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Iranian spy ring caught in Yemen
Yemeni president fires accusations against Iran
Israel accuses Iran of Bulgaria bus bombing
The Bulgarian authorities say a suicide bomber caused explosion and have already released a photo of the suspect
Morsy’s meeting with Abbas leaves Iran cold
Iran hopes that their time with the president will finally come at the end of next week
India probes into US Navy ship firing on boat
Officials request an investigation into an incident which left one Indian national dead
Iranian drones and submarines raise alarms
Iran’s’ tiny’ army is bigger than it seems
Syria neighbour Iraq potential key to peace
Annan held talks with Iranian Foreign Minister and Iraqi Prime Minister to discuss the escalating violence in neighbouring Syria.
Iran discovers oil field but who’s buying?
Kenya cancels oil deal with Iran after threat of sanctions for doing business with the nation
Morsi squeezed between Syria and Iran
President’s stance on Syria could spell a change in Egyptian regional policies
EU oil embargo on Iran comes into effect
Oil market observer bodies and analysts say the embargo, coupled with US financial sanctions ramped up on Thursday, are gutting Iran’s vital oil exports
Iran warns EU of ‘repercussions’
Iran’s chief nuclear negotiator, Saeed Jalili, warned the European Union in a letter sent on Thursday that new sanctions will have “repercussions” on talks over his country’s atomic activities.
Egypt’s foreign policy set to change
Morsi’s stance on Iran just a few hours before he became president must certainly make Israel, which has been pressuring the US to confront Iran, uncomfortable.
On rare Israel trip, Putin talks Syria, Iran
Russian President Vladimir Putin meets Israeli leaders on a rare trip to Jerusalem for discussions that focused on continuing violence in Syria and Iran’s disputed nuclear programme.
Moscow talks fail to gain ground with Iran
After two days of talks, little is gained in the decade long standoff
Iran nuclear negotiations underway
Talks in Đśoscow seek international consensus on way forward.
Iran’s last chance?
By Javier Solana MADRID: The latest round of negotiations on Iran’s nuclear program between Iran and the so-called “5+1” group (the United Nations Security Council’s five permanent members — the United States, the United Kingdom, Russia, France, and China — plus Germany) has now begun. Following more than a year of deadlock, after negotiations in …
Iran slams Gulf Arab ‘interference’ over disputed islands
By Marcus George / Reuters DUBAI: Iran accused its Gulf Arab neighbors on Wednesday of interfering in its internal affairs after they described a visit by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to a tiny island — claimed by Iran and the United Arab Emirates — as a “provocative act.” After holding an extraordinary meeting to discuss the …
Barak says Israel never ruled out attacking Iran
Aron Heller / AP JERUSALEM: Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak said Tuesday his country has never promised the United States it would hold off from attacking Iran while nuclear talks were taking place. The comments, in which Barak said that a diplomatic push to reach a compromise with Iran was a waste of “precious time,” …
Iran warns Gulf states not to ‘complicate’ island dispute
By AFP TEHRAN: Tehran on Monday warned Arab states in the Gulf that things could become “very complicated” if they do not act cautiously over a simmering island dispute between Iran and the United Arab Emirates. Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi made the declaration to Iran’s ISNA news agency on the eve of talks in …
Iran, powers prepare for high-stakes nuclear talks
By Fredrik Dahl and Justyna Pawlak /Reuters ISTANBUL: Iran and the six world powers prepared on Friday for rare talks aimed at easing fears that a deepening dispute over the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program could plunge the Middle East into a new war. Officials from Iran and the six major powers arrived in Istanbul ahead of …
Iran to offer new proposals at nuclear talks: Press TV
By Marcus George / Reuters DUBAI: Iran will present new proposals at talks on Saturday aimed at easing concerns about its nuclear activity, state television said, but it was unclear if Tehran was willing to address its disputed uranium enrichment drive as six world powers want. It was the latest apparent attempt to strengthen Iran’s position …
Disarmament wars
By Jonathan Schell NEW YORK: On April 13, Iran is scheduled to meet with representatives of China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States — the permanent members of the United Nations Security Council — plus Germany (the so-called “P5+1”) in an effort to decide the fate of Iran’s nuclear program. Meanwhile, North Korea …
Iran’s nuclear grass eaters
By Shlomo Ben Ami MADRID: After long years of failed international efforts to end Iran’s cunning drive to develop nuclear weapons, the question today is no longer whether the West can prevent the nuclearization of Iran’s military arsenal, but whether the Islamic regime collapses first. Unfortunately, if it does not, the only option for stopping Iran …
The Persian Knot
By Joschka Fischer BERLIN: The negotiations between Iran and the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council, plus Germany, over Iran’s nuclear program are entering a new, and probably decisive, stage. The negotiations have been going on for almost a decade, with long interruptions, and whether a breakthrough will come this time is anyone’s …
Iran vows to stick to nuclear ‘path’
By Marc Burleigh / AFP TEHRAN: Iran declared on Monday it will not be swayed from its nuclear “path” by sanctions, a week before talks with world powers that are increasingly seen as a last chance for diplomacy in its showdown with the West. “The sanctions may have caused us small problems but we will continue …
Time running out for diplomacy with Iran, says Clinton
By Bradley Klapper / AP RIYADH: US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton made clear Saturday that time is running out for diplomacy over Iran’s nuclear program and said talks aimed at preventing Tehran from acquiring a nuclear weapon would resume in mid-April. With speculation over a possible US or Israel military attack adding urgency to …
Could bombing Iran push it to build the Bomb?
By Fredrik Dahl / Reuters VIENNA: Pre-emptive military strikes aimed at forcing Iran to abandon its nuclear activities may end up having the opposite effect: convincing the Islamic Republic’s leaders they need an atomic arsenal to secure their hold on power. That is the argument from those in the West and elsewhere who say the negative …
S.Africa’s MTN slides on Iran corruption lawsuit
By David Dolan / Reuters JOHANNESBURG: Shares in MTN Group slid on Friday after rival Turkcell filed a $4.2 billion suit against the South African mobile operator, alleging it bribed officials and lobbied support for Tehran’s nuclear program to win an Iranian license. Turkcell, which lost the 2004 bid for the Iranian license to MTN, filed …
Nuclear talks with world powers on April 13, says Iran
By Mohammad Davari / AFP TEHRAN: Long-stalled talks between Iran and world powers are to be revived on April 13 at a place yet to be agreed, Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi announced on Wednesday. “The date has been set, but the negotiations for the venue are still ongoing,” Salehi told AFP. “Turkey has announced …
Obama warns N. Korea, Iran their options are few
By Anne Gearan / AP SEOUL: President Barack Obama is warning North Korea and Iran that their options are few and their friends fewer as those nations refuse to back down from actions the world sees as menacing. “By now it should be clear,” Obama said, addressing North Korea from the South Korean capital only about …
Ahmadinejad urges unity against ‘aggression’
By AFP DUSHANBE: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called on regional powers Sunday to unite against “aggression” as he gathered with his counterparts from Afghanistan and Pakistan for security talks. Ahmadinejad said celebrations of the Iranian New Year holiday Nowruz showed that life only improved after a “hard winter” when friends joined forces. “Nowruz represents a battle …