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The Irish playwright, Samuel Beckett dramatized endless waiting in vain for someone named Godot.

Azerbaijan, Turkey and Iran are considering the possibilities of connecting their railways, Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan, Elmar Mammadyarov said on March 14, after the meeting of the three countries' foreign ministers in Van .

By Azzah Mohamad Som KUALA LUMPUR, March 14 -- Iran said Friday it is ready to provide any kind of assistance upon request to help Malaysia find a missing commercial airliner.

Welcome to Iran, the country of contrasts. It is hard to believe but some senior clerics in Iran still insist on boycotting the Islamic Republic's State TV channels for broadcasting music.

The United States has not yet lifted sanctions against the Iranian shipping industry, ISNA quoted Masoud Daneshmand, an official at Iran's chamber of commerce, as saying on March 14. The issue of lifting sanctions on 11 shipping lines affiliated with the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines has been raised by the EU, he said, adding that the ... (more)

The Russian press added that "A Kremlin statement said Putin had underlined to Rouhani that any solution to the Ukrainian crisis must take into account the interests and the will of people in all of the former Soviet state's regions."

Iran has to take some "tough decisions" as world powers seek to hammer out a nuclear deal, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Thursday, according to AFP .

The United Nations Special Rapporteurs* on the situation of human rights in Iran, on summary executions, on torture, and on violence against women expressed alarm today at the ongoing spike in executions in the country; which recently included the hanging of a former child bride amid questionable circumstances.

Police and investigators look at what remains of the flight deck of Pan Am 103 in a field in Lockerbie, Scotland, December 22, 1988.

Oil Minister Bijan Namdar-Zanganeh arrived in Moscow late Thursday at the head of a delegation to hold talks with Russian officials, IRNA reported.

Last year I had the opportunity to speak with former Clinton, George W. Bush, and Obama White House officials, about the history of efforts at diplomacy with the Iranian regime -- on behalf of America Abroad, a Public Radio International broadcast.

Oman's Sultan Qaboos bin Said meets with Iran's President Hassan Rouhani in Muscat March 12, 2014.

For news details visit : http://www.nation.com.pk/international/13-Mar-2014/iran-hosts-a-friends-of-syria-conference-in-support-of-assad For news details Read on : Iran hosts a "friends of Syria" conference in support of Assad Tehran- Iran hosted a rival version of a "Friends of Syria" conference on Wednesday, convening lawmakers from allies around ... (more)

The talks will likely focus on Iran's centrifuge enrichment program and its ability to produce highly enriched uranium for nuclear weapons.

Sepehr Rajaei and Ata Leysi fell in love and wanted to build a life together. But they're Iranian and homosexual acts are punishable by death in Islamic Republic of Iran.

Misperceptions often rule international politics. Nation-states foster narratives about themselves and their rivals, and those narratives gain a life of their own.

A visit to explore the potential for a new relationship between Iran and Europe has also ended up highlighting the enduring sensitivity of the old.

A new report by the World Justice Project indicates Iran's ranking at 82 among 99 countries measured for what citizens think of their justice system.

In this photo released by the official website of the office of the Iranian Presidency, Iran's President Hassan Rouhani, right, welcomes European Union's foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton for their meeting, in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, March 9, 2014.

Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif, left, poses with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov for photographers during a news conference after their meeting at the Foreign Ministry in Moscow Thursday, Jan. 16, 2014.