Haaretz | Israeli analysts: Iran still mulling whether to build bomb Haaretz Israel also believes Iranian regime now facing unprecedented threat to stability, which combines external and internal pressure: harsh sanctions, threats of military action, economic distress and worries about the results of the March parliamentary ... Iran Tightens Its Security for Scientists After Killing Iran Says UN Nuclear Team to Visit This Month for Talks The Mortal Threat From Iran |
Fox News | Strong signs Iran is supplying Syria with weapons, US says Fox News WASHINGTON – A recent visit by the commander of Iran's elite Quds force to Damascus is the strongest sign yet that Iran is supplying weapons to aid Bashar Assad's crackdown on the Syrian people, a senior Obama administration official said Tuesday. ... Kremlin Walks a High Wire on Iran's Nuclear Program |
Telegraph.co.uk | Iran Confronts Saudis on Oil Offer Wall Street Journal By BENOÎT FAUCON, RAKESH SHARMA and SE YOUNG LEE Iran warned Saudi Arabia against delivering additional oil to world markets to compensate for a drop in Iranian oil exports if they are hit by sanctions, as the US continued to have mixed success in ... Iran is finding fewer buyers for its oil India says not seeking Iran oil waiver from US 'Iran oil ban means economic suicide for Europe' |
Moneycontrol.com | Oil Advances a Second Day on Economic Optimism, Iran Warning BusinessWeek 18 (Bloomberg) -- Oil gained a second day as signs of improvement in the US and German economies bolstered speculation demand may rise and Iran advised Saudi Arabia against replacing Iranian supplies if sanctions are enacted. Futures advanced as much ... Crude Oil Futures Break USD100 On China, Iran Fears Oil rises above $99 in Europe amid Iran jitters; gains tempered by eurozone ... Crude oil futures trade close to USD100 on Iran, Nigeria worries |
New York Times (blog) | US drone that crashed in Iran goes miniature Washington Post (blog) By Thomas Erdbrink A photo released by Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps purports to show the RQ-170 drone that was reported crash in December. (Sepahnews via Associated Press) TEHRAN — For the American government, the crash of the RQ-170 drone in Iran ... NAM condemns spy drone incursion into Iran Iran Offers US Tiny Replica of Lost Drone Iran Mocks US With Toy Drone |
IBNLive.com | Iran cautious over Golden Globe film 'A Separation' GMA News TEHRAN - The Iranian government sounded a note of caution on Tuesday about the success of "A Separation" which won a Golden Globe for best foreign film, saying gritty realist films favored by critics showed a skewed version of the Islamic Republic. ... Iran director: Film award comes amid `frustration' 'A Separation' Of Hearts, Minds And Ideas In Iran Iran's Golden Globe win offers 'ray of hope' |
Wall Street Journal | Iran bans foreign currency trading on the street CBS News (AP) TEHRAN, Iran — Iran's central bank deputy governor said Monday that trading foreign currency outside of banks and licensed currency exchange operations was now banned, marking the government's latest attempt to stem an outflow of foreign currency ... Iran Cracks Down on Dollar Trades Gold Price Continue Upward Trend in Iran |
The end of the affair between Hamas and Iran Telegraph.co.uk (blog) This is what happens with the Ayatollah stops paying the bills: up until a few months ago, "Iranian influence" was the sole reason for Hamas' existence. The two men most responsible in the last decade for ensuring that the Palestinian party of jihad ... |
Telegraph.co.uk | Mahmoud Ahmadinejad confronts foes in rift at heart of Iran Telegraph.co.uk Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the Iranian president, has accused the country's hardline religious leadership of deliberately provoking a confrontation with the West to weaken his position ahead of forthcoming parliamentary elections. By Con Coughlin According ... Iran President Skirts Serious Talk During Latin America Tour Global Insights: Ahmadinejad's Latin American Tour Highlights Iran's Isolation How Warm Was Latin America's Welcome for Ahmadinejad? Misgovernance in One Chart |
Former CIA chief: Military is 'bad option' against Iran CNN By Mike M. Ahlers, CNN Washington (CNN) -- Former CIA acting director John McLaughlin said the United States can engage Iran through diplomacy, sanctions or military action, but warned the latter choice "would be a very bad option. ... |