Iran

Stories

Stories 141 - 160 of 164

<< Prev 1 ... 4 5 6 7 8 9 Next >>

July 2007
- Cheney Pushing Bush Toward Military Option On Iran
  
  Guardian (UK) | Jul 16, 07 6:15 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Dick Cheney is winning a West Wing power struggle, pushing the president toward the threat of military action against Iran, the Guardian reports. After an internal review over the last month, Condoleezza Rice and Robert Gates favor continued diplomacy, but are said to be losing the argument. "Bush is not going to leave office with Iran in limbo," a Washington source tells the paper. More »
- Iran's Jews Snub Israel's Offer of Cash for Emigration
  
  Guardian (UK) | Jul 13, 07 5:07 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Iran's Jews collectively rebuffed a $10K-per-person cash offer from Israel seeking their emigration, extended by a group of wealthy expats. "The identity of Iranian Jews is not tradable for any amount of money," says the spokesman for the country's Jews. More »
June 2007
- Iran Erupts Over Gas Rationing
  
  BBC | Jun 27, 07 4:49 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Angry Iranians torched Tehran gas stations yesterday and smashed windows as protests against gas rationing turned violent, the BBC reports. Motorists formed huge lines to fill tanks before new laws took effect limiting Iranians to 26 gallons of gas a month. Despite its oil reserves, Iran is short of refining capacity and must import 40% of its fuel. More »
- US, Iran Split Over Terrorist Group
  
  Wall Street Journal | Jun 25, 07 3:54 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - As the US and Iran inch toward the table, a sticky wicket could be the US relationship with the Mujahedin e-Khalq, a paramilitary group that militantly opposes the Tehran government. The US, meanwhile, shelters the MEK in a base on the Iraq-Iran border that has become the organization's operations center. More »
- Bush Tries to Calm Russian Fury Over Missile Shield
  
  Reuters | Jun 5, 07 9:51 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Russia has nothing to fear from a US missile shield in Eastern Europe, President Bush insisted in a speech in the Czech Republic today aimed at smoothing Vladimir Putin's ruffled feathers en route to the G8 summit. The Russian president threatened over the weekend to aim nuclear warheads at Europe in response to the US plan. More »
- UK May Seek Iran's Help on Iraqi Captives
  
  Guardian (UK) | Jun 1, 07 8:37 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Britain may ask Iran for help in finding the five British hostages kidnapped in Iraq. Senior Iraqi officials think a rogue faction of the Mahdi Army—possibly under the influence of Iranian intelligence —is responsible for the kidnappings. British sources tell the Guardian they believe the kidnapping was not ordered by Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr. More »
May 2007
- Iran Won't Budge on Uranium
  
  Reuters | May 30, 07 11:51 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Iran won't stop enriching uranium, its chief nuclear negotiator said today, hours before scheduled talks with the EU. Tomorrow's meeting will focus on Iran's nuclear program, seen as an increasing threat after recent inspections indicated the country is moving closer to nuclear capability. Monday's US-Iran negotiations on Iraq have no bearing on tomorrow's sit-down, Ali Larijani says. More »
- US-Iran Talks First Since 1979
  
  BBC | May 28, 07 6:15 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Ambassadors for the US and Iran met for four hours today in Baghdad, in the first bilateral talks between the countries in decades. The US's Ryan Crocker was expected to press claims that Iran is providing training and weapons to Iraqi insurgents, and his counterpart Hassan Kazemi Qomi to raise accusations of US espionage. More »
- Interest Rate Cut Triggers Panic in Iran
  
  Guardian (UK) | May 25, 07 2:05 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Iran's erratic president has set off a stock market scare by ordering banks to slash interest rates, despite high inflation and lots of expert advice to the contrary. The move sparked panicked selling and fears of a full-blown financial crisis, the Guardian reports. The new decreed rate is 12%, down from 14% at state banks and 17% to 28% at private ones. More »
- CIA Op Aims to Destabilize Iran
  
  ABC News | May 23, 07 5:00 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - President Bush has secretly approved a CIA "black" operation to destabilize the Iranian government, ABC reports. Sources tell ABC the covert mission deploys propaganda, misinformation, and financial manipulation. A retired senior CIA official says economic pressure may be the most effective means to curb Iran's nuclear buildup. More »
- Iran Charges American Scholar
  
  Washington Post | May 22, 07 11:20 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The Iranian government has charged an Iranian-American scholar already in custody in Tehran with working for "the soft-toppling of the country." Haleh Esfandiari, 67, was arrested May 8 after being under house arrest since January. The accusations come just days before American and Iranian diplomats are to meet in Baghdad for talks about the Iraq war. More »
- Iran Said to Be Plotting Iraq Offensive
  
  Guardian (UK) | May 22, 07 8:19 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Iran is secretly allying with al-Qaeda and Sunni insurgents to launch a major summer offensive against the US in Iraq, reports the Guardian . The goal is to trigger a political mutiny in Congress to force a withdrawal of US troops. Iran had previously been linked to Shia militias but had not collaborated with Sunnis. More »
- Why Iran Must Be Bombed
  
  Commentary | May 21, 07 5:16 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The only way to protect the West from Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is to bomb Iran now, writes Norman Podhoretz in Commentary . The irascible neocon blasts left-wingers who downplay the threat of a nuclear Iran, and argues that deterrence won’t stop the Iranian leader once he’s armed. More »
- Iran Extends Hand Into Southern Iraq
  
  Guardian (UK) | May 19, 07 7:13 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The southern Iraqi city of Basra is under the control of an array of private militias, some of which have strong ties to Iran, the Guardian reports. Factions like "God's Revenge" mete out patronage and enforce a fragile order in Iraq's second-largest city at the behest of competing warlords taking their orders—not to mention cash and weapons—from Tehran. More »
- Iran Boosts Nuclear Capability
  
  New York Times | May 14, 07 5:36 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Iran has made a quantum leap in its nuclear program, and now has the capacity to enrich uranium on a much larger scale than previously believed, the International Atomic Energy Agency reports after a short-notice inspection last weekend. With dramatically improved centrifuge technology, engineers are turning out reactor-grade uranium. More »
- Iranians Embrace Underground Fashion Shows
  
  Los Angeles Times | May 11, 07 1:34 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Under the nose of Iran's fundamentalist Islamic government, Western standards and customs are gaining ground. From satellite dishes to hip-hop parties to screenings of banned films, temptations abound. The LA Times goes behind the scenes of a fashion show in Tehran, where women and men mix freely and models flash plentiful skin. More »
April 2007
- Iran Raises Nuclear Stakes
  
  Guardian (UK) | Apr 10, 07 6:16 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Iran claims to have scaled up its nuclear capability by enriching uranium "on an industrial scale, " the Guardian reports, in defiance of U.S. and U.N. pressure to dimantle the program. The announcement from President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is sure to heighten conflict with the White House and provide new ammunition for those advocating military action. More »
- Was There a Deal with Iran?
  
  New York Times | Apr 5, 07 7:54 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Officials deny that concessions were made to Iran for the release of the captured British sailors, but the Times speculates that there may have been a secret deal. An Iranian diplomat held in Iraq for eight weeks was freed the day before the British prisoners were. Also, American officials said yesterday that they would review a request that an envoy be allowed to visit five Iranians imprisoned after a raid in Iraq. More »
- IRAN TO RELEASE SAILORS
  
  Guardian (UK) | Apr 4, 07 9:04 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The 15 captured British sailors are to be released immediately, says Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. The surprise announcement came toward the end of an hour-long press conference, in which Ahmadinejad berated the British government for using the situation to create "media hype." He maintains that the Brits invaded Iran and says the decision to release the troops is a "gift." More »
- Brit Standoff Shows Deeply Divided Iran
  
  New York Times | Apr 4, 07 7:26 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - An internal squabble between Iran's radical president and more moderate officials is in evidence in the crisis over the captive British marines and sailors. President Ahmadinejad and his Revolutionary Guards are pushing for a trial. Cooler heads, including Ali Larijani, the diplomat who offered bilateral negotiations yesterday, are pushing back, writes Michael Slackman of the New York Times. More »