DUBAI (Reuters) - Former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has accused Iran's leadership of incompetence and ignorance just days after he was barred from standing in an election next month, the opposition Kaleme website reported on Thursday.Full story
Main domestic and international issues facing Iran ahead of its June 14 presidential election: Full story
The eight candidates approved Tuesday for Iran's June 14 presidential election to replace Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who cannot run again because of term limits. Full story
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announces his country "has gone nuclear" as Iran starts production at two uranium mines and a yellow-cake plant. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.
In an interview with an Egyptian newspaper, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says Iran is "already a nuclear state," and that Iran has no intention of launching an attack on Israel. Danielle Pletka, American Enterprise Institute, offers insight.
Iran says that the construction phase of the country's new space launch center is almost complete. Meanwhile, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said he's willing to be the country's first man in space. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.
In the wake of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's remarks at the UN on Wednesday, Israeli-Arab journalist Rula Jabreal joins the Cycle to discuss the back and forth between Israeli and Iranian leaders on the prospect of a nuclear-capable Iran.
Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad blasted Israel in his annual address to the United Nations, accusing in his words, “uncivilized Zionists” of threatening Iran with military action. Former Under Secretary of State Nicholas Burns discusses.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad visits the Natanz nuclear enrichment facility, 350 km south of Tehran, April 8, 2008. REUTERS/Presidential official website/Handout
Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad makes a victory sign after attending the funeral ceremony for Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez at the military academy in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, March 8, 2013. Chavez died on March 5 after a nearly two-year bout with cancer. He was 58.
Former Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani waves to media, as he registers his candidacy for the upcoming presidential election, at the election headquarters of the interior ministry in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, May 11, 2013. Iranian election authorities say several new high-profile politicians
epa03695646 Iranian Mayor Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf shows his Id to media at the at the Interior ministry as he registers his candidacy during the registration for Iran's upcoming presidential election in June 14 in Tehran, Iran, 11 May 2013. Registration for candidates started on 07 May at the Ministr
