Iran votes in test for Ahmadinejad
Iran on Friday voted for a new parliament in the first nationwide elections since a bitterly contested 2009 poll that returned President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to power, posing a new test of his support
Zardari, Ahmadinejad discuss gas project amid US pressure
Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari and his Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Thursday discussed ways to deepen ties and a bilateral gas pipeline project that has come under a cloud following
Ahmadinejad to unveil nuclear achievements Wednesday
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will unveil ‘some nuclear achievements’ on Wednesday, according to an announcement on Iran's presidential website.
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Defiant Iran to present major nuclear projects 'in days'
A defiant Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad vowed on Saturday to inaugurate ‘important nuclear projects’ within days and lashed out at Israel, saying the ‘story’ of the Holocaust underpinning its
Iran ready for nuclear talks: Ahmadinejad
Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Thursday that the Islamic republic is ready to sit down with world powers for talks on its nuclear programme, state television's website reported.
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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.
Ahmadinejad anti-West speech sparks UN walkout
Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad went on the warpath against the West at the United Nations again on Thursday sparking a mass walkout by outraged US and European delegations.
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Ahmadinejad warns against arrests in his govt: IRNA
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Wednesday warned the authorities against making arrests of members in his government whom he vowed to defend, the official IRNA news agency reported.
Iran deputies send Ahmadinejad’s ‘violations’ to judiciary
Iranian lawmakers on Wednesday denounced President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad being a caretaker of the oil ministry and sent the report of this "violation" of the constitution to the judiciary, state television website reported.
Iran’s Ahmadinejad, conservatives in new showdown
Iran is bracing for a fresh showdown between supporters of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and some conservatives as simmering tensions build in the run-up to the March 2012 Parliamentary election.