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In December, Ahmadinejad had said: 'Iran is suffering from mismanagement and the Rouhani government (Hassan Rouhani) believes that they own the land and that the people are an ignorant society'. (Photo: AP)

Ex-Iranian president Ahmadinejad arrested for inciting unrest

The country has deployed Iraq's Popular Mobilisation Forces and Afghan mercenaries in order to stem the anti-government protests.

08 Jan 2018 10:15 AM

‘The enemies have united and are using all their means, money, weapons, policies and security services to create problems for the Islamic regime,’ the supreme leader, Khameini said. (Photo: File)

Iran’s supreme leader says ‘enemies’ like Trump behind protests

In a speech carried on state television, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei broke his silence on the protests for the first time.

03 Jan 2018 4:58 PM

The protests began in Mashhad against high living costs and the struggling economy before spreading quickly to other areas and turning against the Islamic regime as a whole. (Photo: AP)

3rd day of Iran protests: Media blackout, ‘pay the price’ warnings

Videos shared on social media showed thousands marching in towns and cities throughout Iran overnight.

31 Dec 2017 2:31 PM

Saudi Arabia severed diplomatic relations with Iran in January 2016 after Iranian demonstrators attacked Saudi diplomatic missions. (Photo: AP/File)

Iran says ‘good relations’ possible if Saudi stops bombing Yemen

Saudi Arabia does not recognize Israel, but the two countries have a shared interest in countering Iran.

10 Dec 2017 4:21 PM

‘The provocative and unwise decision by the US... will provoke Muslims and inflame a new intifada and an escalation of radical, angry and violent behaviour,’ said the Iranian foreign ministry. (Photo: AFP)

Trump’s Jerusalem move likely to spark ‘new Intifada’: Iran

Trump's move was a ‘clear violation of international resolutions’ and that Jerusalem was ‘an inseparable part of Palestine.’

07 Dec 2017 11:26 AM

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani poses during the inauguration a newly built extension of the Chabahar Port, near the Pakistani border, in southeastern Iran on Sunday. (Photo: AP)

Iran’s Chabahar Port, built by India, is to rival Pak's Gwadar

The USD 340 million project was constructed by a Revolutionary Guard-affiliated company, Khatam al-Anbia.

03 Dec 2017 9:28 PM

Protesters beat effigies of Trump with sticks in front of the former embassy compound while what appeared to be a dummy ballistic missile was put on display in a sign of defiance following new US sanctions. (Photo: AFP)

Iranian protesters chant ‘death to America,’ burn US flags

Thousands of Iranians protested in Tehran against Trump’s policies and to mark the anniversary of the 1979 US embassy siege.

04 Nov 2017 5:46 PM

In 2013, then US President Barack Obama and Rouhani spoke by telephone, the highest-level contact between the two countries in decades, prompting an outcry from Iranian hardliners. (Photo: AFP)

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani turns down meeting with Trump

‘An intention was expressed by the American side that was not approved by President Rouhani,’ an official said.

30 Oct 2017 2:15 PM

Donald Trump also threatened to "terminate" the 2015 nuclear deal signed between Iran and six world powers unless Congress passed stringent new sanctions. (Photo: AP)

Trump speech: Iranians respond with anger, mockery

Trump's efforts to reach out to ordinary Iranians backfires

14 Oct 2017 6:22 PM

Iran said it has successfully tested a new medium-range missile in defiance of warnings from Washington. (Photo: PTI/Representational)

Iran tests new medium-range missiles in defiance of US warnings

State television carried footage of the launch of the Khoramshahr missile.

23 Sep 2017 12:03 PM

Criticism by the Donald Trump administration of a 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and major powers, including the United States, has focused heavily on Tehran's continuing missile programme. (Photo: AP/File)

Will boost our missiles whether you like it or not: Iran defies US criticism

Tehran says that the missiles are entirely legitimate under the terms of the deal as they are not designed to carry a nuclear warhead.

22 Sep 2017 3:47 PM

Besides the schoolgirls, the other person who died was the driver. (Photo: Representational/File)

11 school girls died in bus accident in Iran

30 other people were injured, and 13 of them were in serious condition, according to state television.

01 Sep 2017 3:15 PM

Laaya Joneidi said President Hassan Rouhani personally asked her to wear the Muslim women's more conservative garment. (Photo: Twitter)

Chador in, hijab out: Iran’s Harvard alumni VP Joneidi's wardrobe gets flak

Laaya Joneidi is just a couple of weeks into her appointment as Iranian vice-president.

26 Aug 2017 12:36 PM

The global tech-giant was banned at the time of mass anti-regime protests in 2009. (Photo: File)

Iran plans to unblock Twitter, says Communication Minister

The 36-year-old Jahromi became Iran's youngest-ever minister this week, and the first to be born after the 1979 Islamic revolution.

22 Aug 2017 5:46 PM

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani warned last week that it could ramp up its nuclear program (Photo: AP)

In 5 days, Iran will ramp up uranium enrichment to 20 per cent

Iran gave up the majority of its stockpile of 20-percent enriched uranium as part of the nuclear deal it struck with world powers.

22 Aug 2017 1:42 PM

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani (Photo: AP)

Iran can quit nuclear deal if US keeps adding sanctions: Hassan Rouhani

Hassan Rouhani said Trump had shown he was an unreliable partner not just for Iran but for US allies.

15 Aug 2017 11:58 AM

The bill calls for the Defence Ministry and the Guard to increase spending, without elaborating. (Photo: AP)

Iran increases spending on missile program, Revolutionary Guard to defy US

In a session on Sunday, 240 lawmakers voted for the bill, with only one abstention.

14 Aug 2017 7:38 PM

Rouhani, a moderate cleric who had three female vice presidents during his previous term, has several more deputy positions to fill and it was unclear if any would go to women. (Photo: File)

Iran's Rouhani names female VPs as reformists slam all-male ministers

There was small comfort in the appointment of two women as vice presidents, who do not require parliamentary approval.

09 Aug 2017 6:39 PM

New US sanctions violate nuclear deal: Iran vows for 'proportional reaction'

Iran has no diplomatic relations or direct trade links with the United States so its options are limited.

03 Aug 2017 12:23 PM

Iran claims to show the launching of Simorgh satellite-carrying rocket in an undisclosed location (Photo: AP)

Iran claims launch of satellite-carrying rocket into space

A confirmed launch of the "Simorgh" rocket would mark another step forward for the Islamic Republic's young space program.

28 Jul 2017 10:06 AM

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