Iran

May 19, 2013

A fuzzy picture shows Mohammad Heidari, one of the men accused of spying for Western intelligence agencies. He was hanged at dawn on Sunday. Picture courtesy of onenews.com
10:32 GMT

Two Iranian men accused of passing security information to the CIA and Mossad were hanged at dawn on Sunday after the Tehran Revolutionary Court and the Supreme Court gave the go-ahead.

Iran's internet is being stifled in the lead up to the national elections. This is the screen that appears when Iranian internet users try to visit websites blocked by the government. AFP Photo
09:02 GMT

As the Iranian presidential elections draw nearer, the government is closely monitoring and censoring the internet, even denying citizens to effectively check their emails.

May 15, 2013

Former Iranian president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani (C) arrives with his daughter Fatemeh (C-R) to register his candidacy for the upcoming presidential election at the interior ministry in Tehran on May 11, 2013. (AFP)
11:13 GMT

Hard-line Iranian lawmakers are gunning for two contenders in next month's elections, a moderate former President and a the incumbent's protege

May 14, 2013

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad appeared alongside his preferred candidate Esfander Rahim Mashaie. The move could backfire for the incumbent, who could face 74 lashes for interfering.
15:33 GMT

The countdown has begun for the 2013 Iranian presidential elections, which will mark the end of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s turbulent eight years in office, as hundreds of candidates register for his job.

May 12, 2013

Iranian presidential elections are due to take place on June 14 (AFP photo)
10:35 GMT

686 individuals have signed up for the presidential race in Iran: they will now be vetted by the leadership

Iran Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi meets Syria President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus on May 7(AFP/SANA)
10:00 GMT

Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi made the remarks in an interview with German title Der Spiegel

May 9, 2013

U.S. Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) speaks as Senate Republican leadership hold a press conference after their weekly policy luncheon in the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, DC. (Photo by Allison Shelley/Getty Images)
11:42 GMT

Legislation introduced by a bipartisan group of U.S. senators would block Iran's access to billions of dollars worth of foreign currency reserves.

May 7, 2013

A vessel transporting Iranian oil
14:08 GMT

A€“ Croatian oil and gas company, INA, has withdrawn from a project for developing an oil block in Iran.

Incumbent President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is unable to stand in the upcoming election (Kenzo Tribouillard /AFP
10:31 GMT

Candidates have until Saturday to register for the elections that will be held next month

May 6, 2013

 AFC lifts embargo on Iran
12:33 GMT

Asian Football Confederation (AFC) general assembly accepted Iran's Football Federation's (IFF) request to lift one billion dollar budget ban on development projects for Iranian football teams.

Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah with Iran President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
10:21 GMT

A nuclear ambitious Iran surely won't stand alone against a possible US-Israeli strike

May 5, 2013

General Ahmad Reza Pourdastan reportedly said Iran is ready to help "train" the Syrian army if Damascus asks for such assistance. (Photo: PressTV)
10:52 GMT

Iran reassures its support to the Assad regime, saying it is ready to train Syria's army if there is a need but without any involvement in the operations.

April 30, 2013

The price of OPEC's daily basket edged upward in Monday's trading
11:35 GMT

The price of OPEC basket of twelve crudes stood at US$100.91 dollars a barrel on Monday, up slightly from Friday's trading.

April 28, 2013

Iran is to export more gas to Turkey
13:25 GMT

Iranian Oil Minister Rostam Qasemi says Iran’s natural gas exports to Turkey will increase following the establishment of a planned joint pipeline.

April 24, 2013

Iran considers the logical price of crude to be around $100 to $120 a barrel
13:47 GMT

Iran is currently negotiating with members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries to maintain oil prices around $100 in international markets.