Aljazeera.net | Iran dismisses espionage allegations by Kuwait Xinhua TEHRAN, March 31 (Xinhua) -- An informed source at Iran's Foreign Ministry on Thursday strongly denied "baseless allegations " on identification of an Iranian espionage network in Kuwait, the official IRNA news agency reported. ... Kuwait spies ruling a 'conspiracy': Iran FM Kuwait: Iran involved in spy ring Emboldened Gulf Arabs Speak Out Against Iran |
Witness details ex-operative's role in Iran-Contra The Seattle Times A former Honduran military official is telling a Texas jury about an ex-CIA agent's exploits on behalf of the US during the Iran Contra affair of the 1980s. By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press A former Honduran military official is telling a Texas jury ... |
AFP | Iran arrests 7 at funeral of father of opposition leader The Canadian Press TEHRAN, Iran — An Iranian reformist website says authorities have detained several people during the funeral for the father of a top opposition leader. The Thursday report by kaleme.com says security forces arrested seven people from those attending ... Iran: Clashes break out at funeral of opposition leader's father In Iran, Seven Arrested At Funeral Of Mousavi's Father Funeral of Mousavi's father cut short, Iran |
Boston Globe (blog) | Manama blames foreign interference for unrest Financial Times Bahrain's government has stepped up accusations of foreign influence over the Shia uprising that was repressed two weeks ago, pushing the spectre of Iran and Hizbollah destabilising the kingdom. ... Don't meddle, Bahrainis tells Iran Iran-backed Shi'ites, having shown their power, said plotting next move in Bahrain Iran and the Final Grand Jihad |
The Weekly Standard (blog) | Congressman: US policy on Iran shows 'weakness' Jerusalem Post WASHINGTON – A top Democratic member of Congress chastised the Obama administration Thursday for deploying sanctions against Iran merely in a “symbolic” way that he warned could signal weakness to Tehran. Earlier this week the State Department ... How the Obama Administration Can Get Serious About Iran Sanctions The Message of Iran Sanctions |
Today's Zaman | Turkey to UN: We seized illegal Iran arms shipment en route to Syria Ha'aretz By Reuters Tags: Israel news Turkey Iran UN Turkey has informed a UN Security Council panel that it seized a cache of weapons Iran was attempting to export in breach of a UN arms embargo, according to a document obtained by Reuters on Thursday. ... Turkey says it seizes illegal Iran arms shipment FACTBOX-Iran's oil trade under sanctions regime World Press on Iran, Turkey and the Caucasus (March 31, 2011) |
Trend News Agency | Iran's generous friends Ynetnews India is poised to assist Iran in sidestepping international sanctions by using the German financial system to facilitate the transfer from India to Iran of billions of dollars annually for oil sales. The United States and the European Union should ... US Presses Germany to Block Indian Payments to Iran for Oil 'German gov't, Iranian bank EIH circumvent sanctions' US worried by India's oil deal with Iran |
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AFP | US 'troubled' by Bahai reports from Iran AFP "We're deeply troubled by reports coming out of Iran that a 20-year sentence of the seven Bahai leaders was reinstated on appeal by the prosecutor general," Mark Toner, a State Department spokesman, told reporters. "We condemn this unprecedented step ... |
Iran playing energy games in Baku? UPI.com The protests are organized by a banned Islamic party with alleged ties to Iran, Bloomberg News reports. Tehran is accused of meddling in the regional affairs of Bahrain and Iraq. Theodore Karasik, an analyst at Dubai's Institute for Near East and Gulf ... Iran Influence in Azerbaijan May Unsettle BP's Oil Investments |