London, June 18 (ANI): Newly elected Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has promised to reduce tensions with the West.

Islamabad, June 16 (ANI): Pakistan should accelerate the gas pipeline project with Iran or the latter would impose financial punishments on Islamabad, an Iranian source ha revealed.

London, June 16 (ANI): Iran will be sending a first contingent of 4,000 Iranian Revolutionary Guards to Syria to support President Bashar al-Assad's forces against the largely Sunni rebellion in the civil war in the country.

Washington, June 8 (ANI): Iranian lawmakers have proposed a bill that would outlaw bring dogs in public places or driven around in cars.

Sydney, June 5 (ANI): After making Asian-origin cricketers Fawad Ahmed and Gurinder Sandhu as its new faces of Australian cricket's million-dollar drive towards multiculturalism, Cricket Australia (CA) has now appointed Iranian-origin Sam Almaliki as its new senior manager for community engagement to dispose of its 'pale, male and stale' image.

Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir), June 4 (ANI): Islamic scholars paid tribute to the late Iranian spiritual leader, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini on his 24th death anniversary at a seminar here.

London, June 4 (ANI): A human rights group has said that Iran plans to retain stoning as lawful punishment for women committing adultery.

Islamabad, June 3 (ANI): Senior Afghan Taliban officials, who wrapped up their three-day visit to Iran, have assured Iranian authorities that they would accommodate all sides in any post-NATO set-up in Afghanistan, according to sources.

Beijing, Jun 2 (Xinhua-ANI): Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was unhurt after the helicopter carrying him made an emergency landing "due to a technical malfunction," Press TV reported on Sunday.

New Delhi, May 27 (ANI): India and Iran on Monday reviewed the on-going cooperation in the hydrocarbons sector during the visit of Iranian Oil Minister Rostam Ghasemi.

London, May 20 (ANI): Iranian authorities have executed two men after they were charged and convicted for spying Israel and the United States.

Islamabad, May 12 (ANI): Former Iranian president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani and the incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's close ally, Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei, have both registered as candidates for next month's presidential election.

Sydney, May 8 (ANI): Internet traffic in and out of Syria suddenly stopped in the wee hours of Wednesday.

Tehran, May 4 (ANI): Indian External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid will be co-chairing the 17th session of India Iran Joint Commission (JCM) meeting here today with his Iranian counterpart Ali Akbar Salehi.

Israel, Apr. 14 (ANI): The Iranian Army has announced the successful testing of three new missiles, on Saturday, but did not reveal details about the weapons.

Peshawar, Apr. 11 (ANI): Taking a tough stand despite increasing pressure from the United States, Iranian Consul General Hassan Darvishvand has said that the long awaited Iran-Pakistan (IP) gas pipeline is to be completed "at all costs" by the end of 2014.

London, Apr 11 (ANI): The Iranian authorities have planned to launch their own 3D mapping service that would rival Google Earth, which Tehran claims is a tool for western spy agencies.

London, Apr 11 (ANI): An Iranian scientist has claimed that he has successfully invented a machine that allows users to fast forward up to eight years into the future.

Washington, Mar 27 (ANI): Tough sanctions are hurting Iran's economy, but at the same time it also be encouraging defiance by a regime more worried about any appearance of capitulation, a report has said.

Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 26 (ANI): Indian nationals living in Malaysia are the top drug smugglers, overtaking Iranian and Nigerian syndicates.

Washington, Mar 25 (ANI): The Obama administration has pressed the Iraqi authorities to cut off the flow of Iranian arms to the Syrian government, according to a report.

Beijing, March 20 (Xinhua-ANI): China on Wednesday called on parties concerned to increase mutual trust in an effort to promote progress on the Iranian nuclear issue.

London, Mar 20 (ANI): 18 persons, including an Iranian, a Lebanese and 16 Saudi nationals, have been arrested by the Saudi Arabian authorities on the charges of spying, according to official sources.

Washington, Mar. 18 (ANI): Tough economic sanctions against Iran has taken a serious toll against its economy, but has not yet produced the kind of public unrest that could force Iranian leaders to change their nuclear policies, U.S. and European officials have acknowledged.

Tehran, March 18 (Xinhua-ANI): Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Sunday that the presence of Iran's newly-launched destroyer in the Caspian Sea will "guarantee security" in the region.