Iran

  • 22 Feb 2011

    Only weeks after Egypt fell to revolution, Iran sends ‘training’ ships through the Suez canal to the Mediterranean after reaching agreement with the new Egyptian regime.

  • 22 Feb 2011

    Only weeks after Egypt fell to revolution, Iran sends ‘training’ ships through the Suez canal to the Mediterranean after reaching agreement with the new Egyptian regime.

  • 19 Feb 2011

    Six people have been killed in Bahrain – the latest country to be affected by Middle East unrest. For updates and video from #c4news follow the live blog – and add your voice.

  • 16 Feb 2011

    Hundreds of people clash with police and pro-government supports in the Libyan city of Benghazi in a rare show of unrest, while in Bahrain and Iran protesters gather to mourn “martyrs”.

  • 14 Feb 2011

    Police fire tear gas to disperse protests in Bahrain and Iran as unrest spreads following the Egyptian revolt. In Cairo protesters are urged to return to work following President Mubarak’s downfall.

  • 14 Feb 2011

    Police fire tear gas to disperse protests in Bahrain and Iran as unrest spreads following the Egyptian revolt. In Cairo protesters are urged to return to work following President Mubarak’s downfall.

  • 21 Jan 2011

    Former Prime Minister Tony Blair is heckled at the Iraq Inquiry as he admits “deep” regret for the loss of life during the war, and says force may be needed to tackle the “looming challenge” of Iran.

  • 11 Jan 2011

    Nobel peace laureate Dr Shirin Ebadi tells Channel 4 News she has concerns about the health of human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh who was jailed in a climate where “laws determine arrest and trial”.

  • 10 Jan 2011

    Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh has been jailed for 11 years. Campaigners in the UK tell Channel 4 News she should be freed immediately.

  • 31 Dec 2010

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  • 10 Dec 2010

    Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, sentenced to death by stoning in Iran, may not be freed and will instead “confess” on state TV – an “outrageous” development, Amnesty International tells Channel 4 News.

  • 9 Dec 2010

    Iran has freed a woman who was sentenced to death by stoning for adultery along with her son, according to a German-based campaign group.

  • 6 Dec 2010

    European diplomats say that after a year of dilly-dallying and shilly-shallying, the Iranians have agreed to spend two days in Geneva discussing their nuclear programme. The Iranian government has a different idea.

  • 1 Dec 2010

    The footballer, his wife and his mistress… a story of love, murder and the Iranian legal system. Nasser Mohammadkhani was a striker for Persepolis, a popular football team. Like many Iranian men, he set up a second home with a “temporary wife” – a mistress, in other words. But in October 2002, while he was away playing in Germany, someone stabbed his wife, Laleh Saharkaniz, to death. The prime suspect was Shahla Jahed, his mistress.

  • 1 Dec 2010

    Saudi call for Iran bombing – just the tip of the iceberg?

    Of all the competing Wiki-leaks, the one about which least is likely to attract much further attention is that which allegedly stems from the Saudi King.