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Iran Ships More Than 25,000 Pounds Of Uranium To Russia As Part Of Nuclear Deal

7:57pm December 28, 2015

by Laura Wagner

Secretary of State John Kerry said the move was "one of the most significant steps" in fulfilling the July nuclear agreement between Iran and six world powers.

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Hey Iran, Saudi Arabia Has Some News For You

7:38am December 10, 2015

by Deb Amos

The kingdom launched a new Farsi website this week, but how will an Iranian audience react?

Ali Rezaian, brother of Washington Post journalist Jason Rezaian — who has now been imprisoned in Iran for 500 days — brings a petition to the Iranian Mission to the United Nations calling for his brother's immediate release.

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With Jason Rezaian Jailed For 500 Days, His Brother Visits Iran's Mission At U.N.

6:45pm December 03, 2015

by Bill Chappell

Ali Rezaian brought to Iran's Mission at the United Nations a petition for his brother's release that has been signed by 500,000 people.

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An Iranian woman looks at the painting "Sienna, Orange Black on Dark Brown" by artist Mark Rothko during the opening of an exhibition at Tehran's Museum of Contemporary Art on Nov. 20. Iran amassed a spectacular collection of modern Western art in the 197

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Hidden For Decades, Pollocks, Rothkos And More Go On Display In Iran

8:35am December 02, 2015

by NPR Staff

Tehran's Museum of Contemporary Art has a spectacular collection of 20th century Western art. But until now, most of it has been locked away in a vault since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.

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Reports: Washington Post Journalist Sentenced To Jail Time In Iran

2:51pm November 22, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

Jason Rezaian has been accused by the country of espionage. A judiciary spokesman said a sentence had been handed down, but refused to say anything more.

U.N. Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura (center left), Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (center right) meet with foreign ministers for talks on Syria at a hotel in Vienna, Austria, on Friday.

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Diplomats From Iran, U.S. And Other Nations Discuss Crisis In Syria

12:38pm October 30, 2015

by Bill Chappell

Much of the difficulty lies in finding a solution to the civil war and humanitarian crisis that's acceptable to all parties — both within and outside of Syria.

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Iranian-American Is Reportedly Arrested At Tehran Airport

11:50am October 30, 2015

by Bill Chappell

News of Siamak Namazi's detention comes as Iran takes part in international talks on Syria, with foreign ministers of the U.S. and other countries meeting today in Vienna.

Iran's Supreme Leader Signs Off On Nuclear Deal With World Powers

9:55am October 21, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei ordered that the deal start being implemented. Khamenei said that the U.S. and the European Union should also begin dismantling the sanctions against Iran.

Ken Taylor helped a group of Americans avoid capture and eventually escape Iran in 1979. The former Canadian ambassador to Iran died Thursday at 81.

Ken Taylor, Canadian Envoy Who Hid Americans During Iran Hostage Crisis, Dies

12:35pm October 16, 2015

by Laura Wagner

Canada's ambassador to Iran in 1979 sheltered a group of Americans in his home in Tehran for three months before helping them escape to safety. The crisis was portrayed in the Oscar-winning film Argo.

Ali Akbar Salehi, top, the head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization, delivers a speech as lawmakers and officials discuss a bill on Iran's nuclear deal in parliament on Sunday. The parliament approved an outline of a bill allowing the deal's implementati

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An Iran Deal Milestone That Tehran Wants To Play Down

2:45pm October 14, 2015

by Peter Kenyon

Sunday is the so-called "adoption day" for the nuclear deal with Iran. It's the day that Iran will begin sharply curtailing its nuclear program as part of the agreement reached this summer.

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