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Supporters of moderate cleric Hassan Rohani hold a picture of him as they celebrate his victory in Iran's presidential election on a pedestrian bridge in Tehran June 15, 2013. REUTERS/Fars News/Sina

Iranians count on Rohani to bring change

Thousands of Iranians celebrated on the streets into the early hours today, counting on moderate president-elect Hassan Rohani to follow [...]

Posted in International, News
Tagged elections, Iran, moderate, rally, Rohani, supporters
Presidential candidate Hassan Rohani shows his ballot before casting it during the Iranian presidential election in Tehran. 
Credit: Reuters

Iran elects new, moderate president

The election of a moderate Iranian president could help rein in hostility between Tehran and its Arab neighbors, but many Arabs doubt he can end a sectarian confrontation that has been inflamed by war in Syria.

Posted in International
Tagged cleric, Hassan Rohani, Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Shi'ite, Syria | Reply
Presidential candidate Hassan Rohani casts his ballot during the Iranian presidential election in Tehran
Credit: Reuters

Moderate cleric takes lead in Iran presidential election

Moderate cleric Hassan Rohani took a solid lead over conservative rivals on Saturday in preliminary vote counting in Iran’s presidential election in what could be the makings of a surprise victory over favored hardliners.

Posted in International
Tagged Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Hassan Rohani, Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, presidential elections | Reply
REFILE TO ADD RESTRICTIONS Raed Jaser arrives to court in the back of a police car in Toronto, Ontario, April 23, 2013, in this still image taken from video courtesy of CTV News. REUTERS/CTV News/

Canada train plot suspect traveled to Iran: U.S. officials

Investigators believe one of two suspects charged in Canada with plotting to blow up a railroad track carrying passenger trains traveled to Iran within the past two years, U.S. law enforcement and national security officials said on Thursday.

Posted in International, News
Tagged blow up, canada, Iran, passenger trains, railroad, suspect, terror, terrorism, train plot
Damaged houses are seen in the earthquake stricken town of Bushehr in Iran, April 9, 2013, in this handout photo from ISNA. REUTERS/Mohammad Salehinia/ISNA

U.S. offers to help Iran after deadly quake

The White House, at odds with Iran over its nuclear program, offered on Wednesday to help Tehran grapple with a deadly earthquake in southern Iran.

Posted in International, News
Tagged deadly, earthquake, help, Iran, US
Iran's representatives take part in talks with top officials from the United States, Britain, France, EU, China, Germany and Russia on Iran's nuclear programme in the Kazakh city of Almaty
Credit: AFP/Getty Images

Nuclear stalemate continues between Iran and world powers

World powers and Iran failed again to ease their decade-old dispute over Tehran’s disputed nuclear program in talks that ended on Saturday, prolonging a stand-off that risks spiraling into a new Middle East war.

Posted in International, News
Tagged Iran, Nuclear Talks | Reply
U.S. President Barack Obama stands in between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) and President Shimon Peres upon his arrival at Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv.
Credit: Reuters

Obama arrives in Israel, vows undying support

Making his first official visit to Israel, President Barack Obama pledged on Wednesday unwavering commitment to the security of the Jewish State where concern over a nuclear-armed Iran has clouded bilateral relations.

Posted in National
Tagged barack obama, foreign policy, international relations, Iran, Israel, nuclear bomb, Obama, Palestine, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu | Reply
Credit: Getty Images/Fars

Iranian media Photoshops Michelle Obama’s Oscar dress

Fars, a news agency in Iran, Photoshopped pictures of Michelle Obama by adding sleeves and a higher neckline to her Oscars dress.

Posted in International, News, Television
Tagged Academy Awards, International, Iran, Michelle Obama, Oscars | Reply
Head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization Fereydoun Abbasi-Davani
Credit: Reuters

More Uranian Deposits Found in Iran, Days Before Nuclear Talks

Days before resuming talks over its disputed atomic program, Iran said on Saturday it had found significant new deposits of [...]

Posted in International, News
Tagged Iran, Nuclear Program, Uranium | Reply
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Iran airs footage it says is from downed U.S. drone

Iran released what it said was the decoded footage taken by a US reconnaissance drone plane that it captured more [...]

Posted in International
Tagged Iran, Video | Reply
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