TEHRAN, Iran - An Iranian nuclear official says the purpose of a U.N. warning station set up in Turkmenistan near the border with Iran is espionage. The U.N. announced last week the new nuclear warning station — one of dozens such observator
Iran accused Saudi Arabia on Tuesday of handing over a senior Iranian nuclear scientist to the US.Shahram Amiri, thought to be in his early 30s, vanished in Mecca on May 31, while on a pilgrimage. He worked at Iran’s nuclear plant in Natanz, where u
TEHRAN, Iran - Tens of thousands of students, many shouting Death to the Dictator! and burning pictures of Iran's supreme leader, took to the streets on more than a dozen campuses Monday in the biggest anti-government protests in months. Riot poli
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama has failed to persuade the prime minister of Turkey of the need for sanctions against Iran. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan stressed at a press conference following his White House meeting, that persu
LONDON - Foreign Secretary David Miliband voiced concern Monday over clashes between police and protesters in Iran, urging the Islamic republic not to stifle its people. I share the concern of many people about the use of force to stifle demonst
TEHRAN Iranian police clashed with anti-government protesters in central Tehran on Monday, witnesses said, wielding batons, firing tear gas and shooting guns into the air to disperse crowds outside Tehran University.Witnesses said security forces a
TEHRAN, December 7 - Iranian riot police have surrounded Tehran University to prevent the opposition from hijacking a state-organised rally on Monday to stage new demonstrations against the government, witnesses said.There are hundreds of riot polic
TEHRAN, Iran - Iranian authorities have slowed Internet connections to a crawl or choked them off completely before expected student protests Monday to deny the opposition a vital means of communication. In another familiar tactic before such rallie
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