Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
latest news & developmentsIran’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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
Britain threatens Iran while evacuating embassy staff
Britain has begun evacuating diplomatic staff from Iran, warning of serious consequences for the Iranian government.
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.