Telegraph.co.uk | Mousavi Presents Greatest Challenge to President Ahmadinejad in ... Voice of America By Amy Katz Mir Hossein Mousavi, a former prime minister, has been away from Iran's political arena for two decades, but he now poses the greatest threat to the incumbent, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Campaign rallies for Mr. Mousavi have ... Video: Election Fever Rises in Iran In Iran Election, Tradition Competes With Web Iran's ex-president lashes out at Ahmadinejad |
guardian.co.uk | Op-Ed Columnist Ballots Over Bullets New York Times, United States It was indeed free and fair — not like the pretend election you are about to see in Iran, where only candidates approved by the Supreme Leader can run. No, in Lebanon it was the real deal, and the results were fascinating: President Barack Obama ... Video: Coalition wins elections in Lebanon Lebanon's voters answer Iran's guns Obama-Effect: First Lebanon, Next Iran |
CTV.ca | Gates Hopeful of Missile Defense Progress at US-Russia Summit Voice of America Secretary Gates says Russian officials have updated their analysis of Iran's missile program, and now agree with the US intelligence assessment that Iran is close to being able to strike targets in much of Europe, including Russia. ... US missile-defense salvage operations under way Gates: Russia wary of growing Iranian threat US increasingly concerned about Iranian threat: Gates |
New York Times | Economy Dominates Iran's Presidential Race New York Times, United States By ROBERT F. WORTH TEHRAN — In the West, Iran's coming presidential election is viewed largely through the lens of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's crackdown on social freedoms and his combative approach to Israel, the United States, and Iran's nuclear ... Secret plot to undermine Ahmadinejad revealed |
Earthtimes (press release) | UN Report Affirms Iran's Peaceful Nuclear Intentions, Envoy Says Global Security Newswire, DC Iran said its peaceful nuclear intentions were affirmed by a UN report released Friday on the nation's nuclear program, United Press International reported yesterday (see GSN, June 8). The United States and other Western powers have expressed concern ... Obama Intent On Engaging Iran Key issues facing Iran Clinton Says Strike to Follow If Iran Attacks Israel |
Washington Post | Man Behind Iran Policy Faces Big Task Washington Post, United States The Post's Glenn Kessler speaks with Emily Kotecki about Dennis Ross, one of the main architects of the Obama administration's Iran policy, and whether his skills and background make him the right person for the job. Comments that include profanity or ... |
Rethinking Iran New York Times, United States By FRANCO FRATTINI ROME — Why does Iran matter so much to the rest of the world? There are at least three reasons. First, Iran has become a key test case of the international community's capacity to prevent nuclear proliferation, which would make the ... |
Reuters | Saudis gleeful at Lebanon vote, now look to Iran's Reuters The surprise win by the incumbent Sunni Muslim-led bloc backed by Washington and Riyadh over the Hezbollah-led opposition, which is backed by Iran, was Saudi Arabia's first foreign policy break after a string of setbacks. "I think the Saudis find the ... Let's Stop Calling Israel The Only Democracy In the Mideast |
Voice of America | Iran's First Nuclear Power Plant Moves Closer to Operation Voice of America By Jeffrey Young Iran has finished building its first nuclear power plant located south of the Persian Gulf city of Bushehr. It is expected to undergo testing soon before it becomes fully operational later this year. The plant was completed with ... |
AFP | The New Republic: Decoding Hillary's Threat to Iran NPR She probably thought that the message she was sending to Iran was extremely tough. The story is reported in Ha'aretz under the headline, "Clinton: If Iran strikes Israel, expect retaliation." "I don't think there is any doubt in anyone's mind that were ... Why Israel Won't Attack Iran Clinton To Attend G8 Meeting With Iran Brzezinski: No-fly Zone for Israeli Strike Against Iran |