President Hassan Rouhani

At least 19 dead, 90 injured in unprecedented floods in Iran; warnings sent out for central provinces including Tehran

Major floods across much of Iran have left 19 people dead and more than 90 injured, blocking roads and triggering landslides with warnings of more heavy rain to come, emergency services said on Monday. Such a widespread flood threat is unprecedented in arid Iran, which until 2018 was dealing with decades of drought.

Iran plane crash: Hunt for flight EP3704 delayed as blizzard conditions make site inaccessible, Rouhani orders probe

The hunt for a plane that disappeared with 66 people onboard in Iran's Zagros mountains was stopped until morning as blizzard conditions made progress impossible for rescue teams

Iran president Hassan Rouhani arrives in Hyderabad on three-day India visit

Iran president Hassan Rouhani arrived in Hyderabad today on a three-day India visit during which the two countries will discuss regional and international issues of mutual interest. Union Minister of State for Power R K Singh and Telangana and Andhra Pradesh Governor ESL Narasimhan received him at the Begumpet airport.

Tehran police arrests 29 women for appearing in public without hijab as protests over dress code intensifies

Tehran police have arrested 29 women for appearing in public without a headscarf as protests against the dress code in force since the Islamic revolution of 1979 intensify,

Iran media mourns death of mathematician Maryam Mirzakhani, run front page pictures without hijab

In some cases newspapers even broke with tradition and portrayed Mirzakhani without her hair covered by a hijab.

Hassan Rouhani says Iran will continue missile programme

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani reiterated on Wednesday that Iran is "heedless" of what the "enemy" says and will continue its missile programme.

Iran Presidential Election 2017: Reformists sweep Tehran municipal vote

Tehran: Reformist candidates swept municipal elections in Iran's capital, taking all 21 seats in Tehran as president Hassan Rouhani won a second term, state media reported.

Tehran building fire: Hopes fading for trapped Iran firefighters

Rescue workers, soldiers and sniffer dogs were still frantically searching through the wreckage of the 15-storey Plasco building in downtown Tehran, which collapsed on Thursday after a four-hour blaze.

Iran: Passenger train collision death toll rises to 44

Iran President Hassan Rouhani called for "all technical, administrative and preventive measures to be taken to prevent the recurrence of such an accident".

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani expresses desire to join CPEC, lauds Nawaz Sharif's vision

Iran, on Thursday, expressed desire to become part of the multi-billion dollar China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), that links western China with Gwadar deep-sea port in Balochistan and runs through Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.