Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

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Iran’s next president to pursue nuclear drive ‘without fear’

Iran’s presidential candidates may differ, but they are united in pursuing what they see as its peaceful atomic ambitions.

Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Benin’s President Thomas Boni Yayi.

Ahmadinejad: Iran has no use for atomic bomb

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad defended Iran’s nuclear programme, calling it peaceful and arguing that Tehran has no use for an atomic bomb.

A file photograph of Iran President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

Ahmadinejad carpeted to explain economic policies

Iran’s Parliament on Sunday told President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad he must appear before the assembly to explain his economic policies.

Iranians are having to limit their consumption of foodstuffs such as fruit

Iran’s economy takes a battering

Iran’s president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is shouldering the blame for the financial woes hitting the republic, writes Saeed Kamali Dehghan.

A file photograph of Iran President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

Ahmadinejad’s cameraman seeks asylum in the US

A photographer travelling with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to the UN last week stayed behind and is seeking asylum in the United States.

A file photograph of Iran President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

Stuxnet: The worm that turned Obama into a hypocrite?

The president who made a stirring declaration about internet freedom authorised a wave of cyber-attacks on Iran.

Ahmadinejad calls for unity against ‘aggression’

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has called on regional powers to unite against "aggression".

Iran Parliament vote seen bolstering Khamenei

Iranians wrapped up a parliamentary election likely to reinforce Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s power over rival hardliners.

Iran set to reveal nuclear advancements

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announced that the Islamic Republic would soon announce "very important" achievements in the nuclear field.

Iran hit by second internet disruption

Ahmadinejad put before Iranian Parliament

The Iranian Parliament has summoned President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to answer a series of questions over the government’s handling of the economy.

Asian trade flourishes for sanctions-hit Iran

China has become Iran’s top trading partner as the sanctions against the Islamic republic have become progressively tougher.

SA ‘undecided’ on Iran oil sanctions

SA ‘undecided’ on Iran oil sanctions

Pretoria has yet to decide how it will respond to a call by the US to decrease oil imports from Iran — the source of 25% of SA’s overall supply.

SA idles in neutral as Iran oil fuels diplomatic tension

Iran’s Ahmadinejad dodges shoe-throwing attack

Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has escaped the Middle East’s strongest show of contempt — a shoe-throwing attack.

SA idles in neutral as Iran oil fuels diplomatic tension

Britain threatens Iran while evacuating embassy staff

Britain has begun evacuating diplomatic staff from Iran, warning of serious consequences for the Iranian government.

SA confirms reduced oil imports from Iran

Iran nuke claims: Russia rejects call for more sanctions

Russia has rejected EU calls for further sanctions against Iran in the wake of a UN reports that Tehran had experimented with nuclear weapon designs.