NDTV | Sending Message to Iran, House Approves Tougher Sanctions New York Times (blog) The House overwhelming approved legislation on Wednesday that would impose the toughest sanctions yet on Iran, calling the measure a critical step to cripple the country's disputed nuclear program and brushing aside calls for restraint by critics who ... House votes for new tough sanctions against Iran House passes Iran sanctions bill to slash oil exports House approves tough new Iran sanctions |
New York Times | A Blacklist Delays Book on Iran New York Times Last month, Fabrica, a think tank in Treviso, Italy, run by the fashion company Benetton, released a book that offered a rare view of the domestic lives of Iranians. Overseen by Enrico Bossan, Fabrica's head of photography, “Iranian Living Room” (about ... |
House Weighs Iran Measure Amid Doubts on Timing New York Times Legislation that would impose the toughest sanctions to date on Iran over its disputed nuclear program has been scheduled for a vote in the House on Wednesday, four days before the inauguration of that country's newly elected president, a moderate ... |
New York Times (blog) | In Gaza, Iran Finds an Ally More Agreeable Than Hamas New York Times (blog) BEIT LAHIYA, Gaza Strip — The oil, sugar, pasta and other staples looked innocuous enough as dozens of young Palestinian volunteers, sweating in the heat at a warehouse here, packed them into cartons destined for Gaza's poor during the holy month of ... Iran gives Gazans aid, but bypasses Hamas Hamas Holds Secret Meeting With Iran Hamas struggles to normalize ties with Iran |
Iran grants Syria $3.6 billion credit to buy oil products Reuters AMMAN (Reuters) - Syria and Iran signed a deal this week to activate a $3.6 billion credit facility to buy oil products to shore up President Bashar al-Assad's war battered economy, officials and bankers said on Wednesday. The deal, which was agreed in ... |
Russia's Putin to meet new Iranian president in September Reuters MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian leader Vladimir Putin will meet Iran's newly elected president for the first time in Kyrgyzstan in September, the Islamic Republic's ambassador to Moscow said on Wednesday. Russian and Iranian media reported last week that ... |
Foreign Policy (blog) | Iran Seen Able to Process Bomb-Grade Uranium Next Year Bloomberg Iran may achieve the “critical capability” to process low-enriched uranium into material for a nuclear weapon without detection by international inspectors by mid-2014, according to a report by a research group. Iran would reach this capability by ... Liberal Democrats Move to Torpedo Iran Sanctions Bill As Iran installs new leader, House could pass more sanctions. Right signal? Iran seeks key position on UN disarmament committee |
Voice of America | Iran Plans Its Own Sanitized Internet with Chinese Help Voice of America “There is no doubt the Iranian government has been looking to other repressive countries, such as China, as a model and even vendor for the sort of sophisticated hardware and software controls that it needs to maintain strict control over how Iranians ... |
Aljazeera.com | Iran grants Syria $3.6 billion credit facility to buy oil products Reuters AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian authorities and Iran signed a deal this week to activate a $3.6 billion credit facility to buy oil products with long term payment terms, officials and bankers said on Wednesday. The deal, which was agreed last May between the ... Iran and Syria sign $3.6bn oil deal Iran to supply oil to Syria Iran steps up energy, economic support to Syria |
Rohani's Clout in Iran Corridors of Power May Help Nuclear Deal Bloomberg Failure risks exposing Iran to a military attack by Israel, which says it considers a nuclear-armed Iran as an existential threat, or the U.S. Success may depend on Rohani's ability to leverage connections with Iran's powerful non-elected bodies and ... Iran: Can Rouhani Deliver? |