RT | Iran and the US: Diplomatic enrichment Aljazeera.com Iran and six world powers have reached an interim agreement: Iran will halt and reverse some elements of its nuclear programme for six months in return for moderate relief from the economic sanctions that have isolated the Islamic Republic. Many hope ... Iran wants American tourists, and a boomlet has begun Is Iran surrendering to the United States? Nuclear talks with Iran resume in Geneva |
BBC News | Iranian billionaire Babak Zanjani 'arrested' BBC News In September, Iran's parliament began investigating his business dealings after he was accused of withholding $1.9bn (£1.2bn) of oil revenue meant to be channelled through his companies. Mr Zanjani, who claims he is worth $13.5bn, has denied the ... Iran arrests tycoon accused of busting US and EU sanctions: media Iran arrests tycoon known for sanctions busting over graft |
Telegraph.co.uk | British lawmakers to visit Iran to help rebuild ties Reuters UK The delegation will be made up of members of the British parliament's All-Party Parliamentary Group on Iran, the statement said, saying they had accepted an invitation from the Iranian parliament's British/Iran Friendship Group. "It is hoped that ... Jack Straw to pay official visit to Iran with British delegation UK parliamentary team to visit Iran on January 7: MP Iran to supply 1000MW to Pakistan |
Washington Post | In Iran, hard-liners strike back Washington Post TEHRAN — Conservatives in Iran are enjoying their first major return to the spotlight since the surprise victory of Hassan Rouhani in the June presidential election, highlighting lingering divisions within the Islamic republic's political establishment. Iran marks anti-Green Movement protest anniversary Influential Iran MP Urges Opposition Leaders Be Tried |
Iran -- The Giant Step Waiting to Be Made Huffington Post One of the more challenging issues in this world is the unwillingness and intolerance to accept differences. This is a world full of diverse cultures, religions and beliefs: some harmful, some harmless, some beneficial and some neutral. Yet, all are ... |
The Guardian | Most Iranian lawmakers back nuclear speedup if US adds sanctions Los Angeles Times TEHRAN — More than two-thirds of the Iranian parliament has signed on to a bill that would accelerate Iran's nuclear program if Congress adopts new sanctions legislation, official news agencies said. The bill would direct Iran's nuclear agency to ... Iran negotiating with Russia over construction of new nuclear plants Report: Iran Keeping New Centrifuges Offline Top Iranian official calls for direct talks with US |
The deal of the year: Why the Iran nuclear deal is good news for all Aljazeera.com The interim nuclear deal that Iran and the US and its partners in the P5+1 group (consisting of the five UN Security Council permanent members and Germany) reached in Geneva on November 24, was the momentous event of 2013. Were it to lead to a ... |
Public Radio International | In 2013, the presidents of Iran and the US spoke on the phone for the first ... Public Radio International "The very fact that this was the first communications between an American and Iranian president since 1979 underscores the deep mistrust between our countries but it also indicates the prospect of moving beyond that difficult history," Obama said after ... |
The Daily Star | Iran, world powers resume nuclear talks The Daily Star GENEVA: Closed-door talks resumed Monday between Iran and world powers on implementing a landmark deal to rein in Tehran's controversial nuclear programme in exchange for easing sanctions. European Union foreign policy spokesman Michael Mann ... |
Daily News & Analysis | Instagram Gets Blocked, Then Unblocked in Iran Mashable For approximately 12 hours, Instagram became the latest apparent victim of Iran's Internet censorship system commonly known as the "Filternet." The blocking of Instagram was initially reported by Iranian netizens early Sunday, and later confirmed by ... Iran temporarily blocks Instagram Iran Temporarily Shut Down Instagram this Weekend, Then Denied it Ever ... Instagram temporarily blocked in Iran |