Tag: Iran government
FM says Iran ready for closer ties with rival Saudi Arabia
DAMASCUS, Syria — Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said his country is ready for closer ties with its regional rival Saudi Arabia, saying...
UN watchdog: Iran has enriched uranium to highest purity yet
BERLIN — Iran has enriched uranium to slightly higher purity than previously thought due to “fluctuations” in the process, the United Nations' atomic watchdog...
Iran rejects US claim that speedboats sparked encounter
<p>TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guard on Tuesday rejected the U.S. Navy's claim that fast-approaching Iranian speedboats in the Strait of Hormuz sparked...
Iran: Clash near Turkey kills 2 Guard troops, 7 militants
<p>TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guard forces on Tuesday killed seven militants and dismantled their cell in the country's northwest near the border...
Iran rejects US claim that speedboats sparked encounter
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guard on Tuesday rejected the U.S. Navy's claim that fast-approaching Iranian speedboats in the Strait of Hormuz sparked...
Iran: Clash near Turkey kills 2 Guard troops, 7 militants
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guard forces on Tuesday killed seven militants and dismantled their cell in the country's northwest near the border...
Iran protests Iraq over raid on diplomatic site
<p>TEHRAN, Iran — Iran's foreign ministry said Monday it “strongly condemns” Iraq's raid on Tehran's consulate in Karbala over the killing of a prominent...
US ship fires warning shots in encounter with Iranian boats
<p>WASHINGTON — A U.S. Coast Guard cutter fired two volleys of warning shots Monday as a group of 13 Iranian fast boats sped toward...
Iran protests Iraq over raid on diplomatic site
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran's foreign ministry said Monday it “strongly condemns” Iraq's raid on Tehran's consulate in Karbala over the killing of a prominent...
US ship fires warning shots in encounter with Iranian boats
WASHINGTON — A U.S. Coast Guard cutter fired two volleys of warning shots Monday as a group of 13 Iranian fast boats sped toward...