Hillary Clinton told Saudi college students that if Iran gets a nuclear weapon it could trigger a nuclear arms race in the Middle East.

Tonight, Iran begins marking 31 years since the country's Islamic revolution.

Bombing by double agent highlights vulnerability of CIA.

Following the marriage of President Jacob Zuma to his fifth wife, the Independent looks at the arguments for and against polygamy.

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.

A New Zealander was preparing to skipper a yacht in an international race when the boat was seized by Iranian authorities in territorial waters.

Jill Worrall finds a peaceful haven in Iran's Alborz Mountains.

Jill Worrall laments the closure of a popular teahouse where visitors once recited the words of mystical poet Hafez.

Jill Worrall visits the roadside inns which once housed camel caravans travelling the silk road.

Jill Worrall wonders how much longer Iran's leaders can control the personal freedoms of its citizens.

Western intelligence agencies have known about Iran's second uranium enrichment plant, hidden in the mountains west of Qom, since construction began in 2006.