ABC News | Top Iranian Politicians Exchange Accusations New York Times His older brother, Sadegh, 52, heads Iran's judiciary, while another brother, Mohammad Javad, a Berkeley-educated mathematician, is also a judiciary official. On Monday, a conservative newspaper, Kayhan, hinted that the nation's supreme leader ... Iran Denies Space Monkey Hoax Monkey business? US unsure of Iran's space claims Iran's president wishes to visit Gaza |
BBC News | Iran's notorious 'butcher of journalists' former prosecutor arrested Fox News Many Iranians inside Iran and abroad are celebrating the timely announcement of Tehran's former prosecutor, nicknamed “Butcher of Journalists,” Saeed Mortazavi's arrest by Iranian judiciary today -- a man known for his cruel torture and mass murder of ... Iran arrests ex-Tehran prosecutor Saeed Mortazavi Iran: Ex-Prosecutor Mortazavi Detained Iran: Saeed Mortazavi detained as factional feuding escalates |
Bloomberg | Analysis: Iran talks planned, but diplomatic window may be closing; Israel, US ... Fox News VIENNA – Judging by its expanding nuclear program, harsh sanctions against Iran have done little but impose hardship on its people, while diplomacy has also failed to slow the Islamic Republic's atomic progress. And while more talks are planned for ... Responding to Iran's Latest Nuclear Ploy New hurdle for nuclear talks: Iran's presidential politics (+video) Israeli Expert: Iran Could Have Bomb in 4-6 Months |
Iran's president wants to be country's 1st astronaut Fox News Speaking at an exhibition of Iran's space achievements in Tehran, the Islamic Republic's president said he would be the first human launched to space aboard an Iranian rocket, the Mehr news agency reported. "I am ready to be the first human to be sent ... |
DAWN.com | Iran's Salehi says US is changing approach to Tehran Reuters BERLIN (Reuters) - Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi said on Monday he saw U.S. Vice-President Joe Biden's offer this weekend of bilateral dialogue between their two countries as a sign of a change in approach to Tehran by Washington. Iran is ... Official Says Iran Is Open to New Round of Nuclear Talks Iran announces nuclear talks; open to 'authentic' US meet Iran nuclear talks to resume after eight-month break |
NPR | Iran's Leader Embraces Facebook; Fellow Iranians Are Blocked NPR Iran has one of the highest percentages of Internet access in the Middle East, but the number of sites Iranians can legally visit is extremely limited. The government has launched "cyberpolice units" charged with tracking those who try to visit banned ... |
McCain's Iran Humor Isn't Fully Appreciated New York Times (blog) A statement Monday by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran, in which he said he was “ready to be the first human to be sent to space by Iranian scientists,” prompted Mr. McCain to quip on Twitter: So Ahmadinejad wants to be first Iranian in space ... |
Wall Street Journal | Hezbollah and Iran Blamed in Bombing Wall Street Journal WASHINGTON—Bulgaria's government is expected to release an investigative report this week blaming the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah and its ally Iran for a terrorist bombing last summer that killed five Israeli tourists, said U.S. and Middle East ... Bulgaria to blame Hezbollah and Iran for Burgas attack |
McCain: 'Lighten up' about Iran monkey tweet USA TODAY This flap began Monday when McCain, a prolific tweeter with about 1.8 million Twitter followers, posted a link to a Reuters news story from last week that reported Iran sent a monkey into space. The Iranian president said he'd like to be the first ... |
McCain calls Iran's president a monkey CBS News Responding to reports that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is ready and willing to suit up his astronaut gear to help his country reach its goal of achieving a manned space flight, the notoriously candid McCain wrote on Twitter this morning: ... |