Iran's Ahmadinejad warns rivals their plans will fail

Iran's hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad warned his political rivals on Friday that their efforts to drive a wedge between him and Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei would come to nothing.

See Complete List >>

Iran supreme leader wants vice president sacked Jul 24, 2009 2:44PM

Iran's top authority called on President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Friday to dismiss a senior official who had said Iran was friendly with everyone, even the people of its sworn foe Israel, state television reported. Read more

Iran cleric warns over moves to harm Khamenei Jul 24, 2009 10:38AM

A hardline Iranian cleric said on Friday there had been plots in the Islamic state to weaken Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's position after a disputed election last month. Read more

Mousavi's wife says brother jailed in Iran crackdown Jul 23, 2009 10:28AM

The wife of Iranian opposition leader Mirhossein Mousavi says her 62-year-old brother was among those detained after last month's disputed election in what she called a futile attempt to pressure her husband and herself. Read more

U.S. to upgrade allies' defense if Iran gets nuclear weapon Jul 24, 2009 1:39AM

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the country would upgrade the defense of its allies in the Perisan Gulf if Iran develops a nuclear bomb, during a visit to Thailand for an Asian security conference on Wednesday. Read more

Clinton outlines how U.S. might deal with nuclear Iran Jul 22, 2009 11:24AM

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton sketched out on Wednesday how the United States might cope with a nuclear Iran -- by arming its allies in the Gulf and extending a "defence umbrella" over the region. Read more

Iran police chief says opposition incites sedition Jul 21, 2009 11:21AM

Iran's police chief accused the opposition on Tuesday of "inciting sedition" after last month's disputed presidential election and said his force would act firmly to uphold the law. Read more

Iran's Khatami wants referendum on government's legitimacy Jul 20, 2009 10:18AM

Iranian reformist former president, Mohammad Khatami, called for a referendum on the legitimacy of the government, challenging the supreme leader who has backed the result of the disputed June presidential poll. Read more

Ayatollah warns against helping Iran's enemies Jul 20, 2009 10:15AM

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned senior officials on Monday not to help Tehran's enemies after two former presidents expressed defiant opposition to the result of June's disputed presidential poll. Read more

Iran hardliners criticize Ahmadinejad over deputy Jul 19, 2009 4:50PM

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has come under fire from leading hardliners for naming as his top deputy a man who said Iran was friends with everyone, including arch-foe Israel, local media said on Sunday. Read more