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Iranian woman convicted of murder hanged
An Iranian woman convicted of murdering her lover’s wife was executed in the presence of the victim’s family despite claims by her lawyers of serious discrepancies in the case
Opinion: Tehran’s hubris may now know no bounds
Iranian leaders have been given a copy of their opponents’ playbook on the eve of the big game, reducing he Obama administration’s much vaunted ’leverage’, writes Suzanne Maloney
Opinion: WikiLeaks should prompt a rethink on Iran
Tehran’s strength lies in soft power, not military prowess, writes Karim Sadjadpour
Mossad veteran named new director
Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s prime minister, picks a long-time veteran of its Mossad intelligence agency as the organisation’s new director
Washington troubled by Iran nuclear fears
The WikiLeaks cables show how Tehran has been able to progress with its nuclear and missile programmes, in spite of difficulties western governments put in its way
Iran admits virus hit uranium enrichment
Comments come after physics professor said to have close links to his country’s nuclear programme was killed and a colleague injured in separate bomb attacks in Tehran
Iran president moves to strengthen position
Mahmoud Ahmadi-Nejad, the Iranian president, has appealed to the country’s supreme leader to give him more authority over other state bodies amid mounting differences
Arab paranoia unlikely to go down well in Iran
Never before have people in the autocratic Arab world been confronted with a treasure trove of official documents providing an unvarnished look at the conduct of policy
Iran accuses US over WikiLeaks
Iran’s president sought to shrug off the revelations in leaked US diplomatic cables that a number of Arab governments have been pushing the US to take action to stop the Islamic republic’s controversial nuclear programme
US tries to limit WikiLeaks damage
North Korea has provided Iran with new, more capable missiles and US diplomats at the UN are seeking intelligence on allies according to documents released on Sunday