Amir Vahdat

Iran swears in new hard-line president amid regional tension

August 5, 2021 at 10:20 a.m.

The protégé of Iran’s supreme leader, Ebrahim Raisi, was sworn in as the country's new president during a ceremony in parliament on Thursday, an inauguration that completes hard-liners’ dominance of...

Iran鈥檚 supreme leader vows revenge over slain scientist

November 28, 2020 at 10:24 a.m.

Iran's supreme leader on Saturday demanded the “definitive punishment” of those behind the killing of a scientist who led Tehran's disbanded military nuclear program, as the Islamic Republic blamed Israel...

Iran strikes back at U.S. with missile attack at bases in Iraq, Trump tweets “All is well!”

January 7, 2020 at 8:49 p.m.

Iran struck back at the United States for the killing of a top Iranian general early Wednesday, firing a series of ballistic missiles at two Iraqi bases housing U.S. troops...

Iran says its seizure of British ship a 鈥榬eciprocal鈥� move

July 20, 2019 at 12:25 p.m.

Iran's seizure of a British oil tanker was a response to Britain's role in impounding an Iranian supertanker first, senior officials said Saturday, as newly released video of the incident...

Iran’s Foreign Minister Javad Zarif addresses the High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development, at United Nations headquarters, Wednesday, July 17, 2019. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Iran鈥檚 seizure of UK tanker in Gulf seen as escalation

July 19, 2019 at 3:38 p.m.

Britain's foreign secretary said Iranian authorities seized two vessels Friday in the Strait of Hormuz, actions signaling intensifying tensions in the strategic waterway that has become a flashpoint between Tehran...

Iran breaches uranium stockpile limit set by nuclear deal

July 1, 2019 at 9:55 p.m.

Iran has broken the limit set on its stockpile of low-enriched uranium by its 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, international inspectors and Tehran said Monday, marking its first major...

Iran breaches uranium stockpile limit set by nuclear deal

July 1, 2019 at 10:29 a.m.

Iran has broken the limit set on its stockpile of low-enriched uranium by its 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, international inspectors and Tehran said Monday, marking its first major...

Iran protests go on as social media apps blocked; 2 killed

December 31, 2017 at 6:59 p.m.

The largest protests to strike Iran in nearly a decade continued unabated Sunday, despite a government move to block access to Instagram and a popular messaging app used by activists...

Iranian protesters chant slogans at a ...

New economic protests in Tehran challenge Iran’s government

December 30, 2017 at 9:25 p.m.

A wave of spontaneous protests over Iran's weak economy swept into Tehran on Saturday, with college students and others chanting against the government just hours after hard-liners held their own...

Over 400 dead from earthquake in Iran-Iraq border area

November 13, 2017 at 4:40 p.m.

Rescuers dug with their bare hands Monday through the debris of buildings brought down by a powerful earthquake that killed more than 400 people in the once-contested mountainous border region...

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Iran swears in new hard-line president amid regional tension

Iran鈥檚 supreme leader vows revenge over slain scientist

Iran strikes back at U.S. with missile attack at bases in Iraq, Trump tweets “All is well!”

Iran says its seizure of British ship a 鈥榬eciprocal鈥� move

Iran鈥檚 seizure of UK tanker in Gulf seen as escalation

Iran breaches uranium stockpile limit set by nuclear deal

Iran breaches uranium stockpile limit set by nuclear deal

New economic protests in Tehran challenge Iran’s government

Over 400 dead from earthquake in Iran-Iraq border area