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Iran to meet Syria in soccer friendly

AfriendlymatchbetweenIrannationalsoccerteamandSyriaaspartofpreparationforthe2018WorldCuphasbeenconfirmed,TehranTimesdailyreportedonSaturday.Thematchwilltakeplac

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Iran foreign minister criticises EU 'extremism' towards Tehran

Iran'sforeignministerslammedtheEuropeanUnionfor"extremism"inrelationshiptoTehraninaninterviewpublishedMondayaheadofameetingwithhisFrenchcounterpart."Inordertoke

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Commentary: Why the U.S. should support Iran protesters

Inrecentweeks,Iranhasagainbeeninthethroesofanuprising.SignsoftheregimechangeAmericahadlonghopedtoseeareonthehorizon.Intheunlikeliestcities—oncethestrongholdsoft

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Policeman killed amid crackdown on Iran protests

FreshprotestsbrokeoutasnightfellinIranMondaywithreportsofapolicemanshotdead,astheauthoritiesmovedtocrackdownondaysofunrestacrossthecountry.Therewasaheavypolicep

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Iran cities hit by anti-government protests

Anti-governmentdemonstrationsthatbeganinonecityonThursdayhavenowspreadtoseveralmajorcitiesinIran.LargenumbersarereportedtohaveturnedoutinRasht,inthenorth,andKer

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Earthquake hits Iran, strongly felt in Tehran and surroundings

Anearthquakemeasuring5.2magnitudeontheRichterscaleshookMalardtowninIran'sTehranProvinceonWednesdayat23:27localtime(1957GMT),theIranSeismologicalCenter(ISC)said.

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Schools shut in Tehran due to alarming air pollution

Kindergartens,schoolsandhighschoolsinIran'scapitalTehranwillremainclosedforathirdconsecutivedayonWednesdayduetoheavyairpollution,localmediareportedonTuesday.Teh

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Detainees on agenda as top British diplomat arrives in Iran

BritishForeignSecretaryBorisJohnsonarrivedinTehranonSaturday,whereheiswasexpectedtodiscussthefateofdetaineddualnationals,includingawomanservingafive-yearprisons

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Russia's Putin arrives in Iran to discuss Syria, nuclear deal

RussianPresidentVladimirPutinbeganavisittoIranonWednesdaydesignedtounderpinclosertiesbetweentwocountriesatloggerheadswiththeUnitedStatesasPresidentDonaldTrumpth

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Putin’s Iran visit puts spotlight on Caspian Sea, Middle East politics

RussianPresidentVladimirPutin’svisittoIranthisWednesdaygainssignificanceasitcomesjustweeksafterUSPresidentDonaldTrump"decertified"the2015Irannucleardealthreaten

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A former Iranian diplomat on what Trump needs to know about Iran

WiththefateoftheIrannucleardealatstake,DonaldTrumphasuntilOctober15totellCongressifhebelievesTehraniscomplyingwiththeseven-nationagreement.ManyexpectthattheU.S.

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Iranian soldier beheaded by IS in Syria mourned as an icon

ThousandsofIraniansaremourningthedeathofayoungRevolutionaryGuardsoldierbeheadedbytheIslamicStategroupinSyriaatastatefuneralinTehran.ThebodyofMartyrGuardianMohse

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Trump warns of "serious consequences" unless Iran releases detainees

DonaldTrumphaswarnedthatIranwillface"newandseriousconsequences"unlessallunjustlyimprisonedUScitizensarereleased.AWhiteHousestatementsaidtheUSPresidentandhisadmi

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Iran military: US should move bases away if it pursues sanctions

TheheadofIran'sRevolutionaryGuards(IRGC)saidonWednesdayWashingtonshouldmoveitsbasestoadistanceof1,000kilometersaroundIran,andavoid"miscalculations"overnewsancti

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Iran blames Trump for instability, rejects 'rogue' label

IranblamedwhatitcalledUSPresidentDonaldTrump's"arbitraryandconflictingpolicies"forglobalsecuritythreats,andrejectedhisdescriptionofTehranasaroguestateonSaturday

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Iran arrests seven people over Tehran attacks

Iranianauthoritieshavearrestedsevenpeoplesuspectedofhelpingmilitantsinvolvedinthisweek’sattacksinthecapitalTehran,accordingtoajudiciaryofficial.IslamicStateclai

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Update | At least eight dead after twin terror attack in Iranian capital

ArmedmenlaunchedtwoattacksintheIraniancapitalTehranonWednesday.ThefirsttookplaceintheparliamentbuildingwhilethesecondhappenedattheMausoleumofAyatollahKhomeini.A