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World
November 27
Assassinated scientist suspected leader of nuclear bomb programme
An Iranian scientist long suspected by the West of masterminding a secret nuclear bomb programme was killed in an ambush near Tehran that could provoke confrontation between Iran and its foes in the last weeks of Donald Trump's presidency.
World
January 12
Iran protesters demand leaders quit after plane downed
Protests erupted across Iran for a second day on Sunday, piling pressure on the leadership after the military admitted it had mistakenly shot down a Ukrainian airliner at a time when Tehran feared US air strikes.
World
October 1
At least 27 die after drinking bootleg alcohol in Iran
At least 27 people have died and more than 300 poisoned after drinking bootleg alcohol in Iran, the state emergency services said on Sunday, in one of the worst such cases in the country where drinking is a crime.
World
September 24
Iran warns US, Israel of 'revenge' after parade attack
The deputy head of Iran's Revolutionary Guards warned US and Israeli leaders on Monday to expect a "devastating" response from Tehran, accusing them of involvement in an attack on a military parade in the city of Ahvaz.
World
September 23
Iran blames US-backed states for military parade attack
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei accused US-backed Gulf Arab states of carrying out a shooting attack on a military parade that killed 25 people, almost half of them members of the country's elite Revolutionary Guards.
World
May 6
Iran plan to 'resist' any changes to nuclear deal by Trump
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said that the US would regret any changes made by President Donald Trump to the 2015 nuclear deal.
World
February 10
Israeli-Iranian tensions rise after planes shot down
Syrian anti-aircraft fire shot down an Israeli jet on Saturday, the military said, after Israel intercepted an Iranian drone launched from Syria and struck an Iranian target there.
World
January 8
Iranian oil tanker still ablaze after collision
A tanker carrying Iranian oil that collided with a Chinese freight ship in the East China Sea over the weekend was still ablaze on Monday morning (local time), a South Korean coast guard official told Reuters.
World
January 1
Iranian protests continue to intensify
Anti-government protesters demonstrated in Iran on Sunday in defiance of a warning by authorities of a crackdown, extending for a fourth day one of the most audacious challenges to the clerical leadership since pro-reform unrest in 2009.
World
November 12
Death toll climbs after Mid-East quake
More than 120 people have been killed in Iran and at least several others in Iraq after a powerful 7.3 quake.
World
December 10
US eyes 'wide open' to Iran deal risks
The Obama administration insisted on strong safeguards in a nuclear deal with Iran and has no illusions about the risks that the Islamic state might not follow through on its obligations, US Secretary of State John Kerry says.
World
June 16
Iranians count on Rohani to bring change
Iranian president-elect Hassan Rohani, who won a landslide victory promising better relations abroad and more freedom at home, has paid his first visit since the vote to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who will ultimately decide the pace of any change.
World
May 22
Iran pushes ahead with nuclear plant
Iran is pressing ahead with the construction of a research reactor that Western experts say could offer it a second way of producing material for a nuclear bomb if it decides to make one, a UN report shows.
World
May 20
Iran upbeat on nuclear talks, West still wary
Iran was upbeat on Wednesday after talks with world powers about its nuclear work ended with an agreement to meet again, but Western officials said it had yet to take concrete steps to ease their fears of a secret weapons programme.
World
February 7
Iran rebuffs US nuclear talks offer
Iran's highest authority, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has slapped down an offer of direct talks made by US Vice President Joe Biden this week, saying they would not solve the problem between them.
World
September 28
Iran will stop at nothing to protect Syria: Clinton
Iran has left no doubt that it will do whatever it takes to protect the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, Teheran's staunch ally, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says.
World
September 28
Netanyahu draws 'red line' on Iran
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has drawn his "red line" for Iran's nuclear programme despite a US refusal to set an ultimatum, saying Teheran will be on the brink of a nuclear weapon in less than a year.
World
August 30
Iran doubles nuclear capacity: UN agency
Iran has doubled the number of uranium enrichment centrifuges it has in an underground bunker, a UN report says, showing Teheran continued to develop its nuclear programme despite Western pressure and the threat of an Israeli attack.
World
July 1
Iran threatens Israel as sanctions take force
Iran announced missile tests and threatened to wipe Israel "off the face of the earth" if the Jewish state attacked it, brandishing some of its starkest threats on the day Europe began enforcing an oil embargo and harsh new sanctions.
World
June 21
'Massive cyber attack' detected in Iran
Iran has detected a planned "massive cyber attack" against its nuclear facilities, state television says, after talks with major powers this week failed to resolve a row over Tehran's disputed nuclear activities.
World
June 8
Iran, nuclear watchdog fail to reach deal on probe
The UN nuclear watchdog said it made no progress in talks with Iran to seal a deal on resuming a long-stalled investigation into suspected atom bomb research by the Islamic state and it called the outcome "disappointing".
World
May 25
UN inspectors find higher-grade uranium traces in Iran
United Nations inspectors have found uranium particles refined to a higher-than-expected level at an Iranian underground site where Tehran has installed more than 50 percent more enrichment centrifuges, a U.N. watchdog report said on Friday.
World
May 17
Medvedev sounds warning over Iran, Syria
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev warns that military action against sovereign states could lead to a regional nuclear war, starkly voicing Moscow's opposition to Western intervention ahead of a G8 summit at which Syria and Iran will be discussed.
World
April 13
Iran, powers set for high-stakes nuclear talks
Iran and six world powers prepared on Friday for rare talks aimed at easing fears that a deepening dispute over the Islamic Republic's nuclear programme could plunge the Middle East into a new war.
World
April 11
Iran to offer new proposals at nuclear talks
Iran will present new proposals at talks on Saturday aimed at easing concerns about its nuclear activity, state television said, but it was unclear if Teheran was willing to address its disputed uranium enrichment drive as six world powers want.
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