Voice of America | Iran Envoy Casts Syria as Part of Wider Conflict New York Times BEIRUT — Iran moved on Tuesday to reframe the Syrian conflict as part of a wider battle with the United States and other hostile world powers, dispatching the personal representative of its paramount leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, to Damascus for a ... Iran Sees Syria as Priority Issue Iran reaffirms support for Syria's Assad; US warns of proxy war Assad returns to public eye with ally Iran, makes appearance on state TV |
New York Times | Iran Inquiry Is Abrupt Reversal for Standard Chartered New York Times The bank's investors were rattled by accusations that it had schemed with the Iranian government to hide $250 billion in money transfers over nearly a decade. On Tuesday, shares of Standard Chartered fell as much as 25 percent — their sharpest one-day ... Iran broadside brings StanChart holiday to a halt Standard Chartered: how Iran dealings could cost bank a NY license, or worse Standard Chartered and Iran -- disturbing allegations |
San Francisco Chronicle | Iran closes out Greco-Roman tournament with 3rd Olympic gold; US shut out of ... Washington Post Iran had three medals — all gold. The Americans failed to win a medal in Greco-Roman for the first time since the 1976 Montreal Olympics after Justin Lester was knocked out Tuesday. It wasn't a surprising result. But it still stung for the U.S., and ... Iran wins 3 Greco-Roman gold medals in 3 days Iran, South Korea claim greco-roman golds |
AFP | Weightlifting: Iran's Salimi crowned Games' strongest Reuters LONDON (Reuters) - Iran's Behdad Salimikordasiabi won gold in the headline event of the London Olympic weightlifting competition on Tuesday to claim the title of strongest man at the Games. His fellow countryman Sajjad Anoushiravani Hamlabad took the ... Iran wins gold and silver in weightlifting Iran take one-two in over-105kg weightlifting Weightlifting: Iran's Salimi wins super heavyweight gold |
Examiner.com | Iran wins three gold medals, Russia two in Greco-Roman wrestling at Olympics Examiner.com With three days of Greco-Roman competition complete, Iran won three gold medals out of seven weight classes, while Russia claimed two golds, at the 2012 Olympics at ExCel Centre in London Tuesday. The three Iranians who stood atop the podium at the ... Iran Gets First Golds in Olympic Wrestling Dating From 708 B.C. Iran Gets First Golds in Olympic Wrestling Dating From 708 BC Greco-Roman wrestling gold for Iran, Russia and Cuba |
CNNMoney | Iran's Big Crisis: The Price of Chicken Bloomberg The rising price of this food staple is the cause of such anxiety among Iranian officials that last month, Iran's police chief, Esmail Ahmadi-Moghaddam, urged the country's TV stations not to broadcast images of people eating the birds. He was worried ... Iran ready to weather economic sanctions to continue its nuclear program StanChart probe shows US resolve on Iran Tightening Oil Sanctions on Iran |
Iran Barters and Bargains to Help Oil Sales Wall Street Journal By BENOÎT FAUCON. After being hit by European and U.S. sanctions, Iran's oil sales are stabilizing as the country entices buyers with attractive prices and a form of barter. But proposed new U.S. restrictions could further bite into its crude exports ... |
Daily Beast | How Iran Is Losing The Shadow War Daily Beast The powerful Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, its infamous expeditionary unit, the Quds Force, and the network of Hezbollah operatives it supports around the world, are starting to look like the proverbial gang that couldn't shoot straight. They're ... Hush Now, Mitt: A Nuclear Iran Is Not the World's Greatest Threat Iran and Israeli Politics Bomb Iran Fever |
Wall Street Journal | Mehdi Khalaji: Iran and the Human Rights Opening Wall Street Journal With tensions mounting over Iran's nuclear program, the West has dealt the Tehran regime crippling blows on several fronts, including through sanctions, the targeted killing of scientists, and cyber operations such as the Stuxnet virus. Tehran is no ... |
RT | Obama Advisor Accepted $100000 From Firm Tied to Iran The New American Obama Advisor Accepted $100000 From Firm Tied to Iran. A top advisor to President Obama received $100000 in speaking fees in 2010 from a company doing business with Iran, the Washington Post reported earlier this week. David Plouffe, who also served ... Firm that paid White House adviser accused of securing UN votes, arms on Iran ... WH aide spoke to Iran-tied firm affiliate White House aide took money from Iran-friendly corp |