Ha'aretz | Familiar hurdles for US as it ramps up pressure on firms doing trade with Iran Washington Post Congress and the Obama administration are stepping up pressure on private companies to stop doing business with Iran, but their efforts are ... 2 Multinationals Pull Back From Iran Obama administration shifts gears on Iran sanctions Shell Ends Gas Sales to Iran |
The Hindu | Iran's Ahmadinejad Criticizes US Role in Afghanistan Voice of America Iran denies the allegations, and Mr. Ahmadinejad struck back. He says that in his view, US officials are the ones playing a double game. ... US-Iran tension plays out in Afghanistan Iran and US trade insults over Taliban-led violence Iran Declares Itself a Nuclear State |
Washington Post | Families get calls from three American hikers imprisoned in Iran San Jose Mercury News Sarah Shourd, 31, Shane Bauer, 27, and Josh Fattal, 27, were arrested July 31 in Iran while hiking a trail that crossed an unmarked range of the Iran-Iraq ... US says hikers detained in Iran call families Three hikers held in Iran phone home U.S. hikers held by Iran call home | Philadelphia Inquirer | 03/10/2010 |
Reuters | Gates Appeals to Saudi King on Tougher Sanctions Against Iran BusinessWeek Saudi Arabia could “help us in our efforts at the UN so that we can get meaningful sanctions enacted against Iran,” Pentagon spokesman Geoff Morrell told ... Gates, in Riyadh, seeks Saudi help on Iran sanctions Gates in Saudi Arabia to Discuss Iran Gates in Saudi Arabia for Talks Focused on Iran |
Reuters | Iran policies contrary to US interests, Obama says Press TV US President Barack Obama said on Wednesday that Iran's policies were against US national interests, adding that Washington will keep existing sanctions ... US Puts Squeeze on Iran Amid Calls for UN Sanctions Obama vows to continue sanctions on Iran AIPAC Goes On Iran War Path Bigtime |
Washington Post | ANALYSIS - Brazil's Lula raises concern with Iran embrace Reuters India Lula, a former union leader who was jailed by Brazil's military rulers in the 1970s, has refused to criticize Iran's human rights record and welcomed ... Brazilian leader seeks peace in Mideast Brazil's Silva tries to head off Iran sanctions ahead of Mideast tour AP Interview: Silva says Iran sanctions dangerous |
Ha'aretz | David Kimche dies; Israeli spy involved in Iran-contra scandal Washington Post Knowing that the US government would not send arms directly to Iran, Mr. Kimche suggested that Israel provide the weapons, as long as the Americans agreed ... David Kimche, an Israeli Adept as Spy and Diplomat, Dies at 82 Israel's 'spymaster' David Kimche dies aged 82 David Kimche, top Israeli spy, dies at 82 |
New Zealand Herald | GAO Report on Iran Sanctions Blasts OFAC's Dead Tree Licensing System Export Law Blog (blog) The Government Accountability Office released a report last Thursday on the Iran Sanctions and there is, you might say, good news, bad news and old news in ... Better US Net Rules for Iran, Cuba and Syria Feds Ease Software Export Restrictions The Persian Version: Why Support for ACTA Undermines US Promotion of Internet ... |
Payvand | Iran hits new, shameful record Iranian Committee to Protect Journalists: The number of journalists in jail rose in February as a relentless media crackdown continues in Iran. ... Iran tops list of jailers of journalists in world Iran Hits An Ugly Record |
MiamiHerald.com | Lebanon resumes defense talks on Hezbollah's military wing Christian Science Monitor Given the rising tensions and recent strengthening of an Iran-led alliance in the Mideast, a war between Hezbollah and Israel could expand to become a ... Targeting Iran's Tunnel Builders Iran and Israel play cat and mouse Israel scraps military maneuvers after US pressure reports |