The Atlantic | On Iran, India's Record Is Better Than You Think Huffington Post News that India earlier this week hosted an Iranian ministerial delegation at the same time it held a conference on US-India relations has once again highlighted New Delhi's cozy relationship with Iran and prompted familiar commentary about India's ... Iran's sea trade buckles under Western sanctions It's Iran vs. West in cyber circling of wagons Actually, the Sanctions on Iran Aren't Working |
US blaming Iran for Persian Gulf cyberattacks Boston.com WASHINGTON (AP) — A former U.S. government official says American authorities firmly believe that Iranian hackers, likely supported by the Tehran government, were responsible for recent cyberattacks against oil and gas companies in the Persian Gulf ... |
Belfast Telegraph | UN report finds Iran's crackdown expanding Boston.com UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N.'s human rights expert on Iran is condemning the Islamic Republic's reliance on stoning as a form of capital punishment, citing that as just one of a number of ''deeply troubling'' Iranian rights violations, many of which ... Rights activists beaten, raped in Iran: UN Will Iran Weather the Economic Storm? - by Patrick Clawson UN Paints Bleak Rights Picture In Iran |
Foreign Policy (blog) | What to do about Iran? Chicago Tribune Adlai Stevenson once advised that "to act coolly, intelligently and prudently in perilous circumstances is the true test of a man — and also of a nation." In the face of Iran's potential for becoming a nuclear weapons state and a threat to Israel, U.S ... About the issue: Iran New Senate Push to Pledge Unconditional Support for Israeli Preventive War on ... The Glaring Contradictions in Anti-Iran Policy |
San Francisco Chronicle | 'Argo' review: Gripping crisis in Iran San Francisco Chronicle That Ben Affleck can direct a film this good, this smart, this gripping is no surprise, not after his fine efforts in "Gone Baby Gone" and "The Town." That a now-de-classified tale from the 1979 Iran hostage crisis should make for such engrossing ... 'Argo': A fake movie and real suspense in Iran Pick of the week: Ben Affleck's giddy Iran hostage thriller In 'Argo,' Affleck tells story of unlikely rescue from Iran in 1979 |
ABC News | Hezbollah: That Was Our 'Iran-Made' Drone Over Israel ABC News The leader of Hezbollah claimed today his group was responsible for an unidentified drone that flew deep into Israeli airspace on Saturday before it was shot out of the sky by the Israeli Air Force, and that the aircraft was Iranian-made. Hassan ... Turkey threatens to support Iran street protests |
Newsday | Fact check: Ryan, Biden disagree on Iran sanctions Los Angeles Times Republican vice presidential nominee Paul D. Ryan attacked the Obama administration for doing too little to stop Iran from moving ahead with its suspect nuclear program, claiming that Iran now has enriched enough uranium to build five nuclear bombs. Biden touts tough Iran sanctions; Republican challenger Ryan questions credibility Netanyahu, Iran, nuclear capabilities are part of debate between VP hopefuls ... Biden, Ryan Square Off on Economy, Libya and Iran |
Why Iran Can't Follow China's Lead New York Times IRAN is undergoing one of its most momentous changes since the 1979 revolution as the aging Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, strives to ensure that the Islamic republic's revolutionary precepts will survive him. China presents a cautionary tale ... |
2012 Vice Presidential debate: Iran Washington Post Vice President Joe Biden and Rep. Paul Ryan discussed Iran during the vice presidential debate Thursday night. Biden insisted that Iran is not close to obtaining nuclear weapons, while Ryan said Iran is not far enough isolated in terms of U.S. sanctions. |
New York Times | The West's Stalwart Ally in the War on Drugs: Iran (Yes, That Iran) New York Times HIRMAN, Iran — Sitting next to the half-open door of a Russian-made Mi-17 transport helicopter, the general who leads the Islamic Republic's antinarcotics department pointed toward the rugged landscape of Iran's volatile southeast, where its border ... |