The Iranian File

May 21, 2013

Rafsanjani, who is seen by many as too old to run Iran yet again. AFP Photo
04:00 GMT

Iran's Guardian Council has come forward to say those who are physically weak and only able to work "a few hours a day" will be rejected from the upcoming elections, which may affect the Rafsanjani, Iran's former president, who is aged 78.

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 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

May 7, 2013

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

April 14, 2013

A man squats outside his destroyed home in Shonbeh, after the Bushehr earthquake (AFP)
10:59 GMT

Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE meet on Sunday in Riyadh to discuss contingency plans for potential radiation leaks from the Bushehr nuclear plant

April 10, 2013

A man squats outside his destroyed home in Shonbeh, near Bushehr (AFP)
08:49 GMT

Aftershocks continue to rock Iran after a 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck near Bushehr on Tueday

April 9, 2013

The earthquake hit close to Iran's nuclear site in Bushehr.
13:37 GMT

According to official reports, the earthquake struck close to Bushehr in the south west of the country.

April 7, 2013

Iran's latest round of nuclear talks have ended in stalemate.
09:59 GMT

Following the nuclear talks in Almaty that ended in stalemate, a senior Israeli ministers asks that the international community give Iran an ultimatum to push them to compromise.

April 6, 2013

Iran's representatives led by their top nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili (R) take part in talks with top officials from the United States, Britain, France, EU, China, Germany and Russia on Iran's nuclear program. (AFP PHOTO /ILYAS OMAROV)
09:40 GMT

As the final day of talks in Kazakhstan comes round, world powers have few hopes of striking a deal with the Persian nation.

April 5, 2013

EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton (L) looks at Iran's top nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili (R) leaving the podium after their meeting on the sidelines of the Iran's talks with world powers representatives on Iran's nuclear programme in the Kazakh city of Almaty. (AFP PHOTO /ILYAS OMAROV)
07:40 GMT

The second meeting begins in Almaty, Kazakhstan with high hopes but low expectations.

March 27, 2013

Moaz al-Khatib attends the Arab League summit in Doha (AFP Photo)
08:27 GMT

The Persian state claimed the move to allow the unelected opposition leader Moaz Al-Khatib set a dangerous precedent.

March 26, 2013

Saudi police
13:37 GMT

The Ministry of Interior has claimed that the 18 arrested last week are linked to Iran.

March 14, 2013

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad raises his clenched fist in salutation during the funeral of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez in Caracas. (AFP PHOTO/JUAN BARRETO)
09:40 GMT

The Persian state trials short-range missiles, including the kind used in Gaza by Hamas.