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Iran won't let Trump tear up nuclear deal, says Rouhani

Iran’s president Rouhani has said he will not let US President-elect Donald Trump tear up the global nuclear deal agreed with several world powers, warning of unspecified repercussions if that…

06/12/2016

Iran

Two Iranian passenger trains collide killing 36 people

A passenger train has collided with another at a station in Iran, killing at least 36 people and injuring some 95 others.

25/11/2016

Iran

Heavy snowfall temporarily clears 'life-threatening' air pollution in Tehran

For some, the first snowfall of the season is a cause for frustration.

22/11/2016

Cinema

'The Salesman': a masterwork of neorealism

With ‘The Salesman’, Iran’s Oscar-winning director Asghar Farhadi offers once again a multi-layered masterwork of neorealism.

18/11/2016

Cinema

Ashgar Farhadi on shooting 'The Salesman'

Picking up two awards at the Cannes film festival, for Best Screenplay and Best Actor (for Shahab Hosseini), Ashgar Farhadi’s latest movie ‘The Salesman’ tells the story of a middle-class couple who m

17/11/2016

Iran

Iran marks anniversary of US embassy takeover

Thousands of protesters have rallied in the Iranian capital to mark the anniversary of the takeover of the US Embassy in Tehran.

03/11/2016

Iran

Leading Koran preacher accused of abusing young boys

A well known reciter of the Koran and teacher of Islam in Iran is facing a possible death sentence after he was accused of sexually abusing several of his…

02/11/2016

Cinema

UK selects Iranian horror movie as Oscar entry

Set in Tehran during the Iran-Iraq war, horror movie ‘Under the Shadow’ is the feature debut of Iranian director Babak Anvari.

19/10/2016

Iran

Iran jails American-Iranian father and son for 10 years for 'spying'

Siamak Namazi and his 80-year-old father Baquer were accused of cooperating with the US, according to Iranian media.

18/10/2016

Business Series

Vodafone partners with Iranian internet firm HiWEB

Vodafone is to help modernise the network and IT infrastructure of Iran's HiWEB as it looks for expand into new markets.

18/10/2016

Iran

Iran claims to have copied a captured US drone

Iran's Revolutionary Guard has built a new attack drone similar to a US drone captured five years ago, Iranian media reported on Saturday.

01/10/2016

Iran

Iran's supreme leader tells Ahmadinejad not to run again for president

26/09/2016

Iran

Iranian cyclist killed in Paralympics road race

18/09/2016

Iran

'Iran's last chance to seize the opportunities of Obama's administration'

16/09/2016

Iran

Siamand Rahman, the strongest Paralympian ever

His name is Siamand Rahman, and he is the strongest Paralympian ever, breaking 300kg and winning gold in the men’s powerlifting heavyweight category.

15/09/2016

Cult

Sima Bina: a life devoted to Iranian folk music

Mett Iranian folk music master Sima Bina, who has devoted her life to keeping alive melodies from every corner of Iran and beyond.

15/09/2016

Iran

Work to begin on second nuclear reactor in Iran

The first stone was laid on Saturday marking the start of the launch of the Iran-Russia Bushehr 2 project.

10/09/2016

Iran

Iranians protest against Saudi rulers as Hajj gets underway

Thousands of Iranians have protested in Tehran against Saudi Arabia’s ruling family, shouting “death to Al Saud the traitors” as the annual Hajj pilgrimage to the Saudi city of Mecca gets…

09/09/2016

Iran

Iran deploys air defence missiles at Fordo nuclear site

State media in Iran says the army has begun deploying a Russian supplied S-300 air missile defence system around the Fordo nuclear facility.

29/08/2016

Iran

Russia stops using Iranian airbase to launch Syria air strikes

Russia has suddenly stopped using an Iranian airbase to launch airstrikes in Syria.

22/08/2016

Economy

Oil dips below $50 a barrel as production limit hopes fade

Crude oil prices have slipped back after hitting an eight-week high following their longest run of gains in four years in the belief that a limit on output will not be agreed by producers.

22/08/2016

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Russian jets leave Iran for Syria sorties

The Russian Defence Ministry released a video showing jets taking off from an airbase in Iran.

19/08/2016

Iran

Iran hangs nuclear scientist over US 'treason'

Iran has executed a nuclear scientist accused of providing the US with information about the country's nuclear programme.

07/08/2016

Iran

The state of Iran's economy one year after landmark deal over disputed nuclear programme

It has been one year since Iran, the US and five other world powers reached a landmark deal over Iran’s disputed nuclear programme.

14/07/2016

Iran

One year on, Iran's nuclear deal has still only yielded hopes

14/07/2016

Iran

Iran: thousands mourn film director Abbas Kiarostami

Thousands of people in Iran have attended the funeral of acclaimed director Abbas Kiarostami.

10/07/2016