Iran's TV shows the second part of a programme with two detained US-Iranian scholars held on suspicion of spying.
Texas Gov. Rick Perry wants state pension funds to divest from companies doing business in Iran, similar to a move the funds are taking with companies tied to Sudan.
After three weeks of gasoline rationing, there is far less traffic on the city's streets, and the government is saving millions of dollars each day in subsidies for cheap gasoline. But drivers are frustrated, and economists fear that Iran's economy could suffer.
Iran was to air more interviews Thursday with two US-Iranian academics detained on charges of harming national security after a first broadcast "revealed" their links to a US democracy drive but contained no major confessions.
Iran has publicly hanged a man convicted of drug trafficking in the eastern city of Zabol, the Jomhuri Eslami newspaper reported on Thursday.
Coach Amir Ghalenoei is pleased with the way his team is attacking if not the finishing as Iran gear up for an Asian Cup quarter-final with South Korea here on Sunday.
Herat, Afghanistan - Erstwhile enemies who once stood on the brink of war, Iran and the Taleban now appear linked by conflicts against the US, as officials and political analysts accuse Teheran of training and arming the Afghan insurgents.
A mounting US crackdown on foreign companies and banks doing business with Iran is provoking serious opposition in the UK and Europe, where diplomats are warning that the action could lead to a new trade war.
Amnesty International condemns the broadcast by Iranian television of "interviews" with two dual, US-Iran nationals, Haleh Esfandiyari, 67 (f) and Kian Tajbakhsh, 45 (m), who have been detained in Tehran's Evin prison since 8 and 11 May, respectively.
Even as the United States and Iran prepare for talks on Iraq, the two foes seem to be going out of their way to irritate one another. No one, at least not for the past three decades, has accused the two countries of enjoying cordial relations. A meeting of their ambassadors to Iraq apparently is just days away and both nations are stepping up the complaints and allegations.