
Sep 25 - By John Heilprin, Associated Press Writer
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Friday his country has complied with U.N. rules that require it to inform the world body's nuclear agency six months before a uranium enrichment facility becomes operational.

Sep 23 - By The Associated Press, Only on msnbc.com
Under increasing attack over Iran's suspected nuclear weapons program, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told the U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday that Tehran was ready to meet conciliation with conciliation.

Sep 23 - By Karin Laub, Associated Press Writer
Under increasing attack over Iran's suspected nuclear weapons program, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told the U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday that Tehran was ready to meet conciliation with conciliation.
Sep 23 - By The Associated Press, Only on msnbc.com
Here are excerpts from Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's interview Tuesday with The Associated Press:
Sep 23 - By Associated Press
Hundreds of people have gathered near the United Nations to protest Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (ah-muh-DEE'-neh-zhahd) as he prepares to address the UN.
Sep 22 - By Associated Press
Quotes from Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's remarks in an hour-long interview with The Associated Press, conducted at his New York hotel Tuesday, ahead of his address to the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday:

Sep 22 - By Robert Burns, AP National Security Writer
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad urged President Barack Obama to see Iran as a potential friend instead of a threat ahead of addresses both leaders will give to the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday.
Sep 22 - By Associated Press
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (ah-muh-DEE'-neh-zhahd) says his country is not a threat to the United States as President Barack Obama has said, but "an opportunity."
Sep 22 - By Associated Press
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (ah-muh-DEE'-neh-zhahd) is muting his remarks on the Holocaust, an event he has frequently questioned as a matter of historical fact.
Sep 22 - By Associated Press
Iran's leader is telling The Associated Press that he expects open discussion of nuclear issues at a planned meeting with officials from the U.S. and five other powers.

Sep 22 - By Associated Press
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told The Associated Press on Tuesday that he regrets the deaths of protesters in the violence that followed his country's disputed presidential elections.

Sep 22 - By Anne Gearan, AP National Security Press Writer
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told The Associated Press on Tuesday he will request leniency for three American hikers who apparently strayed across Iran's border.

Sep 22 - By Associated Press
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (ah-muh-DEE'-neh-zhahd) is expressing interest in cooperating to help stabilize Afghanistan but is blaming the United States for having created chaos in the war-torn country on Iran's eastern border.
Sep 18 - By The Associated Press, Only on msnbc.com
NBC News’ Ann Curry interviewed Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad at the Presidential Compound in Tehran on Thursday. Read the transcript of the interview.

Sep 18 - By Nasser Karimi, Associated Press Writer
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Friday lashed out at Israel and the West, questioning whether the Holocaust happened and calling it a pretext for occupying Palestinian lands, reiterating anti-Israel rhetoric that has brought him international condemnation.

Sep 18 - By The Associated Press, Only on msnbc.com
Three Americans who have been detained in Iran for nearly seven weeks “trampled the law, and in accordance with the laws, they need to be punished,” Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told NBC News.
Sep 17 - By Ann Curry , msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad insisted Thursday in an exclusive interview with NBC News that he did not “see any problems” with his disputed re-election, which was met with days of violence in the streets.

Sep 9 - By Scheherezade Faramarzi , Associated Press Writer
After securing one woman on his Cabinet, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is pushing for a second, defying opposition from hardline Islamic clerics who say women have no place in leadership positions.

Jun 9 - By Ali Arouzi, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
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May 23 - By Ali Akbar Dareini, Associated Press Writer
Moments after Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's underdog victory four years ago, the streets in scruffy south Tehran were in full celebration for their native son.

Apr 26 - By Nasser Karimi, Associated Press Writer
Washington has not sent Iran sufficient signals on whether the U.S. wants warmer relations and President Barack Obama's support for Israel during its offensive in Gaza was "a major mistake," Iran's president said in an interview broadcast Sunday.
Apr 20 - By The Associated Press
English translation of excerpts from Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's speech at the U.N. racism conference:
Jan 29 - By Associated Press
An adviser to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says he will run for re-election in June.
Jan 21 - By Associated Press
Iran's president has canceled all official business for four days because of a cold, Iranian media reported Wednesday, raising questions about the hard-line leader's health a few months after he said he was suffering from exhaustion.

Oct 26 - By Nasser Karimi, Associated Press Writer
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Sunday he is suffering from exhaustion and two allies said he was suffering under the strain of his job, in a rare disclosure apparently designed to combat rumors the hardline leader is more seriously ill.