Tag: Iran
Iran home brew kills 12, blinds others
Twelve people in southern Iran have died after drinking homemade liquor and dozens more have been blinded or are in a serious condition, health workers in the Islamic Republic said.[MORE]
Iran sentences mosque bombers to death: report
Iran has sentenced three men to death over a mosque bombing which left 14 people dead in the southern city of Shiraz in April, Kayhan newspaper reported.[MORE]
Calls for death penalty in Iran mosque bombing: reports
A prosecutor in Iran has called for the death penalty to be handed down to three men currently on trial charged with a mosque bombing in April which left 14 people dead, news agencies reported.[MORE]
Iran rejects claims it has enough uranium for bomb
Iran has rejected US reports it has enriched enough uranium to make an atom bomb, saying this would require steps it had ruled out, such as ejecting UN inspectors and leaving the Non-Proliferation Treaty.[MORE]
Iranian commando 'arrested at Baghdad airport'
Iraqi security forces have arrested an alleged "senior" Iranian commando from the elite Revolutionary Guard's Quds Force at Baghdad International Airport, the US military said.[MORE]
UK photo show documents death, revolution in Iran
Whether photographing prostitutes in a Tehran brothel or Saddam Hussein's chemical attack against Kurds, Pulitzer Prize-winner Kaveh Golestan wanted to shock viewers "like a slap in the face".[MORE]
Iran tests new missile, Israel within reach
Iran says it has test-fired a new generation of surface-to-surface missile and is ready to defend itself against any attacker.[MORE]
Solomons accepts controversial Iranian aid
Health officials in the Solomon Islands say they are happy to use money from Iran to help medical students if it increases doctor numbers in the Pacific nation.[MORE]
Iran lashes out at Obama's nuclear stance
Iran has criticised United States President-elect Barack Obama for saying that it is unacceptable for Tehran to develop nuclear weapons. [MORE]
Iran hits back over Obama nuclear comments
Iran's parliament speaker Ali Larijani slammed US president-elect Barack Obama for saying Iran's pursuit of nuclear weapons was "unacceptable," the official IRNA news agency reported.[MORE]
Ahmadinejad congratulates Obama
Iran's hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad congratulated US President-elect Barack Obama and called for "fundamental and fair" changes to US policies in the region, Iran's official IRNA news agency said. "I congratulate you for attracting a majority of votes ... I hope you will prefer real public interests and justice to the endless demands of a selfish minority," Mr Ahmadinejad told Mr Obama in a statement published by IRNA.[MORE]
World hails Obama win
The international community welcomes the election of Barack Obama, as he sets about organising his White House team.[MORE]
Iranian minister sacked over fake Oxford degree
Parliament in Iran has voted to sack Interior Minister Ali Kordan after he admitted a degree he said he obtained from Oxford University was a forgery. [MORE]
Solomon Islands Govt criticised over Iran talks
The Solomon Islands Opposition has critised the government in Honiara for agreeing to hold bilateral talks with Iran.[MORE]
Ahmadinejad denies illness rumours
Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has dismissed reports that he is ill, but says he is suffering from exhaustion.[MORE]
Female student detained in Iran
Concerns have been raised about the fate of an Iranian-American student detained in Tehran while researching the status of women.[MORE]
OPEC holds oil production crisis talks
Members of the oil producers cartel OPEC are holding an emergency meeting in Vienna to respond to the latest fall in crude oil prices.[MORE]
US ready to talk to Iran: Rice
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says the United States is prepared to negotiate with Iran over its nuclear program. [MORE]
Iran moves to stop sentencing minors to death
Iran's Government has told the country's judges to stop sentencing minors to death.[MORE]
World record sandwich? Iranians eat evidence
Iran has failed to register what it said would be the world's largest sandwich in the Guinness Book of World Records after people rushed forward and began eating it - before it was measured.[MORE]
Evangelicals face up to Ahmadinejad
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A coalition of Jews and Christians have called for genocide charges to be laid against Iran's leader.[MORE]
Govt decides against Ahmadinejad legal action
The Federal Government decides against pursuing legal action against Iran's president but imposes new sanctions.[MORE]
Hungarian, not US plane landed in Iran: report
An Iranian state television station has said a plane that was forced to land in Iran was Hungarian, not a US military plane as reported earlier by a semi-official Iranian news agency.[MORE]
US would not allow Israel attack on Iran: report
The United States will not permit Israel to attack Iran's nuclear program as long as American troops are stationed in Iraq, an Israeli television report quoting unnamed diplomatic sources said.[MORE]
Israel will never allow Iranian nuclear weapons, France warns
France's Foreign Minister says the world knows Israel will attack Iran before it can develop a nuclear weapon.[MORE]
