Iran
Presidency: Erdogan to visit Iran despite tensions
Middle East
April 5, 2015
Presidency: Erdogan to visit Iran despite tensions
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan will visit Tehran for high level meetings on Tuesday, despite recent tensions over the Saudi-led bombing…
Iranians celebrate, Obama hails ‘historic’ nuclear framework
World
April 3, 2015
Iranians celebrate, Obama hails ‘historic’ nuclear framework
Iranians celebrated in the streets after negotiators reached a framework for a nuclear accord, and US President Barack Obama hailed…
Iran, world powers reach initial deal on reining in Tehran’s nuclear programme
Egypt
April 3, 2015
Iran, world powers reach initial deal on reining in Tehran’s nuclear programme
Iran and world powers reached a framework agreement on Thursday on curbing Iran's nuclear programme for at least a decade, a…
CNN: Iranian aircraft approaches US Navy helicopter over Persian Gulf
Egypt
April 2, 2015
CNN: Iranian aircraft approaches US Navy helicopter over Persian Gulf
The CNN reported on Wednesday a serious incident involving an Y-12 Iranian surveillance aircraft, which reportedly approached a US MH-60R combat helicopter…
Iran talks stretch into another day; deal seen close but elusive
World
April 2, 2015
Iran talks stretch into another day; deal seen close but elusive
Major powers and Iran negotiated into the early hours of Thursday on Tehran's nuclear programme two days past their deadline,…
Iran nuclear talks extended; Russia says deal within reach
World
April 1, 2015
Iran nuclear talks extended; Russia says deal within reach
Six world powers and Iran met again on Wednesday in a bid to reach a preliminary accord on reining in…
Netanyahu: Expected Iranian nuclear deal worse than Israel feared
World
March 29, 2015
Netanyahu: Expected Iranian nuclear deal worse than Israel feared
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned on Sunday the framework Iranian nuclear agreement being sought by international negotiators, saying it…
Saudi-led strikes target Yemen’s Houthi rebels for second day
Egypt
March 27, 2015
Saudi-led strikes target Yemen’s Houthi rebels for second day
Warplanes from a Saudi-led coalition kept up raids against Huthi Shiite rebels Friday in support of Yemen's embattled president, who…
Iran demands immediate halt to military actions in Yemen
World
March 26, 2015
Iran demands immediate halt to military actions in Yemen
Iran demanded an immediate halt to Saudi-led military operations in Yemen on Thursday and said it would make all necessary…
Iran expands regional ’empire’ ahead of nuclear deal
World
March 23, 2015
Iran expands regional ’empire’ ahead of nuclear deal
With Iran moving closer to a deal with world powers to constrain its nuclear programme in return for an end to sanctions,…