European governments raise pressure on Tehran over its nuclear programme with agreement to ban imports of Iranian oil European governments have agreed in principle to impose a ban on imports of oil from Iran, a potentially serious blow to the already unsteady Iranian economy and a significant escalation in...
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Iran reports successful missile test
Ground-to-air naval test firing follows previous day’s claim of nuclear fuel breakthrough Iran has claimed to have successfully tested a new medium-range ground to air missile during naval exercises in the Gulf, amid rising tensions over the country’s nuclear programme. State news agency Irna on Sunday quoted Iran’s naval...
Iran proposes to reopen nuclear talks
Islamic republic says it has notified UN of its intention to resume negotiations amid confusion over reported missile tests Iran has proposed to reopen negotiations about its controversial nuclear programme with the US, Russia, China, Britain, France and Germany. The invitation by Iran’s chief nuclear negotiator, Saeed Jalili, comes...
Sakineh Ashtiani could be hanged in Iran
Judiciary officials exploring whether woman whose sentence to death by stoning was suspended can be hanged instead An Iranian woman whose sentence of death by stoning for adultery provoked an international outcry could be executed by hanging instead, the country’s judicial authorities have indicated. Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, a 44-year-old...
Hague calls for tougher sanctions against Iran
Foreign secretary says he will push for further action at EU meeting following the attack on the British embassy in Tehran The foreign secretary, William Hague, will call for an “intensification of sanctions” against Iran when he meets his EU counterparts to discuss its nuclear programme, but denied there...
Britain expels Iranian diplomats and closes Tehran embassy
William Hague says diplomats must leave UK within 48 hours, saying storming of British embassy in Iran had backing of regime The foreign secretary, William Hague, has ordered the expulsion of Iranian diplomats from the UK and announced that the UK is closing its embassy in Tehran, saying that...
Iranian students storm British embassy
Foreign secretary says Tehran breached Vienna convention in failing to protect diplomatic mission William Hague has warned Iran it faces “serious consequences” over the attack on the British embassy in Tehran. Hundreds of protesters surged onto two compounds this afternoon, putting the safety of staff at risk and causing...
King welcomes Bahrain torture report
As fresh protests erupt, independent commission says troops used excessive force quelling Pearl revolution in which 35 died Bahrain’s western-backed security forces used “excessive force” and torture during the crackdown on the Pearl revolution this year, according to a critical official report published as new protests erupted in the...
Syria: pressure mounts on Assad – live updates
• 69 killed in latest clashes in Syria including 34 soldiers• Jordan’s King Abdullah calls on Assad to go• Syria tries to stall suspension from the Arab League • Read the latest summary 5.55pm: Here’s a summary of the main developments today: Syria • Syria is trying to head...
European states call for stiffer Iran sanctions
France, Germany and UK urge further sanctions as IAEA finds evidence that Iran had worked on developing nuclear weapons European states have called for further sanctions on Iran in the wake of a UN report that Tehran had worked on developing nuclear weapons, but Iran denounced the report as...