Region | Iran
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Friday May 25
Iran rejects proposals to curb nuclear programme
Iran rejects proposals to curb nuclear activities
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Wednesday May 23
Major powers seek Iran concessions at Baghdad talks
Tehran expected to agree to shut down higher-grade uranium enrichment
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Wednesday May 23
IAEA chief hopes for deal with Iran
Amano acknowledges that ‘some differences' remain before the agreement could be sealed
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Saturday May 19
Political decisions clip the wings of youths' ambitions
International sanctions over the country's nuclear programme have radically altered lives of people who are forced to cope with corruption, inflation and rising unemployment
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Saturday May 19
Parchin chamber raises nuclear test suspicions
Tehran has neither confirmed nor denied the existence of such a facility
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Friday May 18
Two abducted engineers freed
Two Iranians kidnapped in Syria in December and freed with the help of Turkish mediation arrived in Tehran
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Friday May 18
‘Iran must resolve its quarrel with the US'
Iranian academic and political analyst Hooshang Amirahmadi reveals how he will overcome his country's main challenges if elected president
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Wednesday May 16
‘Mossad agent' hanged for killing scientist
Iran has hanged a man it said was an agent for Israeli intelligence agency Mossad
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Tuesday May 15
Iran executes 'Israel spy and nuclear scientist' killer
Iran on Tuesday hanged a man convicted of playing a key role in the 2010 murder of a top nuclear scientist and of spying for Israel
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Monday May 14
Iran turns off tracking systems on tankers: report
In a bid to circumvent crippling international sanctions, Iran has been routinely switching off satellite tracking systems on its sea-bound oil tankers, The Washington Post reported late Sunday
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Saturday May 12
Iran curbs foreign-sourced email providers
Iran's telecommunications ministry has barred local banks, insurance firms and telephone operators from using foreign-sourced emails
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Sunday May 6
Ahmadinejad rivals rout president in runoff polls
Turnout shows support for religious leadership as it confronts West
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Saturday May 5
Ahmadinejad rivals cement hold on Iran parliament
Poll results suggest Ahmadinejad will face a more belligerent parliament in the remaining time of office that ends in August 2013
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Saturday May 5
Iran rejects calls to shut down nuclear bunker
Tehran makes it clear site was built to protect uranium enrichment programme from attacks
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Friday May 4
Iran under pressure to grant access to nuclear sites
Five permanent Security Council members issue joint statement urging Tehran to allow watchdog to inspect ‘relevant sites and information'
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Tuesday May 1
Iran plot to kill Saudi envoy in Cairo foiled: reports
Egyptian security services foiled an Iranian plot to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to Cairo, the legal advisor of the kingdom's embassy said in local dailies on Tuesday
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Sunday Apr 29
US signals major shift on Tehran's nuclear programme
Washington to conditionally allow 5% enrichment
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Sunday Apr 29
US sending mixed signals on Iran
Deploys stealth jets to Middle East air base and considers allowing 5% uranium enrichment
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Thursday Apr 26
Iran 'still hasn't decided' on bomb
Military chief Gantz tones down rhetoric over Tehran's nuclear programme
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Monday Apr 23
Tehran building US drone copy
Useful data extracted from spy craft
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Sunday Apr 22
Iranian envoy in Brazil accused of child abuse
Embassy calls charges a ‘misunderstanding'
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Sunday Apr 22
UN adds more names to Iran sanctions blacklist
Individuals and firm aided weapons shipment
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Wednesday Apr 18
Iran arrests more than 15 on espionage
Iran's official news agency says more than 15 Iranian and foreign nationals have been arrested for allegedly spying for Israel
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Monday Apr 16
Iran tells Gulf states not to 'complicate' islands issue
Things could become 'very complicated' if they do not act cautiously over UAE islands issue, says Iran
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Sunday Apr 15
Influential voice in atomic programme
Khamenei allowed enrichment efforts to continue
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