Los Angeles Times | UN envoy Kofi Annan in Iran for Syria talks Los Angeles Times The visit comes on the heels of talks with Syrian President Bashar Assad. It is unclear whether the trip signals a role for Iran in resolving Syria's crisis. UN envoy seeks Iranian help on Syrian crisis |
Al-Bawaba | Exploiting Iran's vulnerabilities MiamiHerald.com Predictably, recent “expert level” talks between Iran and world powers were no more fruitful than previous rounds, leaving little optimism for a negotiated resolution to the nuclear crisis anytime soon. Western policymakers, buoyed by their success in ... Iran vote to decide oil-supply disruption Iran Lawmakers Want to Tax Ships in Hormuz, Shargh Says Iran sets up private group to export oil in attempt to bypass sanctions |
AFP | Iran's Freedom March Huffington Post (blog) More than 100000 people gathered in Villepinte welcomed hundreds of distinguished personalities, legislators of different political tendencies, human rights activists and prominent jurists, from around the world who had come to show their support for a ... US steps up warnings on Iran dissident camp in Iraq |
Sydney Morning Herald | Nuclear-Armed Iran Would Bring 'Stability' But Risks PBS John Mearsheimer, political science professor at the University of Chicago, says a nuclear-armed Iran would bring stability to the region, but Dov Zakheim, former Pentagon official now with the Center for Naval Analyses, says it would trigger an arms race. Book: Israeli spies behind Iran assassinations Book: Spy agency sent Israelis into Iran to kill nuclear scientists, targeted ... |
Frankfurt Prosecutors Investigating Iran Diplomat ABC News State prosecutors in Frankfurt confirmed Monday they are investigating a 10-year-old girl's allegations she was inappropriately touched by an Iranian diplomat — a case that Tehran claims is part of a smear campaign by an Iranian opposition group. It ... |
Christian Science Monitor | How to make Iran blink Fox News Despite President Ahmadinejad's bluster, sanctions can work against Iran. Nevertheless, President Obama's team has yet to contemplate the level of sanctions necessary to force Tehran to abandon its nuclear ambitions. Iran: Nuclear Meeting Set for July 24 EU, Iran diplomats to meet for nuclear talks in July New meeting scheduled for Iran nuclear talks |
Human Events | North Korea, Iran May Have Illegally Received Tech From UN: US House ... Huffington Post WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. House panel launched an investigation Monday into whether a U.N. agency sent computers and other technology to Iran and North Korea in possible violation of U.N. Security Council sanctions. The Foreign Affairs Committee ... House panel to probe UN agency's computer shipments to Iran, North Korea House panel launches probe of UN agency over technology shipments to Iran ... Committee opens investigation into alleged UN shipments to Iran, North Korea |
AFP | Iran and Syria crises are closely connected Washington Examiner The third round of talks to end Iran's nuclear program ended in failure last month, and a much broader embargo on Iran's oil exports took effect this week. In this context, the six world powers that have been negotiating with Iran must consider what to ... Syrians should choose leader in 2014 vote: Iran foreign minister Iran FM: Syrians should choose leader in 2014 vote Iran FM meets top officials in surprise UAE visit |
Iran Producing Missiles Based on Russia's Kornet, Analysts Say Businessweek Iran is producing new laser-guided anti-tank missiles modeled on Russia's Kornet, the rocket used by Hezbollah in the 2006 war with Israel, according to defense analysts in London and Moscow. |
US lawmaker asks Tuvalu to stop reflagging Iran oil tankers Reuters WASHINGTON, July 9 (Reuters) - A prominent U.S. lawmaker hasasked the small South Pacific island nation Tuvalu to stopreflagging Iranian oil tankers and warned its government of therisks of running. |