Walking the streets of a city he had never been to, Rohan Smith was grabbed by a stranger.

The missing — 30 Iranians and two Bangladeshis — are all from the tanker Sanchi.

Anti-government protests in Iran have turned increasingly violent.

Crowds in Tehran confront police, attack some state buildings.

Green Party MP Golriz Ghahraman, 36, recalls a life-changing year in Rwanda.

Saudi Arabia's crown prince has called Iran's supreme leader "the new Hitler".

More than 400 people have died on the border of Iran and Iraq following an earthquake.

Jewish leaders have called for action against the first secretary of the Iranian Embassy.

His wrong use of a phrase hit a nerve in a country with a fierce nationalistic streak.

Iran says it has successfully tested a new ballistic missile with a range of 2000km.

Greens leader said he was expecting a call from Labour leader Jacinda Ardern today.

At least one world leader thought Trump absolutely nailed one of his biggest speeches yet.

Trump has slammed UN "mismanagement" and bragged about Trump World Tower.

Experts agree there's no way N Korea could have developed its weapons program on its own.

After fleeing the Iranian Revolution, this family became highly successful in America.

Apple has dropped a dozen Iran-centered apps from its app store.

Drivers had to pick a day of the week on which they wouldn't drive their car.

A student whom Iran has accused of espionage was sentenced by an Iranian court.

Moody's have changed Qatar's economic outlook to 'negative' over Arab nations turmoil.

Qatar has personally delivered a handwritten letter in response to Saudi Arabia's demands.

The competition featured 1,614 submissions, many anything but flattering.

Temperatures in Iran reached 53.7C, making it the hottest day in country's history.

Trump has hired an elusive 'Dark Prince' to deal with 'number one terror state' Iran.

Iranian President said stability cannot be achieved in Middle East without Tehran's help.

COMMENT: Iran's election was a choice between the lesser of two evils for an expat in NZ.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani was re-elected to a second term by a landslide.

An arms supply hub operated by Hezbollah in Damascus was apparently hit in the attack.

A man has escaped death after throwing a cigarette down a hole causing an explosion.

Graphic shows which countries are siding with Russia or the US, after Syrian airstrikes.

Boeing reached a deal in December to sell $16.6 b in planes to Iran Air.