Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei controls a business empire worth around $95 billion – a sum exceeding the value of his oil-rich...
GENEVA: U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Friday important gaps needed to be bridged in high-stakes talks with Iran on curbing its nuclear programme...
GENEVA: Iran and six world powers appeared to be edging towards a deal on its disputed nuclear activity on Thursday, citing progress in negotiations building...
GENEVA: Iran and six world powers are making progress in talks aimed at ending a decade-long nuclear stand-off between Tehran and the West, but the...
LONDON/VIENNA: The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog is considering an invitation to visit Tehran for scheduled talks, a possible sign of progress in a...
GENEVA: Iran said it presented a proposal in talks with six world powers on Tuesday capable of achieving a breakthrough in a decade-old standoff over its...
DUBAI/VIENNA: Iran on Sunday rejected the West's demand to send sensitive nuclear material out of the country but signalled flexibility on other aspects...
DUBAI: For the first time since Iran’s authorities cracked down on dissent after the 2009 presidential polls, some critics, spurred by signs of openness...
DUBAI: Iran’s foreign minister and chief nuclear negotiator went to hospital with pains he said were brought on by a hard-line newspaper quoting him as saying...
NEW YORK: New Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Friday he wanted talks with major powers on Iran's nuclear program to yield results in a short...
UNITED NATIONS: U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday cautiously embraced overtures from Iran's new president as the foundation for a possible nuclear...
UNITED NATIONS: Turkey and Jordan called on Tuesday for a more robust international effort to end Syria's civil war, saying the global community had a...
DUBAI: A U.S. web-hosting company has shut the website of an Iranian opposition leader held under house arrest in Tehran to comply with U.S. sanctions,...
DUBAI: If one thing could scuttle Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s big plan – to fix Iran’s economy by winning some relief from Western...
DUBAI: Iran has named a disarmament expert as its envoy to the U.N. nuclear watchdog, extending a reshuffle of top officials dealing with its disputed atomic...
RIYADH/DUBAI: Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah’s disdain for Iran leaps from U.S. Embassy cables. “May God prevent us from falling victim to...
DUBAI: The United States should hold confidential direct talks with Iran over its nuclear program but the West should not expect Iran's moderate new president...
DUBAI: President Hassan Rouhani said on Monday he had chosen a cabinet to overcome Iran's economic crisis and diplomatic isolation as parliament began...
DUBAI: Iran’s newly installed President Hassan Rouhani Tuesday offered an olive branch to the United States in talks on Tehran’s disputed nuclear program,...
DUBAI: Hassan Rouhani took office as Iran's president on Saturday promising "constructive interaction with the world" after eight years under...
DUBAI: Iran's president-elect Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday he would appoint ministers from across its political spectrum as Iranian voters had chosen a...
DUBAI: Iranian voters turned out in larger number numbers on Friday to choose a new president despite a limited choice of one relative moderate and three main...
DUBAI: Iran's Guardian Council said on Monday it was not considering barring any candidate from the June 14 presidential election, denying media reports...
DUBAI: A former Iranian nuclear negotiator who is running for president used his first television appearance of the campaign to reject accusations he had been...