New York Times | Iran Presses for Official to Be Next Leader of Shiites New York Times As a temporal guide, he has championed Iraqi democracy, insisting on direct elections from the earliest days of the occupation, and warned against Iranian-style clerical rule. Frail at 81, he still greets visitors each morning at his home on a narrow ... |
Washington Times | Nuclear Negotiator Seeks 'Beginnings of the End' of Iran Dispute New York Times The lead negotiator for the six-nation group bargaining with Iran over its contentious uranium enrichment program said Friday that she hoped to achieve “the beginnings of the end” of the dispute at the next meeting, to be held in Baghdad on May 23. Ashton hopes new talks to end Iran nuke program Iran, the next cyberthreat Iran, IAEA talks under scrutiny ahead of Baghdad |
Iran helps release of Turkish reporters in Syria BusinessWeek Adem Ozkose, 34, and Hamit Coskun, 21, are expected to be released after negotiations reflecting the opaque blend of regional rivalry and cooperation between Turkey, a foe of Syria's regime, and Iran, a staunch supporter of Damascus. |
AFP | Iran Oil Exports Fall In April As Sanctions Tighten-IEA Wall Street Journal (Adds analyst comment in paragraph five, tanker tracking data in paragraph seven, Iranian comment in paragraph 11 and 12.) By James Herron Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES LONDON (Dow Jones)--Iranian exports of crude oil fell sharply again in April and could be ... Iraq Oil Output Beating Iran Ends Saddam Legacy Iran oil production rises despite sanctions, OPEC says Iran oil exports fall as sanctions bite, IEA says |
Independent Online | US Encourages India On Iran Oil Voice of America 05-11-2012 US Encourages India On Iran Oil The United States is urging India to reduce its dependence on oil imports from Iran. Iran with a nuclear weapon would be extremely destabilizing to the region. During her recent visit to Kolkata, India, ... Clinton puts pressure on India to cut oil imports from Iran Despite US nudge, India and Iran keep economic relations The Realist Prism: Clearing Iran From the US-India Agenda |
The Weekly Standard (blog) | A compelling plan for Iranian talks Washington Post Let's assume the signals from the White House and Tehran are reliable, and that Iran is serious about an agreement to remove its stockpile of 20 percent enriched uranium from the country and stop producing more. What happens then? Soltaniyeh: Iran to continue uranium enrichment The most important report on nuclear Iran you are likely to read Stop Giving Iran a Pass |
Press TV | Iran not to retreat an iota from its rights New York Daily News Tehran, May 12 — Iran will not retreat an iota from its rights under pressure of sanctions, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has said. "They (West) should know that this (Iranian) nation will not retreat even an iota from its inalienable rights," Xinhua ... Iran Not to Retreat under Sanctions Iran's foreign minister condemns Syria blasts Lawyer who defends Iran activists jailed |
The Guardian | Iran discovers 26 trillion cubic feet of natural gas in Persian Gulf Tehran Times Earlier, National Drilling Company of Iran Deputy Director Mehran Makvandi said that 60000 meters of drilling will be carried out at the Kish gas field, the Shana News Agency reported. Oil Minister Rostam Qasemi recently said that the National Iranian ... Iran unites in choking on Persian Gulf omission from Google Maps Persian Gulf's name cannot be erased from history: MP Fasttrack setdown for Persian Gulf jacket |
Christian Science Monitor | With Iran, Syria looming, can Obama save NATO from disaster at Chicago summit? Christian Science Monitor The 2010 NATO Summit in Lisbon produced a bold vision for NATO's future. With one week to the Chicago summit, not nearly enough progress has been made. To avoid the Chicago summit ending up as a total bust, Obama must push NATO leaders to address three ... |
UPI.com | US official doubts Iran can find alternative to central bank Chicago Tribune WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A top US Treasury official said on Thursday that he was skeptical that Iran could find an alternative payment system to its central bank, which is the target of US sanctions aimed at depriving Tehran of funds needed to develop ... European Countries Seek Easing of Provision Included in Iranian Oil Embargo Iran busts sanctions with private oil sale Japan considering government insurance for Iran crude |