New York Daily News | EXCLUSIVE: Iran in "open war" with Israel CNN (blog) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that Iran and the Lebanon-based Hezbollah movement were responsible for a number of attacks and attempted attacks against Israeli targets in Thailand, Georgia, India, Greece, Cyprus and other countries. With Iran, deterrence won't work War beat from Israel in response to Iran-backed terrorism Inflection Point in the Middle East |
Wall Street Journal | Toppling Iran's Unsteady Regime Wall Street Journal The decades of economic mismanagement by Iran's authoritarian leaders have culminated in five years of increasingly stern sanctions, which are crippling Iran's economy. And notwithstanding the regime's defiant dismissal of their impact, sanctions have ... Iran arrests suspects in 2011 killing of nuclear scientist Iran's birth control policy sent birthrate tumbling A new book looks at Carter, Iran, Obama and the Arab Spring |
San Francisco Chronicle | Iran returns sanction fight to Gulf shipping lanes Businessweek Iranian commanders and political leaders — facing an increasing squeeze from international sanctions — have sharply stepped up threats and defiant statements in recent weeks over the Strait of Hormuz, a chokepoint at the mouth of the Gulf that is the ... Iran revives tensions over Gulf oil chokepoint Strait of Hormuz as sanctions ... |
Iran's Olympic leader says his athletes will face Israelis after previous ... Washington Post LONDON — Iranian athletes will compete against Israelis at the London Olympics, according to the country's chef de mission. Iran has been criticized in the past because some of its athletes withdrew from events against Israelis at the 2004 Athens ... |
CBS News | If Iran Did It - by Afshon Ostovar Foreign Policy (blog) Although they have presented no public evidence, Israeli and U.S. officials have implicated the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, and by extension, its patron Iran in the attack (Iran has denied any involvement). Outside of any clear link, we are left ... The Burgas Attack: Iran's Terror War Against Israel Israel's Iran problem Why the Buenos Aires bombing is a False Indicator on Burgas |
The National | Report: Rare Iran protest over food price hikes The Associated Press Protesters blamed mismanagement by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's administration, but the rare demonstration could be an indication of effects of Western sanctions over Iran's suspect nuclear program. The sanctions have led to collapse of Iran's ... Iran Protests: Price Hikes Prompts Rare Demonstrations Iran: No plans to close strategic Strait of Hormuz FEATURE-Iran's "chicken crisis" is simmering political issue |
Trend.az | Iran, EU Officials Seek Common Ground for Renewing Nuclear Talks Businessweek Iranian and European Union officials meet in Istanbul today in an attempt to establish common ground for another round of international talks on the Islamic republic's nuclear program. The meeting will be between Helga Schmid, deputy head of the EU's ... Iran Nuclear Talks Continue Softly, Softly While Hopes Fade |
Los Angeles Times | Collapse Of The Assad Regime: Iranian Threats to Wage War on Israel Right Side News Most Iranian spokesmen have claimed that an Israeli attack against any of the members of the resistance axis – Syria, Lebanon (Hizbullah), or Iran – will be met with a joint response from all branches of the resistance against Israel, and even against ... Iran's parliament speaker: Elections in Syria possible path out of crisis |
Globe and Mail | China's June Imports of Iranian Crude Drop 2.1% From Last Year Bloomberg Iranian oil shipments rose 17 percent from May to 2.6 million metric tons, or about 635000 barrels a day, according to Bloomberg calculations from data e-mailed by the Beijing- based General Administration of Customs today. China bought 2.3 million ... S Korea June Iran Crude Imports 5.294 Mln Bbl, Down 24.4% on Year S.Korea's June crude imports from Iran down a quarter S Korea's June crude imports from Iran down a quarter |
Analysis: Iran reformists gird for return to political stage Chicago Tribune DUBAI (Reuters) - Banished from Iran's political mainstream after disputing the results of the 2009 presidential election, reformists are seizing on economic crisis and the threat of war as opportunities to mount a fresh bid for power. But in gearing ... |