Iran's Foreign Minister has been replaced by the head of the country's nuclear programme.

Food writers Greg and Lucy Malouf find their journey to Iran filled with incredible cuisine and warm hospitality.

The Iranian woman facing the death penalty for adultery could be executed in the next 24 hours.

Sophisticated computer worm has to be the work of a government - but which one, and why?

The Independent looks at a vanishing breed - the investigative journalist.

Most refined computer virus ever discovered targets Iran and reveals weaknesses in industrial systems

Iran has sentenced a woman facing execution for adultery to 99 lashes for allowing an unveiled photo of herself to appear in a UK newspaper.

Three American hikers held in Iran for more than a year are pawns in a diplomatic game, say their families.

Iran's ambitions to become a nuclear superpower edged closer to realisation yesterday.

An 18-year-old Iranian is facing imminent execution on charges of homosexuality.

New Zealand is considering imposing further sanctions on Iran as part of an international bid to halt its nuclear programme.

The United States is on the brink of ushering in a fourth round of punitive United Nations sanctions against Iran.

The Iranian Red Crescent is planning to send humanitarian aid by sea to Gaza in a brazen challenge to Israel's sea blockade.