The Iranian File

July 19, 2010

Ahmadinejad
13:45 GMT

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Monday said Iran's enemies are "idiots".

July 18, 2010

LUKOIL
14:22 GMT

Iranian Oil Minister Masoud Mir-Kazemi on Sunday said that his country would respond to foreign companies that are retreating from signed contracts to adhere to the international sanctions imposed on

July 16, 2010

Iranians dead
06:52 GMT

20 people were killed and about 100 were injured in bomb attacks on a mosque in Iran.

July 15, 2010

Amiri back in Tehran
13:38 GMT

Iranian scholar Shahram Amiri, who returned from the USA after 14 months, on Thursday said he turned down a US$50 million bribe offer by the US for cooperation.

July 13, 2010

Amiri
15:23 GMT

Iranian nuclear scientist Shahram Amiri, who was abducted by the US last year, has been escorted by American forces to Iran's interest section in Washington.

July 7, 2010

Ali Akbar Salehi
14:55 GMT

Iran acknowledged for the first time on Wednesday that newly imposed sanctions "may slow down" its nuclear development.

July 6, 2010

Iran Air
09:55 GMT

Despite reports on Monday that Iranian jets were refused fuel abroad, Iran has said that its planes were not blocked from refueling.

July 4, 2010

Shahram Amiri
15:04 GMT

Iran says it has submitted "evidence" to the Swiss embassy, which represents the U.S. in Iran, that proves that U.S. abducted an Iran nuclear scientist.

July 1, 2010

Mottaki
16:37 GMT

Iran sent a letter to the fifteen members of the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday saying that the newly imposed sanctions on the country would not impact its nuclear program.

June 28, 2010

IRAN, Tehran : Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad gestures after speaking to the press in Tehran on June 28, 2010, saying that Iran will "discipline" the West by holding off talks with world powers over Tehran's nuclear programme until the end of August.
14:39 GMT

Iran's president on Monday said Tehran will retaliate if its cargo ships come under inspection.

Iran army
10:35 GMT

Informed Iranian sources were quoted as saying on Monday that Tehran reinforced the presence of the army and the Revolutionary Guards near the coast of the Persian Gulf

June 24, 2010

Ahmadinejad
13:30 GMT

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Thursday that Tehran would announce next week the terms of a possible resumption of negotiations

June 23, 2010

Ofek 9
09:15 GMT

Israel launched launched late Tuesday a new spy satellite in a southern military base which is to enable its intelligence units to spy on Iran's nuclear facilities.

June 21, 2010

15:23 GMT

Iran has barred two United Nations weapons inspectors from entering the Islamic Republic after Tehran accused the two of filling false reports.

June 20, 2010

Rigi
08:21 GMT

Iran had executed ringleader of the Pakistan-based Jundallah group Abdolmalek Rigi. According to Iranian press reports, Rigi was hanged on Sunday morn