New York Times | Violence and Protest in Iran as Currency Drops in Value New York Times TEHRAN — Clashes and at least one spontaneous protest erupted in Tehran on Wednesday over the plunging value of Iran's currency, as black-market money-changers fought with riot police who were dispatched to shut them down, and hundreds of angry ... Iran cracks down on money changers as currency continues to fall Iran Currency Woes Spark Rare Strike Iran police, demonstrators clash in Tehran protests |
KGMI | Iran atomic cooperation could spur fast sanctions relief: Clinton Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton held out the possibility on Wednesday that sanctions on Iran could be eased quickly if Tehran worked with major powers to address questions about its nuclear program. Speaking to reporters about ... Clinton calls Iran its own worst enemy Clinton: Iran responsible for its economic problems, plunging currency, rising ... |
Commentary Magazine | To Bomb Iran, or Not: What Would Ike Do? Huffington Post (blog) If Iran is developing a nuclear weapon, should they be stopped before or after they may or may not have one? This is the scary, geo-political issue of the day involving the Middle East and therefore the world. For our country, it boils down to one ... Wary of Israel, Iran Is Said to Err in Strikes Campaign quiz; one question on Iran Iran and My Dog Chester |
The Daily Star | Cyber attackers disrupt Internet in Iran, says official NBCNews.com (blog) In this file photo, Iranian schoolgirls chat online at an Internet cafe which is exclusively for females, near the city of Karaj, 60km (38 miles) west of Tehran, on May 24, 2007. DUBAI (Reuters) - Cyber attackers have targeted Iranian infrastructure ... Cyber attackers disrupt Internet in Iran -official Iran to 'Limit the Internet' Over Alleged Cyberattack |
Police, protesters clash in Iran as currency collapses USA TODAY (blog) On Deadline. Doug StanglinShare. Comments. Iran. A Iranian street money changer holds Iranian banknotes with a portrait of late revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini, in the main old Bazaar of Tehran. (Photo: Vahid Salemi, AP) ... |
Business Insider | NY judge OKs $6B for 9/11 against Iran, Taliban Wall Street Journal NEW YORK — A New York federal judge has approved a $6 billion default judgment against al-Qaida, the Taliban and Iran for aiding in the 2001 terrorist attacks. The order signed Wednesday by Judge George Daniels was largely symbolic, but it provides ... US Judge Orders Iran And Al-Qaeda Pay $6 Billion Compensation To Victims Of ... NY 9/11 judge OKs $6B vs. Iran, Taliban, al-Qaida |
International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran | Iran Engaged in 'Severe Clampdown' on Critics, UN Says New York Times GENEVA — Iranian authorities have embarked on a “severe clampdown” on journalists and human rights advocates, the United Nations human rights office said Tuesday, drawing attention to a broadened pattern of arrests and actions against critical voices. Khamenei: Iran will never bow to pressure ACLJ Reports: Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani's Lawyer Thrown into Prison in Iran UN Demands Iran Release Prominent Human Rights Attorney Who Defended ... |
Russia's Lavrov skipped big powers' Iran meeting at UN Reuters Russia may be irritated with calls for new sanctions-envoys. * Israel has threatened military action against Iran. By Louis Charbonneau. UNITED NATIONS, Oct 3 (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov stayed away from a meeting of six world ... |
The Wire: Obama vs. Romney; Syria bombings; Iran currency crisis; Georgia ... San Jose Mercury News Iran's currency has lost more than a third of its value in less than a week, prompting a panic to convert rials to dollars and setting off a police crackdown on normally tolerated black market money changers. Public anger has been mounting over the ... |
Economic Times | Iran restores access to Gmail Fox News The strong backlash and the unspecific pledges for an Iran-centric Internet alternative to the Silicon Valley powers and others highlight the two sides of the Islamic Republic's ongoing battles with the Web. It's spurred another technological ... Iran unblocks Google email after officials complain Iran unblocks Gmail but still wants to keep out YouTube Iran greets outcry over Web squeeze with fresh promises for Tehran-centric ... |