Ali Akbar Salehi

Iran: Nuclear Dispute Can Be Solved 'Quickly'

AP | NASSER KARIMI | Posted 04.16.2012

TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran is ready to resolve all of its nuclear disputes "quickly and easily" in a second round of talks with world powers planned for nex...

Kofi Annan Seeks Iran's Help In Solving Crisis In Syria

AP | ALI AKBAR DAREINI and BASSEM MROUE | Posted 04.12.2012

TEHRAN -- Special envoy Kofi Annan said Wednesday in Tehran that Iran could help solve the crisis in Syria, where activists reported fresh violence a ...

Iran Offers To Extend UN Nuclear Inspectors' Visit

AP | NASSER KARIMI | Posted 03.31.2012

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's top diplomat offered Monday to extend the current visit of U.N. nuclear inspectors and expressed optimism their findings ...

Iran Says Courts Willing 'In Near Future' To Commute Prison Sentences For 2 Jailed Americans

AP | ALI AKBAR DAREINI | Posted 11.17.2011

TEHRAN, Iran – Iran's foreign minister said Saturday that the courts are willing in "the near future" to commute the prison sentences for two Am...

How Will Iran and Hezbollah Respond to the Syrian Regime's Predicament?

Raghida Dergham | Posted 11.02.2011

Raghida Dergham

Barack Obama must pay the utmost attention to the American-European relationship with Iran, and immediately start figuring out what's required in terms of dealing with Lebanon at the present stage.

Iran's Supreme Leader Warns Arab World Not To Let West 'Confiscate' Arab Spring

AP | By ALI AKBAR DAREINI | Posted 10.31.2011

TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran's top leader warned the Arab world Wednesday not to allow Western powers and Israel to "confiscate" the region's pro-reform upris...

Iran Claims New Nuclear Capability

AP | ALI AKBAR DAREINI and GEORGE JAHN | Posted 05.25.2011

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran delivered a resolute message Sunday on the eve of talks with six world powers: We're mining our own uranium now, so forget a...

Iran Unveils Plans For 10 New Nuclear Sites

AP | ALI AKBAR DAREINI | Posted 05.25.2011

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran said Monday it has decided where to build 10 new uranium enrichment sites inside protected mountain strongholds and will sta...

Iran Offers Nuclear Deal

AP | NASSER KARIMI | Posted 05.25.2011

TEHRAN, Iran — Iranian nuclear technicians set dozens of centrifuges spinning Tuesday to begin enriching uranium stocks to a significantly highe...

Iran Admits Nuclear Site Near Base In Case Of Attack

AP | ALI AKBAR DAREINI and GEORGE JAHN | Posted 05.25.2011

TEHRAN, Iran — In an unusually frank disclosure, Iran's nuclear chief said Tuesday the country's new uranium enrichment site was built for maxim...

Ali Akbar Salehi: Ahmadinejad Appoints US-Educated Physicist As New Nuclear Chief

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has appointed a new chief for the country's nuclear program, following the abrupt resignati...