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Latest in Tag: iran
Iranâs Zarif says new diplomacy has isolated Israel
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin âNetanyahu shamelessly makes a scene saying Iran denies the Holocaust, Iran wants to build a nuclear bomb to carry out another Holocaust,â Zarif said.
Pakistanâs Sharif set to visit Iran amid strained ties
Relations between the neighbours hit a low following the kidnapping by Pakistani Sunni extremists of five Iranian border guards from Iranâs Sistan-Baluchestan province in February.
IAEA to visit Iran nuclear sites next week
As part of a monitoring process agreed with the UN agency
Iran ex-president urges freedom for political prisoners
He was referring to Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi, reformists held incommunicado since February 2011
Egypt, Turkey and Iran: Exchanging roles in a tumultuous Middle East
By Fadi Elhusseini After less than a year of exceptional Egyptian-Turkish rapprochement, the events of 30 June 2013 ruptured this relationship. Similarly, when Egyptian and Iranian statesmen began to decrease tensions and a thaw in relations resulted, events returned things to square one. As these scenes, by and large, have been repeating themselves over and …
UNâs Iran rights watchdog slams case of death-row woman
AFP- A UN human rights monitor on Monday urged Tehran to halt the planned execution of an Iranian woman for the alleged murder of a former intelligence official, saying her trial had been deeply flawed. The case of Reyhaneh Jabbari, who claims she acted in self-defence after a sexual assault, raises concerns because of her …
Israel minister warns Kerry over âsurrenderâ to Iran
AFP- Israelâs intelligence minister Monday slammed as unacceptable comments by US Secretary of State John Kerry on negotiations with Iran over its nuclear programme which he said indicated a âsurrenderâ to Tehran. âThe things Kerry said in the Congress are worrying, they are surprising and they are unacceptable,â Yuval Steinitz, who is also strategic affairs …
Egyptian accused of terrorism charges after returning from Syria
38 year-old Egyptian had been fighting in Syria alongside the Al-Nusra Front
Iran court overturns ex-US Marineâs death sentence
Convicted of espionage, with the penalty being cut to 10 years in jail
Iran says not considering alternative UN pick
AFP- Iran signalled its defiance Saturday over Americaâs refusal to grant a visa to its chosen UN ambassador, saying it does not plan to pick an alternative envoy. Tehran also said it was examining its legal options over the row, which has undermined a cautious thaw in relations after decades of enmity following the storming …
Iran, world powers seek to intensify nuclear talks
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Tuesday that he has formed a group of legal experts to help in the âcomplicated, difficult and slow workâ of drafting a deal.
Boeing, GE announce acquisition of US licence to sell spare parts to Iran
Reuters – Boeing Co, the world’s biggest airplane maker, and engine maker General Electric Co said on Friday they had received licenses from the US Treasury Department to export certain spare parts for commercial aircraft to Iran under a temporary sanctions relief deal that began in January. GE spokesman Rick Kennedy said the Treasury had …
Iran director screens film to save man on death row
AFP – An Iranian film director is to hold a private screening of his latest movie on Saturday to raise funds to save the life of a 26-year-old on death row. Mostafa Kiaei, director of âSpecial Lineâ, said he had learnt by accident of the young manâs case and wanted to help raise the âblood …
Shifting strategies
Obamaâs upcoming visit to Riyadh will do little to ease Saudi concerns over the new course of American foreign policy
Israel open to joint missile defence with Jordan, Egypt
Reuters- The two Arab countries that have full peace treaties with the Jewish state share some of its concern regarding the disputed nuclear programme of Iran and the civil war wracking Syria â both states with long-range missile arsenals. Jordanâs Red Sea port of Aqaba is also under threat from short-range rockets fired by Islamist …
Israel to show long-range rockets from ‘Iran arms ship’
The military says it found 40 long-range M-302 rockets aboard the Panamanian-flagged Klos-C it intercepted in the Red Sea last week, as well as 181 122mm mortar shells and approximately 400,000 7.62-calibre rounds.
Spanish FM cuts short Iran trip over Ukraine crisis
Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Garcia-Margallo, who arrived in Tehran on Saturday for a planned four-day visit, is to attend an emergency meeting of EU foreign ministers on Monday.
Russia is no ally for the Arabs
Although some Arabs are fantasising about it, a major alliance with Russia is unwise both morally and practically
Iran says expert nuclear talks to be held ânext weekâ
Araqchi said the talks would take place on the sidelines of a meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agencyâs Board of Governors ânext week.â
Iran seeks new Russia reactor in exchange for oil
Russian officials had previously neither confirmed nor denied the discussions,but they stressed that such deliveries would not break existing UN sanctions on the Islamic state.
Iranâs Khamenei says nuclear talks will âlead nowhereâ
Iran agreed to freeze some nuclear activities for six months in exchange for modest sanctions relief and a promise by Western powers not to impose new restrictions on its hard-hit economy.
Death of a poet in Iran
By Dr Cesar Chelala âI have tried to defend the legitimate right that every people in this world should have, which is the right to live freely with full civil rights. With all these miseries and tragedies, I have never used a weapon to fight these atrocious crimes except the pen,â wrote Hashem Shaabani, a young …
UN refugee chief to visit Iran for talks about Afghans
Some five million Afghans driven by war, oppression and poverty have crossed the border into Iran and Pakistan in the past three decades, seeking better lives and jobs.
Iran warns ready for âdecisiveâ battle with US, Israel
AFP â Armed forces chief of staff General Hassan Firouzabadi has warned the Islamic republicâs arch-foes that Iran is prepared for a âdecisive battleâ if attacked, Fars news agency reported on Wednesday. âWe are ready for the decisive battle with America and the Zionist regime [Israel],â Fars quoted Firouzabadi as saying. He also warned neighbouring …
Iran says ‘seven practical steps’ agreed with IAEA
The deal required Tehran to take six practical steps that included visits to the unfinished site of a so-called heavy water research reactor in Arak and a uranium mine in the south.
Iran to unveil revised oil, gas contract model soon
Reuters – Iran said on Friday it would soon unveil a more attractive model of contract aimed at persuading international energy companies to invest in its huge though underdeveloped, oil and gas reserves. Ali Majedi, deputy oil minister in charge of international affairs, told his ministryâs Shana news agency that the government would soon complete …
Obama to face blunt talk in Saudi Arabia
The White House waited until Monday to confirm that Obama would indeed add an unexpected stop in Saudi Arabia onto a previously announced tour of the Netherlands, Brussels and Vatican City in March.
How to defeat bullying
By Dr Cesar Chelala For Iranian eight-year-old Mahan Rahimi life had become a torment. Because he was going bald due to an unknown illness, he was the target of unceasing bullying from his companions at school. He had become one of the millions of children and adolescents who suffer the daily consequences of bullying throughout the …
Iran welcomes French business chiefs after sanctions eased
Among companies represented were Safran, Airbus , Total, GDF-Suez, Renault, Alcatel, Alstom, Amundi and LâOrĂ©al
Kerry, Iran’s Zarif discuss next round of nuclear talks
Kerry and Iran’s Mohammad Javad Zarif âdiscussed the upcoming negotiations with the P5+1 and the EU on a comprehensive agreement that will begin in Vienna next month,â a senior US State Department official said.