Iran launched its first satellite into orbit in February -- the thirtieth anniversary of the Islamic revolution.

VOA: special.2009.05.23

President Obama and Prime Minister Netanyahu both spoke of the threat of a nuclear-armed Iran.

VOA: special.2009.05.23

A recent e-mail to us from Iran described an incident in an English class.

VOA: special.2009.04.23

In Washington, a military intelligence official told a Senate committee that Iran could be one year away from producing enough highly-enriched uranium for a nuclear weapon.

VOA: special.2010.04.17

Officials say Iran has made slower progress than expected in developing long-range ballistic missiles.

VOA: special.2009.09.19

We had the impeachment of President Clinton, we had the Vietnam War, we had the Iran-Contra investigation, periods when the two parties had an enormously high level of tension.

VOA: special.2011.01.10

This week, Iran test-fired a new missile.

VOA: special.2009.05.23

In May,Iran launched the Sejil-2 - a missile with an estimated range of 2,000 kilometers that could strike Israel and Europe.

VOA: standard.2009.09.17

President Obama has made several overtures to Iran since taking office - part of his outreach to the Muslim world.

VOA: standard.2009.04.26

The secretary said any progress toward improving U.S.-Iran relations will not only be open, but will likely develop slowly.

VOA: standard.2009.05.05

But Israel has warned time and again that if diplomacy fails, it might launch a pre-emptive strike on Iran's nuclear facilities.

VOA: standard.2009.12.28

Other issues discussed at the U.S - EU summit included Afghanistan,Iran, and ways to foster greater cooperation in combating terrorism.

VOA: standard.2009.11.03

So,would a coalition government - with the dovish Liberal Democrats as kingmakers - change British policy on Iran?

VOA: standard.2010.04.30

The Queensland exhibition will feature the work of 160 artists from 25 countries in the Asia-Pacific region, including Tibet,Turkey, Iran and Burma.

VOA: standard.2009.12.09

Analyst Houchang Hassan-Yari of Canada's Royal Military College says Iran's economic situation is compounded by a growing religious opposition to the government.

VOA: standard.2010.07.20

The New York Times reported Saturday the IAEA has tentatively concluded Iran has the know-how to design and build a nuclear weapon.

VOA: standard.2009.10.04

But by pursuing its current foreign policy strategy, Turkey is also taking on Iran's mostly self-ascribed role as defender of the Muslim underdog.

VOA: standard.2010.07.26

Iranian authorities pulled the plug on a popular Iran-based website for Moussavi supporters and blocked text messages.

VOA: standard.2009.06.14

The Obama administration came into office offering outreach to Tehran, including a direct U.S.role in big-power contacts with Iran on its nuclear program.

VOA: standard.2009.06.24

But if the Obama administration is reacting with caution and a wait-and-see approach to Iran's election results, some Republicans are far less circumspect.

VOA: standard.2009.06.14

U.S.officials say they expect Iran to attend the meeting co-hosted by the Afghan government and the Netherlands.

VOA: standard.2009.03.23

French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner rejected Iran's latest move on its uranium-enrichment efforts as a diplomatic "pirouette."

VOA: standard.2010.01.04

On the one hand, there is Iran and its allies in the so-called "resistance" block, including Syria, the Palestinian group Hamas and Lebanon's Hezbollah.

VOA: standard.2010.03.18

and Israel has threatened to launch a pre-emptive strike to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons.

VOA: standard.2009.11.04

He warned that the West's pressure on Iran and North Korea over their nuclear programs could lead to a full-blown war with both nations.

VOA: standard.2010.07.13

Iranian attendance at the events, Ros-Lehtinen said, could be equated to fraternizing with the oppressors of people in Iran who yearn to live free.

VOA: standard.2009.06.23

More than half say a nuclear-armed Iran would be more positive for the Middle East.

VOA: standard.2010.08.06

There is,of course,U.S. -British collaboration on covert activity in Iran, even if it is limited.

VOA: standard.2009.07.02

"Last September,the world learned that Iran had secretly built another uranium-enrichment facility at Qom, in clear violation of Security Council resolutions and Iran's IAEA obligations."

VOA: standard.2010.06.09