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Iran says political and military solution needed to end Syria war

Iran says there has to be both a political and military solution to the crisis in Syria. A delegation of lawmakers from the Islamic Republic has been

Iran

Iran shows deep bunker missiles -- 'deterrence measures'

Keeping key weapons in a place hard for an enemy to get to them, Iran seeks to ensure the potency of its strike potential. In the latest image

Syria

Syrian rebels claim a victory over ISIL in Aleppo as Assad allies prepare to fight for the province

Syrian rebels claim to have freed the village of Tal Jabin in Aleppo province, overcoming ISIL fighters according to social media video. The

Iran

In Iran, you can't be gay but you can be transgender

In Iran – you can’t be gay, but you are allowed to be transgender. A loophole in the law means the strictly-religious country performs more

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Syria

Syria and allies Iran and Russia prepare for Aleppo offensive

Russian jets and Iranian soldiers are said to be getting ready to support a major Syrian army ground offensive in the northwest of the country

World

Russia, Iran are part of solution in Syria: EU foreign policy chief

Amid reports of a combined Syrian-Russian-Iranian ground offensive in Syria, the West must talk to Tehran to broker an end to the conflict, a senior

Germany

Iran boycotts Frankfurt Book Fair over Salman Rushdie appearance

Iran is boycotting this year’s Frankfurt Book Fair because of an appearance by British Indian author Salman Rushdie. He was the subject of an

Iran

Iran approves nuclear deal in return for easing of sanctions

It was a heated session but eventually Iran’s conservative-dominated parliament endorsed the landmark nuclear agreement struck earlier this year with

Economy

Global oil oversupply to persist in 2016, says IEA

The global oversupply of oil will persist through next year, according to the International Energy Agency, as growth in demand slows and

Iran

Iran's parliament backs nuclear deal

Iran's parliament on Tuesday (October 13) approved the nuclear deal struck with world powers in July, with 161 votes for and 59 against, according to state media.

Syria

Putin's Syrian operations 'planned with Iranian general'

Iran

Thousands attend funeral ceremony in Tehran for Hajj crush victims

Thousands of mourners have attended a funeral ceremony in Tehran for Iranian pilgrims killed in the Hajj disaster in Saudi Arabia. They chanted

Iran

Hajj stampede victims' bodies flown back to Iran

The first plane carrying the bodies of Iranian pilgrims who died in the hajj stampede in Saudi Arabia landed in Tehran on Saturday. President Hassan

USA

Iranian troops set to go to Syria - reports

In the US the White House has said it cannot confirm reports hundreds of Iranian troops have arrived in Syria. It’s claimed the soldiers are set to

World News

Saudi-Iran tension still high despite deal to repatriate bodies of dead Haj pilgrims

Just hours after strong words from Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei, a deal has been reached to repatriate the bodies of his compatriots

Saudi Arabia

Iran to take legal action against Saudi Arabia over Hajj deaths

Thousands of Iranian protesters took to the streets of towns and cities across the country to condemn the Saudi government over the deaths of

Culture news

Photo exhibit documents women's protest against Iran's hijab law

‘Witness 1979’ is an unprecedented exhibition by Iranian photographer Hengameh Golestan on show in London. The photos, never published before

Iran

UN nuclear watchdog begins inspection of Iranian atomic facilities

The head of the UN’s nuclear watchdog is in Iran to investigate whether its carried out work on developing an atomic bomb. The check is part of

World

Iranian VP Ebtekar hopeful of new beginning for Iran

The international agreement on Iran’s nuclear programme between Tehran, the European Union and the five permanent members of United Nations Security

Iran

Efforts to save the Iranian cheetah take off!

The Asiatic or Iranian cheetah is one of the most endangered big cats on earth. To highlight its plight internationally, Iran’s Meraj Airlines has