Haaretz | Exclusive: Western report - Iran ships arms, personnel to Syria via Iraq Reuters UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Iran has been using civilian aircraft to fly military personnel and large quantities of weapons across Iraqi airspace to Syria to aid President Bashar al-Assad in his attempt to crush an 18-month uprising against his ... Obama's pick for Iraq envoy says US pressing Baghdad over reported Iran use of ... Report: Iran shipping 'tons' of weapons, personnel to Syria via Iraq Iran Arms Assad with Iraqi Help |
New York Times | Senior Israeli official tells Iran: Stop 'direct and blunt threats,' says it ... Washington Post VIENNA — A senior Israeli official warned Iran on Wednesday to stop its “direct and blunt threats” against his country, telling a 155-nation nuclear conference the Jewish state is ready to defend itself against any nation that menaces its existence. Talk to Iran's Leaders, but Look Beyond Them Palestinians not worried by Israel-Iran war |
Daily Beast | Iran says six powers to meet before more nuclear talks Chicago Tribune ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Iran's chief nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili said on Wednesday he and European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton had agreed to defer more nuclear talks until she has consulted the six world powers she represents next week ... Iran's top negotiator says Istanbul nuclear talks 'fruitful' Who's Sabotaging Iran's Nuclear Program? The EU meets with Iran over nuclear program |
Iran election buzz flirts with Rafsanjani return USA TODAY TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- The political obituary of former Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has been written a number of times: when he lost a comeback presidential bid, when he was dumped from leading Friday prayers at Tehran University, when he ... |
The Nation | Iran's oil minister says crude exports rebounding from sanctions slump Washington Post TEHRAN, Iran — Iran's oil minister said Wednesday that crude exports are rebounding after being hit by a European embargo in July, describing for parliament the strategies by which the Islamic Republic says it is countering punitive measures imposed ... Iran Says Oil Exports Increase After Being Affected by Sanctions |
ABC News (blog) | US Beefs Up Presence Closer to Iran's Shores ABC News (blog) Nearly 50 miles from Iran sails the nuclear-powered USS Eisenhower — never before has the U.S. flexed so much muscle so close to the Muslim nation. The move is a blunt warning to Iran: Don't follow through on a threat to close the Strait of Hormuz ... USS Eisenhower on Gulf Alert Sees 'No Problems' From Iran I'm Fifty Miles Off The Coast Of Iran On A US Aircraft Carrier And It's ... Iran deploys Russian-made submarine in Gulf |
Iran preparing internal version of Internet Washington Post The Iranian government, determined to limit Western influence and defend itself against cyberattacks, appears to have laid the technical foundations for a national online network that would be detached from the Internet and permit tighter control over ... |
CBS News | Exclusive: Bahrain, UAE probe suspicious shipments headed to Iran Chicago Tribune Bahrain's and UAE's confidential reports to the U.N. Security Council's Iran sanctions committee are politically significant, envoys said on condition of anonymity, since they highlight how more and more states are enforcing the sanctions and making it ... UAE, Bahrain Confiscate Items Bound for Iran |
Bloomberg | Iran Cleric Pummeled by 'Badly Covered' Woman After Warning Her Bloomberg Since the 1979 revolution that brought Shiite Muslim religious leaders to power, women in Iran have been required to cover their hair and body curves in public with head-scarves and loose-fitting coats, to protect religious values and “preserve society ... Iran Cleric Beaten by Woman |
Daily Beast | Syria, Iran Meet in Damascus Daily Beast Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi held talks with President Bashar al-Assad and other Syrian officials in Damascus Wednesday, with Salehi saying a solution to the country's ongoing conflict lay “only in Syria and within the Syrian family ... Syria crisis: Iran's foreign minister in Damascus talks - Wednesday 19 ... Iran's Salehi meets embattled Syrian president Iran's Salehi meets Syrian president |