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Cleric's death breathes life into Iran's protest movement
The funeral of Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri, the eminent cleric and champion of reform, turned into a mass protest in Iran yesterday as the vast crowd chanted slogans against the government and clashed on the streets with security.
NZ skipper absent as Iran seizes yacht crew
A New Zealander was preparing to skipper a yacht in an international race when the boat was seized by Iranian authorities in territorial waters.
Sampling fruit leather in the Iranian mountains
Jill Worrall finds a peaceful haven in Iran's Alborz Mountains.
Iran: The nuclear facility and the Unesco site
Jill Worrall finds stark contrasts in central Iran's mountain region.
Iran: Waxing lyrical about love and wine
Jill Worrall laments the closure of a popular teahouse where visitors once recited the words of mystical poet Hafez.
Iran: Refuges along an old caravan route
Jill Worrall visits the roadside inns which once housed camel caravans travelling the silk road.
Iran: Revealing clothes highlight society's duality
Jill Worrall wonders how much longer Iran's leaders can control the personal freedoms of its citizens.
<i>Gwynne Dyer:</i> Sanctions against Iran now seem inevitable
Western intelligence agencies have known about Iran's second uranium enrichment plant, hidden in the mountains west of Qom, since construction began in 2006.