ABC News | Iran threatens payback on Syria; Russia sends warships USA TODAY Although Iran may want to retaliate, it usually does so through the Lebanese Shiite terror group Hezbollah, which "is task-saturated between helping (Bashar) Assad stay in power and protecting (Shiite) neighborhoods in Beirut from retaliatory car bombs ... Iran to Work With Russia to Stop Strike on Syria Iran leaders warn Western strikes on Syria will ignite wider war How Iran Would Retaliate to a U.S. Strike on Syria |
AFP | Kerry presses Iran on Abedini, former Marine and missing ex-FBI agent Fox News Secretary of State John Kerry called on Iran to "work cooperatively" to help return three Americans, including Pastor Saeed Abedini, whose eight-year prison sentence was upheld days ago, to their families. In his most extensive public comments to date ... Mother of Man Held in Iran Releases Letter to Him Kerry 'Respectfully' Asks Iran to Free US Citizens from Torture, Imprisonment US Asks Iran To Free Two Americans, Help Find Another |
Iran's Khamenei warns US intervention in Syria would be 'a disaster' for ... NBCNews.com The United Nations has resumed its visits to sites outside Damascus, but is asking for more time before action is taken. The U.S. and several other allies seem to be on the verge of military preparations, which is causing nations like Iraq to fear ... |
BBC News | Iran's nuclear program is making steady gains but is staying below 'red line ... Washington Post (blog) The first independent assessment of Iran's atomic program since the June presidential election shows Iranian officials steadily expanding the country's nuclear capacity while also avoiding provocative steps that might trigger an Israeli military strike. Iran still progressing on its nuclear program, UN says Iran significantly expands uranium enrichment capacity at nuclear plant, UN ... Iran has boosted nuclear capabilities, says IAEA |
Iran commander: US strike on Syria will mean the 'imminent destruction' of Israel Jerusalem Post DUBAI - Iran's Revolutionary Guards chief warned a US military attack on Syria would lead to the "imminent destruction" of Israel and would prove a "second Vietnam" for America, according to an Iranian news agency. Shi'ite Muslim Iran, an arch-enemy of ... |
The Guardian | Syria allies: Why Russia, Iran and China are standing by the regime CNN International (CNN) -- Allegations of a chemical weapons attack carried out by the Syrian regime last week have heightened tensions internationally. There's been tough talk from Western leaders and a flurry of activity by the United States -- all of which seem to ... US, UK Face Delays in Push to Strike Syria Iran warns west against military intervention in Syria Iran's Rouhani acknowledges chemical weapons killed people in Syria |
Chemical allegations in Syria haunt ally Iran U-T San Diego FILE-In this Tuesday, August 8, 2000 file photo, Iranian clergyman Mohammad Azadparvar, who allegedly was injured by chemical weapons in the 1980-88 Iran-Iraq war, rests next to a picture of the supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, at a demonstration ... |
Aljazeera.com | Iran: Pleading with the emperor Aljazeera.com It is impossible to exaggerate the significance of a public letter that a group of 55 Iranian political prisoners wrote to US President Obama in early August 2013, pleading with him to lift the economic sanctions and engage in detente with Iran. They ... |
Analysis: Syria, aided by Iran, could strike back at US in cyberspace Reuters The risk is heightened by Syria's alliance with Iran, which has built up its cyber capability in the past three years, and already gives the country technical and other support. If Iran stood with Syria in any fray with the United States that would ... Syria, Iran armed for cyberwar with U.S. |
Aljazeera.com | Iran moves to sue US over 1953 coup Aljazeera.com Iran's parliament has given preliminary approval to a bill requiring the government to sue the US for its involvement in the 1953 coup that overthrew the country's democratically elected prime minister. The bill follows the release of newly ... Iran mulls suing US over 1953 coup Iran's parliament approves bill to sue US over 1953 coup involvement Iran Plans To Sue United States Because Of 1953 CIA-Backed Ouster of Prime ... |