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Israel strikes Iranian targets in Syria - military
Israel says it has conducted the strikes - but Syrian media says it repelled an Israeli attack.
Iran defends right to conduct missile tests after US allegation
Britain and the United States say the alleged test violates the UN agreement.
US dismisses Iran blame over deadly attack
The US ambassador to the UN has urged Iran to "look in the mirror" for the causes of an attack on a military parade that killed 25 on Saturday.
Iran pleads to ICJ to lift US sanctions
Iran has asked the International Court of Justice to order the lifting of sanctions imposed by the Trump administration. Iranian lawyer Mohsen Mohebi said the United States aimed to damage Iran's… Audio
A Currant Affair
Tony and Afsaneh Howey have the largest certified organic blackcurrant farm in New Zealand. The South Canterbury couple produce the fruit for their ViBERi range of food products and supplements. Audio
Trump's Iran trade threat 'unhelpful' to NZ - Charle Finny
The fallout is continuing from Donald Trump's tweet that anyone doing business with Iran would NOT be doing business with the United States. The US has already re-imposed sanctions against Iran and… Audio
Trump vows to punish countries trading with Iran
New Zealand's growing trade with Iran is under threat as Donald Trump vows to punish countries that do business with the country. Economics Correspondent Patrick O'Meara reports. Audio
Middle East wrap, protests in Iran and Iraq
Sebastian Usher reports on the protests in Iraq and Iran, the Syrian war and reform in Saudi Arabia. Audio
Coroner finds Manus refugee's death was avoidable
A Queensland coroner has found the death of an Iranian refugee detained on PNG's Manus Island was "preventable" and due to the "compounding effect of multiple errors." Audio
Iran dismisses angry warning from Trump
Iran's Foreign Minister has hit back at Donald Trump's warning that Tehran risks dire consequences "the like of which few throughout history have suffered before" if it made threats against the US.
Spectacular diplomatic boil-over between US, Iran
There's been a spectacular diplomatic boil-over between Iran and the United States with Tehran warning Washington that it faces "the mother of all wars" if the US threatens the nation's oil exports… Audio
US vows 'strongest sanctions in history' on Iran
The top US diplomat says the measures will leave Iran "battling to keep its economy alive" and will together constitute "unprecedented financial pressure on the Iranian regime".
Rouzbeh Parsi: Iran nuclear deal 'actually works'
The fallout from Donald Trump's decision to leave the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran is being felt across Europe and the Middle East and beyond. Dr Rouzbeh Parsi is a Senior Lecturer at Lund University… Audio
Iran condemns wave of Israeli air strikes in Syria
Iran has backed Syria's "right to defend itself" after Israel launched strikes on what it said was Iranian military infrastructure inside Syria.
Israel strikes Iranian targets in Syria after rocket fire
Israel says it has struck almost all of Iran's military infrastructure inside Syria in its biggest assault since the start of the civil war there.
Trump’s Iran deal exit a self-imposed shot in the foot
Opinion - US President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw from the Iran deal is one of the most short-sighted decisions in recent foreign policy history, Emma Beales writes.
The Iran Deal - What now? Meir Javedanfar
As President Donald Trump moves the US out of the 2015 deal with Iran, how is the world reacting? Meir Javedanfar is an Iranian-born analyst and lecturer in contemporary Iranian politics at the… Audio
Deal or no deal? Trump nears decision on Iran nuclear pact
US President Donald Trump has tweeted he will announce his decision on whether to withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal tomorrow.
Iran nuclear deal 'built on lies' - US Secretary of State
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says a landmark nuclear deal with Iran was "built on lies", after Israel claimed to have proof of a secret Iranian nuclear weapons programme.
Iran nuclear deal 'best way' to stop threat - UK, France and Germany
The leaders of the UK, France and Germany have agreed that pursuing the current deal with Iran is the best way to stop it developing nuclear weapons.