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.

NZ Trade and Enterprise has released a new set of guidelines for doing business with post-sanctions Iran.

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.

Iran, once OPEC's second-biggest producer, will boost its oil exports by 500,000 barrels a day immediately after sanctions are lifted

Iran's nuclear deal will allow the republic will to replace hundreds of museum-era jets frozen in time by economic sanctions.

Iran and the US have been thrown together in the fight against the Islamic State. Originally reluctant allies, they are now better placed to work in tandem.

President Barack Obama has challenged his critics at home and abroad to back the Iran nuclear deal.

The deal to curb Iran's nuclear weapons programme came at the end of two years of an intricate ballet, involving United States President Barack Obama and leaders of six other countries.

The New Zealand Middle East Business Council says they are monitoring "the potential of opening up of trade with Iran".

While the world is distracted by the Greek saga and China something really important is going on: Iran and oil.

Murray McCully said today the nuclear deal between Iran and six major powers was an “important” breakthrough.

Secretary of State John Kerry said yesterday the United States and its negotiating partners "will not rush, and we will not be rushed" into finalising a nuclear deal with Iran.

One of the biggest deals of the decade has just been concluded. Alexander Gillespie discusses Iran's nuclear concessions.