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  • Russia Gives Iran Ultimatum on Enrichment Open this result in new window
    New York Times - 2 hours, 1 minute ago
    Russia said it will withhold nuclear fuel unless Iran suspends its uranium enrichment as demanded by the Security Council.
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  • S. Africa may gut Iran sanctions Open this result in new window
    CNN.com - 1 hour, 14 minutes ago
    UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -- South Africa wants to drop all key U.N. sanctions proposals against Iran that were negotiated by major powers, including an arms embargo and financial bans on an Iranian state bank and the Revolutionary Guards.
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  • Iran stops inspectors visiting nuclear site: diplomats Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 19 4:54 PM
    Iran stopped UN inspectors from visiting an underground bunker where it is building an industrial-scale plant to make enriched uranium but the inspectors will try again, diplomats told AFP Monday.
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  • Russia Makes Threat to Keep Nuclear Fuel From Iran Open this result in new window
    New York Times - Mar 19 4:43 PM
    Russia said it will withhold fuel unless Iran suspends its uranium enrichment as demanded by the Security Council, officials said.
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  • S. Africa asks delay on Iran sanctions Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 19 2:44 PM
    South Africa called Monday for a 90-day "time out" on sanctions against Iran and said a resolution drafted by six world powers should drop an embargo on arms exports and financial sanctions targeting Iran's Revolutionary Guards and an Iranian bank.
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  • Iran lifts ban on conservative website Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 19 12:37 PM
    Iran on Monday lifted a ban on a popular conservative news website that published articles critical of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
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  • Iran warns UN Security Council ahead of key vote Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 19 6:30 AM
    Iran warned on Monday a new UN resolution against its disputed nuclear programme will face a "proportionate" response and that it was ready to pay the price for pursuing its atomic ambitions.
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  • South Africa Proposes "Time Out" For Iran Open this result in new window
    CBS News - Mar 19 6:00 PM
    South Africa called for a 90-day "time out" on sanctions against Iran and said a resolution drafted by six world powers should drop an embargo on arms exports and financial sanctions targeting Iran's Revolutionary Guards.
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  • Rabbi Arthur Waskow: AIPAC, Iran, & Presidential War-Making Open this result in new window
    HuffingtonPost - Mar 19 6:17 PM
    On March 12, the Democratic majority in the House of Representatives voted to take out of the war spending bill a provision that would, with some exceptions, require the president to seek congressional approval before using military force in Iran. According to Congressman David Obey, the provision was dropped because it was drawing enough opposition to endanger the whole effort for Congress ...
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  • Iran sticks to its guns in meeting with diplomats Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mar 19 6:22 AM
    Iran briefed foreign envoys in Tehran about its nuclear program on Monday, showing no sign of bowing to Western pressure in the face of new U.N. sanctions against the Islamic Republic, diplomats said.
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  • S. Africa Asks Delay on Iran Sanctions Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Mar 19 3:03 PM
    South Africa Calls for 90-Day 'Time Out' on Sanctions Against Iran
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  • Hamas-Iran links full of contradictions Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 19 1:23 AM
    When Iraq hanged Saddam Hussein, furious Sunni Muslims in the militant group Hamas held mourning ceremonies. That did not sit well with Shiite Muslim Iran, one of Hamas' key backers but also a strong Saddam foe.
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  • Contradictions in Hamas-Iran links Open this result in new window
    MSNBC - Mar 19 10:26 AM
    Hamas and Iran bound by common strategic interests have solidified their relationship in the last year, creating a growing worry for both some Arab countries and for Israel.
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  • US, Indonesian leaders discuss Iran Open this result in new window
    Antara News - 1 hour, 35 minutes ago
    US President George W. Bush and Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Monday discussed efforts to get a new UN resolution on Iran's nuclear pograms, the White House said.
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  • Iran, Armenia open gas pipeline Open this result in new window
    BBC News - Mar 19 8:06 AM
    The first section of a natural gas pipeline linking Iran and Armenia has been inaugurated.
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  • Iran 'well prepared for oil shocks' Open this result in new window
    Financial Times - 2 hours, 4 minutes ago
    Iran has begun to tighten its fiscal policy in the face of international pressure, according to a senior Iranian central bank official.
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  • Calpers Pressed to Drop Iran `Terrorism' Investments (Update1) Open this result in new window
    Bloomberg.com - Mar 19 8:06 AM
    March 19 (Bloomberg) -- California lawmakers are considering legislation that would force state pension funds to sell billions of dollars of shares in companies doing business with Iran.
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  • South Africa Seeks to Ease Proposed UN Sanctions On Iran Open this result in new window
    Voice of America - Mar 19 6:19 PM
    South Africa is asking the U.N. Security Council to reopen negotiations on a draft resolution increasing penalties against Iran for its nuclear program. The resolution had earlier been agreed on by world powers.
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  • SA calls for 'time out' on Iran sanctions Open this result in new window
    NDTV - 1 hour, 10 minutes ago
    South Africa has called for a 90-day "time out" on sanctions against Iran and said a resolution drafted by six world powers should drop an embargo on arms exports and financial sanctions targeting Iran's Revolutionary Guards and an Iranian bank.
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  • Berkowitz: The Religious Right's New Bugbear Iran Open this result in new window
    Scoop.co.nz - 22 minutes ago
    Are Conservative Christian Evangelicals Gearing Up to Join the the Attack-Iran Brigades?
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  • Pretoria jeopardises new UN deal on Iran sanctions Open this result in new window
    Financial Times - 2 hours, 4 minutes ago
    South Africa has called for a thorough overhaul of a new Iran sanctions resolution agreed by the United Nations Security Council powers, throwing their hard-fought deal into disarray.
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  • Despite cold shoulder from Iran, Jews and Israelis aid quake victims Open this result in new window
    JTA - Mar 19 4:37 PM
    Irans fundamentalist regime, which is struggling to recover from a Dec. 26 earthquake that killed at least 20,000 people, rejected humanitarian aid from the Zionist entity but American Jews and Israelis are still finding ways to help the victims.
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  • Bush administration approves visa for Iran president Open this result in new window
    Calcutta News - 1 hour, 45 minutes ago
    The Bush administration said Monday it has approved visas for a U.N. visit by Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and a large contingent of other Iranian officials.
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  • Fate of Iran's nuke plant strengthens stand on enrichment Open this result in new window
    Daily Bulletin - Mar 19 5:31 PM
    BUSHEHR, Iran - For Iranians across the political spectrum, delays in construction of the country's first nuclear reactor have strengthened their resolve to master their own nuclear technology and resist U.N. efforts to stop them.
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  • South Africa thinks new Iran sanctions too tough, wants changes Open this result in new window
    Calcutta News - 1 hour, 45 minutes ago
    South Africa is asking the U.N. Security Council to reopen negotiations on a draft resolution increasing penalties against Iran for its nuclear program.
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  • Calpers Pressed to Drop Billions in Iran `Terror' Investments Open this result in new window
    Bloomberg.com - Mar 19 3:36 AM
    March 19 (Bloomberg) -- California lawmakers are considering legislation that would force state pension funds to sell billions of dollars worth of shares in companies doing business with Iran.
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  • Iran's defense minister dismisses UN sanction threat Open this result in new window
    People's Daily - Mar 19 6:14 PM
    Iranian Defense Minister Mostafa Mohammad Najjar on Monday dismissed the possible imposition of more UN Security Council sanctions against Tehran, saying the measures would only enhance its military independence, Iran's local Fars news agency reported.
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  • Iran leader: Sanctions won't stop enrichment ambitions Open this result in new window
    Daily Bulletin - Mar 19 5:36 PM
    TEHRAN, Iran - President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad insisted Friday that new sanctions won't force Iran to give up its right to enrich uranium, and he blasted the U.N. Security Council as an instrument used by "bullying" Western nations against Tehran.
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  • Iran eases grip on web media Open this result in new window
    Australian IT - Mar 19 3:15 PM
    IRAN has lifted a ban on a popular conservative news website that published articles critical of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
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  • South Africa seeks to change draft resolution on Iran sanctions Open this result in new window
    People's Daily - Mar 19 6:15 PM
    South Africa proposed on Monday amendments to a draft resolution agreed by six major nations last week to impose sanctions on Iran over its controversial nuclear enrichment activities.
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  • S Africa jeopardises UN Iran sanctions deal Open this result in new window
    Financial Times - Mar 19 3:11 PM
    South Africa has called for a thorough overhaul of a new Iran sanctions resolution agreed by major UN Security Council powers, throwing their hard-fought deal into disarray.
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  • UAE may win US repreve on Iran exports Open this result in new window
    Financial Times - Mar 19 3:10 PM
    The United Arab Emirates appears to have succeeded in persuading the Bush administration not to impose a new set of export controls on the UAE aimed at stopping the diversion of dual-use equipment and material to Iran.
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  • Iran stops inspectors visiting nuclear site Open this result in new window
    Japan Today - Mar 19 3:53 PM
    VIENNA Iran stopped U.N. inspectors from visiting an underground bunker where it is building an industrial-scale plant to make enriched uranium but the inspectors will try again, diplomats said Monday.
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  • US, Indonesian presidents discuss Iran Open this result in new window
    People's Daily - Mar 19 5:30 PM
    U.S. President George W. Bush had on Monday a discussion through telephone with Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono over a new UN resolution on Iran's nuclear pograms, the White House said.
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  • Iran's President to address UN SC Open this result in new window
    RTÉ News - Mar 19 1:59 PM
    The US has approved a visa for the Iranian President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, to address the UN Security Council when it votes on additional sanctions against Iran.
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  • Iran's War Within Open this result in new window
    Time Magazine - Mar 19 7:15 AM
    Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad after being interviewed by TIME magazine correspondent Scott Macleod in his private office in Tehran, Iran, in December of 2006.
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  • Iran lifts ban on conservative Web site Open this result in new window
    Middle East Times - Mar 19 1:06 PM
    TEHRAN -- Iran Monday lifted a ban on a popular conservative news Web site that published articles critical of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
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  • South Africa seeks to weaken UN draft on Iran Open this result in new window
    Stuff - Mar 19 3:18 PM
    South Africa submitted proposals on Tuesday that would gut the main points of a UN draft resolution imposing sanctions on Iran's nuclear programme after major powers spent a month negotiating the text.
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  • 1987 chemical attack still haunts Iran Open this result in new window
    Los Angeles Times - Mar 19 12:17 AM
    Iraq's deadly assault on the town of Sardasht continues to color the debate about Tehran's defenses. SARDASHT, IRAN The roots of Iran's nuclear ambitions wind through this mountaintop town of pine trees and streams along the Iraqi border. Here, on a crystal-clear afternoon 20 years ago, Saddam Hussein's warplanes unleashed a poisonous rain of chemical weapons, killing as many as 113 ...
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  • Iran says fugitive businessman arrested Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 18 1:36 PM
    A fugitive Iranian businessman was arrested outside the country after escaping from authorities last month, Iran's justice ministry said Sunday.
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  • Petrochemical Exports Generate $3.2bln for Iran Open this result in new window
    RedNova - Mar 19 3:05 PM
    According to "Tehran Times", Iran's National Petrochemical Company (NPC) has exported 5.9 million tons of its products valued at $3.2 billion during the current Iranian year (started March 21, 2006).
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  • Armenia willing to expand ties with Iran on long-term basis Open this result in new window
    Islamic Republic News Agency - Mar 19 3:03 PM
    Iran - Ahmadinejad - Armenia Armenian President Robert Kocharyan said on Monday that Armenia is determined to expand its relations with Iran and that it considers such ties as long-term.
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  • Slovakia says dialogue can solve Iran's nuclear dossier Open this result in new window
    Islamic Republic News Agency - Mar 19 3:02 PM
    Slovakia - Kubis - Iran Slovakian Foreign Minister Jan Kubis said his country believes that Iran's nuclear dossier can be solved through dialogue and diplomacy.
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  • News Analysis From Israel: The Imminence of War with Iran, Part II Open this result in new window
    Blogcritics.org - Mar 19 4:24 PM
    Frankly, for all of the ink spilled printing newspapers in this country, there has not been much noteworthy news to chew over in more than a month. A combined European American fleet remains stationed off of Lebanon -- there since October 2006. The American fleet off the Persian Gulf remains and continues to grow while America makes noises about attacking Iran. German ships still remain off the ...
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  • U.S. OKs visa to Iran president to let him speak to UNSC Open this result in new window
    Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News - Mar 19 8:42 AM
    _ The United States has approved an application for a visa to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to let him speak to the U.N. Security Council when it votes on a draft sanctions resolution on Iran, a State Department spokesman said Monday.
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  • Iran lifts ban on conservative website Open this result in new window
    TODAYonline - Mar 19 12:46 PM
    Iran lifted on Monday a ban on a popular conservative news website that published articles critical of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, seen here in February 2007.
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  • Iran sticks to its guns in meeting with diplomats Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! India News - Mar 19 6:10 AM
    TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran briefed foreign envoys in Tehran about its nuclear programme on Monday, showing no sign of bowing to Western pressure in the face of new U.N. sanctions against the Islamic Republic, diplomats said.
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  • Former minister proposes Asian formula to Iran's nuclear case Open this result in new window
    Islamic Republic News Agency - Mar 19 9:17 AM
    Iran - Nuclear - Shariatmadari Iran's former commerce minister Mohammad Shariatmadari on Monday proposed an Asian solution, involving Japan and China, to Iran's nuclear problem.
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  • Iran-Saudi Arabian Embrace: A New Beginning? Open this result in new window
    YaleGlobal Online - Mar 19 7:40 AM
    Iran-Saudi Arabian Embrace: A New Beginning? LONDON: The news coming from the Middle East of late spoke of growing concern among Iran's Sunni Arab neighbors about the Shia state's growing power.
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  • Iran-Armenia pipeline launched (Part 2) Open this result in new window
    Interfax - Mar 19 7:23 AM
    AGARAK. March 19 (Interfax) - The Iran-Armenia gas pipeline was launched on Monday, an Interfax correspondent reports. Armenian President Robert Kocharian and Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad took part in the launch ceremony.
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  • Pakistan says Iran has not sealed border Open this result in new window
    Islamic Republic News Agency - Mar 19 8:32 AM
    Pakistan - Iran Pakistan said on Monday that Iran has not sealed its border, but added that Iran has the right to fence border for maintaining security.
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  • NATO needs to discuss level of Iran threat-Germany Open this result in new window
    AlertNet - Mar 19 6:36 AM
    Source: Reuters By Louis Charbonneau BERLIN, March 19 (Reuters) - NATO needs to discuss whether Iran represents a severe enough security threat to justify deployment of a U.S. missile shield in eastern Europe, a ...
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  • Ahmadinejad: Iran-Armenia joint projects broaden mutual ties Open this result in new window
    Islamic Republic News Agency - Mar 19 8:32 AM
    Iran - Ahmadinejad - Armenia President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Monday that any cooperation and joint ventures between Iran and Armenia will develop the relations of two nations.
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  • Iran 'well prepared for oil shocks' Open this result in new window
    FT.com via Yahoo! News - Mar 19 2:00 PM
    A senior Iranian central bank official has indicated that the country has begun to tighten its fiscal policy in the face of international pressure.
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  • Iran, Armenia sign agreement on establishment of power plants Open this result in new window
    Islamic Republic News Agency - Mar 19 8:19 AM
    Iran - Gas - Armenia In a ceremony at Iran-Armenia common borders, the agreement on establishment of hydroelectric power plants on Aras river was signed by Iranian and Armenian officials on Monday.
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  • Kocharyan: Iran's help to Armenian nation not to be forgotten Open this result in new window
    Islamic Republic News Agency - Mar 19 7:32 AM
    Iran - Ahmadinejad - Armenia Armenian President Robert Kocharyan on Monday referred to the commissioning of Iran-Armenia gasline as a historical event opening a new page in bilateral relations.
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  • SECURITY OFFICIAL WARNS AGAINST INTERFERENCE IN IRAN Open this result in new window
    Radio Free Europe: Radio Library - Mar 19 7:31 AM
    Russian Security Council Secretary Igor Ivanov told a meeting of the Moscow-based Council on Foreign and Defense Policy think tank on March 18 that Russia is against using the issue of Iran's nuclear program "as an instrument of pressure, being used as an attempt to interfere in the internal affairs of Iran," newsru.com reported.
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  • Gulf states can respond to any Iran attack: Bahrain Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 18 5:44 AM
    Arab states in the Gulf have the capability to respond to any attack from neighbouring Iran, Bahrain's defence minister said in an interview published on Sunday.
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  • Iran sticks to its guns in meeting with diplomats Open this result in new window
    SABC News - Mar 19 6:36 AM
    Iran briefed foreign envoys in Tehran about its nuclear programme today, showing no sign of bowing to Western pressure in the face of new UN sanctions against the Islamic Republic, diplomats said.
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  • Russian PM: Iran's nuclear issue should be solved within IAEA framework Open this result in new window
    Islamic Republic News Agency - Mar 19 7:02 AM
    South Africa - Nuclear - Iran Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov said on Monday that his country believes that Iran's nuclear issue should be solved within the framework of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspections.
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  • Lavrov: US stance complicates settlements of Iran's nuclear case Open this result in new window
    Islamic Republic News Agency - Mar 19 7:32 AM
    ran - Russia - Lavrov Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said the US position complicates the settlement of Iran's nuclear problem.
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  • Russia urges talks on Iran nuclear issue Open this result in new window
    UPI - Mar 18 3:54 PM
    Iran and the U.N. Security Council need to take a timeout on the Iranian nuclear question, a top Russian official said Sunday.
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  • Ready to talk with Iran, Syria Open this result in new window
    Financial Express - Mar 19 10:14 AM
    Two weeks after making major concessions for a nuclear accord with North Korea, the administration of President George W. Bush said last Tuesday it was prepared to sit down with Iran and Syria as part of a regional conference to stabilise Iraq.
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  • Iran-Armenia gas pipeline opened Open this result in new window
    Russian Information Agency Novosti - Mar 19 7:35 AM
    YEREVAN (Armenia), March 19 (RIA Novosti) - The opening of the Iran-Armenia gas pipeline has taken place in Agarak, on the Armenian-Iranian border, with Presidents Robert Kocharyan of Armenia and Mahmud Ahmadinejad of Iran attending, Armenia's Channel 1 reported Monday.
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  • Pakistan-Iran /POL/ Open this result in new window
    Islamic Republic News Agency - Mar 19 5:47 AM
    Islamabad, March 19 -- Pakistan said on Monday that Iran has not sealed its border but added that Iran has the right to fence border for maintaining security. "They have not sealed any designated exit/entry points. They remain operational and that shouldn't be our only concern.
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  • Iraq, Iran economies becoming closely integrated Open this result in new window
    Financial Express - Mar 19 9:43 AM
    NEW YORK, Mar18 (PTI): The economies of Iraq and Iran, the largest Shiite-majority countries in the world, are becoming closely integrated with Iranian goods flooding Iraq markets and Iraqi cities looking to Iran for basic services.
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  • Iran claims officers abducted Open this result in new window
    UPI - Mar 18 2:38 PM
    Iran has accused Western intelligence agencies of kidnapping several senior officers in an attempt to destabilize the country's military hierarchy.
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  • Israel, U.S. scale back war-game amid Iran face-off Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mar 18 3:55 AM
    Israeli and visiting U.S. forces are holding a biennial air-defense exercise this month but on a reduced scale, partly out of reluctance to stoke tensions with Iran, Israeli security sources said on Sunday.
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  • (AFX UK Focus) 2007-03-19 13:28 GMT: Iran says will respond 'proportionally' to UN resolution vs nuclear programme Open this result in new window
    Interactive Investor - Mar 19 7:04 AM
    TEHRAN (AFX) - Iran today warned a new UN resolution against its disputed nuclear programme will face a "proportionate" response and that it is ready to pay the price for pursuing its atomic ambitions.
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  • Iran-Armenia gas pipeline inaugurated Open this result in new window
    Islamic Republic News Agency - Mar 19 4:19 AM
    Iran - Armenia - Gas pipeline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and his Armenian counterpart, Robert Kocharyan, officially inaugurated a newly constructed pipeline that will transfer Iranian natural gas to Armenia.
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  • Iran says will respond 'proportionally' to UN resolution vs nuclear programme Open this result in new window
    Sharewatch - Mar 19 6:18 AM
    "Adopting new resolutions by the Security Council ... will face Iran's proportionate response," Abbas Araghchi, deputy foreign minister in legal and international affairs, said in a meeting with foreign ambassadors.
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  • Iran tells envoys not budging on nuclear issue Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mar 19 7:41 AM
    A senior Iranian official told foreign envoys on Monday the country was prepared for either cooperation or confrontation, ahead of a U.N. vote on imposing further sanctions because of Tehran's nuclear program.
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  • Hamas-Iran Links Full of Contradictions Open this result in new window
    The Daily Comet - Mar 19 12:29 AM
    When Iraq hung Saddam Hussein, furious Sunni Muslims in the militant group Hamas held mourning ceremonies. That did not sit well with Shiite Muslim Iran, one of Hamas' key backers but also a strong Saddam foe. Yet the dispute over Saddam's execution did not break the Hamas-Iran alliance, either.
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  • Bribery ring allegedly involved in Venezuela-Iran agreements Open this result in new window
    El Universal - Mar 19 8:38 AM
    The Standing Committee on Comptrollership, National Assembly, is aware of an alleged bribery ring facilitating agreements with the Venezuelan Government in exchange for huge commissions, in connection with a bilateral agreement between Iran and Venezuela.
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  • Only 10% in U.S. See Iran as Immediate Threat Open this result in new window
    Angus Reid - Mar 19 7:25 AM
    (Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Very few Americans believe Iran represents a danger for their country, according to a poll by New York Times and CBS News.
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  • Venezuela, Algeria, Qatar, Iran and Russia are launching "gas OPEC" Open this result in new window
    El Universal - Mar 19 7:24 AM
    Five of the world's largest oil producing countries -Venezuela, Algeria, Qatar, Iran and Russia- are launching an "OPEC of gas" during an energy conference to be held next April 9 in Doha, Monday said Russian Kommersant newspaper quoting Arab diplomatic sources.
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  • Irans president granted visa for U.S. visit Open this result in new window
    MSNBC - Mar 19 5:56 PM
    The U.S. has granted Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad a visa, letting him travel to New York to address the U.N. Security Council as it considers sanctions against Tehran over its nuclear program.
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  • Egypt stresses talks as best means to solve Iran's N-case Open this result in new window
    Islamic Republic News Agency - Mar 19 1:17 AM
    Egypt - Iran - Nuclear Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak here Sunday stressed continuation of negotiations as the best way of solving the ongoing dispute over Iran's nuclear program.
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  • Iran participates in opening gas pipeline in Armenia Open this result in new window
    Pravda - Mar 19 12:41 AM
    Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and his Armenian counterpart on Monday formally open the first stretch in Armenia of a natural gas pipeline. Under the first stage of the project, Iran will deliver up to 400 million cubic meters (14 billion cubic feet) of gas a year; when the pipeline is completed and extends to the capital, Yerevan, the volume could rise to 2.5 billion cubic meters (88 ...
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  • Ahmadinejad's copter unable to land in Armenia, returns to Iran due to bad weather Open this result in new window
    Islamic Republic News Agency - Mar 19 1:04 AM
    Iran - Armenia - Gas A helicopter carrying President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to a border town in Armenia to inaugurate a newly constructed pipeline could not land due to bad weather.
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  • Uganda: Iran Gives Country $1.5m for Tractor Assembly Plant Open this result in new window
    AllAfrica.com - Mar 19 2:25 AM
    Uganda has received a $1.5 million grant from Iran for the construction of a tractor assembly plant in Kampala. Foreign Affairs Minister Sam Kuteesa signed the Memorandum of Understanding with his Iranian counterpartManuchehr Mottaki last week.
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  • Iran says Shahram Jazayeri arrested Open this result in new window
    IranMania.com - Mar 19 1:31 AM
    LONDON, March 19 (IranMania) - A fugitive Iranian businessman was arrested outside the country after escaping from authorities last month, Iran's justice ministry said, AP reported.
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  • Persian Gulf states to respond to any Iran attack Open this result in new window
    IranMania.com - Mar 19 2:02 AM
    LONDON, March 19 (IranMania) - Arab states in the Persian Gulf have the capability to respond to any attack from neighbouring Iran, Bahrain's defence minister said in an interview published, AFP reported.
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  • Russia urges talks on Iran nuclear issue Open this result in new window
    IranMania.com - Mar 19 2:02 AM
    LONDON, March 19 (IranMania) - Iran and the UN Security Council need to take a timeout on the Iranian nuclear question, a top Russian official said, UPI reported.
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  • US: Iran is arming insurgents in Iraq Open this result in new window
    IranMania.com - Mar 19 1:30 AM
    LONDON, March 19 (IranMania) - Persian in Baghdad Sunday, the US military carefully laid out evidence top officials say proves Iran is helping arm some of the insurgents attacking and killing American forces in Iraq, ABC reported.
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  • Israel, US scale back war-game amid Iran row Open this result in new window
    IranMania.com - Mar 19 2:01 AM
    LONDON, March 19 (IranMania) - Israeli and visiting US forces are holding a biennial air-defense exercise this month but on a reduced scale, partly out of reluctance to stoke tensions with Iran, Israeli security sources said, Reuters reported.
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  • Iran claims officers abducted Open this result in new window
    IranMania.com - Mar 19 1:30 AM
    LONDON, March 19 (IranMania) - Iran has accused Western intelligence agencies of kidnapping several senior officers in an attempt to destabilize the country's military hierarchy, UPI reported.
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  • U.S. Anti-war Protestors Call For "End To Iraq War", "No Military Attcks On Iran" Open this result in new window
    Bernama - Mar 18 9:04 PM
    NEW YORK, March 19 (Oana-Xinhua) -- Thousands of protesters marched to the UN headquarters in Manhattan, New York, on Sunday to call for an end to the Iraq war and no military attacks on Iran on the eve of the fourth anniversary of the U.S. preemptive strike on Baghdad.
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  • Iran gas line crucial for Pakistan: Shawkat Aziz Open this result in new window
    IranMania.com - Mar 19 1:31 AM
    LONDON, March 19 (IranMania) - Pakistani Prime Minister Shawkat Aziz underlined the importance of establishment of Iran, Pakistan and India gas pipeline, IRNA reported.
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  • European Humanitarian Aid to Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iran Open this result in new window
    EuropaWorld - Mar 19 1:36 AM
    The European Commission has adopted an 18 million humanitarian aid decision to assist the most vulnerable people affected by armed conflict and natural disasters in the region of Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan.
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  • 03/19/2007 11:12 IRAN - UN UN Sanctions target the Pasradan Open this result in new window
    AsiaNews.it - Mar 19 3:43 AM
    » by Dariush Mirzai The Security Council resolution demonstrates the International communitys consensus on the issue of Tehrans nuclear ambitions, in a novel move it sends a clear signal to Iran that authorities will be targeted not the civilian population.
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  • Armenia, Iran presidents to attend gas pipeline launch Open this result in new window
    Russian Information Agency Novosti - Mar 18 11:50 PM
    YEREVAN/TEHRAN, March 19 (RIA Novosti) - The presidents of Iran and Armenia will attend Monday a ceremony to put into operation a natural gas pipeline linking the Islamic Republic and the Caucasus state, the Armenian leader's press office said.
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  • Report: Iran Ponders Kidnapping U.S. Troops in Retaliation for Mysterious Officer Disappearances Open this result in new window
    FOX 5 Atlanta - Mar 18 7:26 PM
    Writer linked to Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says Iran is capable of kidnapping U.S., British and Israeli forces in retaliation for the questionable vanish...
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  • Russia warns against using nuclear issue for interference in Iran Open this result in new window
    People's Daily - Mar 18 6:29 PM
    Russian Security Council chief Igor Ivanov on Sunday warned against using the dispute over Iran's nuclear program as a pretext for interfering in Iran's internal affairs.
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  • Analysis: Iran: Paper tiger or real threat? Open this result in new window
    UPI - Mar 19 9:22 AM
    Responding to a UPI article published last week on Saudi Arabia's worries over mounting Iranian influence in the Arab world, a Saudi source with ties to ...
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  • Armenia-Iran gas pipeline to open Open this result in new window
    Sharewatch - Mar 18 8:33 PM
    Ahmadinejad and Armenian President Robert Kocharian will open the 25-mile section in the town of Meghri, just over the border from Iran. Under the first stage of the project, Iran is to deliver up to 14 billion cubic feet of gas a year.
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  • Forces is only focussed on what Iran is doing in Iraq: US Open this result in new window
    New Kerala - Mar 18 9:56 PM
    Washington, Mar 19: Amid reports about US forces in Iraq entering Iranian territory in pursuit of those Iranian elements working against Americans, the United States has maintained that its forces is only focussed on what Iran is doing in Iraq.
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  • Russia urges talks on Iran nuclear issue Open this result in new window
    New Kerala - Mar 18 9:28 PM
    MOSCOW, March 18: Iran and the U.N. Security Council need to take a timeout on the Iranian nuclear question, a top Russian official said Sunday.
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  • Iran claims officers abducted Open this result in new window
    New Kerala - Mar 18 9:18 PM
    TEHRAN, March 18: Iran has accused Western intelligence agencies of kidnapping several senior officers in an attempt to destabilize the country's military hierarchy.
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  • Lebanon-Iran-S heibani Lebanon resistance against Zionist incursions, honor to Mulsim world - Ambassador Open this result in new window
    Islamic Republic News Agency - Mar 18 1:08 PM
    Iran's ambassador to Lebanon praised the Lebanese nation's resistance against the Zionist regime in 2000 and 2006 events as honor to the Muslim world.
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