Carnegie Endowment for International Peace | Exiles: Iran advancing active nuclear arms program Chicago Tribune PARIS/VIENNA (Reuters) - An exiled Iranian opposition group said on Saturday that Iran has some 60 scientists and engineers involved in a concerted and expanding program to develop nuclear weapons under defense ministry auspices. Iran and the IAEA Talk Again Nuclear Negotiator Seeks 'Beginnings of the End' of Iran Dispute Iran, IAEA talks under scrutiny ahead of Baghdad |
India Today | Iranian president: Israel 'nothing more than a mosquito' to Iran CNN International (CNN) -- Ahead of upcoming nuclear talks, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad downplayed the threat Israel poses to Iran, comparing it to an annoying bug. "Israel is nothing more than a mosquito which cannot see the broad horizon of the Iranian ... Iranian president: No need to take up arms against Israel Iran to increase annual steel output Iran not to retreat an iota from its rights |
Haaretz | Iran wins release of Turkish journalists in Syria Reuters (Adds foreign minister's quote) ANKARA May 12 (Reuters) - Two Turkish journalists who went missing while reporting on the uprising in Syria two months ago were released on Saturday with Iran's help, Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said. Turkish journalists detained in Syria released, fly to Iran Iran helps release of Turkish reporters in Syria |
Christian Science Monitor | A united, strong Israel Washington Post THE FORMATION by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of a new coalition comprising a parliamentary supermajority prompted hawks to conclude that he was laying the groundwork for a military strike against Iran. Doves speculated that the new ... Patrick Cockburn: Netanyahu's threats to bomb Iran have served Israel – and ... Israel Unity Deal Unlikely to Significantly Shift Iran Strategy Israel unites as action against Iran looms |
Iran row fuels hunt for new oil sources Times of India NEW DELHI: An unstable Persian Gulf and West Asia, coupled with the US pressure on India to cut oil imports from Iran, is driving New Delhi to make diversification a major plank of its energy policy. Now, India is looking at Canada, Nigeria, ... Clinton in Asia - shifting the goal posts in international law? |
Independent Online | What They Said: India's Balancing Act With the US and Iran Wall Street Journal (blog) By Krishna Pokharel US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's trip to India earlier this week came at an interesting time: It coincided with the visit of a trade delegation from Iran, which the US has been pressuring India to severe business ties with. US Encourages India On Iran Oil Clinton puts pressure on India to cut oil imports from Iran Indian police to visit Iran to probe attack targeting Israeli diplomats in New ... |
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 ... Iran pitches cleric as next Shia leader |
Fars News Agency | 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 ... Iran oil exports fall as sanctions bite, IEA says IEA: Iran's Oil Matters Much for Market Oil likely to stay high despite good supply: IEA |
Press TV | Iran poses no threat to its neighbors China Daily TEHRAN - Deputy Chief of Staff of Iran's Armed Forces for Operational Affairs Brigadier General Mostafa Salami said Saturday that the Islamic Republic poses no threat to its neighbors, the English language satellite Press TV reported. Iran prioritizes Hormuz Strait security: general Iran no threat to neighbors: Cmdr. Salami Commander: Iran Keen to Cooperate with Oman for Regional Security |
Daily Beast | Iranian Rapper Shanin Najafi Faces Death Threats for Song Deemed Insult Daily Beast A German-based Iranian is in hiding after his single was deemed an insult to a Shi'a imam. In an interview, the artist says Tehran is instigating outrage—and he fears a fatwa. Just days after the release of a song that led to heated reactions in Iran ... |