Iran unveils air defense system as U.S. defends policy

Iran unveils air defense system as U.S. defends policy

Iran unveiled what it described as a new air defense system during an annual military display Sunday as policymakers in Washington...

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Iran opposition issues call to mark election date

Iran opposition issues call to mark election date

Miniskirts and major quakes

Opinion: Miniskirts and major quakes

Ever since we heard an Iranian cleric explain that scantily clad and promiscuous women are the cause of earthquakes, we just can't get...

Why Iran won't attack Israel

Opinion: Why Iran won't attack Israel

Palestinians are in Israel today because they managed to survive the depopulation of 1948, the year the Jewish state was founded (Arabs...

Iran lashes out at U.S. during Tehran nuclear summit

Iran lashes out at U.S. during Tehran nuclear summit

Iran's top political and religious authority lashed out at the United States at a nuclear disarmament conference Saturday in Tehran meant to...

3 nations skeptical on Iran sanctions

Brazil's foreign minister said there was an "affinity" between his nation's opposition to new sanctions on Iran and the positions of China...

U.S. willing to consider weaker Iran sanctions

U.S. willing to consider weaker Iran sanctions

The Obama administration signaled Wednesday that the United States would accept weakened United Nations sanctions against Iran as a way to...

China insists it has not changed its stand on Iran's nuclear program

China insists it has not changed its stand on Iran's nuclear program

China insisted Tuesday that it has not shifted its approach on Iran's nuclear program, despite White House claims on Monday that Beijing had...

China agrees to pursue new sanctions against Iran

China agrees to pursue new sanctions against Iran

Chinese President Hu Jintao agreed in a face-to-face meeting with President Obama on Monday to pursue new economic sanctions against Iran,...

Iraqi leader warns nearby nations against meddling

Iraqi leader warns nearby nations against meddling

Prime Minister Nouri Maliki, battling for another term in office, lashed out at Iraq's neighbors Monday for meddling in its affairs as...

Iran urges inclusion of Sunnis in Iraq

The Iranian ambassador to Baghdad said Saturday that Iraq's new government should incorporate all political blocs, including Sunni Arabs,...

Iran scientists reportedly have plans for new nuclear facility

Iran scientists reportedly have plans for new nuclear facility

Iranian scientists have submitted plans to start work on at least one new nuclear facility by September, a top official was quoted as saying...

Obama-Hu phone call signals a renewed connection

President Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao discussed U.S.-led efforts to impose new sanctions on Iran in a lengthy telephone call...

Chinese leader Hu Jintao to attend nuclear summit in U.S.

Chinese leader Hu Jintao to attend nuclear summit in U.S.

China announced Thursday that President Hu Jintao planned to attend a nuclear nonproliferation conference this month in Washington, an...

Two Iranian teens, two reactions to their father's jailing

Two Iranian teens, two reactions to their father's jailing

'Daddy, don't you confess!" she implored over the phone, the outburst of an impulsive teen.

West softens proposed Iran sanctions

U.S. and European officials considering new sanctions against Iran have decided to set aside some of the harshest of the measures as they...

Standoff in Iran over subsidy cuts

Standoff in Iran over subsidy cuts

Conservative rivals of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad stood firm Monday in their fight to prevent him from rapidly cutting government...

Hillary Clinton, Russians clash publicly over Iran reactor

Hillary Clinton, Russians clash publicly over Iran reactor

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton had barely arrived in Moscow for nuclear arms and Mideast talks when tensions over Iran flared...

U.S. changing focus of Iran policy

U.S. changing focus of Iran policy

After keeping a careful distance for the last year, the Obama administration has concluded that the Iranian opposition movement has...

Iran launches guided-missile destroyer Jamaran

Iran launches guided-missile destroyer Jamaran

From the deck of Iran's new guided-missile destroyer, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei criticized the United States' military presence...

Taking stock of Iran's nuclear ambitions

Opinion: Taking stock of Iran's nuclear ambitions

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