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In 2010, then Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad President of Iran, questioned whether the September 11 attacks on the US in 2001 were staged.

Strange bedfellows: Iran’s former president woos Saudi crown prince as pen pal

Flouting Iran's stated policy toward Saudi Arabia, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad sent the letter, filled with flattery and praise, with an invitation to help end the Yemen war.

  • Farnaz Fassihi

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Forensic workers carry the body of Gholamreza Mansouri from a hotel in Bucharest, Romania

Fugitive Iranian judge wanted over corruption falls from hotel window

Former judge Gholamreza Mansouri facing charges of receiving more than $800,000 in bribes has died while under house arrest in Bucharest.

  • Andreea Alexandru
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, pictured at a meeting in Tehran, Iran, on Sunday, has blamed foreign forces for the low voter turnout..

Iran's hardliners win as turnout slumps

Hardliners and conservatives won all 30 seats in Tehran, the largest and most influential constituency.

  • Arsalan Shahla and Golnar Motevalli