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/ 4 September 2010
Iran’s president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, on Friday launched an angry attack on "doomed" US-brokered Middle East peace talks.
France says that insults in the Iranian media against first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, who has been branded an "Italian prostitute", are unacceptable.
Iran would stop enrichment if it is assured of nuclear fuel supplies for a research reactor, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was quoted as saying.
The European Union hammered Iran on Monday with fresh sanctions against its vital energy sector.
An Iranian nuclear scientist who says he was abducted by CIA agents a year ago returned home from the United States early on Thursday.
A missing Iranian nuclear scientist, who Tehran says was kidnapped by the CIA, has turned up in Washington.
Imagine a country where a man with a ponytail could have it cut off by the cops, as could one with a mullet, or one whose hair was slathered in gel.
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says Iran will hold off talks on Tehran’s nuclear programme until the end of August as a way to "discipline" the West.
Iran has barred two United Nations nuclear inspectors from entering the Islamic Republic, a senior official was quoted as saying on Monday.
The UN imposed a new slate of sanctions on Iran on Wednesday in an attempt to force it to comply with demands over its nuclear programme.
Europe kept the pressure on Iran on to reach an agreement with the UN over its nuclear programme, following a deal between Iran, Turkey and Brazil.
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.