Iran
July 1, 2000
Iran Saturday defended harsh sentences handed down to ten Iranian Jews accused of spying for Israel, saying they had been delivered in full independen
Israel Saturday expressed shock and concern at heavy prison sentences handed down on 10 Iranian Jews accused of spying for the Jewish state. "The gove
Two defendants in the trial of 13 Jews on charges of spying for Israel were each sentenced to a total of 13 years in jail, their lawyers said Saturday
June 30, 2000
Residents of the Iranian capital began voting again Friday in the second round of legislative polls, amid political tension after a spate of arrests a
A member of Iran's volunteer fundamentalist militia was killed and three others were injured in a violent confrontation as they moved to thwart a kidn
June 29, 2000
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has named the country's former police chief, replaced Wednesday, to a senior post in the military hierarc
Iran is holding talks with foreign companies to develop its mining and metals sector, with interest from Canada, South Africa, Australia and New Zeala
Russian President Vladimir Putin has invited his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Khatami to make an official visit to Moscow, reported Iran news Agency (
June 28, 2000
Iranian judicial chief Ayatollah Mahmud Hashemi-Shahrudi has rejected calls from parliament to stop shutting down newspapers, a response reformers say
The Iranian basketball Federation illustrated the softening of relations between Iran and the United States on Wednesday when they announced they were
Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, sacked on Tuesday the hardline national police chief held responsible by the powerful reform movement f
June 27, 2000
The British House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee is to examine the British government's policy towards Iran during the next parliamentary sessio
Moroccan Prime Minister Abdel-Rahman Youssofi described Iran's role in the Middle East region as vital, reported Iran News Agency (IRNA). His remarks
Some 3,000 Iranians, mainly women, burned tires and blocked a main road southwest of Tehran Tuesday in protest at poor living conditions, including a
June 26, 2000
A leading figure in Iran's progressive opposition, Ezzatollah Sahabi, was arrested and jailed in Tehran Monday for taking part in an "anti-Islamic" po