World - Iran

WASHINGTON (AFP) - Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is driving worried Gulf countries into US arms with his threats to expand Tehran's suspect nuclear program, the top American general in the region said Sunday. Full Story »

PARIS (AFP) - France called on Sunday for tougher sanctions against Iran over its controversial nuclear programme. Full Story »

TEHRAN (AFP) - Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei lashed out Sunday at the US and Britain, labelling them Tehran's main "enemies" and warning they will fail to isolate Iran over its nuclear issue, a report said. Full Story »

TEHRAN (AFP) - Powerful cleric and former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani accused Iran's rulers on Sunday of being intolerant, saying they have closed the door on constructive criticism. Full Story »

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran on Saturday banned foreign media from reporting on a student rally next week that authorities fear could turn into a new round of protests against June's disputed presidential election. Full Story »

TEHRAN (AFP) - Iran's atomic chief Ali Akbar Salehi has said the country needs 20 uranium enrichment plants in order to meet all its electricity needs, state-owned English-language Press TV reported. Full Story »

TEHRAN (AFP) - Most of the Iranian capital's Internet links with the outside world were down on Saturday, two days ahead of planned demonstrations by opponents of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Full Story »

TEHRAN (AFP) - Iranian opposition groups are preparing to hold fresh protests against President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Monday, several websites reported, as the nation marks the annual Students Day. Full Story »

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran said on Saturday it needed 20 uranium enrichment plants to provide fuel for its nuclear power plants, an announcement likely to heighten tension with six major powers over the Islamic state's nuclear ambitions. Full Story »

WASHINGTON (AFP) - A top US diplomat will travel to China and Indonesia next week to discuss Iran's feared nuclear ambitions, climate change and democratic reform in Asia, officials said Friday. Full Story »

WASHINGTON - The Obama administration is looking to press in early January for a new round of United Nations sanctions against Iran for its continued defiance of demands to come clean about its nuclear program, U.S. officials said Friday. Full Story »

BEIRUT - As they gear up for a major anti-government protest Monday, Iranian students are besieged by a clampdown in the universities, with a wave of arrests and expulsions. At the same time, authorities are intensifying enforcement of Islamic morals on women's dress and men's hair length as a way to punish political dissent. Full Story »

LONDON - A group of yachtsmen held briefly by Iran after their boat crossed into Iranian waters returned to Britain on Friday. Full Story »

PARIS (AFP) - Iran's defiant pursuit of its nuclear programme has tested the patience of Moscow and Beijing and increased the chances that they might support sanctions against Tehran, analysts said on Friday. Full Story »

TEHRAN (AFP) - Iranian authorities warned opposition supporters against holding any protests when university students mark the annual Students Day on Monday. Full Story »

LONDON (AFP) - Four British yachtsmen seized by Iran returned to Britain on Friday, saying it was "great to be back," as they planned a trip to the pub. Full Story »

LONDON (Reuters) - Four Britons released following a week in Iranian custody after their yacht strayed into Iran's waters returned to Britain on Friday. Full Story »

WASHINGTON (AFP) - The White House renewed appeals Thursday for Tehran to shed light on a former FBI agent who disappeared 1,000 days ago while visiting an Iranian resort island in the Gulf. Full Story »