US Embassy confirms NZ dual citizens excluded from travel ban.

It was a chilling prediction issued as part of a propaganda video intended to fuel hatred between Muslims and the West.

A young Kiwi couple's dream to see America has been dashed - at least temporarily - by Donald Trump's ban on visitors from seven majority-Muslim nations.

Prime Minister Bill English says it remains unclear whether a US travel ban applies to New Zealanders who also hold a passport from Muslim-majority countries.

Prime Minister Bill English has a duty to speak out against US President Donald Trump's ban on Muslim travellers, the Green Party says.

Travellers with valid visas and green cards have reportedly been prevented from boarding flights and turned away at US border control.

Auckland barrister and Green Party candidate Golriz Ghahraman is hoping to be the first refugee to become an MP in New Zealand.

There could hardly a worse time for Iran to lose its powerful moderating figure, Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, who has died aged 82.

A truce aimed at ending the bloody five-year war in Syria has been announced. But what does it mean?

A 22-year-old woman is to be hanged this week after being found guilty of killing the husband she says abused her.

Jimmy Fallon wasn't taking any chances as he prepared to meet the Democratic presidential nominee for their interview.

'Magnificent mosques, diverse history and unrivalled hospitality,' are drawcards for the country.

COMMENT: Concerns about the game from Iran, Russia, Israel and China may are by no means unfounded on technical grounds.

The transaction would be the first struck by the planemaker since sanctions were lifted in January and would require US government approval.

Air France stewardesses, furious at being ordered to wear headscarves in Tehran, say they will refuse to fly to the Iranian capital when the airline resumes.

NZ one of six countries in relationship-building tour of Asia-Pacific following the lifting of sanctions on Iran.

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani hailed the beginning of a "new chapter" after moderate candidates made sweeping gains in the country's elections.

The Guardian Council, a constitutional watchdog that vets election candidates, excluded all 16 women seeking one of the assembly's 88 seats.

Bringing Iran back from the cold has implications for New Zealand. With restrictions lifted, exporters should expect demand to rebound.

It won't be business as usual for Iranian oil exporters. Much has happened since sanctions were tightened.

Saudi Arabia defied the world by escalating its crisis with Iran over the execution of a prominent Shia cleric.

As tensions escalate between Saudi Arabia and Iran over the Saudi execution of a Shia cleric, countries such as ours will be reluctant to take sides.

Who was Nimr al-Nimr and why does his death matter?

Protesters stormed and torched the Saudi Arabian Embassy in Tehran after the execution of a prominent Shiite cleric.

Looking back at economies impacted from major world events in 2015.

Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully is preparing to lead a trade mission to Iran amid a thawing of relations between the Islamic republic and the west.

After decades of chanting "Death to America", Iran's rulers have finally embraced a slogan that celebrates life and procreation.

Foreign Minister Murray McCully has thanked US Secretary of State John Kerry for his "patient and effective diplomacy" in putting the Iran nuclear deal together.

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran's supreme leader, has tweeted a graphic that appears to depict US President Barack Obama holding a gun to his head.

The United Nations Security Council - led by New Zealand - has unanimously endorsed the recently struck Iran nuclear deal.