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Iranian Officials Threaten Two Candidates for the Presidency - New York Times Wed, 15 May 2013 00:38:30 GMT

Foreign Policy (blog)

Iranian Officials Threaten Two Candidates for the Presidency New York Times On Monday, Iran's national deputy police commander, Esmael Ahmadi Moghaddam, was quoted by the newspaper Shargh as issuing a warning to President Ahmadinejad and Mr. Mashaei that the “shedding of blood is allowed” if they do not stop claiming to ... Wait, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's brother is running for president of Iran?Foreign Policy (blog) Iran elections: Candidates and rivalries in the frameBBC News Iran's presidential elections thrown into doubt by last-minute entriesThe Guardian Financial Times -Al-Monitor -myfox8.com all 177 news articles »

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Three Foes Unite to Keep Wrestling in Olympics - New York Times Tue, 14 May 2013 22:51:37 GMT

New York Times

Three Foes Unite to Keep Wrestling in Olympics New York Times A dream team of American wrestlers is scheduled to face the supreme wrestlers of Iran and then Russia in the main hall at Grand Central Terminal at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday — all part of a unified effort to save wrestling as an Olympic sport. “We now have ... NY to host wrestling meetESPN Turtle Bay: Iran, Russia, US go to the mat in New YorkForeign Policy (blog) Russia, Iran to wrestle in New YorkSan Jose Mercury News euronews -GlobalPost (blog) -Arizona Daily Star all 22 news articles »

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Iran defends post as chair of UN disarmament conference - Reuters Tue, 14 May 2013 15:38:05 GMT

Globe and Mail

Iran defends post as chair of UN disarmament conference Reuters UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Iran on Tuesday defended its election as the rotating chair of the world's sole multilateral disarmament forum after the United States announced that its ambassador to the U.N. Conference on Disarmament would boycott any ... Canada to skip disarmament talks in snub to IranGlobe and Mail Canada to sit out UN disarmament conference while Iran is in chargeNational Post Iran to lead UN-linked forum on disarmament at end of monthFox News Jerusalem Post -ABC News all 35 news articles »

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Obama-Friendly Think Tank Ponders a Nuclear-Armed Iran - TIME Tue, 14 May 2013 12:57:37 GMT

Press TV

Obama-Friendly Think Tank Ponders a Nuclear-Armed Iran TIME President Obama has said he will not let Iran get a nuclear weapon. So why did the Center for a New American Security, the think tank most closely associated with staffing Obama's Pentagon, issue a report Monday called If All Else Fails: The Challenges ... UN watchdog, EU's Ashton to press Iran in nuclear disputeReuters Iran seeks 'constructive' EU stance in nuke talksYahoo! News Iran hopes P5+1 will give positive response to proposals: AraqchiPress TV Bloomberg -Channel News Asia -Tehran Times all 22 news articles »

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Iran-Based Hackers Traced to Cyber Attack on U.S. Company - Bloomberg Tue, 14 May 2013 19:23:19 GMT

Iran-Based Hackers Traced to Cyber Attack on U.S. Company Bloomberg A previously unknown hacking group believed to be based in Iran has started cyber attacks inside the U.S., according to Mandiant Corp., a security company that's linked China's army to similar activity. The Iranian group emerged within the last six ...

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Lamar Alexander: Sebelius fundraising 'arguably an even bigger issue' than ... - Washington Post (blog) Tue, 14 May 2013 14:05:17 GMT

Daily Caller

Lamar Alexander: Sebelius fundraising 'arguably an even bigger issue' than ... Washington Post (blog) LA: This is arguably an even bigger issue because, in Iran-Contra, you had $30 million that was spent by Oliver North through private organizations for a purpose congress refused to authorize, in support of the rebels. Here, you're wanting to spend ... GOP senator escalates Sebelius, Iran-Contra comparisonThe Hill (blog) Lamar Alexander slams Sebelius over Iran-Contra-style health care scandalDaily Caller Iran-Contra-like health care scandal means trouble for SebeliusBizPac Review ThinkProgress -OpEdNews all 66 news articles »

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It's not 'even bigger' than Iran-Contra - MSNBC (blog) Tue, 14 May 2013 15:31:18 GMT

It's not 'even bigger' than Iran-Contra MSNBC (blog) ALEXANDER: This is arguably an even bigger issue because, in Iran-Contra, you had $30 million that was spent by Oliver North through private organizations for a purpose congress refused to authorize, in support of the rebels. Here, you're wanting to ...

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Iran agents training to storm Israel's border - WorldNetDaily - WND.com Wed, 15 May 2013 00:50:49 GMT

WND.com

Iran agents training to storm Israel's border - WorldNetDaily WND.com TEL AVIV – The Iranian-backed Hezbollah is established training camps near the Syrian capital of Damascus to prepare for possible guerrilla warfare targeting Israel's northern Golan Heights, according to informed Middle Eastern security officials. Netanyahu meets with Putin in Russia to discuss Syria, IranHaaretz Game-Changers in Syria Will Lead To Israel-Iran ConfrontationAl-Monitor Russia says Iran must attend international Geneva confab on SyriaPress TV Algemeiner -Bloomberg -Jerusalem Post all 529 news articles »

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Iran must free the Bahá'í leaders who have been jailed for five years too many - The Guardian Tue, 14 May 2013 11:24:21 GMT

The Guardian

Iran must free the Bahá'í leaders who have been jailed for five years too many The Guardian Today is the fifth anniversary of the unjust imprisonment of seven Bahá'í leaders in Iran. They were jailed for 20 years for no reason other than their beliefs – the longest jail terms handed down against any prisoners of conscience in the country ...

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Iran expresses regret over killing Afghans - Yahoo! News Tue, 14 May 2013 09:32:29 GMT

Iran expresses regret over killing Afghans Yahoo! News TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran has expressed regret for the shooting deaths of Afghan migrants entering the country illegally over the weekend. On Saturday, Afghan Foreign Minister Zalmai Rasoul issued a complaint after 10 migrants were shot and killed by ... and more »