Iran

During discussions on the Iranian nuclear issue in Baghdad, the six powers (USA, Russia, China, France, Britain and Germany) have introduced Iran with "new proposals"

Yukiya Amano, Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said Tuesday he expected the imminent signing of an agreement on the Iranian nuclear program.

Oil prices might go as high as $160 per barrel if the European Union goes ahead with a July 1 embargo.

Yukiya Amano, Director General of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will visit Sunday in Tehran for talks on the Iranian nuclear program

Iran raised its voice on Wednesday against a proposed union between Saudi Arabia and Bahrain, calling on Iranians to rally against what Tehran sees as an attempt by Riyadh to "annex" a territory formerly belonged to Iran.

Iran should engage in substantive negotiations on its nuclear program and allow access to its sites, personnel and information related to this program

An Iranian court on Sunday sentenced 13 people after finding them guilty of involvement in espionage activities for the Israeli intelligence agency, Mossad.

Although she did not attend the premier of her Lebanese war movie "33 Days" in Beirut, Kinda expressed her happiness at people's positive reaction to her role in the movie.

Lebanon and Iran are mulling a free trade area, welcoming the step as a boost to bilateral trade between the two countries.

Two Saudi dailies reported Tuesday that the Egyptian security services had foiled three months ago an Iranian plot to assassinate the Saudi ambassador in Cairo.

As ties between Azerbaijan and Israel blossom, there is a growing concern in the transregional playing field.

Iran has disconnected its main crude export terminal as well as its oil ministry from the Internet to avoid being attacked or manipulated by malware.

The agreement Saturday in Istanbul between Iran and major powers to launch a process of negotiations on Iran's nuclear program is a small step on the long road that will restore trust between Tehran and Westerners, experts believe.

After a break of 15 months, discussions on Iran's nuclear program resumed Saturday in Istanbul in an atmosphere described as "constructive", it was learned from diplomatic sources.

Iran has stopped its oil exports to Germany and declared a ban on imports from 100 European Union companies, in response to its banking and oil sanctions, the Iranian media reported on Wednesday.

In a message to Iran's supreme leader, the president of the United States Barack Obama said Tehran could have a civilian nuclear program provided they do not seek nuclear weapons, reported the Washington Post.

The Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Thursday said the Islamic republic would oppose any foreign intervention in Syria.

Nuclear negotiations between Iran and the powers of the Group 5 +1 (United States, Russia, China, Britain, France and Germany) will resume on April 13 but the venue has yet to be determined, said head of Iranian diplomacy Ali Akbar Salehi on Wednesday.

Life has been made harder for the thousands of UAE traders who re-export a wide variety of goods across the Gulf, due to sanction imposed on Iran.

Lebanese officials and banks assured a senior U.S. official that Lebanon was fully committed to all financial sanctions on Syria and Iran.

The European Union (EU) decided on Thursday to prohibit access to the international payments system by Iranian institutions as part of financial sanctions due to Tehran's nuclear program.

Iran is feeling the squeeze on its oil exports ahead of the full implementation of EU sanctions as shipping companies are unable to insure tankers lifting crude out of the Islamic republic.