waiting.
An Iranian group that had planned to organise a rally on Saturday backed down after authorities warned of consequences if they went ahead.
Iran dismissed on Wednesday Egyptian accusations against Lebanon’s Shi’ite militia Hezbollah as an "old trick".
Israeli leaders and military commanders deemed by Iran to be "war criminals" should be executed, a senior cleric said in a Friday prayer sermon.
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/ 28 January 2009
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad demanded on Wednesday that President Barack Obama apologise for "crimes" committed by the US against Iran.
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/ 19 January 2009
Two internationally renowned Iranian Aids physicians were sentenced to prison over the weekend for allegedly participating in a US-backed plot.
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/ 13 January 2009
Iran has arrested four people accused of involvement in a US-financed plot to topple its Islamic system of government, the judiciary said on Tuesday.