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Iranian Leader Fires Woman From Cabinet - New York Times Fri, 28 Dec 2012 00:10:35 GMT

The Guardian

Iranian Leader Fires Woman From Cabinet New York Times Iran's president on Thursday dismissed his health minister, the only woman to serve in the cabinet since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, after she publicly criticized the government's response to acute shortages of medicine imports, an indirect ... Iran's only female cabinet minister sackedThe Guardian Iran's Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Dismisses Health Minister Marzieh Vahid DastjerdiHuffington Post Iran's President Dismisses Health MinisterNPR Aljazeera.com -BBC News -Deutsche Welle all 283 news articles »

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Iran's Slowing of Enrichment Efforts May Show It Wants a Deal, Analysts Say - New York Times Fri, 28 Dec 2012 01:57:46 GMT

Iran's Slowing of Enrichment Efforts May Show It Wants a Deal, Analysts Say New York Times WASHINGTON — By subtly putting its hands on the brakes of its uranium enrichment efforts, Iran may be signaling that it wants to avoid a direct confrontation over its nuclear program, at least in the near term, according to United States and other ...

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Iran May Open Military Site to UN Nuclear Watchdog - ABC News Thu, 27 Dec 2012 23:28:15 GMT

Haaretz

Iran May Open Military Site to UN Nuclear Watchdog ABC News An Iranian official is saying the country may open a controversial military site to inspectors of the United Nations nuclear watchdog. A Thursday report by independent Mardomsalari daily quotes Deputy Foreign Minister Hasan Qashqavi as saying the ... Iran in 2013: More of the SameHuffington Post (blog) Iran will open suspect military base if threats dropped: reportReuters 'Iran won't negotiate with nations sanctioning it'Jerusalem Post Haaretz all 862 news articles »

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Christian pastor arrested for second time in Iran - Fox News Thu, 27 Dec 2012 21:19:36 GMT

Worthy News

Christian pastor arrested for second time in Iran Fox News disturbing case of deja do as a Christian pastor is arrested for a second time in Iran on Christmas Day. You sit -- Connie had been acquitted and released back in September after being sentenced to death. On charges of converting from Islam to ... Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani Re-Arrested, Imprisoned in IranAmerican Center for Law and Justice (blog) Iran Returns Pastor Nadarkhani To PrisonWorthy News all 23 news articles »

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Japan says increased Iran crude imports - Press TV Thu, 27 Dec 2012 23:40:17 GMT

Press TV

Japan says increased Iran crude imports Press TV Tokyo-based independent energy economist, Osamu Fujisawa said Japan is raising its crude imports from Iran in a bid to make up for its shortages due to Western sanctions against Iran. “They are trying to diversify their crude sources and Iran is one of ... and more »

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Iran bans planes from flying during call to prayer - Sydney Morning Herald Fri, 28 Dec 2012 00:58:41 GMT

Arutz Sheva

Iran bans planes from flying during call to prayer Sydney Morning Herald Iran's parliament has banned planes from flying in the country during the Azan call to Islamic prayer, the semi-official Mehr news agency reported on Wednesday. "According to the new directive, airplanes are banned from flying during Azan, especially ... When Prayer Really Counts in Air TravelNew York Times Iran Bans Flights During Call to Islamic PrayerArutz Sheva all 44 news articles »

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Iran president sacks sole woman in cabinet - The Australian Thu, 27 Dec 2012 17:41:01 GMT

Iran president sacks sole woman in cabinet The Australian The minister had proposed price hikes for a number of medicines in the face of the sharp depreciation of the Iranian rial as a result of Western sanctions imposed over Iran's controversial nuclear program. But Ahmadinejad was opposed to the price rises ...

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Should We Bomb Iran to Save Money? - The National Interest Online Thu, 27 Dec 2012 12:20:08 GMT

The National Interest Online

Should We Bomb Iran to Save Money? The National Interest Online The high cost of war with Iran has been frequently discussed in these spaces. But what of the price of living with an Iranian bomb? In a recent Wall Street Journal oped, former senator Charles Robb, former Obama Middle East advisor Dennis Ross and ...

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Newtown Conspiracy Theories: Obama, Iran, and Other Culprits - Daily Beast Thu, 27 Dec 2012 09:54:45 GMT

Daily Beast

Newtown Conspiracy Theories: Obama, Iran, and Other Culprits Daily Beast Enter the anti-Semites at Press TV, the Iranian government's English-language propaganda television station and companion website. Despite its source of funding and slavish adherence to Tehran's line on all major issues, Press TV has managed to attract ...

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Iran sacks its only female minister - Telegraph.co.uk Thu, 27 Dec 2012 17:15:08 GMT

Telegraph.co.uk

Iran sacks its only female minister Telegraph.co.uk Shortages of live-saving drugs and vital supplies have reached critical levels as Iran's economy struggles to overcome financial and trade restrictions imposed to curtail the country nuclear programme. Marzieh Vahid Dastjerdi, a trailblazing health ...