Iran
Iran reports long-range missile launch in exercise
Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guards test fired several ballistic missiles on Tuesday, including a long-range variety capable of hitting U.S. bases in the region as well as Israel, Iranian media repor
Ahead of nuclear talks, Iran floats compromise
Iran's nuclear chief signaled Tehran's envoys may bring a compromise offer to the talks this week with world powers: Promising to eventually stop producing its most highly enriched uranium, while not
UN nuke inspectors arrive for key talks in Tehran
UN nuclear inspectors arrived in Iran on Monday in the latest push to hold key talks with Iranian officials about how far the country's controversial nuclear programme has come.
The trip is the secon
Iran stops oil sales to British, French companies
Iran has halted oil shipments to Britain and France, the Oil Ministry said on Sunday, in an apparent pre-emptive blow against the European Union after the bloc imposed sanctions on Iran's crucial fuel
Iran warns of closing strategic oil route
Iran's navy chief warned on Wednesday that his country can easily close the strategic Strait of Hormuz at the mouth of the Persian Gulf, the passageway through which a sixth of the world's oil flows.
Iran warns of closing strategic oil route
Iran's navy chief warned on Wednesday that his country can easily close the strategic Strait of Hormuz at the mouth of the Persian Gulf, the passageway through which a sixth of the world's oil flows.
Iran’s largest lake, Oroumieh, turning into salt
From a hillside, Kamal Saadat looked forlornly at hundreds of potential customers, knowing he could not take them for trips in his boat to enjoy a spring weekend on picturesque Oroumieh Lake, the third largest saltwater lake on earth.
Iran's largest lake turning to salt
From a hillside, Kamal Saadat looked forlornly at hundreds of potential customers, knowing he could not take them for trips in his boat to enjoy a spring weekend on picturesque Oroumieh Lake, the thir
Iran starts to fuel its first nuke reactor
Iranian and Russian engineers began loading fuel on Saturday into Iran’s first nuclear power plant, which Moscow has promised to safeguard to prevent material at the site from being used in any potential weapons production.
Iran Prez: US sanctions not worth a cent
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Wednesday dismissed the threat of new international sanctions, saying any UN resolution punishing Iran for its refusal to stop uranium enrichment “won’t be worth a cen
