TEHRAN, Nov. 18 -- A close aide to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was narrowly approved as Iran's new interior minister by parliament Tuesday.

Nov. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Iran and Syria have failed to provide sufficient cooperation with two separate investigations into suspected clandestine nuclear work, the United Nations atomic agency said.

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- Iranian negotiators on the Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline expressed their desire that Islamabad revise its gas price from a biannual to an annual basis.

Nov. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Iran and Syria have failed to provide sufficient assistance with two separate investigations into suspected clandestine nuclear work, the United Nations atomic agency said.

Iran - ElBaradei - Nuclear International Atomic Energy Agency chief Mohamed ElBaradei said in Dubai that there is no evidence for Iran's military nuclear program.

Iran - ElBaradei - Report International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Mohamed ElBaradei will present reports on Iran and Syria to Board of Governors on Wednesday.

The Israel Air Force (IAF) is ready to execute any order to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weaponry, said its commander Ido Nehushtan in an interview published Tuesday. Stressing that whether to conduct a military strike is a political decision rathe

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- A Philadelphia-area man is denying charges he illegally shipped a variety of items to Iran.

Iran - Lebanon - Visit Lebanon's Ambassador to Russia, Jaber Asem said on Tuesday that Lebanese President Michel Suleiman's upcoming visit to Iran has strategic importance for his country.

The Israel Air Force (IAF) is ready to execute any order to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weaponry, said its commander Ido Nehushtan in an interview published Tuesday. Stressing that whether to conduct a military strike is a political decision rathe

Nov. 18 (Bloomberg) -- Iran's parliament approved a close aide to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as the new interior minister after it dismissed the previous office holder this month in a dispute over a bogus Oxford University degree.

Local travel expert Rick Steves lectures on Iran to Bellevue, Washington, audience; his trip will be the subject of a documentary to be released early in 2009.

Tehran will not export its gas to Qatar to be liquified in the Arab country's plants, Iran's satellite Press TV quoted Oil Minister Gholam-Hossein Nozari as saying on Tuesday. Nozari made the remarks when referring to planned cooperation among Iran, Russi

Nov. 18 (Bloomberg) -- Iran's parliament approved a close aide to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as the new interior minister after it dismissed the previous office holder this month in a dispute over a bogus Oxford University degree.

U.S. Navy Commander Jane Campbell of the Bahrain-based 5th Fleet said the bulk cargo carrier was flying a Hong Kong flag but was operated by the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines.

Turkish Energy Minister Hilmi Guler anticipated that Turkey may make a 12-billion-dollar investment in Iran on the basis of an agreement signed between the two countriesin Tehran, the official IRNA news agency reported on Tuesday. According to the report,

Dresden, Germany: The Philippines struggled long and hard to subdue Iran, 2.5-1.5, Monday in a thrilling fifth-round showdown and move into the Top 20 for the first time in the 38tth World Chess Olympiad at the International Congress Center.

Iran is aiming to commission its first nuclear power plant in 2009 after years of delays, the official IRNA news agency reported on Tuesday.

Iran's high unemployment, high inflation and dropping oil prices should enable the U.S. to engage Tehran in meaningful negotiations, the president-elect's Middle East adviser said today in Denver.

Iran - Japan - Ties Iran's ambassador to Japan said here on Tuesday that although ties between the two countries are age old, the year 2009 marks the 80th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Tehran and Tokyo.