Iran's former hardline president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has taken the surprise move of registering to run in next month's presidential election. Ahmadinejad had insisted he would not stand after supreme...
Iran's former hardline president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad took the shock move on Wednesday of registering for next month's presidential election, going against the advice of the supreme leader....
The United States stepped up pressure Sunday on Russia to rein in Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, warning that any further chemical attacks would be "very damaging" to their relationship and...
Iran's conservatives announced a shortlist of five presidential candidates on Thursday as they experimented with their first-ever democratic primary in a bid to find a leader to challenge President...
Former hardline Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Wednesday he would support a long-time ally in May's presidential election. In his first press conference for four years, Ahmadinejad said...
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is credited with pulling the economy back from the brink, but less than two months before his re-election bid, has he done enough to convince voters? "This year was...
Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei fleshed out his vision of a "Made in Iran" economy Tuesday, calling for a ban on certain imports and an end to the $15-billion smuggling trade. The annual speech...
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Monday reiterated a call for a "resistance economy" that prioritises domestic production. In a televised message to mark Nowruz, the Persian New Year,...
While Iranians would bear the brunt of Donald Trump's visa ban, which has been blocked on the orders of a US court, international officials say the country has quietly emerged as one of the most...
Iran's hardline former president Mahmud Ahmadinejad became the latest leader to join Twitter on Sunday, despite having been instrumental in getting it banned from the country. Ahmadinejad's first...
A new animated film from Iran shows the US Navy's Fifth Fleet being blown out of the water in the latest effort to build up the legend of the country's most celebrated general. Director Farhad Azimi...
Iranian officials have banned the flying of all private drones over Tehran after two recent incidents led to one of the devices being shot down near the supreme leader's office. "Based on a recent...
Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Wednesday rejected the possibility of reconciliation with a "minority" that is opposed to the regime. The idea of reconciliation emerged in newspapers...
Hundreds of thousands of Iranians rallied on Friday to swear allegiance to the clerical establishment following U. S. President Donald Trump's warning that he had put the Islamic Republic "on...
Hundreds of thousands of Iranians are expected to fill the streets of the capital Tehran for the funeral of former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani. The ceremony is due to begin with prayers...
Iranian lawmakers approved plans on Monday to expand military spending to five percent of the budget, including developing the country's long-range missile program which U. S. President-elect Donald...
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has led tributes to former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, who has died at the age of 82. Ayatollah Khamenei hailed a “companion of struggle”...
More than 1.5 million Muslims from across the globe have converged on Saudi Arabia for the annual five-day Hajj. The pilgrimage is one of the five pillars of Islam, and all able-bodied Muslims who...
Iran's supreme leader has attacked Saudi Arabia's handling of the Hajj almost a year on since hundreds of pilgrims were killed in a stampede. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said because of Riyadh's...
