USA Today | Iran Experts Question Qods Role in Alleged Terror Plot Wall Street Journal The US charge that Iran's Qods Force was involved in a foiled terror plot in Washington marks a new frontier in accusations against the elite and secretive force: targeting a high-level foreign national in a Western country. ... Experts Question Alleged Terror Plot's 'B-Movie' Qualities Saudis, U.S. trade charges with Iran over plot Plot spurs Obama administration to further isolate Iran |
AFP | Iran's attempt to launch a monkey into space ends in failure Los Angeles Times A top official in Iran's space program admitted that the country's attempt to launch a monkey into outer space ended in failure, according to reports. It is a blow to the Islamic republic's effort to launch a man into space by 2020. ... Iran 'failed' with space monkey launch Report: Iran Attempt to Launch Monkey Into Space Fails Iran's space monkey failed |
Washington Examiner | Senators Klobuchar, Franken meet with US hikers jailed in Iran Coon Rapids ECM Publishers Washington, DC – US Senators Amy Klobuchar and Al Franken made the following statements after meeting with three US hikers, Shane Bauer, Josh Fattal, and Sarah Shourd, who were jailed in Iran. Shourd was released in 2010 and Bauer and Fattal were ... Philo Dibble, diplomat who helped secure imprisoned hikers' release, dies at 60 Hikers embark on thank-you tour | Philadelphia Inquirer | 2011-10-12 |
Christian Science Monitor | Are Iran's Terrorists Finding a Safe Haven In Latin America? Fox News Is Iran active south of the US border? Are our southern neighbors at risk? The answer to both these questions is a resounding, ”Yes!” Prior to the September 11 terror attacks in 2001, the largest terrorist attack on this side of the globe was carried ... What's Iran up to in Latin America? Alleged assassination plot deepens concerns. Lessons from the Iranian plot Alleged assassination plot deepens. What's Iran doing in Latin America? |
Boston Globe | Perry says Iran plot requires border security Boston Globe He called allegations that Iranian forces sought to kill the Saudi diplomat "business as usual" for Iran. "We cannot have national security until we have border security," Perry said. Federal officials said Tuesday that one of the suspects coordinated ... Perry: Assassination Plot "Business As Usual" for Iran Iran accused in bomb plot...Perry won't denounce pastor's Mormonism remarks ... |
Clinton: Iran plot a dangerous escalation Washington Post Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Wednesday condemned Iran and called for tougher sanctions after a recently-discovered plan to assassinate Saudi Arabia's ambassador to the United States. (Oct. 12) (/CBS News) Correction: Clarification: SuperFan ... |
Politico | Iran: Bank protests to topple US BBC News Iran's supreme leader has told a mass rally that the Occupy Wall Street movement will bring down capitalism in America. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said the US government could crack down, but would not be able to stop the movement. ... Iran: Wall Street protests to topple capitalism Iran casts assassination plot as US attempt to distract from 'Occupy Wall Street' Iran: Occupy Wall St. will bring down US |
Fox News | Iran's biggest financial scam weakens Ahmadinejad The Citizen Daily Iranian hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, whose campaign pledge was to combat corruption, is facing a fresh political blow over the biggest financial scandal in Iran's history.The $2.6 billion scam has taken on political dimensions as some ... Iran lawmaker resigns over Ahmadinejad challenge Iran Lawmaker Resigns Over Call to Question Ahmadinejad Before Parliament Ahmadinejad unveils doc on Iran's nuclear project |
Plot spurs U.S. move to further isolate Iran Tucson Citizen The Obama administration launched a new campaign on Wednesday to further isolate Iran following the disclosure of a foiled assassination plot on US soil allegedly backed by the Iranian government. Vice President Biden said the US would be taking its ... |
BBC News | Concerns Iran film star Marzieh Vafamehr 'to be lashed' BBC News Australia has expressed concern over reports that an Iranian actress has been sentenced to jail and 90 lashes for being in a film critical of Iran. Marzieh Vafamehr starred in the 2009 Australian film My Tehran for Sale, about an actress whose work is ... Iran sentences film actress to 90 lashes for 2009 Lifting the Veil on Iran's Barbaric Human Rights Abuses A step too far for the butchers of Iran? |