Haaretz | US offers $5 million for Chinese businessman accused of Iran dealings Reuters In a signal Washington will keep pressure on Iran over its nuclear program, the U.S. Treasury Department said it was sanctioning eight of Chinese businessman Li Fangwei's Chinese companies for allegedly procuring missile parts for Iran. The U.S. State ... Iran Cancels $2.5 Billion Contract With Chinese Oil Company US Announces Actions to Enforce Iran Sanctions US offers bounty for Chinese man linked to Iran |
RT | Russia and Iran Reported in Talks on Energy Deal Worth Billions New York Times The Obama administration's strategy of punishing Russia with economic sanctions over the Ukraine crisis encountered a new complication on Monday with word that the Russians are negotiating an $8 billion to $10 billion energy deal with Iran, another ... Russia and Iran set to strike $10bn energy deal Iran, Russia Hold Electricity Talks as Russia Seeks To Build Relationship Iran's wind energy generation capacity only 100 megawatt |
Business Insider | Special Report - Golden Loophole: How an alleged Turkish crime ring helped Iran Reuters Turkish police believe that until recently, the area around the market also sat at the center of an audacious, multi-billion-dollar scheme involving bribery and suspect food shipments to Iran. To date, no one has been charged. But a recently leaked ... GOLDEN LOOPHOLE: How An Alleged Turkish Crime Ring Helped Iran |
The Times of Israel | Iran nuclear talks: The 'trust but verify' dictate Aljazeera.com Although the Iran nuclear talks are officially between Iran and the five UN Security Council permanent members plus Germany, at the core, this tug-of-war is between Iran and the United States. I can even picture the US and Iranian diplomats, alone ... Israeli envoy in US: Iran doesn't need a nuclear program Fifth 'Yom HaShoah' Rally Outside Iran's UN Mission Iran, Not Russia, Will Threaten Nuclear War |
Aljazeera.com | Iran's Rouhani defends nuclear deal talks Aljazeera.com President Hassan Rouhani of Iran has accused his critics of using lies to oppose his policies, including nuclear talks with world powers, and says a deal restricting Iran's nuclear programme would benefit the country. In an interview with state ... Iran's president seeks to quiet critics What Hassan Rouhani's bad bargain means for Iran, and the West Day-to-Day Life in Iran |
Singer Steps Into Spotlight as Nation Changes Political Tune New York Times In less than 15 minutes, Xaniar Khosravi, 29, an Iranian-Kurdish performer whose upbeat music was long deemed by Iran's powerful Ministry of Islamic Guidance and Culture as illegal for being too Western, would step onto a stage before thousands of fans ... |
Windsor Star | Iran eyes snappier businesses to boost economy CBS News QESHM ISLAND, Iran -- Crocodile farming isn't the most obvious business opportunity in Iran. The wide-jawed reptiles aren't native to the country, their meat can't legally be served at home and they don't have the friendliest reputation. That hasn't ... Female entrepreneur in Iran breeds crocodiles as leaders promote 'economy of ... Meet Iran's first crocodile farmer, Mojgan Roostaei |
The Times of Israel | Netanyahu links Holocaust to Iran's suspected nuclear ambitions Fox News At the opening ceremony at the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial, Netanyahu linked the Nazi genocide to Iran's suspected drive to acquire nuclear bombs and its leaders' repeated references to the destruction of Israel and its denial of the Holocaust. Netanyahu at Yad Vashem to world leaders: Don't repeat with Iran the mistake ... Iran hails Palestinian truce, but silent on unity government Netanyahu compares Iran nuclear threat to Nazi menace |
The Daily Star | British and Iranian officials hold talks in Tehran Reuters Simon Gass is the most senior British diplomat to visit since the raid, which came after Iranian allegations that Britain had masterminded mass protests that followed then-President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's disputed re-election in 2009. Britain has flatly ... Top British diplomat in Iran for talks Senior British Diplomat Visits Iran UK and Iran discuss re-opening embassies |
The Guardian | US and Gulf states plan missile defence system to counter Iran The Guardian In this photo released by the Islamic Republic News Agency, members of the Iranian Revolutionary In this Islamic Republic News Agency photo, members of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard celebrate after launching a missile. Photograph: Mostafa Qotbi/AP. |