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Iran: Protesters Demand Ayatollah Khamenei Quit over Downing of Ukraine Plane

Photo AFP About 1,000 of protesters have taken to the streets in Iran's capital, Tehran, to vent anger at officials,…

5 years ago

Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr Execution: Iran Says Saudi Arabia Will Face Divine Revenge

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has warned that Saudi Arabia will face "divine revenge" for its execution of Shia…

9 years ago

Barack Obama sent secret letter to Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on fighting ISIS

New reports claim that President Barack Obama wrote a secret letter to Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, describing a…

10 years ago

Barack Obama and Hassan Rouhani in historic phone call

President Barack Obama has spoken by phone to Iran's President Hassan Rouhani - the first such top-level conversation in more…

11 years ago

Hassan Rouhani replaces Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as president of Iran

Hassan Rouhani has officially replaced Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as president of Iran. Cleric Hassan Rouhani's election has been endorsed by Supreme…

11 years ago

Iran is ready to show more transparency on its nuclear programme, says Hassan Rouhani

Iran's President-elect Hassan Rouhani says his country is ready to show more transparency on its nuclear programme. In his first…

11 years ago

Hassan Rouhani wins Iran presidency in first round

Hassan Rouhani has won Iran's presidential election, securing just over 50% of the vote and so avoiding the need for…

11 years ago

Iran elections 2013: Hassan Rouhani leads in initial vote count

Iran's presidential election initial count put the reformist-backed candidate, Hassan Rouhani, in the lead. Official figures give Hassan Rouhani 51%…

11 years ago

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei dismisses US offer of one-to-one talks on Tehran’s nuclear programme

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has dismissed a US offer of one-to-one talks on Tehran's nuclear programme. Ayatollah Ali…

12 years ago