Iran still 'good way away' from nuclear weapon: Biden Iran is still "a good way away" from acquiring a nuclear weapon, US Vice President Joe Biden said Thursday, insisting the United States would stop Tehran before it was too late.
13 October 2012
Iran could make the bomb within 10 months: experts Iran could produce enough weapons-grade uranium to make an atomic bomb within two to four months and then would need an additional eight to 10 months to build the device.
10 October 2012
Protest, scuffles with police in Iran over currency crisis Scuffles broke out in central Tehran in the first sign of unrest over Iran's plunging currency, which has lost more than half its value since last week in a crisis Washington said is of its own making.
Iran warns against Syrian use of chemical weapons Iran on Monday added its voice to warnings against Syria ever using chemical weapons in its increasingly large-scale war with anti-government insurgents.
02 October 2012
Argentina, Iran meet over Jewish center bombing The foreign ministers of Argentina and Iran met at the United Nations on Thursday to discuss the deadly 1994 attack on a Jewish center in Buenos Aires.
Netanyahu and Abbas make rival UN pitches The leaders of Israel and the Palestinian Authority both address the UN on Thursday, one seeking recognition for his state, the other warning of a dire threat to his.
28 September 2012
Iran vows to 'retaliate' any foreign attack Iran on Thursday vowed to "retaliate" against any attack after Israel's prime minister called for a "red line" to prevent the Islamic republic from acquiring a nuclear bomb.
28 September 2012
Ahmadinejad slams West's 'nuclear intimidation' Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad accused the West and Israel of nuclear "intimidation" on Wednesday, after US President Barack Obama vowed to halt Tehran's alleged weapons program.
28 September 2012
New York, New York - Ahmadinejad bids farewell Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said he would have fond memories of his annual trips to New York, as he wrapped up his last trip to the Big Apple as his country's leader.
27 September 2012
West turns up heat on Iran and Syria at UN Western and Arab leaders ramped up the pressure on Syria and Iran at the United Nations on Tuesday, as US President Barack Obama vowed to keep Tehran from getting its hands on nuclear weapons.
Iran pulls movie from Oscars race over US anti-Islam film Iran announced on Monday it was yanking its entry in the Oscars race because of the "intolerable insult" of the US-made anti-Islam film that has angered Muslims in several countries.
25 September 2012
Obama brushes off Israeli pressure over Iran President Barack Obama likened Israeli pressure on him to draw a line in the sand over Iran's nuclear ambitions as noise he tries to ignore.
25 September 2012
Iranian president condemns anti-Islam filmIranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Sunday sharply criticized the film mocking Islam that has sparked deadly anti-American protests in the Muslim world, but also called for restraint.
25 September 2012
US-Israeli gap on Iran nukes widens The gap between Israel and the United States on Iran widened Sunday as Benjamin Netanyahu insisted on a "red line" from Washington, claiming Tehran is "90 percent" toward having a nuclear bomb.
17 September 2012
Iran tells US to 'punish' makers of anti-Islam film Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on Thursday demanded the United States punish those behind an anti-Islam film blamed for sparking violent protests in the Middle East and North Africa.
14 September 2012
Obama calls Netanyahu to hear explanation on Iran warning President Barack Obama called Benjamin Netanyahu Tuesday after he provoked a sudden crisis in relations by warning Washington had no moral right to stop Israel attacking Iran's nuclear program.
12 September 2012
US rebuffs Israel over Iran 'red lines' Tensions between Israel and the United States over how to deal with Iran's nuclear program resurfaced Monday, as Washington rebuffed calls to set "red lines" for action.