Why Russia, Turkey and Iran are natural allies

Why Russia, Turkey and Iran are natural allies Adrian Campbell| The ceasefire in Syria brokered by Russia, Turkey and Iran has opened the way to peace...

Moderate Iran gets a hit as former President Rafsanjani dies from heart attack

Iranian state run media has announced that the former Iranian president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, died on Sunday after suffering a heart attack. He had...

Iran says it will develop nuclear-powered ships after US extends sanctions

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has ordered his officials to develop nuclear-powered ships, accusing the United States of violating last year's international nuclear deal. World...

Iran Races to Clinch Oil Deals Before Donald Trump Takes Office

TEHRAN — President Hassan Rouhani of Iran is racing to sign as many oil deals with Western companies as he can before hard-liners at home...

Rouhani: Do you think we’ll let Trump rip up nuclear deal?

In December 1953, less than four months after the Anglo-American-instigated coup to topple Iranian Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh, students at Tehran University went on...

Tensions flare between Hezbollah, Gulf states

The undeclared war between some Arab Gulf countries and Lebanon's Hezbollah is on again, as the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Oct. 31 sentenced seven people to prison...

Should Iran fear a Trump presidency?

European Union and allies remain committed to Iran deal. US President-elect Donald Trump will give priority to new sanctions and pressure on Iran, while considering whether...

Iranian-American Robin Shahini ‘sentenced for spying’

An Iranian-American held in Tehran has reportedly been sentenced to 18 years in prison for "collaboration with a hostile government", yet another dual national...

Lebanon chooses a president supported by Iran and Hezbollah

Lebanon's lawmakers elected Michel Aoun, an lran-backed politician and former general, as president Monday, ending more than two years the country has gone without a...

Iran’s supreme leader criticizes US presidential candidates

TEHRAN, Iran –  It seems everyone has an opinion about the U.S. presidential election, including Iran's supreme leader. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei criticized both Democratic candidate...

Amid Syrian chaos, Iran’s game plan emerges: a path to the Mediterranean

Not far from Mosul, a large military force is finalising plans for an advance that has been more than three decades in the making....