DEBKA file | Israel Sees US Response to Syria as Gauge on Iran New York Times JERUSALEM — As President Obama wrestles with how to respond to new assessments that Syria appears to have used chemical weapons, leaders in Israel say they will be watching for clues about how he might handle the Iranian nuclear issue in the future. 'Action on Syria red line sends message to Iran' Obama's non-response to Assad's chemical weapons would encourage a ... Elkin: Iran Watching US Response on Syria |
Christian Science Monitor (blog) | Samsung to Block Access to App Store in Iran TIME TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian users of Samsung mobile applications said Thursday that the company had notified them that they will no longer have access to the company's online store as of May 22. The move is seen as part of international sanctions on ... Don't blame Canada: Former ambassador to Iran on Argo, America, and nukes I, too, am responsible for sanctions on Iran Iran says it's ready to resume talks with world powers |
CTV News | Border agency warns of migrants from Iran with 'sinister motives' CTV News OTTAWA -- Canada's border agency has flagged the possibility of Iranians with "sinister motives" slipping into the country -- a warning that came in the months leading to the arrest of two men charged with plotting to attack a Via Rail train with help ... Border agency warns of migrants from Iran with 'sinister motives' - Vancouver Sun |
Samsung to block app store access in Iran, AP says CNET Many sanctions have been imposed on Iran over its controversial nuclear program, and Samsung's step is viewed as the latest such move. Samsung declined to comment. The AP noted that "unlike Apple, Microsoft and Adobe, Samsung has provided ... Samsung to block mobile app store in Iran as sanctions bite News Summary: Samsung blocking Iran app access New Sanctions Begin: South Korea's Samsung announces its “Online Store” will ... |
BoilerJuice | EIA Says Sanctions Cut Iran's 2012 Oil Exports Fox Business Tighter restrictions on Iranian oil sales, led by the U.S. and the European Union, cut Iran's net oil export revenue by 27.4% in 2012 from a year earlier, to $69 billion, the EIA said. Based on earlier estimates from EIA that revenue figure would be ... EIA: Sanctions reduced Iran's oil exports and revenues in 2012 |
Ottawa Citizen | 'A spectacle of hypocrisy and farce': North Korea, Iran attack Canada's human ... National Post Iran railed against “violations of human rights by Canadian government” including “child sexual exploitation and trafficking, the right to food, discriminatory law and regulation against indigenous people and minority groups including Muslim, Arab and ... Canada indicted by China, Russia, Iran at UN rights review |
Three accounting firms pull out of Iran Financial Times “It sends an important message when accountancy firms decide that it is too risky to do business in Iran,” said Mark Wallace, the head of United Against Nuclear Iran, a lobby group. “Without respected auditors, it makes it much harder for other ... UANI Applauds Grant Thornton, RSM, Crowe Horwath for Ending Business in Iran |
The Daily Star | Family of jailed Marine in Iran seeks Kerry's help MiamiHerald.com WASHINGTON -- The family of an ex-Marine detained in Iran wants Secretary of State John Kerry to step in and demand his release. The mother, sister and brother-in-law of Amir Hekmati were in Washington this week, meeting State Department officials and ... Family of jailed Marine in Iran seeks Kerry's... |
Heritage.org (blog) | Iran-Made Drone Shot Down over Israel - The Foundry - Heritage Foundation Heritage.org (blog) Israel announced on Thursday that it had shot down a drone approaching its coast about five miles west of the northern city of Haifa. Israeli officials said that the drone came from Lebanon and was probably an Iranian-made aircraft belonging to Hezbollah. Iran behind downed drone Iran-funded Hezbollah building a media empire Escalation? Israel shoots down Hezbollah drone, likely supplied by Iran |
National Review Online | Hagel: 'Don't Know' if Sanctions Against Iran Will Work National Review Online “I don't know if all of these efforts that we're applying in dealing with Iran—one being the international economic sanctions—will in fact change their attitude about what we think is their objective, moving toward a nuclear weapon” Hagel told ... Oil-rich Emirates a key part of defense against Iran - USA Today Israel only blustering on Iran war: Stephen Lendman US Offers $10 Billion Weapons Package to Counter Iran Threats - VOA |