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A bold move - The Economist (blog) Wed, 30 Apr 2014 08:17:28 GMT

Aljazeera.com

A bold move The Economist (blog) “PHASE two of the Iranian targeted subsidy plan” is as clunky in Farsi as it is in English, but it rolls off the tongue of every Iranian. On April 28th President Hassan Rohani raised petrol prices by 75%, from 4000 to 7000 rial ($0.16 to $0.28) per ... Iran's Rouhani defends nuclear deal talksAljazeera.com Iran's $18 Payouts Mar Plan to Plug Missing BillionsBloomberg Sweden will continue encouraging legal trade with Iran: Swedish FMTehran Times Washington Post -Press TV all 97 news articles »

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Iran Wants 400 New Planes by 2025 If Sanctions End - ABC News Wed, 30 Apr 2014 10:52:08 GMT

Fars News Agency

Iran Wants 400 New Planes by 2025 If Sanctions End ABC News Iran is looking to buy 400 passenger planes in the next 10 years to upgrade its aging fleet if Western sanctions imposed over its controversial nuclear program are lifted, the country's top aviation official said Wednesday. The remark by Ali Reza ... Six powers meet in Brussels to fine-tune Iran talks strategyReuters Top aviation official in Iran says Islamic Republic to buy 400 planes by 2025 ...Fox News Iran nuclear deal proves elusiveNew Straits Times all 109 news articles »

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US Announces Actions to Enforce Iran Sanctions - New York Times Tue, 29 Apr 2014 23:23:16 GMT

CNN

US Announces Actions to Enforce Iran Sanctions New York Times The United States government escalated enforcement of its Iran sanctions on Tuesday, adding eight Chinese companies, a Dubai company and two Dubai-based executives to blacklists for evading American restrictions on Iranian weapons, oil and banking ... Iran Cancels $2.5 Billion Chinese Oil ContractABC News US offers $5 million for Chinese businessman accused of Iran dealingsReuters Iran Cancels $2.5 Billion Contract With Chinese Oil CompanyWall Street Journal CNN -Haaretz -UPI.com all 280 news articles »

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Special Report - Golden Loophole: How an alleged Turkish crime ring helped Iran - Reuters Tue, 29 Apr 2014 09:16:33 GMT

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 ... and more »

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Iran eyes snappier businesses to boost economy - CBS News Tue, 29 Apr 2014 18:02:28 GMT

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 ...

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Russia and Iran Reported in Talks on Energy Deal Worth Billions - New York Times Mon, 28 Apr 2014 22:53:35 GMT

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 dealRT Iran, Russia Hold Electricity Talks as Russia Seeks To Build RelationshipWall Street Journal all 34 news articles »

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Iranian zoo faces prosecution by government over chained captive bear - The Guardian (blog) Wed, 30 Apr 2014 15:52:18 GMT

The Guardian (blog)

Iranian zoo faces prosecution by government over chained captive bear The Guardian (blog) Iran's environment department said on Wednesday it had inspected Babolsar's zoo, in the northern province of Mazandaran, and was pursuing a legal case following complaints by the public over the mistreatment of animals held there. On social networks ...

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Iran nuclear talks: The 'trust but verify' dictate - Aljazeera.com Mon, 28 Apr 2014 05:22:04 GMT

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 programThe Times of Israel Netanyahu on Iran (This Time Without the Cartoon Bomb)FAIR (blog) Fifth 'Yom HaShoah' Rally Outside Iran's UN MissionArutz Sheva Western Journalism -Press TV all 15 news articles »

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British and Iranian officials hold talks in Tehran - Reuters Mon, 28 Apr 2014 19:02:46 GMT

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 ... Meaningful Progress With IranNew York Times Top British diplomat in Iran for talksThe Daily Star UK and Iran discuss re-opening embassiesTelegraph.co.uk Los Angeles Times -Jerusalem Post all 497 news articles »

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Iran hangs 16 in reprisal for Pakistan border killings - New Straits Times Wed, 30 Apr 2014 14:13:48 GMT

Iran hangs 16 in reprisal for Pakistan border killings New Straits Times The ambush happened overnight in the mountains of Sistan-Baluchestan, a province in southeastern Iran. The province is home to a large community of minority Sunni Muslims, unlike the rest of Shiite-dominated Iran, where drug traffickers and Sunni ... Iran coexists warily with its SunnisThe Daily Star all 41 news articles »