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Iran embassy report suggests little threat months before closure - CBC.ca Sun, 30 Nov 2014 13:21:02 GMT

CBC.ca

Iran embassy report suggests little threat months before closure CBC.ca A newly released report into security at Canada's former embassy in Iran suggests the threat to its officials wasn't as dire as the government suggested at the time. The report, completed less than nine months before the Conservative government shut ...

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Police: Iran Hospital Manager Hurt in Acid Attack - ABC News Sun, 30 Nov 2014 22:01:15 GMT

Police: Iran Hospital Manager Hurt in Acid Attack ABC News Meanwhile, IRNA reported Sunday that police had arrested a man for throwing acid at the face of his wife in Shahreza, a small town near Isfahan in central Iran. Local police chief Col. Hamid Amirkhani described the attack as a "family dispute" and IRNA ... and more »

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Oil at $40 Possible as Market Transforms Caracas to Iran - Bloomberg Sun, 30 Nov 2014 22:50:18 GMT

Bloomberg

Oil at $40 Possible as Market Transforms Caracas to Iran Bloomberg Iran, also reeling from similar sanctions, will need to reduce subsidies that have partly insulated its growing population. Nigeria, fighting an Islamic insurgency, and Venezuela, crippled by failing political and economic policies, also rank among the ... Iran grapples with lower oil price as OPEC influence waneseuronews Oil Price Fall: Saudi Arabia Targets US Shale Oil, Iran, Iraq, RussiaTruthdig Why Saudi Arabia's rivalry with Iran could keep oil prices down for yearsThe Week Magazine RT -CNBC all 6,166 news articles »

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For Former US Hostages, A Deal With Iran Also Remains Elusive - NPR (blog) Sat, 29 Nov 2014 13:08:08 GMT

NPR (blog)

For Former US Hostages, A Deal With Iran Also Remains Elusive NPR (blog) Retired U.S. Air Force Col. David Roeder spent more than a year as one of 52 American hostages held by Iranian revolutionaries who took over the U.S. Embassy in Tehran in 1979. "I spent 14 months of my life and getting beaten around and tortured and ... Clearing my spindle, Iran editionPower Line (blog) Why the Iran nuclear talks may end sooner than laterToronto Star Editorial: Iran buys itself timeBoston Herald Business Insider -Huffington Post -The Guardian all 166 news articles »

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#MyStealthyFreedom: Defiant Iranian girl breakdances on Tehran subway (VIDEO) - RT Sun, 30 Nov 2014 18:48:45 GMT

RT

#MyStealthyFreedom: Defiant Iranian girl breakdances on Tehran subway (VIDEO) RT An Iranian girl with a mission to body rock without a hijab took to the subway of Tehran to breakdance in defiance of Iran's religious authorities. A video uploaded online shows her performing a combination of moves forbidden under the Islamic regime. Iranian woman defies restrictive laws by dancing without her hijab on the ...The Independent Dancing woman flouts Iranian rules on Tehran MetroBBC News Iranian woman filmed dancing to a song without her hijab on the Tehran subway ...Times of India International Business Times -Telegraph.co.uk -NPR (blog) all 77 news articles »

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Khamenei tells Iran armed forces to build up 'irrespective' of diplomacy - Yahoo News Sun, 30 Nov 2014 15:57:28 GMT

Yahoo News

Khamenei tells Iran armed forces to build up 'irrespective' of diplomacy Yahoo News DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Sunday the armed forces should increase their combat capability regardless of political considerations, in an apparent allusion to continuing nuclear talks with the West aimed at ... and more »

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Russia to give grain to Iran in return for oil: Minister - Press TV Sun, 30 Nov 2014 15:45:46 GMT

The Moscow Times

Russia to give grain to Iran in return for oil: Minister Press TV He hoped a deal could be reached in this regard in the near future, adding that the central banks of Russia and Iran are working on ways to start making payments in the two countries' national currencies and preparatory work has already begun to ... Russia says oil-for-goods deal with Iran could be sealed soonReuters Russia Optimistic On Iran Oil-For-Goods DealRadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty Russia Pushing for Oil-for-Goods Deal With IranThe Moscow Times Sputnik International -ITAR-TASS all 37 news articles »

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Iran Wary of Oil 'Shock Therapy' as OPEC Vies for Market - Bloomberg Mon, 01 Dec 2014 01:54:07 GMT

Bloomberg

Iran Wary of Oil 'Shock Therapy' as OPEC Vies for Market Bloomberg OPEC, which supplies about 40 percent of the world's oil, resisted calls from members including Venezuela, Iran and Iraq to reduce its collective output to stem falling prices. U.S. production, driven by a boom in fracking for shale oil, has risen to ... Iran: OPEC decision not good for all members but won't protestReuters Iran: OPEC ruling not good for allThe Daily Star Iran Says OPEC Decision Not to Cut Oil Output Will Hit All ProducersSputnik International all 17 news articles »

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Iran's human rights situation has not improved, says activist - Al-Arabiya Sat, 29 Nov 2014 10:43:07 GMT

Iran's human rights situation has not improved, says activist Al-Arabiya Last month, Iran executed a 26-year-old woman, Reyhaneh Jabbari, for allegedly murdering her rapist, in defiance to international pressure to spare her life. The United Nations reported that around 411 people were executed in Iran since the beginning ... and more »

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Some hardline views in Iran are weakening - CBS News Mon, 01 Dec 2014 01:50:40 GMT

CBS News

Some hardline views in Iran are weakening CBS News TEHRAN - Iran's Supreme Leader today called for a continued military buildup, apparently with little regard to the ongoing Vienna talks over the country's nuclear program. Not everyone in Iran shares those hardline views. Friday Prayer at Tehran's ...