President Hassan Rouhani said on Sunday that Iranians had the right to protest and criticise the government but that demonstrations should not lead to violence or damaging public property.
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President Hassan Rouhani said on Sunday that Iranians had the right to protest and criticise the government but that demonstrations should not lead to violence or damaging public property.
Large crowds have gathered across Iran in a demonstration of loyalty to the government as opposition protests showed no signs of abating. Tehran meanwhile slammed Washington’s “interference” and “deceptive support” of the unrest.
Some of the anti-establishment protests happening in Iranian cities have turned violent, video footage shows.
US ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley has described Iran as a “global threat” in a news conference outlining evidence of the nation’s “destabilizing behavior” in the Middle East.
Europe is not a threat to Iran, but just in case it allies itself with the US and Israel and becomes one, Tehran has enough technical capabilities to increase the range of its missiles, the commander of Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guard Corps has warned.
Shocks were also felt in Pakistan, Lebanon, Kuwait and Turkey, news agencies in those countries reported.
US President Donald Trump has condemned Iran as a "fanatical regime" and refused to continue signing off on a landmark international nuclear deal.
Iran's president says his country will press ahead with its missile program and continue to boost military capabilities in defiance of U.S. demands to the contrary.
IRAN successfully launched a satellite-carrying rocket into space on Thursday, the country’s state media reported without elaborating.
A US DEFENCE official said an American Navy patrol boat has fired warning shots near an Iranian naval ship during a tense encounter in the Persian Gulf.
We will continue to target the [Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps] and pressure Iran
Under its terms, Iran agreed to curb its nuclear program, long suspected of being aimed at developing atomic weapons, in return for billions of dollars in sanctions relief.
Former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has registered as a candidate in Iran's presidential election, despite being told not to by the Supreme Leader.
The US government has blacklisted 13 individuals and a dozen businesses under the Iran sanctions authority, a day after President Donald Trump’s administration threatened a response over Tehran’s ballistic missile tests.
The Trump administration is imposing sanctions on 13 people and a dozen companies in response to Iran's recent ballistic missile test. Trump's national security adviser, Michael Flynn, said the administration was putting Iran "on notice" for its missile test
US President Donald Trump has tweeted that "Iran is playing with fire," and warned Tehran that he won’t be as “kind” as former President Barack Obama. His comments come after Tehran’s missile test this week.
Tehran warned Washington against using the issue to fuel tensions.
Ayatollah Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani was a leading figure among Iran’s moderate elite, and his death comes with the country preparing for a crucial presidential election and instability across the region.
IRAN’S national airline has just sealed a deal with Boeing to buy $16.6 billion (A$22.3 billion) worth of brand new jets.
Iran has announced it has completed the first phase of its plan to operate a "national internet".