New York Times | Restoring Iran's Heritage of Magnificent Homes in an Age of High Rises New York Times KASHAN, Iran — A petite woman in gray boots and a checkered scarf, Shanaz Nader had spent much of her adult life abroad, with long stretches in Tokyo, London and New York. But here she was braving a cold wind in this desert city three hours south of ... |
Voice of America | Iran: Inflation Soars, Officials Say New York Times Iran's central bank disclosed Wednesday that the annual inflation rate hit 27.4 percent at the end of 2012, one of the highest rates ever quoted by Iranian authorities. The soaring rate reflects both the impact of Western sanctions over Iran's disputed ... Iran Willing to Resume Nuclear Talks as Sanctions Bite Hard Iran annual inflation hits 27.4 percent Iran says it's hopeful on Chuck Hagel nomination |
Aljazeera.com | Bank Hacking Was the Work of Iranians, Officials Say New York Times “There is no doubt within the U.S. government that Iran is behind these attacks,” said James A. Lewis, a former official in the State and Commerce Departments and a computer security expert at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in ... Iran blamed for cyber onslaught on US banks Cyberwar in Iran Comes Home to U.S. Banks. Is Anyone Surprised? Is Iran Going After Your Bank Account? |
ABC News (blog) | Defense nominee Hagel lays out stand on Iran Salt Lake Tribune Washington • President Barack Obama's pick for defense secretary, Chuck Hagel, is meeting with senior Pentagon staff to try to set the record straight about his stand on Iran, saying he backs strong international sanctions against Tehran and believes ... Iran Sanctions: Chuck Hagel vs. Obama, Biden, and Kerry Iran Endorses Obama Pick Hagel for US Secretary of Defense In Pentagon meetings, Defense chief nominee Hagel lays out support for Iran ... |
The Guardian | Syria and Iran swap prisoners after months of complex international talks The Guardian Syrian state media made no mention of the mass exchange but it was confirmed by the Iranian government and officials of the Turkish humanitarian aid group IHH. "This is the result of months of civil diplomacy carried out by our organisation," said an ... West fears Iran will try to seize Syria's uranium stockpile Iran may try to grab Damascus's enriched uranium Iran Foreign Ministry welcomes release of pilgrims in Syria |
Washington Post | Report: Iran arrests 5 members of underground band for alleged contact with ... Washington Post TEHRAN, Iran — Iranian police have arrested five members of an underground band suspected of producing music for Farsi-speaking, dissident satellite channels based in the U.S.. The semiofficial Fars news agency quotes senior police official Col. Sadeq ... Iran Arrests 5 Musicians Over Dissident Contacts |
The Guardian (blog) | Nuclear talks with Iran delayed The Guardian (blog) The much-awaited new round of diplomacy over Iran's nuclear programme will have to be awaited a while longer. Tehran has declared itself ready for talks this month, but the office of the EU foreign affairs chief, Cathy Ashton, whose job it is to ... 'Iran hopeful talks with IAEA will yield positive results' Iran says sole nuclear plant at 'full capacity' Iran hopeful about nuclear talks with IAEA |
Briton gets 33 months for weapons-to-Iran plot Huffington Post EL PASO, Texas — A federal judge sentenced a British businessman to nearly three years in prison Wednesday for trying to buy surface-to-air missile parts from undercover U.S. agents to resell to Iran. Christopher Tappin, 66, pleaded guilty in November ... |
Stuff.co.nz | Tappin: British Man Jailed For Iran Arms Sale Sky News British businessman Christopher Tappin has been jailed for 33 months for trying to buy missile parts and resell them to Iran. US District Judge David Briones, who sentenced Tappin, said he would recommend that the Department of Justice approve any ... Briton who tried to sell arms parts to Iran sentenced in Texas Briton gets 33 months for weapons to Iran Brit jailed for Iran missile deal |
New York Times | Shimon Peres on Obama, Iran and the Path to Peace New York Times Peres's clash with Netanyahu over Iran is only one of many disagreements between the two men. On the one hand, Netanyahu is a conservative prime minister who relies on a hard-line, hawkish coalition and who is likely to win next week's Israeli ... Israeli prez: Obama would hit Iran |