Iranian leader asks Muslims to remain vigilant
August 19th, 2012 - 8:12 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, Aug 19 (IANS) Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Sunday urged Muslims all over the world to remain vigilant against the conspiracies of their enemies, Iran's state-run Press TV ... Read more...
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Israel is cancerous tumour: Ahmadinejad
August 17th, 2012 - 7:47 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, Aug 17 (IANS/AKI) Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Friday said Israel was an "insult to humanity" and compared the country to a "cancerous tumour" that must be stopped before it ... Read more...
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US warships in Gulf ’sitting ducks’ for Iran missiles
July 5th, 2012 - 8:37 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 5 (IANS/RIA Novosti) US naval ships in the Persian Gulf are within reach of Iranian missiles should the US consider an offensive against the Islamic Republic, an Iranian ... Read more...
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Iran hangs assassin of nuclear physicist
May 15th, 2012 - 1:35 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, May 15 (IANS) Iran Tuesday hanged a man convicted of assassinating an Iranian nuclear physicist, a media report said.
Majid Jamali Fashi, who was also accused of being an ... Read more...
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Iran makes arrests in scientist’s killing
January 16th, 2012 - 11:04 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Jan 16 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Iran has arrested several people in the killing of a nuclear scientist that Tehran blamed on Israel and the US, parliament speaker Ali Larijani told ... Read more...
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Iranian lovers commit suicide over jail shame
October 2nd, 2011 - 9:49 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 2 (IANS) Two Iranian lovers have committed suicide after being imprisoned for being friends of a human rights activist, a media report said Sunday.
Nahal Sahabi, 28, and ... Read more...
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Man gets death for killing Iranian N-scientist
August 29th, 2011 - 4:00 am ICT by IANS
Tehran, Aug 29 (IANS) A man accused of killing an Iranian nuclear physicist in 2010 was Sunday sentenced to death, a media report said.Massoud Ali-Mohammadi, a professor of Tehran University, ... Read more...
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Palestinians chastise Ahmadinejad over Mideast talks remarks
September 5th, 2010 - 9:18 pm ICT by IANS
Ramallah, Sep 5 (DPA) The Palestinian leadership has chastised Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for criticising the renewed Middle East direct peace talks, the Maan news agency reported Sunday.
"The one who does not ... Read more...
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Ahmadinejad predicts failure of Mideast talks
September 3rd, 2010 - 5:25 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, Sep 3 (DPA) Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Friday that this week's Mideast peace talks as well as Israel itself were "doomed to collapse" as millions of Iranians were expected ... Read more...
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Iran Cleric Blames Women For Earthquakes
April 21st, 2010 - 7:17 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Tehran, Apr 21, (THAINDIAN NEWS) An Iranian Cleric has found the reason behind the frequent earthquakes and according to him, the reason for earthquakes is none other than the "promiscuous" ... Read more...
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US-Israel mercenaries killed nuclear expert: Iran (Second Lead)
January 12th, 2010 - 8:27 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, Jan 12 (IANS) Mercenaries of the US and Israel were behind the motorbike blast that killed an Iranian nuclear physicist Tuesday, Iran said.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mihman-Parast termed the attack as ... Read more...
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Iranian nuclear physicist killed in blast (Lead)
January 12th, 2010 - 4:00 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, Jan 12 (IANS) An Iranian nuclear physicist was killed in a remote-controlled motorbike blast here Tuesday.
Massoud Ali-Mohammadi, a lecturer at the Tehran University and a staunch supporter of the Islamic ... Read more...
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Tehran professor killed in blast
January 12th, 2010 - 3:16 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, Jan 12 (IANS) A university professor was killed in a remote-controlled motorbike blast here Tuesday.
Massoud Mohammadi, professor of Tehran University and a staunch supporter of the Islamic Revolution, was killed ... Read more...
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Renewed clashes in Tehran, police fire tear gas
December 27th, 2009 - 5:36 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, Dec 27 (DPA) Demonstrators returned to the streets of Tehran Sunday and police fired tear gas to quell the protests, witnesses and opposition website reports said.
The protests were reportedly held near ... Read more...
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Police use tear gas to disperse protests in Tehran
December 27th, 2009 - 1:08 am ICT by IANS
Tehran, Dec 26 (DPA) There were renewed political protests on Saturday in Tehran and police fired tear gas shells to disperse the crowds, an Iranian opposition website reported.
The Jaras website, which is ... Read more...
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Police fire tear gas at protestors in Iran
December 7th, 2009 - 6:40 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, Dec 7 (DPA) Police fired tear gas against protestors near Tehran University in Iran Monday, trying to quell demonstrations against President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, witnesses said.
The witnesses also reported clashes between ... Read more...
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Rafsanjani to lead next Friday prayer, renewed protests expected
August 8th, 2009 - 10:19 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, Aug 8 (DPA) Iran's ex-president Akbar Hashemi-Rafsanjani will lead the next Friday prayer ceremony Aug 14 at the Tehran university.
Rafsanjani's last appearance in the prayer ceremony July 17 led to widespread ... Read more...
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Rafsanjani to discuss Iran crisis with clerics
July 19th, 2009 - 6:07 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, July 19 (DPA) Former Iranian president Akbar Hashemi-Rafsanjani will discuss the current political crisis with senior clerics in the religious city of Mashad in northeastern Iran, state media reported Sunday.
"I will ... Read more...
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Clashes, teargas, arrests at Tehran Friday prayers (Second Lead)
July 17th, 2009 - 7:24 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, July 17 (DPA) Iranian police several times used teargas against thousands of supporters of opposition leader Mir-Hossein Moussavi during the Friday prayers ceremony in central Tehran, witnesses said.
Several protesters were arrested ... Read more...
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Thousands gather as Rafsanjani seeks ‘open debate’ (Lead)
July 17th, 2009 - 5:59 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, July 17 (DPA) Former Iranian president Akbar Hashemi-Rafsanjani called Friday for an "open debate" on the recent controversial election which saw President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad retain power as witnesses said "hundreds of ... Read more...
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US supports ‘peaceful’ justice in Iran: Obama (Lead)
June 20th, 2009 - 7:52 am ICT by IANS
Washington, June 20 (Xinhua) The United States supports Iranians to seek "peaceful" justice, President Barack Obama said Friday, addressing to the rioting in Iran's post-elections.
"We stand behind those who are seeking ... Read more...
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Hundreds of thousands join protest rally in Tehran (Lead)
June 16th, 2009 - 1:36 am ICT by IANS
Tehran, June 16 (DPA) Hundreds of thousands of protesters marched towards Tehran University and the Iranian capital's Enqelab (Revolution) Square Monday despite the interior ministry's ban on the gathering, eyewitnesses said.
"We had ... Read more...
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Protests continue in Iran as election result to be investigated
June 15th, 2009 - 7:26 pm ICT by John Le Fevre
For the third consecutive day protesters have taken to the streets of Iran and clashed with police to show their anger at last weeks election result which saw hard-line President Mahmoud ... Read more...
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Iran’s Ayatollah Khomeini’s wife dies
March 23rd, 2009 - 1:03 am ICT by IANS
Tehran, March 22 (IANS) The wife of late Imam Ayatollah Khomeini, the father of Iran's Islamic Revolution, died here, IRNA reported Sunday.
Khadije Saghafi passed away in Tehran Saturday morning after a long ... Read more...
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Bolivia, Venezuela presidents invited to Palestine victory feast
January 18th, 2009 - 7:57 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, Jan 18 (IANS) The presidents of Bolivia and Venezuela were invited to a feast here by Islamic Students Society to celebrate Palestine's victory over Israel in Gaza, IRNA reported Sunday.The feast ... Read more...
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Strong quake kills three in Iran; tremors felt across Gulf (Second lead)
September 10th, 2008 - 10:28 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran/Dubai, Sep 10 (IANS) At least three people were killed and 26 injured in a 6.1-magnitude quake that hit the southern coast of Iran and spread panic among people in neighbouring countries ... Read more...
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Earthquake jolts north-eastern Iran
July 4th, 2008 - 11:44 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, July 4 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale Friday jolted the Kadekan region in Iran's north-eastern province of Razavi Khorassan, IRNA news agency reported. The quake occurred at ... Read more...
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