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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. (Photo: File/AP)

Some lessons that Pak needs to learn from Iran outbreak

Iran’s experience also shows that the current tactic of hailing CPEC as the panacea for Pakistan’s problems could backfire.

16 Jan 2018 12:53 AM

Iran: Are cracks appearing?

Iran’s economy has done reasonably well since the sanctions were lifted in 2015 but unemployment remains high.

09 Jan 2018 12:35 AM

Nikki Haley called on all of her other colleagues in the Security Council to join her in amplifying the message of the Iranian people. (Photo: File)

The world is watching you: Nikki Haley to Iran in lieu of civilian protests

US President Donald Trump has come out in support of the protestors.

06 Jan 2018 12:09 PM

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani (Photo: AP)

‘Persian Spring’ rattles Tehran, won’t shake it

As in the case of the Arab uprisings, the social media has played a key role in mobilising the demonstrators.

05 Jan 2018 12:06 AM

Discontent will not die out in Iran

Tehran, like everyone else, was caught on the hop, and evidently remains uncertain about the gravity of the threat it faces.

04 Jan 2018 2:58 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

Students attend a protest inside the Tehran University. (Photo: AP)

12 killed in Iran’s night of violence

President Rouhani plays down unrest, says people would respond.

02 Jan 2018 3:56 AM

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

The US calls on Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to stop arming and enabling the Houthis’ violent actions against Yemen’s neighbours, including Saudi Arabia. (Photo: File)

US strongly condemns attempted ballistic missile attack over Riyadh

Houthi rebels seized the Yemeni capital Sana’a from the globally-recognised government in 2014.

20 Dec 2017 1:27 PM

US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley expressed confidence the transfers could be blamed on Tehran but, it was unclear whether the new evidence would be enough to win support for sanctions on Iran. (Photo: File)

US finally has evidence to prove Iran supplies weapons to Yemeni rebels

Iran has denied supplying the Houthis with such weaponry and on Thursday described the arms displayed as ‘fabricated.’

15 Dec 2017 4:13 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 first phase of the Chabahar port on the Gulf of Oman coast was inaugurated Sunday by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. (Photo: AFP)

China launches of Chabahar port, hopes for regional peace, stability

The port in Iran's Sistan-Balochistan province on the energy-rich nation's southern coast is easily accessible from India's western coast.

04 Dec 2017 8:52 PM

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

‘Our fruitful cooperation with Arab countries is in general secret, but I am confident that ld ‘happen in the end.’ ‘Our fruitful cooperation with Arab countries is in general secret, but I am confident that relations with them will continue to mature,’ Benjamin Netanyahu said. (Photo: AP)

Fear over Iran draws Isreal, Arab countries closer; PM Netanyahu hails cooperation

Netanyahu insisted that peace between Israel and Arab countries wourab countries would ‘happen in the end.’

24 Nov 2017 3:10 PM

Iran does not recognise the Jewish state and Israeli media reported that the offer was swiftly turned down through the International Committee of the Red Cross. (Photo: AFP)

Netanyahu extends relief for Iran earthquake victims, overseeing enmity

More than 400 people were killed and tens of thousands left homeless by the earthquake.

15 Nov 2017 8:09 PM

The western province of Kermanshah that was hit on Sunday by the 7.3-magnitude quake. (Photo: AFP)

Deadliest earthquake in Iran kills 530, injures more than 8000

Iran said on Tuesday that rescue operations had ended.

15 Nov 2017 2:17 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

Pragmatist Rouhani backed Iran’s elite Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), saying the IRGC will continue its fight against regional terrorists. (Photo: AP/File)

Iran president defies Trump, says will double country's nuclear programmes

Trump announced the major shift in US policy detailing a more confrontational approach to Iran over its nuclear programs.

14 Oct 2017 10:16 AM

"We will see what happens pretty soon," said Trump, who must announce his decision on whether to certify Iran's compliance by the end of the week.

Trump again dismisses Iran nuclear accord day after Theresa May’s reaffirmation

So far Trump has certified the accord but said that the next deadline on Sunday is the crucial one.

12 Oct 2017 1:09 PM

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