An Iranian nuclear scientist was killed and two people injured om Wednesday when a magnetic bomb attached to a car by a duo on a motorbike exploded outside a Tehran university, Iranian news agencies s

An Iranian nuclear scientist was killed by a bomb placed on his car by a motorcyclist in Tehran on Wednesday, and a city official blamed Israel for the attack, similar to attacks on nuclear scientists

A top Chinese diplomat said on Tuesday war over the Iranian nuclear issue would bring disaster to the world economy and urged all nations involved to exercise restraint and prevent hostilities.

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Iran's Revolutionary Court has sentenced an Iranian-American man to death for spying for the CIA, the student news agency quoted a judiciary official as saying, a move likely to aggravate U.S.-Iranian

Iran has hailed the actions of the US navy as 'humanitarian' after an American warship freed 13 Iranians held by Somali pirates.

"We consider the actions of the US forces in saving the lives of Irani

Iran faced the prospect of cutbacks in its oil sales to China and Japan as new measures to block Tehran's crude exports over its nuclear program appeared to be driving its economy to the wall.

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Iran announced plans on Friday to hold new naval exercises in the Strait of Hormuz next month, the latest in a series of forceful gestures in the world's most important oil shipping lane at a time whe

US military officials say the Navy has rescued an Iranian fishing boat that had been commandeered by suspected Somali pirates for more than 40 days.

The rescue comes amid escalating threats from Iran

Iran on Wednesday reinforced its warning to America against keeping a US navy presence in the oil-rich Gulf, adding steel to a threat that Washington had dismissed as a sign of 'weakness' from Tehran.

Iran's defence minister on Wednesday stressed his country's warning against the US navy presence in the Gulf, reinforcing a threat dismissed by Washington as a sign of 'weakness' by Tehran.

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