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Once an Outcast, Iranian Minister Carries Hope of Easing Tensions - New York Times (blog) Tue, 27 Aug 2013 00:02:20 GMT

Press TV

Once an Outcast, Iranian Minister Carries Hope of Easing Tensions New York Times (blog) TEHRAN — Until this summer, Mohammad Javad Zarif, one of Iran's most accomplished diplomats, was an outcast, exiled from the government by ultraconservatives for working too closely with the West. Rather than presenting the Iranian case to the world, ... Iran urges vigilance against sedition plots in regionPress TV Iran ready to help curb extremism in region: FMTehran Times all 8 news articles »

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Reading Tweets From Iran - New York Times Mon, 26 Aug 2013 20:55:22 GMT

The Times of Israel

Reading Tweets From Iran New York Times Social media are an unorthodox, but useful, way to start to get a sense of Iran's new president, Hassan Rouhani. In a flurry of English-language posts on Twitter since his election in June, Mr. Rouhani has given reason to hope that he is serious about ... Iran adds to atom capacity, holds down stockpile growth: diplomatsReuters Want to Appease Iran? Demonize IsraelCommentary Magazine UN report: Iran increasing enrichment capacityThe Times of Israel all 9 news articles »

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Android Developers Can Now Use Google's Play Store To Distribute Their Free ... - TechCrunch Mon, 26 Aug 2013 19:30:51 GMT

New America Foundation (blog)

Android Developers Can Now Use Google's Play Store To Distribute Their Free ... TechCrunch Google today announced that Android developers can now make their free apps available in Iran, one of the few countries where app downloads through Google's store were completely unavailable until now. Paid apps and apps that use in-app billing, ... Google Opens Up Free Play Store Apps In IranAndroid Police Google Play Store Unblocked in IranNew America Foundation (blog) all 78 news articles »

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New Details On How US 'Helped Saddam As He Gassed Iran' - NPR Mon, 26 Aug 2013 14:22:17 GMT

NPR

New Details On How US 'Helped Saddam As He Gassed Iran' NPR Newly declassified CIA documents "combined with exclusive interviews with former intelligence officials, reveal new details about the depth of the United States' knowledge of how and when Iraq" used chemical weapons against Iran in the 1980s, Foreign ... CIA Files Show U.S. Played Role in Iraq's Chemical Attacks on IranNew York Magazine Saddam's Chemical Attacks On Iran 'Aided By US'Sky News CIA 'helped Saddam Hussein carry out chemical weapons attack on Iran' in 1988 ...Daily Mail Foreign Policy (blog) -Raw Story -The Week Magazine all 52 news articles »

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Iran's Khamenei blames outsiders for Middle East's woes - Reuters Mon, 26 Aug 2013 12:13:22 GMT

Press TV

Iran's Khamenei blames outsiders for Middle East's woes Reuters DUBAI (Reuters) - Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei blamed countries outside the Middle East on Monday for the region's turmoil and the Shi'ite cleric said regional states backing radical Sunni Islamists would be damaged by conflict. Former US Diplomat in Iran for Talks on SyriaABC News Sultan Qaboos, Feltman Test Diplomacy with IranAl-Monitor Iran, Oman sign heads of agreement on gasPress TV Gulf Business News -Times of Oman -Businessweek all 228 news articles »

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'Uranium shoe' man arrested in US - BBC News Mon, 26 Aug 2013 09:18:00 GMT

BBC News

'Uranium shoe' man arrested in US BBC News Patrick Campbell was charged with attempting to broker a sale of 1,000 tonnes of yellowcake uranium to Iran. He allegedly made the offer to US undercover agents, thinking they were representing the Iranians. Samples of raw uranium ore were found ... US arrests man in Iran uranium stingAljazeera.com Man caught in 'uranium for Iran' stingThe Guardian Man Arriving at JFK Is Accused of Trying to Export Uranium to IranNew York Times (blog) Reuters Africa -ABC News all 50 news articles »

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Iran warns US against action on Syria - Sydney Morning Herald Mon, 26 Aug 2013 23:41:10 GMT

Sydney Morning Herald

Iran warns US against action on Syria Sydney Morning Herald "The Syrian government will cooperate with the United Nations mission now in Syria to create the conditions for a visit to zones where terrorist groups have carried out attacks with chemical weapons," Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said. Syria, Iran issue first explicit warning to Israel if US attacksThe Times of Israel Iran's Rouhani acknowledges chemical weapons killed people in SyriaReuters Syria has given the green light to UN inspectors, Iran saysThe Guardian The National -Sky News -Telegraph.co.uk all 3,404 news articles »

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Iranian court nixes appeal from jailed American pastor - Fox News Mon, 26 Aug 2013 16:57:43 GMT

Iranian court nixes appeal from jailed American pastor Fox News An Iranian court rejected an appeal from Saeed Abedini, the American Christian pastor held in Iran for his Christian faith, and refused to reduce the eight-year prison term his supporters believe is tantamount to a death sentence, according to his ...

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Iran Welcomes Omani Sultan - ABC News Sun, 25 Aug 2013 14:20:40 GMT

Iran Welcomes Omani Sultan ABC News Iran welcomed the leader of neighboring Oman Sunday in a visit that has raised hopes that Omani mediation could help ease tensions between Iran and Western powers over Tehran's nuclear ambitions. Omani Sultan Qaboos was scheduled to focus on ...

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Iran: Court Rejects US Pastor's Appeal - New York Times Tue, 27 Aug 2013 00:30:25 GMT

Iran: Court Rejects US Pastor's Appeal New York Times A Tehran appeals court has upheld an eight-year prison sentence for an Iranian-American pastor jailed for his role in establishing underground churches in Iran, his lawyer told the Iranian Students' News Agency on Monday. The pastor, Saeed Abedini, ... Iran upholds conviction of American Christian pastorWashington Times Iran Delivers "Devastating" Blow to American Pastor Saeed - Rejects Appeal ...American Center for Law and Justice Iran upholds 8-year jail term for US pastorThe National BP News all 31 news articles »