Cinema Ashgar Farhadi on shooting 'The Salesman' Picking up two awards at the Cannes film festival, for Best Screenplay and Best Actor (for Shahab Hosseini), Ashgar Farhadi’s latest movie ‘The Salesman’ tells the story of a middle-class couple who m 17/11/2016
Iran Iran marks anniversary of US embassy takeover Thousands of protesters have rallied in the Iranian capital to mark the anniversary of the takeover of the US Embassy in Tehran. 03/11/2016
Iran Leading Koran preacher accused of abusing young boys A well known reciter of the Koran and teacher of Islam in Iran is facing a possible death sentence after he was accused of sexually abusing several of his… 02/11/2016
Cinema UK selects Iranian horror movie as Oscar entry Set in Tehran during the Iran-Iraq war, horror movie ‘Under the Shadow’ is the feature debut of Iranian director Babak Anvari. 19/10/2016
Iran Iran jails American-Iranian father and son for 10 years for 'spying' Siamak Namazi and his 80-year-old father Baquer were accused of cooperating with the US, according to Iranian media. 18/10/2016
Business Series Vodafone partners with Iranian internet firm HiWEB Vodafone is to help modernise the network and IT infrastructure of Iran's HiWEB as it looks for expand into new markets. 18/10/2016
Iran Iran claims to have copied a captured US drone Iran's Revolutionary Guard has built a new attack drone similar to a US drone captured five years ago, Iranian media reported on Saturday. 01/10/2016
Iran Siamand Rahman, the strongest Paralympian ever His name is Siamand Rahman, and he is the strongest Paralympian ever, breaking 300kg and winning gold in the men’s powerlifting heavyweight category. 15/09/2016
Cult Sima Bina: a life devoted to Iranian folk music Mett Iranian folk music master Sima Bina, who has devoted her life to keeping alive melodies from every corner of Iran and beyond. 15/09/2016
Iran Work to begin on second nuclear reactor in Iran The first stone was laid on Saturday marking the start of the launch of the Iran-Russia Bushehr 2 project. 10/09/2016
Iran Iranians protest against Saudi rulers as Hajj gets underway Thousands of Iranians have protested in Tehran against Saudi Arabia’s ruling family, shouting “death to Al Saud the traitors” as the annual Hajj pilgrimage to the Saudi city of Mecca gets… 09/09/2016
Iran Iran deploys air defence missiles at Fordo nuclear site State media in Iran says the army has begun deploying a Russian supplied S-300 air missile defence system around the Fordo nuclear facility. 29/08/2016
Iran Russia stops using Iranian airbase to launch Syria air strikes Russia has suddenly stopped using an Iranian airbase to launch airstrikes in Syria. 22/08/2016
Economy Oil dips below $50 a barrel as production limit hopes fade Crude oil prices have slipped back after hitting an eight-week high following their longest run of gains in four years in the belief that a limit on output will not be agreed by producers. 22/08/2016
No Comment Russian jets leave Iran for Syria sorties The Russian Defence Ministry released a video showing jets taking off from an airbase in Iran. 19/08/2016
Iran Iran hangs nuclear scientist over US 'treason' Iran has executed a nuclear scientist accused of providing the US with information about the country's nuclear programme. 07/08/2016
Iran The state of Iran's economy one year after landmark deal over disputed nuclear programme It has been one year since Iran, the US and five other world powers reached a landmark deal over Iran’s disputed nuclear programme. 14/07/2016
Iran Iran: thousands mourn film director Abbas Kiarostami Thousands of people in Iran have attended the funeral of acclaimed director Abbas Kiarostami. 10/07/2016
Cinema Iranian film legend Abbas Kiarostami dies Abbas Kiarostami was the international giant of Iranian cinema who managed to express himself as a director without falling foul of Iran’s notorious censors. 05/07/2016
Iran Lauded Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami has died at the age of 76 Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami has died at the age of 76 in the French capital, Paris. 04/07/2016
Iran Tehran says it has foiled a huge ISIL bombing campaign Iranian authorities say ISIL has been hatching "plots and conspiracies" against it from its de facto capital of Raqqa in Syria. 20/06/2016