Support for the Iraqi constitution got a boost Friday when aides to Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani said the powerful cleric would call on his followers to vote to support the document in a referendum next month.

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The governing board of the U.N. nuclear watchdog voiced "serious concern" over Iran's resumption of nuclear activities this week, while leaving the door open for more negotiations.

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Despite U.S. and European calls to maintain a suspension on its nuclear program, Iran took the final steps to open its uranium conversion facility on Wednesday after U.N. inspectors removed seals from the plant's equipment.

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Iran remained defiant Sunday, one day after rejecting a European offer of increased economic and nuclear assistance in return for promises that the Islamic republic would not pursue elements of an atomic weapons program.

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In a push to persuade Iran to abandon activities that could lead to the development of a nuclear bomb, Britain, France and Germany on Friday promised to help the country instead develop a civilian nuclear energy program.

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The hardline Islamic mayor of Tehran, who campaigned as a champion of the poor and pledged to return to the values of the revolution of 1979, defeated one of Iran's elder statesmen in a landslide Saturday to capture the nation's…

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Voting in one of Iran's most heated presidential elections ended in a near tie between the country's top moderate candidate and former president Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani and his conservative opponent Tehran Mayor Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

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A series of bombings in a troubled region of Iran Sunday killed 10 people and wounded more than 100 others days before a national presidential election.

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Iranian delegates and members of a European Union team meeting in Geneva agreed to a two-month suspension of negotiations Wednesday following three hours of talks aimed at ending Iran's nuclear aspirations.

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An experienced politician with ties to the West and a moderate platform entered Iran's presidential race Tuesday.

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