Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri will make his first official visit to Iran this weekend when he will meet with President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and other officials, a government official said on Tues

Technical problems are slowing down Iran's uranium enrichment, allowing more time for diplomacy to defuse tensions over its nuclear programme, a former official with the UN atomic watchdog said.

Tehran: Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has appealed to Muslims to back the separatist campaign in Jammu and Kashmir, equating the Indian state with the 'nations' of Afghanistan and Iraq.

New Delhi: India on Friday summoned the Iranian charge d' affaires and conveyed its 'deep disappointment' over comments on Kashmir emanating from Tehran.

"We have conveyed to the Iranian authorities

Tehran: At least 104 people were injured in a magnitude 4.9 earthquake that hit Iran on Saturday, a media report said.

The quake occurred at 0352 GMT on Saturday in Doroud town in the western provinc

Nov 7: At least 104 people were injured in a magnitude 4.9 earthquake that hit Iran Saturday, a media report said.

The quake occurred at 0352 GMT Saturday in Doroud town in the western province of Lo

An Iranian woman whose sentence of execution by stoning for adultery provoked a worldwide outcry will instead be hanged for murder, a human rights group said.

"The authorities in Tehran have given th

Paris: Iran's foreign minister insists that no final decision has been made about a woman who could be stoned to death for adultery, France's Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday, amid reports her execu

Tehran: Iran began loading fuel into the core of its first nuclear power plant on Tuesday, moving closer to the start-up of a facility that the US once hoped to stop over fears of Tehran's nuclear amb

Iran acknowledged on Tuesday giving "assistance" to Afghanistan after President Hamid Karzai admitted receiving bags of cash from Tehran, sparking US concerns about its arch-foe's expanding influence.