Kansas City Star | Former Israeli PM calls for US to lead any Iran strike CNN By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- If international efforts to halt Iran's nuclear program fail, any military action against Tehran should be led not by Israel, but by the United States, former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said this week. Olmert: I don't trust Netanyahu on Iran issue Israeli defense minister talks tough on Iran Analysis: Could domestic flak shoot down Netanyahu over Iran? |
7Online WSVN-TV | Iran Says US Stealth Deployment Is Harmful Wall Street Journal AP TEHRAN, Iran—Iran's defense minister said Monday the deployment of American military stealth fighter jets to the United Arab Emirates will damage regional security, the semiofficial ISNA news agency reported. Gen. Ahmad Vahidi's comments were the ... Iran: US stealth fighter deployment to UAE harmful Iran Condemns US F-22 Fighter Deployment to Gulf, Fars Reports Iran calls F-22 deployment in United Arab Emirates a US-Israeli 'plot' |
The Daily Star | Iran hopes for "successful" nuclear talks with UN Chicago Tribune VIENNA (Reuters) - An Iranian envoy voiced hope on Monday that talks with the UN nuclear watchdog in mid-May would help resolve "outstanding issues", but he again ruled out any halt to the Islamic state's controversial uranium enrichment program. Iran hopes IAEA talks will help resolve 'outstanding' issues Remove sanction, Iran tells West |
IMF Pressured to Suspend Iran, Close Central Bank Account BusinessWeek By Indira AR Lakshmanan on April 30, 2012 A prominent New York-based advocacy group that has pressured companies and organizations to halt business with Iran because of its disputed nuclear program is calling on the International Monetary Fund to close ... |
The Daily Star | Wary of Iran, Saudis seek progress on Gulf union Reuters By Andrew Hammond | DUBAI (Reuters) - Wary of Iran and regional protest movements, Gulf Arab states are pushing ahead with plans for a political union that would involve joint foreign and defense policies, the Saudi foreign minister said in a speech at ... Time for GCC to think big Saudi official urges Gulf unity to confront Iran |
Haaretz (blog) | Iran opposes presence of foreign forces in Persian Gulf Xinhua TEHRAN, April 30 (Xinhua) -- Senior Iranian military commanders said the Islamic republic opposes the presence of foreign forces in the Persian Gulf which undermines regional stability, the English-language satellite Press TV reported Monday. In Iran's backyard, war games may spark new conflict Iran to develop biggest joint oil field with Saudi Arabia Iran seeks regional cooperation for Persian Gulf's security |
The Cutting Edge | New Sanctions For Syria And Iran Voice of America 04-30-2012 New Sanctions For Syria And Iran New sanctions target those who use information and communications technologies to facilitate regimes' human rights abuses. President Barack Obama has announced new sanctions against individuals and entities ... Helle Dale and Paul Rosenzweig |
AFP | Iran skeptical but open to US overture on nuclear program Los Angeles Times An Iranian Foreign Ministry official says the Obama administration's offer to consider allowing limited uranium enrichment 'would be a good start.' A satellite image shows a suspected uranium enrichment facility under construction in 2009 in Qom, Iran. HOW TO DEFUSE IRAN ISSUE TOGETHER |
WND.com | 'Fatwa' bans Iran's production of nukes? WND.com WASHINGTON – Iranian sources are underscoring a fatwa, or religious edict, made by Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei declaring the production, stockpiling and use of nuclear weapons to be “haram,” or prohibited in Islam, according to Joseph ... Jpost poll: Most Israelis support US-led Iran strike |
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty | Iran's Oscar-Winner To Screen Film In Support Of Afghan Refugees RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty Iranian film director Asghar Farhadi is reportedly planning screenings of his Oscar-winning film, "A Separation," to express solidarity with Afghan refugees in Iran. A number of other prominent Iranian filmmakers are also planning expressions of ... |