Iran’s top leader says questioning June election results a crime in new warning to opposition

Iran supreme leader: Questioning elections a crime

Iran sentences Iranian-American academic to 12 years for role in post-election unrest

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran ignored appeals by Hillary Rodham Clinton and even rock star Sting and sentenced an Iranian-American academic to 12 years in prison Tuesday for his alleged role in anti-government protests after the country’s disputed presidential election.

Iran raises to 15 death toll among Revolutionary Guard members killed in Sunday suicide blast

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran has raised the death toll among elite troops killed in Sunday’s suicide bombing and now says 15 Revolutionary Guard members were among the 42 people killed.

Iran: 3 American hikers still under judicial probe before decision on their fate

TEHRAN, Iran — Iranian investigators are still questioning three American hikers detained in late July after straying across the border and their fate rests with judicial authorities, Iran’s foreign minister said Tuesday.

Iran releases foreign Newsweek reporter on bail after almost 4 months in prison

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran released a foreign Newsweek reporter on bail Saturday almost four months after he was arrested following the country’s disputed presidential election, as embattled opposition leaders promised to press on with their campaign against the country’s rulers.

Iran releases Newsweek reporter on bail after almost 4 months in prison

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s state-run media says the government has released an Iranian-Canadian journalist on bail almost four months after he was arrested following the country’s disputed presidential election.

Iran opposition leaders say use of force against them won’t halt demand for democratic reforms

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s embattled opposition leaders promised to press on with their campaign against the country’s rulers, saying the use of force to crush the post-election protests will not silence their demands for democratic change.

Iranian cleric warns against opposition rally next month, urges harsh treatment for detainees

TEHRAN, Iran — A hard-line cleric sought Friday to head off an attempt to reinvigorate Iran’s anti-government movement, warning against a planned opposition rally next month that would coincide with annual state-sponsored demonstrations against the United States.

Iranian authorities begin judicial probe of opposition leader Mahdi Karroubi

TEHRAN, Iran — Iranian authorities have opened an investigation into former presidential candidate Mahdi Karroubi, a report said Tuesday, in a possible first step toward unleashing the hard-line judiciary on the opposition’s top leaders.

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard official warns Iran will ‘blow up the heart of Israel’ if attacked

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran will “blow up the heart of Israel” if the United States or the Jewish state attacked it first, a top official with Iran’s most powerful military force — the Revolutionary Guard — warned Friday.

Iran replaces head of feared Basij militia with officer under UN sanctions

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s supreme leader has replaced the head of the feared militia at the center of the postelection crackdown with a senior military officer under U.N. sanctions for links to the country’s ballistic missile program, state media reported Monday.

Iran’s supreme leader replaces head of feared militia as part of military reshuffle

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s state news agency is reporting that the country’s supreme leader has named several new military commanders, including a new head of the militia force at the center of the postelection crackdown.

Head of UN atomic agency says standoff over Iran’s nuclear program shifting to cooperation

TEHRAN, Iran — The visiting head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog set Oct. 25 as the date for his inspectors to check Iran’s newly revealed uranium enrichment site and struck an upbeat note Sunday, saying Tehran’s confrontation with the West is shifting gears to more cooperation and transparency.

UN’s ElBaradei says confrontation over Iran nuclear program shifting to cooperation

TEHRAN, Iran — The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog said Sunday there is a “shifting of gears” in Iran’s confrontation with the West to more cooperation and transparency and he announced that international inspectors would visit Tehran’s newly revealed uranium enrichment site on Oct. 25.

UN nuclear watchdog chief sees turning point in dispute over Iran nuclear program

TEHRAN, Iran — The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog said Sunday there is a “shifting of gears” in Iran’s confrontation with the West to more cooperation and transparency and he announced that international inspectors would visit Tehran’s newly revealed uranium enrichment site on Oct. 25.

UN nuclear watchdog chief sets Oct. 25 for new Iran nuclear site inspection

TEHRAN, Iran — The head of the U.N.’s nuclear watchdog on Sunday said inspectors would be examining Iran’s recently revealed nuclear facility on Oct. 25.