Iran news headlines on Friday include Iran denial of increasingmilitary support to Syria's Assad; Iranian jet fighterchase ofan American droneover the PersianGulf; US president remarks over Iran being a year away from nuclear weapon;Ayatollah Jannati statements onIran nuclear rights andcriticizing Ahmadinejad over hugging Chavez's mother.   Iran ...

A senior Iranian cleric accused President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of "heresy" on Friday by saying in his tribute to late Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez that he would be resurrected with Jesus Christ. "Those comments on Chavez's return with Christ were heresy," Ayatollah Ahmad Janati, the hardline chief of the influential Guardians Council, told worshippers ...

Iran news headlines on Tuesday include Iran launching Jamaran 2 destroyer in Caspian Seain the near future;Iranian Muslim clericscriticizingAhmadinejad for hugging Chavez's mother; Iran condemning UN report on country's human rights violation;Iran consideringsuingHollywood over 'Argo' and fall ofIrans March crude exports due to sanctions.   Iran ...

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejads behavior at Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavezs funeral displeased Irans conservative Muslim leaders. According to Iranian media, the fact that Ahmadinejad hugged Chavezs grieving mother caused a storm of controversy among Muslim leaders. The clerics from the Kum Religious Centre described the Iranian Presidents ...

Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad is in trouble for embracing the mother of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, who died last week following a battle with cancer. Ahmadinejad has come under criticism over a picture that shows him holding the hands of Elena Frias, Chavez's mother, and comforting her during the March 8 funeral in Caracas. In the ...

Irans Vice President for International Affairs Ali Saeedlou says the death of Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez will not undermine relations between Tehran and Caracas. Saeedlou on Saturday rejected some Western media reports that the death of the former Venezuelan president may adversely affect Tehran-Caracas relations, calling them media speculation....

Baku. Konul Jafarli APA. The actions of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad attending the funeral of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on March 8 caused serious debates. APAreports that high-ranking officials in Iran, especially Ahmadinejad avoid physical contact with women in public. However, Iranian President took Hugo Chavezs mother Elena Frias' ...

Much of the press mayhave snickered at Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's attendance of Hugo Chavez's funeral. But in Venezuela, they cheered. CARACAS Many in the press may have snickered at Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's attendance of Hugo Chavez's funeral. But in Venezuela, the people cheered. In Caracas on Friday, throngs ...

(Reuters) - Senior Iranian clerics have criticized President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for saying Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez will be resurrected alongside Jesus Christ and the hidden imam who Shi'ite Muslims believe will rise up to bring world peace. Iran declared a day of national mourning on Wednesday after the death of Chavez, who shared the Islamic ...

(Reuters) - At least two dozen heads of state were due to attend Hugo Chavez's funeral on Friday during an outpouring of grief for the charismatic but divisive Venezuelan leader who changed the face of politics in South America. Chavez died on Tuesday atage 58 after a two-year battle with cancer, devastating millions of mostly poor supporters who ...

TEHRAN: Iran's PresidentMahmoud Ahmadinejadwas travelling toCaracason Thursday for the funeral of Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez, state television reported. Ahmadinejad "will shortly leaveTehranforVenezuelato attend the funeral" of Chavez who died on Tuesday, the broadcaster announced in the early afternoon. Friday's funeral of the firebrand ...

Iran news headlines on Wednesday include US warning Iran of further international isolation in its nuclear program; NAM members statement on "dialogue" solution on Iran nuke issue; US Secretary of State remarks over Iran nuclear advancement despite sanctions andIran declarationa day of national mourning on Wednesday overHugo Chavez death. U.S. warns ...

(Reuters) - Iran declared a day of national mourning on Wednesday after the death of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, who shared the Islamic Republic's loathing for U.S. "imperialism". Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who had forged a public friendship with Chavez characterized by lavish mutual praise, hugs and light-hearted moments, may attend ...

By Fox News Latino Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, a vocal supporter of Syrian leader Bashar Assad, will evaluate a proposal to join a team of non-aligned nations to solve the crisis in Syria he believes is the fault of the U.S. Chvez has remained a vocal supporter of Assad, who has been widely criticized for using Syria's military to fight ...