Topic: Fars News Agency

Iran could ban EU oil exports

A law to be debated in Iran's parliament yesterday could halt exports of oil to the European Union as early as next week, the semi-official Fars...

Iran's interest rates soar over 20%

Iran increased bank interest rates to over 20% today and indicated it would further restrict sales of foreign currency, hoping to halt a spiralling...
TEHRAN Thu Jan 26, 2012 4:55am EST . . TEHRAN (Reuters) - An Iranian military plane crashed in the early hours of Thursday near the Gulf coast, the ...

Iran Sentences American To Death For Spying

Iran's Revolutionary Court sentenced an Iranian-U.S. man to death for spying for the CIA, the semi-official Fars news agency reported on Monday....
In a show of bravado to Western countries imposing sanctions, Iran has announced that it is ready to export jet fuel to neighboring countries...

Iran deputy foreign minister resigns amid pressure

0 . Iran's newly appointed deputy foreign minister has resigned under pressure from hard-liners who view him as part of a movement seeking to ...

Corrected - U.S. woman arrested in Iran for spying: agency

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iranian border police said on Saturday they had arrested an American woman on suspicion of spying for the United States, the semi-official Fars news agency said on Saturday, two days after state-run TV said a similar story was not true ...

Iran says shot down two spy planes in Gulf: report

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran has shot down two spy planes in the Gulf, a senior Revolutionary Guards commander told the semi-official Fars news agency."Many spy planes and advanced planes of our enemies have been shot down (by our forces) ... We have also ...

At least four killed in Iran explosions: agency

TEHRAN (Reuters) - At least four people were killed in two strong explosions in Iran's southeastern city of Zahedan on Thursday night, the semi-official Fars news agency quoted a lawmaker as saying."At least four people were killed in the first explosion ...

Iran to hang nine more over election unrest

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran said on Tuesday it would soon hang nine more rioters over the unrest that erupted after the June presidential vote, and the leader of the opposition said such repression showed the 1979 Islamic revolution had failed.The nine, and ...