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Iran, which has embraced all things nuclear, has apparently decided to embrace the man who is seen as one of the fathers of nuclear power the Jewish scientist, Albert Einstein, a man who was once nominated to be president of the newly-created State of Israel.

Israel's military said Sunday that a cargo ship it intercepted in the Red Sea last week carried 40 rockets with a range of up to 160 kilometres .

The Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting is scheduled to air the slavery drama "12 Years a Slave" and space thriller "Gravity", both big winners at this year's Academy Awards, during the Iranian New Year holidays that begin on March 21. "'12 Years a Slave' is an appropriate film and also agreeable to our objectives and policies," IRIB's Channel 1 ... (more)

Venezuelans are again filling downtown streets in protest while the government celebrates a diplomatic victory in the Organization of American States.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, right, welcomes European Union's foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton for their meeting, in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, March 9, 2014.

TEHRAN, Iran-Catherine Ashton, the European Union's foreign policy chief, arrived in Tehran on Saturday for a two-day trip aimed at exploring broader ties between Iran and the 28-nation bloc.

In this May 20, 2010, photo, American hikers Shane Bauer, Sarah Shourd and Josh Fattal sit at the Esteghlal Hotel in Tehran, Iran.

Iranian foreign minister delivered President Hassan RouhaniESs message to IndonesiaESs President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in a meeting with him in Jakarta, Friday evening, IRNA reported.

TEHRAN Iran is ready to build a refinery in the Republic of Congo, Iranian Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani proposed in a meeting with the Congolese deputy parliament speaker in Brazzaville on Saturday.

Mahnaz Mirzaei was born in 1980 in the town of Zarand in Kerman province of Iran.

TEHRAN The Iranian photographer Yunes Khani has received one of nine honorable mentions from the UNICEF annual contest for selecting a photo of the year.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, left, and former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, who are members of the Assembly of Experts, confer in a biannual meeting of the assembly in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, March 4, 2014.

When attention is given to detail, details like what refers to Shahrud County , you will find that much of it is in either English or in Persian.

Alexander Androshkin has rendered the book into Russian and the Persian language professor Jahangir Dorri is editing the text, MNA reported on Friday.

It started on March 1 when one jailed dervish -- blogger and rights activist Kasra Nouri -- went on hunger strike to protest what he described as the mistreatment of his fellow prisoners.

"I fell in love with this country straight away. "I could feel that I belong here the day I arrived," said Mahdi.

TEHRAN Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Morteza Sarmadi has accused the Bahraini government of torturing and imprisoning its critics and suppressing freedom of peaceful assembly.

TEHRAN Iran has categorically dismissed the Israeli allegations that Tehran sought to send missiles to the Gaza Strip on a ship, saying it is an attempt by Tel Aviv to derail the nuclear talks between Iran and the major powers.

Saeed Razavi Faqih, an Iranian political activist and reformist, has been arrested in Iran, according to Iranian media reports.

A senior Iranian official said on Friday that expert-level talks between Iran and six world powers on Tehran's nuclear program had been "substantive and useful".