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  • With dust yet to settle in Lebanon, Iran nuclear crisis looms again Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 15 2:59 PM
    As diplomats struggle to implement the fragile UN peace plan for Lebanon, the US and its allies face another likely crisis with the deadline looming for Iran to abandon its suspect nuclear program and growing signs Tehran is not ready to give in.

  • Syria, Iran leaders praise Hezbollah Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 15 1:29 PM
    The leaders of Iran and Syria crowed Tuesday that Hezbollah defeated Israel, with the Iranian president telling a cheering crowd that "God's promises have come true" and the Syrian chief saying U.S. plans for reshaping the Middle East have been ruined.

  • Iran says won't back down over atomic rights Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 15 12:34 PM
    Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Tuesday Iran would not yield to Western pressure to give up its home-grown nuclear technology.

  • Iran rejects 'language of force' in nuclear standoff Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 15 12:37 PM
    Iran's president said his nation refused to be cowed by the "language of force" in its nuclear standoff while a top cleric warned of retaliatory strikes on Israel in the event of an attack.

  • Iran warns it will strike Tel Aviv if attacked Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 15 10:41 AM
    A top cleric warned that Iran would retaliate with ballistic missile strikes against Tel Aviv if it comes under attack by the United States and Israel.

  • Iran, Syria praise Hezbollah, mock U.S. Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 15 9:35 AM
    Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Tuesday that Hezbollah has "hoisted the banner of victory" over Israel and toppled U.S.-led plans for the Middle East. Hezbollah's main backers Iran and Syria struck nearly identical tones a day after a cease-fire took effect in Lebanon: heaping praise on the guerrillas as perceived victors for the Islamic world and claiming that Western influence

  • Iran: U.S. Mideast plans 'toppled' Open this result in new window
    CNN.com - Aug 15 8:36 AM
    TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Tuesday that Hezbollah has "hoisted the banner of victory" over Israel and toppled U.S.-led plans for the Middle East.

  • With smoke yet to settle in Lebanon, Iran nuclear crisis looms again Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 15 8:39 AM
    As diplomats still struggle to implement the fragile UN peace plan for Lebanon, the US and its allies face another likely crisis with the deadline looming for Iran to abandon its suspect nuclear program and no signs Tehran is ready to give in.

  • World oil prices continue falling amid Iran news Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 15 9:47 AM
    Oil prices have fallen amid the ongoing Middle East ceasefire and BP's decision to keep pumping at Prudhoe Bay, but losses were capped as Iran rejected a UN resolution to halt sensitive nuclear work.

  • Iran president lauds Hizbollah Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 15 8:19 AM
    Iran's president praised on Tuesday Hizbollah's resistance to Israel during a month-long conflict in Lebanon and said the United States and Britain should pay compensation for war damage.

  • Iran opens exhibition mocking Holocaust Open this result in new window
    USA Today - Aug 15 7:50 AM
    An exhibition of cartoons about the Holocaust opened this week, reflecting Iran's response to last year's Muslim outrage over a caricature of the Prophet Mohammed in a Danish newspaper.

  • Bush says Hezbollah lost, frets about nuclear-armed Iran Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 15 6:58 AM
    US President George W. Bush said that the month-long Lebanon crisis had ended with Hezbollah's defeat, but worried the conflict could have gone differently if Iran had a nuclear weapon.

  • Iran opens exhibition mocking Holocaust Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 15 6:53 AM
    An exhibition of cartoons about the Holocaust opened this week, reflecting Iran's response to last year's Muslim outrage over a caricature of the Prophet Muhammad in a Danish newspaper.

  • Iran cleric warns Israel to fear missiles Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 15 2:39 AM
    An Iranian hard-line cleric warned Israel on Tuesday that Iran's long-range missiles will land in Tel Aviv if the Jewish state attacks Iran, state-run television reported.

  • Iran will fire ballistic missiles on Israel if attacked: cleric Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 15 1:48 AM
    One of Iran's top hardline clerics warned that if Iran is attacked by the United States and Israel, it will retaliate with ballistic missile strikes against Tel Aviv.

  • Leaders in Iran and Syria cheer Hezbollah 'victory' Open this result in new window
    The Star-Ledger - 11 minutes ago
    TEHRAN -- The leaders of Iran and Syria crowed yesterday that Hezbollah defeated Israel, with the Iranian president telling a cheering crowd that "God's promises have come true" and the Syrian chief saying U.S. plans for reshaping the Middle East have been ruined.

  • Iran Displays Holocaust Cartoons Open this result in new window
    CBS News - Aug 15 12:21 PM
    An exhibition of cartoons about the Holocaust opened as Iran's response to last year's Muslim outrage over a caricature of the Prophet Muhammad in a Danish newspaper. The display was inspired by Iran's president, who called the Holocaust a "myth."

  • Iran to respond to UN call to halt nuclear plans Open this result in new window
    ABC via Yahoo!7 News - 58 minutes ago
    Iran has confirmed it will respond next week to a package of incentives offered by six world powers aimed at making Iran suspend its sensitive nuclear enrichment work.

  • Iran's Ahmadinejad Defies UN's Call to Suspend Nuclear Research Open this result in new window
    Bloomberg.com - Aug 15 10:35 AM
    Aug. 15 (Bloomberg) -- Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad defied the UN Security Council over a demand that the country suspend its nuclear program, and accused the U.S. of encouraging the Lebanon conflict in order to shape a ``new Middle East.''

  • Iran, Syria Praise Hezbollah, Mock U.S. Open this result in new window
    Los Angeles Times - Aug 15 9:49 AM
    TEHRAN, Iran -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Tuesday that Hezbollah has "hoisted the banner of victory" over Israel and toppled U.S.-led plans for the Middle East. Hezbollah's main backers -- Iran and Syria -- struck nearly identical tones a day after a cease-fire took effect in Lebanon: heaping praise on the guerrillas as perceived victors for the Islamic world and claiming that

  • Iran Said to Support Shiite Militias in Iraq Open this result in new window
    Washington Post - Aug 14 10:19 PM
    BAGHDAD, Aug. 14 -- Through proxies, Iran is giving weapons, bomb technology and training to Shiite Muslim militias in Iraq, U.S. military officials said Monday.

  • Iran, Syria Praise Hezbollah, Mock U.S. Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Aug 15 10:33 AM
    Iran and Syria, Hezbollah's Main Backers, Praise Group As Perceived Victory, Mock U.S.

  • Iran Vows Not to Cut Turkey Gas Supplies Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! Finance - Aug 15 8:51 AM
    Iran's oil minister promised Tuesday not to reduce gas supplies to Turkey. Kazem Vaziri Hamaneh's pledge came after more than two hours of talks with Turkish Energy Minister Hilmi Guler.

  • Iran Won't Yield to Force on Nuclear Resolution, President Says Open this result in new window
    Bloomberg.com - Aug 15 7:20 AM
    Aug. 15 (Bloomberg) -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said his country won't give in to force over a United Nations Security Council resolution calling for an end to Iran's uranium enrichment program by Aug. 31.

  • Iran hits at arch-foe Israel with Holocaust cartoon contest Open this result in new window
    Khaleej Times - 27 minutes ago
    TEHERAN - President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has already stirred international anger by dismissing the Holocaust as a myth, and now Iran is drumming up further anti-Israel rhetoric by staging an International Holocaust Cartoons Contest.

  • Iran insists on its 'nuclear rights' Open this result in new window
    The Age - Aug 15 2:08 PM
    Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says Iran will not yield to Western pressure to give up its home-grown nuclear technology. -

  • US Blasts Iran, Syria, for Lebanon Comments Open this result in new window
    Voice of America - Aug 15 2:05 PM
    The Bush administration Tuesday sharply criticized Iran and Syria for claiming victory for Hezbollah in the Lebanon conflict. Israeli Deputy Prime Minister Shimon Peres meanwhile, who met with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, said Hezbollah may have lost half of its mainline fighting force.

  • Iran remains defiant over Nuclear standoff Open this result in new window
    Aljazeera - Aug 15 3:12 PM
    Iran's president said again on Tuesday that his country would not bow to Western pressure to give up its home-grown nuclear technology.

  • Iran opens cartoon exhibition mocking the Holocaust Open this result in new window
    WHO-TV Des Moines - Aug 15 4:37 PM
    TEHRAN, Iran A new Iranian art show asks: Can the West take a few jokes -- about the Holocaust?

  • Ahmadinejad: Iran Will Not Yield to Pressure in Nuclear Standoff Open this result in new window
    Voice of America - Aug 15 10:50 AM
    Iran's president says his country will not yield to pressure in the standoff over Tehran's nuclear activities. In a televised speech Tuesday, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Iran is willing to resolve the nuclear issue through negotiations.

  • Syria and Iran praise Hezbollah, mock U.S. plans for new a Mideast Open this result in new window
    WPMI 15 - Aug 15 3:00 PM
    TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Israel and Hezbollah dealt each other serious blows on the battlefield and claimed success afterwards but the real winners could be Iran and Syria.

  • Bush says Iran must stop support for armed groups Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 14 3:06 PM
    Iran must stop supporting armed groups trying to derail democracies in Iraq and Lebanon, President Bush said on Monday, casting the war between Israel and Hizbollah guerrillas as part of a wider struggle against terrorism.

  • Iran, Syria Praise Hezbollah, Mock U.S. Open this result in new window
    phillyburbs.com - Aug 15 9:49 AM
    TEHRAN, Iran - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Tuesday that Hezbollah has hoisted the banner of victory over Israel and toppled U.S.-led plans for the Middle East. Hezbollah's main backers - Iran and Syria - struck nearly identical tones a day after a cease-fire took effect in Lebanon: heaping praise on the guerrillas as perceived victors for the Islamic world and claiming that Western

  • Iran declares US plans for a new Middle East a failure Open this result in new window
    Financial Times - Aug 15 11:30 AM
    A day after US president George W. Bush blamed Syria and Iran, Hizbollahs two main backers for the Lebanon war, Damascus and Tehran sought to reap political capital from Israels failure to destroy the Shia movement.

  • Iran nuclear crisis looms again Open this result in new window
    IranMania.com - Aug 15 5:00 PM
    LONDON, August 16 (IranMania) - As diplomats struggle to implement the fragile UN peace plan for Lebanon, the US and its allies face another likely crisis with the deadline looming for Iran to abandon its suspect nuclear program and growing signs Tehran is not ready to give in, AFP reported.

  • Iran rejects 'language of force' in nuke standoff Open this result in new window
    IranMania.com - Aug 15 5:00 PM
    LONDON, August 16 (IranMania) - According to an AFP report, Iran's hardline President said his nation refused to be cowed by the "language of force" in its nuclear standoff while a top cleric warned of retaliatory strikes on Israel in the event of an attack.

  • Kurds: Iran, Turkey launch artillery attacks on N. Iraq Open this result in new window
    World Tribune - Aug 15 11:13 AM
    ANKARA Iran and Turkey have attacked Kurdish insurgency strongholds in neighboring Iraq. The Kurdish Workers Party said Iranian and Turkish forces have been pounding Kurdish targets in northern Iraq since Saturday.

  • Israel failure in Lebanon offers Iran opportunity Open this result in new window
    IranMania.com - Aug 15 5:00 PM
    LONDON, August 16 (IranMania) - According to an AFP report, Israel's inability to crush the Shiite militant group Hezbollah despite a fierce month-long offensive offers Iran a window of opportunity in its standoff with the United States over its nuclear program, analysts say.

  • Syria, Iran leaders praise Hezbollah Open this result in new window
    Syracuse.com - Aug 15 1:55 PM
    TEHRAN, Iran (AP) The leaders of Iran and Syria crowed Tuesday that Hezbollah defeated Israel, with the Iranian president telling a cheering crowd that "God's promises have come true" and the Syrian chief saying U.S. plans for reshaping the Middle East have been ruined.

  • Iran pledges smooth gas flow to Turkey Open this result in new window
    IranMania.com - Aug 15 5:00 PM
    LONDON, August 16 (IranMania) - Iran assured neighboring Turkey that its natural gas exports would continue uninterrupted, following cuts in January that ground several industries to a halt, Turkish Energy Minister Hilmi Guler said, according to an AFP report.

  • Iran says won't back down over atomic rights Open this result in new window
    RedNova - Aug 15 12:13 PM
    By Edmund Blair TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran

  • Iran's centrifuges spin Open this result in new window
    International Herald Tribune - Aug 14 11:49 AM
    President Bush - who just days ago was trumpeting the war in Lebanon as an opportunity for remaking the Middle East - may find a nuclear-empowered Iran his real legacy.

  • Bush: Iran must stop support for armed groups Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 14 1:06 PM
    President Bush on Monday said Iran backed armed groups in Lebanon and Iraq, and that Tehran must stop its support.

  • US "strongly opposes" a rival pipeline from Iran Open this result in new window
    IranMania.com - Aug 15 4:45 PM
    LONDON, August 16 (IranMania) - According to an AFP report, Washington is pushing for a new gas pipeline from Turkmenistan to Pakistan and "strongly opposes" a rival pipeline from Iran, US diplomat Steven Mann said Tuesday after meeting with Turkman President Saparmurat Niyazov.

  • Iran, Syria applaud...Israel: Hezbollah leader killed...Bush on terror Open this result in new window
    KBCI Boise - Aug 15 5:05 PM
    TEHRAN, Iran Iran is hailing the end to the latest conflict in Lebanon as a Hezbollah victory over Israel and the West. The Iranian leader called it a conflict between the "corrupt powers" of the West and a "group of pious youth."

  • Iranian Cleric Says Missiles Will Hit Tel Aviv if Iran is Attacked Open this result in new window
    Voice of America - Aug 15 8:20 AM
    An influential Iranian cleric has warned that Iranian missiles will land in Tel Aviv if Israel and the U.S. attack Iran. Ahmad Khatami told state television Tuesday that Israel should fear the day when Iranian missiles land in the heart of Tel Aviv.

  • Iran will hit Tel Aviv with missiles if attacked Open this result in new window
    Gulf News - Aug 15 2:38 PM
    Tehran: Iran will hit Tel Aviv with its medium-range missiles if attacked, said an influential senior cleric yesterday.

  • Iran launches crackdown on satellite dishes Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 14 11:31 AM
    Iran has launched a crackdown against "decadent" satellite television in the Islamic republic, raiding rooftops in Tehran and other major cities to seize hundreds of illegal dishes.

  • Iran leader, in blog, blasts U.S. role in Mideast Open this result in new window
    The Buffalo News - Aug 15 6:01 AM
    TEHRAN, Iran - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has started a multilingual Web log, in which he describes his background and beliefs and criticizes the United States over its role in the Middle East.

  • Lebanon peace resolution a 'strategic setback' for Iran, Syria: US Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 14 11:11 AM
    The UN resolution to halt the fighting in Lebanon, if successful, will mark a "strategic setback" for Iran and Syria, US State Department spokesman Sean McCormack said.

  • Iran's Ahmadinejad rejects UN nuclear resolution Open this result in new window
    Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Aug 15 8:36 AM
    Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has rejected a United Nations (UN) Security Council resolution that demands Tehran halt sensitive nuclear work, saying the Iranian people did not accept the "language of force".

  • Iran opens cartoon exhibition mocking the Holocaust Open this result in new window
    Fort Wayne News Channel 15 - Aug 15 9:34 AM
    TEHRAN, Iran A new Iranian art show asks: Can the West take a few jokes -- about the Holocaust? The more than 200 cartoons are entries in a competition announced in Iran...

  • World oil prices continue falling amid Iran news Open this result in new window
    TODAYonline - Aug 15 10:17 AM
    Motorist Francis Waite pumps gas into his car at a Marathon gas station in Chicago, Illinois. Oil prices have fallen amid the ongoing Middle East ceasefire and BP's decision to keep pumping at Prudhoe Bay, but losses were capped as Iran rejected a UN resolution to halt sensitive nuclear work.

  • UN unfairly pressuring Iran: Zarif Open this result in new window
    Payvand Iran News - Aug 15 8:12 AM
    Iran's Permanent Ambassador to the United Nations Mohammad-Javad Zarif, in an article written for the CNN.com website, believes that "the UN is unfairly pressuring Iran." Zarif's article is hereunder reprinted in full. -IRNA

  • Iran president lauds Hezbollah, blasts US crimes Open this result in new window
    Khaleej Times - Aug 15 9:02 AM
    TEHERAN - Irans president praised on Tuesday Hezbollahs resistance to Israel during a month-long conflict in Lebanon and said the United States and Britain should pay compensation for war damage.

  • Iran, Saudi Arabia urge Islamic states to protect their unity Open this result in new window
    Islamic Republic News Agency - Aug 15 9:25 AM
    Saudi Arabia - Mottaki - Unity Iran and Saudi Arabia urged the need to protect unity among Islamic states and called for further cooperation on regional issues, in particular under the current sensitive conditions.

  • Iran will not suspend enrichment, reply as scheduled Open this result in new window
    Khaleej Times - Aug 15 9:03 AM
    TEHERAN - President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Tuesday that Iran would respond to the Western package as scheduled, but not suspend uranium enrichment as demanded by the West.

  • Middle East crisis: Iran warns Israel Open this result in new window
    The Herald - Aug 15 2:46 PM
    AFP-Xinhua. TEHERAN. ONE of Irans top hardline clerics warned that if Iran is attacked by the United States and Israel, it will retaliate with ballistic missile strikes against Tel Aviv.

  • Iran launches Holocaust cartoon exhibit Open this result in new window
    MSNBC - Aug 14 7:08 PM
    An exhibition of more than 200 cartoons about the Holocaust opened Monday as Iran's response to last year's Muslim outrage over a caricature of the Prophet Muhammad in a Danish newspaper.

  • Iran warns it will strike Tel Aviv if attacked Open this result in new window
    IranMania.com - Aug 15 10:45 AM
    LONDON, August 15 (IranMania) - A top cleric warned Tuesday that Iran would retaliate with ballistic missile strikes against Tel Aviv if it comes under attack by the United States and Israel, AFP reported.

  • Iran renews gasoline imports, funding seen for Sept Open this result in new window
    Khaleej Times - Aug 15 7:56 AM
    LONDON - Fuel-hungry Iran has bought several cargoes of gasoline for delivery in September, which oil traders say may mean Teheran is still financing imports, despite a threat to stop and impose politically risky fuel rationing.

  • Iran wont stop nuclear research official Open this result in new window
    Itar-Tass - Aug 15 9:26 AM
    TEHRAN, August 15 (Itar-Tass) -- Iran wont stop nuclear research, Vice-President and head of the Iranian Atomic Energy Organization Gholam-Reza Agazadeh told the news agency ISNA on Tuesday.

  • Iran rejects UN nuclear resolution Open this result in new window
    Nine O'Clock - Aug 15 12:04 PM
    TEHRAN - Irans President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Tuesday rejected a UN Security Council resolution that demands Tehran halt sensitive nuclear work, saying the Iranian people did not accept the language of force.

  • Iran Looks Set to Reject Deal Offering Way Out of Nuclear Crisis Open this result in new window
    Crosswalk.com - Aug 15 2:03 AM
    (CNSNews.com) - A week before Iran is expected to deliver its response to a carrots-and-stick proposal on its nuclear activities, Tehran looks set to reject the initiative and escalate its standoff with the international community.

  • Iran, Georgia review expansion of economic cooperation Open this result in new window
    Islamic Republic News Agency - Aug 15 7:10 AM
    Iran - Georgia Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister for Asia-Pacific affairs Mehdi Safari conferred in Tbilisi on Tuesday with Georgian Prime Minister Zurab Noghaideli on issues of mutual interests.

  • Zarif: United Nations unfairly pressuring Iran Open this result in new window
    CNN.com - Aug 14 6:22 AM
    The recently adopted UN Security Council Resolution 1696 on Iran's peaceful nuclear program was unwarranted and unhelpful.

  • U.S. accuses Iran of interfering in Iraq Open this result in new window
    Moldova.org - Aug 15 11:02 AM
    U.S. President George W. Bush told reporters on August 14, "In both [Iraq and Lebanon] Iran is backing armed groups in the hope of stopping democracy from taking hold," Reuters reported the same day. Meanwhile, in an interview with CNN on August 13, U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Zalmay Khalilzad repeated his accusation that Iran is inciting sectarian unrest in Iraq, AFP reported on August 14 (see

  • Brownback: History will show folly of Iran's nuclear arrogance Open this result in new window
    CNN.com - Aug 14 6:22 AM
    Iran's authoritarian leaders repeatedly tell us they need to maintain their uranium enrichment program. But we know they have no need for a civil nuclear energy program, and the Iranian people do not stand to profit from nuclear power given the country's huge oil resources.

  • Iran opens exhibition mocking Holocaust Open this result in new window
    Syracuse.com - Aug 15 7:11 AM
    TEHRAN, Iran (AP) An exhibition of cartoons about the Holocaust opened this week, reflecting Iran's response to last year's Muslim outrage over a caricature of the Prophet Muhammad in a Danish newspaper.

  • Iran starts building cement plant in Belarus Open this result in new window
    Payvand Iran News - Aug 15 8:10 AM
    An Iranian company has started building a cement plant in Belarus. Iran's Azarab Co. of Arak has embarked on a major project to design and build a cement production plant in this republic. -MNA

  • U.S.: Iraqi Shiites get help from Iran Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 14 6:33 AM
    The U.S. military has evidence that Shiite extremists in Iraq are receiving arms and training from Iran, but it is not clear if the Iranian government is involved, a U.S. spokesman said Monday.

  • Iran, Saudi Arabia review regional developments Open this result in new window
    Islamic Republic News Agency - Aug 15 7:55 AM
    Iran - Saudi Arabia -Regional Developments Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki conferred here Tuesday with his Saudi counterpart Prince Saud al-Faisal on the latest developments in the Middle East.

  • REF : Human Rights Watch-I have not seen, nor heard them mention Syria and Iran. Open this result in new window
    News From Bangladesh - Aug 15 11:25 AM
    While I understand the sentiments of those who put the guilt on Israel. I have not seen, nor heard them mention Syria and Iran. Who started the problem?

  • SA imports from Iran top R14bn Open this result in new window
    News 24 South Africa - Aug 15 11:33 AM
    South African economic relations with Iran are "on the increase", with imports topping R14bn, but middle East stability is the key to the links.

  • Some in Iran aid Iraq fight Open this result in new window
    Miami Herald - Aug 15 12:18 AM
    (AP) -- The U.S. military has evidence Shiite extremists in Iraq are receiving arms and training from Iran, but it is not clear whether the Iranian government is involved, a U.S. spokesman said Monday.

  • IRAN: Ahmadinejad launches blog, recounts childhood Open this result in new window
    AsiaMedia - Aug 15 9:52 AM
    Tehran --- Iran's hardline president has started blogging, recounting childhood memories, the country's Islamic Revolution and Tehran's war with Iraq in his first entry.

  • IRAN, OMAN KEEN TO EXPAND MUTUAL TRADE TIES Open this result in new window
    Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 Finance - Aug 15 12:57 AM
    Trade / foreign investment Iranian Ambassador to Oman Mohammad-Javad Asayesh in a meeting with the Omani Minister of Commerce and Industry and Head of Iran-Oman Economic Commission Maqbool bin Ali Sultan in Muscat Monday conferred on expansion of economic and trade relations.

  • SA economic ties with Iran 'on the increase' Open this result in new window
    Mail and Guardian - Aug 15 8:01 AM
    South African economic relations with Iran were "on the increase", but peace and stability in the Middle East was key to the relationship, South Africa's Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Aziz Pahad said on Tuesday.

  • Iran, Oman Keen to Expand Mutual Trade Ties Open this result in new window
    Asia Pulse via Yahoo! Asia News - Aug 15 12:52 AM
    DUBAI, Aug 15 Asia Pulse - Iranian Ambassador to Oman Mohammad-Javad Asayesh in a meeting with the Omani Minister of Commerce and Industry and Head of Iran-Oman Economic Commission Maqbool bin Ali Sultan in Muscat Monday conferred on expansion of economic and trade relations.

  • Iran opens cartoon exhibition mocking the Holocaust Open this result in new window
    KBCI Boise - Aug 15 8:49 AM
    TEHRAN, Iran A new Iranian art show asks: Can the West take a few jokes -- about the Holocaust? The more than 200 cartoons are entries in a competition announced in Iran months ago.

  • Bush Says Hezbollah's Support in Iran, Syria Inflamed Conflict Open this result in new window
    Bloomberg.com - Aug 14 2:50 PM
    Aug. 14 (Bloomberg) -- President George W. Bush put the blame for Middle East violence on Iran and Syria, two countries he said sponsor terrorists in Lebanon and elsewhere whose aim is to destabilize fledgling democracies.

  • Iran's reply to incentives package commensurate to Europe's demeanor: Asefi Open this result in new window
    Islamic Republic News Agency - Aug 15 4:10 AM
    Iran - Asefi - Nuclear Iran on Tuesday said its response to a package of incentives offered by the world's six powers (5+1 Group) in early June would be in proportion to Europe's demeanor.

  • MP: If violation of Iran's nuclear right continues, IAEA inspections should stop Open this result in new window
    Islamic Republic News Agency - Aug 15 5:55 AM
    Syria - Middle East Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Chairman Alaeddin Boroujerdi said that if the UN Security Council takes another step to violate the inalienable right of the Iranian nation to access nuclear energy for peaceful purposes, there will be no reason to continue IAEA inspections in Iran.

  • Armed With Iran's Millions, Fighters Turn To Rebuilding Open this result in new window
    Washington Post - 21 minutes ago
    KHIAM, Lebanon, Aug. 15 -- In military-style black shirt and pants, Abu Shaker had a gait that was a little light for someone in combat boots. He smiled through his red-tinted beard, as returning residents waved and shouted greetings. And he pointed with authority, guiding a bulldozer plowing the streets of this Shiite Muslim town, blocked by refuse from a month-long barrage of air raids and

  • Iran president's weblog spews malware - false Open this result in new window
    The Register - Aug 15 5:18 AM
    Farsi-cal Reports that the new web site of the President of Iran is trying to install malicious scripts on the PCs of visiting infidels are almost certainly the result of a false alarm by security packages rather than a hostile attack.

  • Iran will fire ballistic missiles on Israel if attacked: cleric Open this result in new window
    Khaleej Times - Aug 15 4:43 AM
    TEHERAN - One of Irans top hardline clerics warned on Tuesday that if Iran is attacked by the United States and Israel, it will retaliate with ballistic missile strikes against Tel Aviv.

  • Iran not intimidated by nuclear sanctions threat Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 14 3:16 AM
    Iran has said it was not intimidated by the threat of UN sanctions after the Security Council passed a resolution urging it to suspend uranium enrichment, saying they would have no effect.

  • Iran will hit Tel Aviv with its medium-range missiles if attacked : influential senior Iranian cleric Open this result in new window
    India Daily - Aug 15 7:07 AM
    "If they (US and Israel) militarily attack Iran. They should be afraid of the day when our missiles with 2,000 km range will hit Tel Aviv," Ahmad Khatami told state television.

  • Iran says it could fire on Tel Aviv Open this result in new window
    The Australian - Aug 15 1:14 AM
    ONE of Iran's top hardline clerics warned today that if Iran is attacked by the US and Israel, it will retaliate with ballistic missile strikes against Tel Aviv.

  • UN unfairly pressuring Iran: Zarif Open this result in new window
    Islamic Republic News Agency - Aug 15 1:55 AM
    UN - Iran - Zarif Iran's Permanent Ambassador to the United Nations Mohammad-Javad Zarif, in an article written for the CNN.com website, believes that "the UN is unfairly pressuring Iran." Zarif's article is hereunder reprinted in full.

  • (AFX UK Focus) 2006-08-15 14:41 GMT: Iran's Ahmadinejad rejects UN nuclear resolution Open this result in new window
    Interactive Investor - Aug 15 7:02 AM
    TEHRAN (AFX) - Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has rejected a UN Security Council resolution that demands Tehran halt sensitive nuclear work, saying the Iranian people did not accept the "language of force". newsdesk@afxnews.com afp/joy

  • Shiite extremists get weapons, training inside Iran, U.S. claims Open this result in new window
    Boston Herald - Aug 14 9:24 PM
    BAGHDAD - The U.S. military has evidence Shiite extremists in Iraq are receiving arms and training from Iran, but it is not clear if the Iranian government is involved, a U.S. spokesman said yesterday. ...

  • Iran rejects UN nuke resolution Open this result in new window
    News 24 South Africa - Aug 15 7:51 AM
    Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has rejected a UN security council resolution that demands Tehran halt sensitive nuclear work.

  • Iran, Syria Lose If Cease-Fire Plan Takes Hold, U.S. Says Open this result in new window
    Fox News - Aug 14 11:43 AM
    A U.S. State Department spokesman said Monday that the U.N.-backed Mideast cease-fire plan will put a diplomatic wedge between Hezbollah, Iran and Syria

  • Former Generals & National Security Officials Announce Opposition to Bush Policy on Iraq & Iran Open this result in new window
    [Press Release] U.S. Newswire via Yahoo! News - Aug 15 10:43 AM
    Call on President to Change Course: Former Generals & National Security Officials Announce Opposition to Bush Policy on Iraq & Iran

  • Georgian FM: Iran a real friend, good neighbor Open this result in new window
    Islamic Republic News Agency - Aug 15 1:10 AM
    Georgia - Iran - Visit Georgian Foreign Minister Gela Bezhuashvili Monday evening in Tbilisi referred to Iran as a "real friend and a good neighbor" of his country.

  • Ethnic Minorities in Iran Want to Struggle Together for Their Rights Open this result in new window
    Baku Today - Aug 15 1:02 AM
    Violations of rights of ethnic minorities in Iran was the main topic in a conference organized by Association of Azerbaijani-German Scholars on August 5th which was held in Berlin in the building of the German Parliament.

  • Posturing by Iran Open this result in new window
    Israel National News - Aug 15 6:42 AM
    (IsraelNN.com) Iranian officials are threatening to fire long-range missiles at Tel Aviv if Israel attacks Iran.

  • Cartoons on Holocaust exhibited in Iran Open this result in new window
    NDTV - Aug 14 10:24 PM
    An exhibition of more than 200 cartoons about the Holocaust opened in Iran on Monday. The exhibition is in response to last year's Muslim outrage over a caricature of the Prophet Muhammad in a Danish newspaper.

  • Israel Finds Evidence That Syria, Iran Arm Hezbollah With Russian Weapons Open this result in new window
    Mosnews - Aug 15 3:10 AM
    Abandoned Hezbollah positions in Lebanon yesterday revealed conclusive evidence that Syria and almost certainly Iran provided the Russian-made anti-tank missiles that have blunted the power of Israels once invincible armor, the Daily Telegraph reported.

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