In a recent incident, digital security certificates used for online transactions by some of the web's largest sites, including Google, Microsoft, Skype and Yahoo were hacked by some hacker and now an Iranian hacker has made a claim saying that it was a solo act.

The State Department has confirmed that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad applied Wednesday for a visa to enter the United States.

It was reported that it appears the Iranian leader intends to attend the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty review conference at the United Nations in New York, which begins Monday.

Complete electronic surveillance equipment has been sold to Iran by the Nokia Siemens Network Group, which is believed to be competent of spying on almost all electronic communications.

On Sunday, the Russian Security Council stressed that there is no reason to not go ahead and deliver the S-300 air defense system to Iran.

Several years ago, Russia and Iran had reached a deal, under which the S-300 systems would be purchased by the latter, but there had been constant delays on the part of Russia over the delivery of the anti-aircraft missiles.

Igniting the ongoing dispute regarding the accumulation of low-enriched uranium (LEU) with the western countries, Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Sunday has asked Iran's Atomic Energy Organization to start working on nuclear fuel for a Tehran research reactor.

Washington  - Seeking to keep open diplomatic strategy, US President Barack Obama Tuesday said the differences between Iran's re-elected hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and his reformist opponent Mir-Hossein Moussavi were minimal.

Washington  - The US State Department urged the social networking website Twitter to delay scheduled maintenance that would have cut off access for Iranians as protests were erupting over the presidential election, an official said.

Washington  - US President Barack Obama on Monday said he was "deeply troubled" by Iran's violent protests brought on by a disputed election, but said the Islamic country was free to pick its own president.

Washington - A month after Iranian officials said they would soon free an Iranian-American radio reporter Roxana Saberi, Washington was still trying to obtain her release, a US official said Monday.

Saberi has been detained since the end of January in Tehran's Evin prison.

Tehran  - Iran's foreign ministry Monday criticised comments by US president Barack Obama of a persistent nuclear threat from Iran, saying it contradicted the new US administration's slogan of "change".