Tehran
Crashed Boeing was checked two days ago: Ukrainian airline
It took off from Tehran airport at 6:10 a.m. and disappeared from radars just a few minutes later, crashing in Tehran province.
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Mourners pack Tehran to grieve Iran general Soleimani
Clutching portraits of their hero, the crowd gathered at Tehran University before supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei presided over prayers for the slain general.
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Gulf tensions rise as US downs Iranian drone
It was believed to be the first US military engagement with Iran following a series of increasingly serious incidents.
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China blames US 'bullying' for Iran nuclear crisis
'The facts show that unilateral bullying has already become a worsening tumour,' said Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang at a press briefing in Beijing.
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Tensions over Iran nuclear accord: what are the stakes?
Nearly four years after it was agreed, the 2015 Iran nuclear deal appears to be under serious threat.
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Khomeini's legacy looms over Iran 30 years after death
The image of the black-turbaned cleric who brought down the monarchy in 1979 stares out at people across the country, from hotel lobbies and the front of stadiums to hospitals and banknotes.
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Tehran says Trump's 'genocidal taunts won't end Iran'
In another tweet, Mohammad Javad Zarif accused Trump of allowing his team to 'trash diplomacy' and 'abet war crimes - by milking despotic butchers via massive arms sales'.
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US orders non-emergency embassy staff to leave Baghdad, Arbil
Washington has ramped up pressure on Tehran in recent days, accusing Iran of planning "imminent" attacks in the region, and bolstering the American military presence in the Gulf.
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Iran's Rouhani urges unity in face of US 'war on hope'
It is almost a year since President Donald Trump reimposed crippling US sanctions after exiting a landmark nuclear agreement between major powers and Iran.
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Iran flood death toll rises to 76
Officials have again issued flood warnings for the east of Iran with heavy rains that began on Saturday forecasted to continue.
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Syria and Iran sign 'strategic' economic agreement
The agreements covered a range of fields including economy, culture, education, infrastructure, investment and housing, the official Sana news agency reported.
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US confirms holding Iran-based journalist, no crime alleged
Iran has protested the arrest of Marzieh Hashemi, who was born in the United States and is a presenter on Iran's English-language Press TV, amid high tensions between the two countries.
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White House sought military strike against Iran
Pentagon officials stressed that it was not unusual for the Defense Department to draw up military plans for the White House.
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US sanctions on Iran, 'toughest ever,' take force Monday
Taking effect Monday, the measures are the most concrete result yet of US President Donald Trump's controversial decision in May to abandon the multi-nation nuclear deal with Tehran.
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Moscow wants UN resolution to preserve nuclear arms treaty
If passed, the resolution would allow "the continuation of discussions between Russia and the US in order to work through the two countries' concerns about the framework of the agreement."
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Iran to unveil new fighter jet, develop missiles: minister
US President Donald Trump withdrew the United States in May from a 2015 accord between Iran and world powers that curbed Tehran’s nuclear activity in exchange for sanctions relief.
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Iran says navy mounts new defense system on warship
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards confirmed earlier this month it held war games in the Gulf, saying they were aimed at “confronting possible threats” by enemies.
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Trump: Firms doing business in Iran to be barred from US as sanctions hit
European countries, hoping to persuade Tehran to continue to respect the deal, have promised to try to lessen the blow of sanctions.
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Trump says he is willing to talk to Iran's leader without preconditions
In response, Iran said the way back to talks was for the United States to return to the nuclear deal between Iran and six major powers that Trump exited in May.
