Iran launches monkey into space, showing missile progress

Published on January 28, 2013

Iran said on Monday it had launched a live monkey into space, seeking to show off missile systems that have alarmed the West because the technology could potentially be used to deliver a nuclear warhead.

Iranian warships dock in Sudan, report says

Published on October 29, 2012

Two Iranian warships docked in Sudan on Monday, Iran's official IRNA news agency reported, less than a week after Khartoum accused Israel of attacking an arms factory in the Sudanese capital.

Ahmadinejad wants to attend summer Olympics

Published on May 18, 2012

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad now wants to attend the 2012 London Olympics, despite last year saying that the summer games' jagged multi-colored lingo resembled the word Zion and was therefore "racist."

Iran says sanctions to fail, repeats Hormuz threat

Published on January 24, 2012

Iranian politicians said on Tuesday they expected the European Union to backtrack on its oil embargo and repeated a threat to close the vital Strait of Hormuz shipping lane if the West succeeds in preventing Tehran from exporting crude.

Iran threatens to cut off Mideast oil

Published on December 27, 2011

Iran will close the Strait of Hormuz if its oil exports are subjected to foreign sanctions, the Islamic Republic's official news agency reported.