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Residents huddle by a fire in an open area following a 7.3-magnitude earthquake at Sarpol-e Zahab in Iran’s Kermanshah province.

UPDATE: Over 300 killed as strong quake rocks Iran-Iraq border

At least 328 people were killed and another 2,350 injured when a 7.3-magnitude earthquake shook the mountainous Iran-Iraq border.

Iran: Obama must apologise for past bad acts

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad demanded on Wednesday that President Barack Obama apologise for "crimes" committed by the US against Iran.

Iran would ‘eliminate Israel’ if attacked

Iran would "eliminate Israel from the global arena" if it was attacked by the Jewish state, the deputy commander of the army warned on Tuesday, amid an intensifying war of words.…

Iran grills UK soldiers despite push for release

Iran said on Monday it was interrogating 15 British sailors it seized last week, claiming they had entered its waters illegally and defying intense international pressure for…

Iran rebuffs hopes of nuclear-crisis breakthrough

Iran rebuffed Western hopes of a breakthrough in the Iran nuclear crisis on Thursday, saying it has no plans to respond in talks in Brussels to an international offer to curb its…

Iran gives cautious reception to offer

Iran on Tuesday gave a cautious reception to an international proposal aimed at resolving the crisis over its disputed nuclear drive, saying the offer contains "positive steps"…

Iran threatens to hide nuclear programme

Iran warned on Tuesday it will sever relations with the United Nations atomic watchdog if sanctions are imposed over its nuclear drive and vowed a military attack would merely…

Iran says nuclear drive is unstoppable

A defiant Iran vowed on Wednesday that nothing could halt its controversial nuclear programme, in a direct challenge to the United Nations Security Council that could risk…

Eight killed in double bomb attack in Iran

Eight people were killed in a double bomb attack on Tuesday in the restive southwestern Iranian city of Ahvaz, where a scheduled visit by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad had been…