World Feb 27 Vexed by how to contain virus, countries take tough steps With the illness pushing its way into a sixth continent and the number of sick and dead rising, the crisis is giving way to political and diplomatic rows.
World Feb 27 Saudi Arabia halts pilgrimages over virus The decision showed the growing worry across the Mideast about the virus as Iran confirmed that infected cases in the country spiked by over 100, to 254 now.
World Feb 26 An increasingly isolated Iran tries to control virus crisis President Hassan Rouhani said there were no immediate plans to quarantine cities, but he acknowledged it may take “one, two or three weeks” to get control of the virus in Iran.
World Feb 19 Devices found in missiles, Yemen drones link Iran to attacks The discovery further ties Iran to an attack that briefly halved Saudi Arabia's oil output and saw energy prices spike by a level unseen since the 1991 Gulf War.
World Feb 09 Iran again fails to put satellite into orbit amid US worries An Iranian rocket failed to put a satellite into orbit on Sunday, state television reported, the latest setback for a program the U.S. claims helps Tehran advance its ballistic missile program.
Economy Feb 06 IMF says Gulf Arab states may deplete oil savings in 15 years An IMF report released on Thursday points to worries about climate change and supply from new competitors as something that will continue to dampen global oil prices.
World Feb 03 Recording shows Iran knew Ukrainian jetliner was hit by a missile The recording purports to show that authorities immediately knew a missile had downed a Ukrainian jetliner after takeoff from Tehran, killing all 176 people aboard, despite days of denials by the Islamic Republic.
World Jan 15 Iran warns European soldiers in the Mideast ‘could be in danger’ The warning comes after three European nations challenged Tehran over breaking the limits of its nuclear deal.
World Jan 13 Video shows Iran police shot tear gas and bullets at protesters Videos sent to the New York-based Center for Human Rights in Iran and later verified by The Associated Press show a crowd of demonstrators near Azadi, or Freedom, Square fleeing as a tear gas canister landed among them.
World Jan 12 Iran braces for protests after admitting plane shootdown Iran's security forces deployed in large numbers across the capital on Sunday, expecting more protests after its Revolutionary Guard admitted to accidentally shooting down a passenger plane at a time of soaring tensions with the United States.