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Iran's chief nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani listens to a journalist's question during his press conference in Tehran, Iran on August 6, 2006. Larijani said that Iran will expand uranium enrichment activities in defiance of a U.N. Security Council resolution giving the Islamic Republic until August 31 to halt nuclear activities or face the threat of political and economic sanctions. (UPI Photo/Mohammad Kheirkhah)
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The power struggle in Iran is getting rougher as President Mahmoud Ahmadienjad and Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei square off.
P5+1 negotiators seem giddy over claims by Iran that the parties may have reached a "turning point" in the effort to resolve Tehran's nuclear issue.
Political infighting between Iranian leaders is "bad and unsuitable," said Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei ahead of presidential elections.
Iranian news agencies said Wednesday the imprisoned aide of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has been released less than two days after his arrest.
A protege of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has been arrested, the Tehran prosecutor's office announced on its website.
The White House is open to considering talks with Iran to ensure it meets its nuclear obligations but has little tolerance for stalling, a spokesman said.
Iran's supreme leader told a North Korean official in Tehran this weekend the two nations face common enemies.
Iran and Russia have "common views" that could lead to "constructive cooperation" between the two nations, the speaker of Iran's parliament said Saturday.
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon met Wednesday with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
An Iranian political leader said it was time for pro-reform movements to return to the country's political landscape for the sake of the country.
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