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AP via Yahoo! News - Sun Nov 8, 8:36 am ET
A senior Iranian lawmaker warned Russia that its delay in delivering an anti-aircraft missile defense system to Tehran could harm relations between the two countries, state television reported Sunday.
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Corpus Christi Caller-Times - Sat Nov 7, 11:01 pm ET
A funny thing happened on the way to Iran’s annual celebration — this year was the 30th anniversary of its takeover of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran. As usual, a pro-government crowd trooped to the site of the old embassy and dutifully chanted,”Death to America” and burned a few U.S. flags. But their numbers were dwarfed by thousands of unruly anti-government demonstrators marching through the ...
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Los Angeles Times - 2 hours 9 minutes ago
A state-owned station says officials may compromise on a U.N. bid to have its uranium refined abroad. Iran may seek a 'simultaneous exchange' of enriched uranium for medical reactor uranium plates. A state-owned Iranian television station quoted unnamed diplomats today as saying Iran, in a possible compromise to a U.N.-backed proposal, is willing to send 800 kilograms, or 1,764 pounds, of its ...
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Arizona Daily Star - Sun Nov 8, 2:25 am ET
TEHRAN, Iran — Senior Iranian lawmakers rejected on Saturday any possibility of Tehran shipping uranium abroad for further enrichment, intensifying pressures on the government to reject the U.N.-backed plan altogether.
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Free Internet Press - Sat Nov 7, 4:26 pm ET
He may be the bravest student in Iran or an unwitting stooge of the Islamic regime - or both. Either way, Mahmoud Vahidnia has gained instant fame after breaking a taboo by criticizing the supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, to his face.
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Payvand Iran News - Sun Nov 8, 1:44 pm ET
Some 271 schools in cities across Tehran Province have been temporarily closed due to the swine flu epidemic, the Tehran Education Departmentâs public relations officer for provincial cities said on Saturday. The Health Ministry has said 23 citizens have died of the H1N1 virus so far.
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AFP via Yahoo! News - Sat Nov 7, 10:00 am ET
Police arrested 109 people during opposition protests on the sidelines of an official demonstration marking three decades since the seizure of the US embassy, Tehran's police chief said on Saturday.
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Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sun Nov 8, 8:13 am ET
Russia should keep its word on selling a missile defense system to Iran, an influential parliamentarian was quoted by Iranian media as saying Sunday.
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The San Angelo Standard-Times - Fri Nov 6, 6:03 pm ET
SAN ANGELO, Texas — A funny thing happened on the way to Iran’s annual celebration — this year was the 30th anniversary of its takeover of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran. As usual, a pro-government crowd trooped to the site of the old embassy and dutifully chanted “Death to America” and burned a few U.S. flags. But their numbers were dwarfed by thousands of unruly anti-government demonstrators ...
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Payvand Iran News - Sun Nov 8, 1:45 pm ET
Opposition leader, Mehdi Karroubi posted a video message on Tagheer website criticizing the âdouble-dealingsâ of Mahmoud Ahmadinejadâs government in its relations with the US. On the video massage which was posted on the Etemaad-e Melli Party website, Mr. Karroubi claimed to be âperplexedâ by the Islamic Republicâs foreign policies which have all the signs of being âlost.â
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Fox News - Sat Nov 7, 9:14 am ET
Iranian police have detained 109 people for "disturbing public order" during an opposition rally this week, the official IRNA news agency reported Saturday.
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AFP via Yahoo! News - Sun Nov 8, 6:29 am ET
Proposals from world powers to supply nuclear fuel for a research reactor in Iran are still on the table, a leading MP said on Sunday a day after suggesting that Tehran could reject the deal.
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AFP via Yahoo! News - 1 hour 30 minutes ago
Friends and relatives of three Americans detained by Iran are holding vigils across the United States and around the world on Sunday to call for their immediate release.
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Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sun Nov 8, 2:46 pm ET
Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir pulled out of an Islamic summit in Istanbul on Sunday -- a trip that the European Union had objected to because of his indictment by the International Criminal Court (ICC) .
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New York Times - Sat Nov 7, 9:39 pm ET
A report from the fourth day of Iranian hostage crisis.