Iran

Iran

Iran 'will not negotiate' over missile programme, new president says

Ebrahim Raisi, a conservative hardliner, was elected president of Iran last week.

21/06/2021

Iran

Iran’s sole nuclear power plant undergoes emergency shutdown

An official from the state electric company Tavanir said the Bushehr plant shutdown began on Saturday and would last "for three to four days.” Without elaborating, he said that power outages could result.

21/06/2021

Iran

Amnesty alleges 'crimes against humanity' by new Iranian president

The human rights organization says Judge Ebrahim Raisi should be investigated for his part in the 1988 mass killings of political prisoners in Iran.

19/06/2021

Iran

Hardliner Ebrahim Raisi comfortably wins Iran presidential election

Judiciary Chief Ebrahim Raisi is set to become the first serving Iranian president sanctioned by the US before even entering office.

19/06/2021

Europe Decoded

Fake Euronews video circulates online ahead of Iran election

The fake clip appears to show a woman calling on people not to vote in the election and boycott the ballots.

17/06/2021

World

Iran's leaders not in tune with voter demographic as election looms

Presidential elections are taking place in Iran on Friday. Euronews asked an expert in International Relations what is at stake, and how legitimate this vote is likely to be.

17/06/2021

Iran

Here's what you need to know about Iran's presidential election

Here's what you need to know about Iran's presidential election

17/06/2021

Iran

As Iran prepares to vote, economy and inflation top concerns

Iran’s next president will face the unenviable task of trying to fix an economy crushed by international sanctions, the coronavirus pandemic and sky-high inflation.

17/06/2021

World

Ahmadinejad urges Biden to 'use his chance' to repair Iran relations

Watch Euronews' full interview with former Iran president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

15/06/2021

Iran

Iranian navy ship sinks after catching fire

Iranian officials offered no cause for the incident, which comes after a series of mysterious explosions targeting ships in the region since 2019.

02/06/2021

Iran

French tourist charged with spying in Iran over 'drone photos'

Benjamin Briere, 35, has been detained in Iran for 12 months and his family say he has only been permitted to call them four times since last May.

30/05/2021

Iran

Iran says inspectors may no longer get nuclear sites images

The comments by Iran’s parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, aired by state TV, further underscored the narrowing window for the U.S. and others to reach terms with Iran.

23/05/2021

Iran

Swiss diplomat in Iran found dead after suspected fall from building

The body of an employee at the Swiss embassy in Iran was found at the foot of a building in northern Tehran after a "fall", authorities said.

04/05/2021

Iran

UK plays down report of deal with Iran over Western hostages

Iranian state TV had previously reported that Iran had agreed to release five detainees in return for cash.

02/05/2021

Iran

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe sentenced to additional year in Iranian jail

Her lawyer Hojjat Kermani said her second charge was over her 2009 participation in a protest in front of the Iranian Embassy in London.

26/04/2021

Iran

US lays out potential sanctions relief for Iran during nuclear talks

Three groups of sanctions have been presented: those the US is prepared to lift, those it is not, and those that require further study.

22/04/2021

Iran

Iran cautiously optimistic about nuclear deal talks in Vienna

The talks in Austria's capital are aimed at bringing the United States back into the world powers' 2015 deal with Tehran on its nuclear programme.

18/04/2021

Iran

Iran names nuclear facility sabotage suspect

A state TV broadcast has claimed the suspect is Iranian-born and fled the country hours before the explosion at Natanz

17/04/2021

Iran

Iran 'begins enriching uranium to 60% purity' - its highest ever level

Iran appears to have followed through on its vow to increase enrichment after a bomb attack on its nuclear facility in Natanz.

16/04/2021

Iran

Iran president calls 60% uranium enrichment an answer to 'evilness'

Iran's President Rouhani has said plans for 60 per cent nuclear enrichment will be an answer to 'evilness'

14/04/2021

Iran

Iran to enrich uranium to highest level so far after Natanz attack

Iran will begin enriching uranium up to 60% following the attack on its Natanz nuclear facility.

13/04/2021

Iran

Iran blames Israel for nuclear site sabotage and vows revenge

Israel has not directly claimed responsibility for the incident but Israeli media reported the cyberattack was orchestrated by the country.

11/04/2021

Iran

Iran unveils new nuclear facilities

Iran has unveiled the country's newest advanced nuclear centrifuge in a ceremony to mark the National Nuclear Technology Day.

10/04/2021

Experiences

A holiday turned into being chased around Iran by the secret police

Lisa Jackson gives us her first-hand experience of encounters with secret services in Tehran.

07/04/2021

Iran

France urges Iran to avoid nuclear escalation ahead of talks

Washington and Tehran said they would take part in indirect talks in Vienna next week, nearly three years after President Trump pulled the US out of the 2015 nuclear deal.

03/04/2021

Iran

Iran and other world powers ready to welcome back US to nuclear deal

Former US President Donald Trump withdrew Washington from the landmark nuclear deal in 2018 but Joe Biden has indicated that the U.S. would be willing to rejoin.

02/04/2021