Bloomberg | Tehran calm but Iran merchants fear more currency turmoil Los Angeles Times TEHRAN — The black-market money changers are lying low these days here in Iran's capital, feeling the heat of a government that has singled them out for much of the blame in the free fall of the national currency, the rial. "Money trading on the ... Turning Iran's Currency Crisis Into a Revolution Newsweek's Iran War Game Iran Low on Options as Hyperinflation Concerns Spark Gold Dash |
Wall Street Journal | Iran Lawmakers Press Ahmadinejad on Economy Wall Street Journal Iranian lawmakers on Sunday attacked President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad over the decline of the country's currency—questioning a subsidy overhaul the president has championed and demanding he account for his handling of the economy—as the crisis ... Iran parliament may halt Ahmadinejad economic policy Iran's parliament to reconsider subsidy reform Iran's Majlis votes to halt 2nd phase of subsidy reform plan |
With 'sabotage' charge, Iran takes hostile tone with UN watchdog Washington Post VIENNA — Iran is ratcheting up pressure on the U.N. agency responsible for overseeing the country's nuclear program, accusing its inspectors of engaging in spying and sabotage and threatening to restrict U.N. access to Iranian nuclear facilities. So ... |
The Nation | U.S. needs credible red line on Iran Brainerd Daily Dispatch Recently, red lines both figurative and - since Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's prop-assisted speech to the United Nations two weeks ago - literal have come to dominate the Iran policy discussion. While Netanyahu was as explicit as possible ... Iran makes goodwill gesture on nuke program Iran Denies Plan to End Nuclear Standoff Martin Schram: A one-question campaign quiz on Iran |
Ynetnews | Israeli Jets Fly Mock Raids Over South Lebanon NPR "It is an Iranian drone that was launched by Hezbollah," Israeli lawmaker Miri Regev, a former chief spokeswoman for the Israeli military, wrote on her Twitter feed. "Hezbollah and Iran continue to try to collect information in every possible way in ... Hezbollah drone marks escalation in Israel's confrontation with Iran Analysis: Iran, Hezbollah likely behind UAV trespass With Israel's Destruction of Drone, the Region's Dynamics Have Changed ... |
The Daily Star | Another View: In Iran, sanctions begin to bite Pasadena Star-News Since July, when the European Union voted to end purchases of Iranian oil, Iran's main source of income, exports have fallen by 30 percent or more. And sanctions against Iran's banks, including its Central Bank, have blocked access to as much as $110 ... Iran imposes currency cap to combat rial's plunge Iran fails to impose stronger rial rate, market frozen Iran Traders and Merchants at Work After Protests Over Rial |
OpEdNews | Iran Sanctions Now Causing Food Insecurity, Mass Suffering OpEdNews "Six years ago, when America and Europe were putting in place the first raft of measures to press Iran to come clean over its nuclear ambitions, the talk was of 'smart' sanctions. The West, it was stressed, had no quarrel with the Iranian people ... |
Ammon News | 'Iran withdraws elite Qods Force brigade from Syria' Jerusalem Post Iran has withdrawn 275 members of its elite Qods Force from Syria in the face of its domestic economic crisis, The Sunday Times reported on Sunday. The members belong to a brigade known as Unit 400, which fought alongside Syrian President Bashar ... Report: Iran withdraws troops from Syria Iran's Master of Iraq Chaos Still Vexes US Iran using religion to achieve political ends |
The Wests Mission Accomplished in Iran, Iraq and Libya. Now Syria. Part 1. (4 ... Iranian (blog) The desire to spread extremism, impose corruption, suppressing a society, increasing poverty exponentially and benefitting from despotism and dictatorship has been "the single most important question for iranians" since 1979, when the USA, UK, France, ... |
AFP | At-odds Netanyahu and Barak 'agree' on Iran, US AFP The defence minister had reportedly expressed views that conflicted with the prime minister's over the Iran nuclear issue during a recent visit to the United States, which favours sanctions and diplomacy over military action. "The prime minister and ... Netanyahu Seen Preparing Cabinet For Iran Strike |