Times Online | In Iran, a Real Race, and Talk of a Sea Change New York Times, United States By ROBERT F. WORTH TEHRAN — Less than two months ago, it was widely assumed here and in the West that Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran's hard-line president, would coast to another victory in the elections on Friday. Many of the reformists who sat out the ... Video: Iranian Presidential Election - Bloomberg A Polarized Iran Prepares to Go to Polls Iran goes to polls to elect new president |
PRESS TV | Op-Ed Contributor Lebanon's Triumph, Iran's Travesty New York Times, United States By ELLIOTT ABRAMS WITH elections in Lebanon and Iran occurring in the same week, it's inevitable that they are viewed as twin tests of efforts to spread democracy to the Muslim world. Should we celebrate the outcome in Lebanon and push for elections ... Saudis' Clout Counters Tehran Fear of Iran, Obama's words swayed Lebanon vote Sfeir: Poll result averted takeover by Iran, Syria |
Ha'aretz | Sources: Iran denies UN nuke agency camera request The Associated Press VIENNA (AP) — Iran has rebuffed a bid from the UN nuclear monitoring agency to beef up its monitoring ability at an important atomic site as it tries to keep track of the country's rapidly growing uranium enrichment capabilities, diplomats said ... Iran rejects IAEA surveillance cameras IAEA: Ahmadinejad election rival launched Iran nuclear program Israel responds to IAEA reports regarding Iran and Syria |
Romanian-American sentenced in Iran jet parts plot Reuters MIAMI (Reuters) - The Romanian-born owner of a US aviation company was sentenced Thursday to nearly three years in prison for conspiring to ship parts for fighter jets and other military aircraft to Iran, prosecutors said. ... Man gets nearly 3 years in Iran aircraft plot US Man Imprisoned For Selling Military Parts To Iran Plantation man sentenced to prison for shipping military parts to Iran |
CBC.ca | US envoy Dennis Ross lays out Iran options Reuters By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - US envoy Dennis Ross, in a new book he co-authored, raises the possibility of the use of military force against Iran should negotiations fail to head off Tehran's nuclear ambitions. Ross, who is leading the US ... Commentary: Iran's nuclear work will go on Rand study calls for de-escalating unilateral US pressure on Iran EU should play key role in US negotiations with Iran, experts say |
Washington Post | What If Israel Strikes Iran? Wall Street Journal By JOHN R. BOLTON Whatever the outcome of Iran's presidential election tomorrow, negotiations will not soon -- if ever -- put an end to its nuclear threat. And given Iran's determination to achieve deliverable nuclear weapons, speculation about a ... Man Behind Iran Policy Faces Big Task Key events in Iran since revolution Group seeks to pressure Iran on nukes |
PRESS TV | June 12 Elections in Iran: A New Future? Huffington Post, NY By Elise Auerbach, Iran Specialist for Amnesty International USA Enormous crowds throng the streets of Tehran and great excitement is in the air. Commentators note that the June 12 presidential elections in Iran could be the most important election in ... Iran's Ebadi says tomorrow's election is “litmus test” Iran's election system Iran's Election Brings Desire for Women's Rights Into Focus |
Will Elections Loosen the Grip of Iran's Hard-liners? Washington Post, United States Iran's hard-liners frequently accuse such people of using "soft warfare" -- allegedly in collusion with state enemies, the United States in particular -- to penetrate Iranian culture, society and politics. Such "soft threats" are very real, ... |
TVNZ | North Korea, Iran joined on missile work: US general Reuters By Jim Wolf WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Iran and North Korea are working together to develop ballistic missiles and have made significant progress, the head of the Pentagon's Missile Defense Agency said on Thursday. "It really is an international effort ... President Obama's Solution to Iran Requires Missile Defense mks Discuss Iran, EU, Branding |
Sydney Morning Herald | I'm no Michelle Obama, says Iran's aspiring "First Lady" Reuters I am Zahra Rahnavard," said the 61-year-old grandmother and professor, whose supporters believe she could become a pioneering 'first lady' of Iran. "But I do respect all women activists wherever they are in the world." Rahnavard said Mousavi would ... Iran's Michelle Obama: Zahra is the country's new political star Zahra Rahnavard: Iran's New First Lady (We Hope) Zahra Rahnavard: Iranians Anoint Their 'Michelle Obama' |