Iran’s nuclear chief says his country is ready to enter negotiations with the United States, Russia and France on a possible nuclear fuel agreement. Ali Akbar Salehi was quoted Friday by Iran’s Mehr news agency as saying Iran would be ready to enter talks with the countries that make up the Vienna Group within the next few days. Salehi...
Iran is to halt the sale of subsidised petrol from late September as part of plans to phase out subsidies on energy products. ISNA news agency reported “Based on decisions taken, from the second half of this (Iranian) year (late September), the rationed petrol sales will be stopped,” said Mohammad Royanian, head of Iran’s...
Iran says it is studying new proposals for a nuclear fuel deal from the United States, Russia and France, though Paris denies that any new offers were made. Iranian media Monday quote the head of Iran’s Atomic Energy organization, Ali Akbar Salehi, as saying the proposals were received after Tehran announced it was enriching its own...
Tens of thousands of Iranians have taken to the streets of Tehran to mark the 31st anniversary of the Islamic revolution amid heavy security to prevent opposition protests. Leaders of Iran’s so-called Green Movement have called for its supporters to take part in Thursday’s events, but it was not immediately clear if there would...
Iran has arrested several people who were preparing to disrupt rallies on February 11 marking the 1979 Islamic revolution, police said on Wednesday, in a clear warning to opposition supporters planning new protests. Opposition leaders have called on supporters to take to the streets on Thursday, raising the risk of renewed violence eight months...