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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

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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

Iran

Resolving regional issues is the duty and responsibility of regional powers

Syria

Austria says fight against ISIL needs Syria's Assad

There are growing calls among Western leaders to negotiate with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to solve the war causing thousands to flee to Europe.

Economy

Peugeot and Renault in pole position to enter Iran's car market

It’s Iran’s biggest industry after oil: car-making. And the expected phasing out of sanctions following July’s nuclear deal means the race is on to

USA

Saudi Arabia reassured over Iran after Obama meets King Salman

Saudi Arabia says it is satisfied with assurances from Washington over the Iran nuclear deal following President Obama’s meeting with King Salman

World News

What’s happening this week 7/9/2015

World

No going back: ex-National Security Advisor Sandy Berger on the Iran nuclear deal

In the United States, the highly controversial debate about the Iran nuclear deal has mobilised many high-profile opinion makers on both sides of the

USA

Obama secures enough Senate support for Iran nuclear deal

US President Barack Obama has secured enough Senate votes to protect the Iran nuclear deal in Congress. Democrat Barbara Mikulski became the 34th

World News

'Iranian expansion' warning from Yemen's exiled president Hadi

Yemen’s exiled president has warned of ‘Iranian expansion’ in the Middle East. Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi was speaking on a visit to Sudan, once seen as

USA

Iran-US 'Great Satan vs Ayatollahs' mentality lingers

The reopening of Britain’s embassy in Tehran on Sunday, after a four-year pause, boosts speculation that Iranian-US relations formally suspended for