Gunmen take 30 hostage in southeast Iran

State television quoted security officials as terming the hostage-takers as 'terrorists'.

Iran protests Rushdie's knighthood

Iranian Foreign Ministry says Rushdie is "one of the most hated figures" in Islamic world.

Iran's Prez may announce on Monday that his country has begun the first stage of "industrial-scale" uranium enrichment.

The UN Secretary General has thanked Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for releasing the detained sailors.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says he will pardon and set free 15 British sailors and marines being held in Iranian custody.

Protesters chanted 'Death to Britain' and 'Death to America' while hurling stones into the courtyard of the embassy.

US rejects deal to exchange 15 British sailors for five Iranians held in Iraq. EU foreign ministers demand sailors' release.

Iran said it was questioning 15 British sailors and marines to determine if their alleged entry into Iranian waters.

Iran President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said the latest UN sanctions would not halt the country's uranium enrichment even for a second.

Prepared for struggle with the West, Iranians shrug off the new sanctions imposed by the UN Security Council.

The proposal involves transporting the gas through a pipeline that the three countries plan to jointly build.

Iran's parliament voted on Wednesday to urge the government to ''revise'' ties with the UN nuclear agency.