Iran
Trump administration imposes new Iran sanctions, warns more may follow
The US imposed new sanctions on Iran to punish it for a recent ballistic missile test and what the administration has described as Tehran's continued support for terrorism.
US should stop 'appeasing' Iran - Republicans
President Donald Trump says "nothing is off the table" in dealing with Tehran.
Former Iranian president Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani dies age 82
Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani was one of the main voices in Iran calling for an outreach to the West and the United States.
Trump makes 'Mad-dog' defence secretary
Donald Trump has named outspoken Obama administration critic General James Mattis as his defence secretary.
Iran US relations in the age of Trump
During the election campaign Donald Trump promised to scrap the US Iran nuclear deal. So what would that mean for the people of Iran and the region? Rouzbeh Parsi heads up the European Iran Research… Audio
Fears young Iranian woman will be executed within days
A young Iranian woman whose execution was delayed by pregnancy could be executed within days after she gave birth to a stillborn baby.
Sarah Laing: Katherine Mansfield and comics
Kim Hill talks to graphic designer, illustrator, and writer Sarah Laing. She is co-editor (with Rae Joyce and Indira Neville) of Three Words: an Anthology of Aoteraoa/NZ Women's Comics (Beatnik… Audio, Gallery
Refugee on Manus recognised for cartoon work
An Iranian refugee at the Manus Island regional processing centre in Papua New Guinea has been given an international award for his work as a cartoonist.
More blasts hit mourning Baghdad
A round of blasts has been heard in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, as the city mourns the deaths of at least 175 people killed in a massive suicide bombing.
The Real Iran - Elham's Story
Get to know the real Iran - Elham's story: Elham Salari grew up in Iran's capital Tehran and the war dominated her childhood memories. She moved to Hawkes Bay with her husband five years ago… Audio, Gallery
Brannavan Gnanalingam: spies, travel, and the law
Kim Hill talks to a Wellington lawyer and writer, whose fourth novel is A Briefcase, Two Pies and a Penthouse. Audio
Iran pilgrims to miss Hajj amid row with Saudi Arabia
Tehran will not send its citizens to Saudi Arabia this year to perform Hajj, the Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca.
Repression and resistance in Iran
Academic Yassamine Mather is a long-time Iranian Marxist and a former activist in the Fedayeen. We'll ask her what was it like to experience the revolution in 1979, and her take on the current… Audio
Rokhsareh Ghaemmaghami: freeing a refugee rapper
Kim Hill talks to Iranian filmmaker Rokhsareh Ghaemmaghami who is presenting her feature-length documentary Sonita, about an Afghani refugee girl who wants to be a rapper, at the 11th International… Audio
Journalist detained on Manus Island wants compensation
A Kurdish Iranian journalist detained on Manus Island in Papua New Guinea says he wants compensation from the Australian government for holding him prisoner for political purposes. Audio
Record number of women elected in Iran
The president of Iran has congratulated voters on electing a record number of women to parliament since before the 1979 Islamic revolution.
Iranian doco-maker's visa ban still under review
The decision to ban an Iranian filmmaker from visiting New Zealand is still being reviewed, Immigration New Zealand says.
With Iranian Headlines
The significance of opening access to Iranian newspapers that both charted the Western-backed 1953 coup d'état against Iran's popularly supported government and the 1979 Revolution - with Dr. Siavush… Audio
Yossi Alpher: Israel's place in the Middle East
Colin Peacock interviews the Israeli writer and consultant who co-founded and edited the Israeli-Palestinian online publication bitterlemons.net. He is the author of Periphery: Israel's Search for… Audio
Iranian human rights
The visiting Iranian Foreign Minister has been questioned about his country's human rights record. Audio