FOXNews Washington – Iran is moving to cement ties with the leaders of three key American allies — Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iraq — highlighting Tehran’s efforts to take a greater role in the region as the U.S. military pulls out troops, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday. The Afghan and Pakistani presidents, visiting Tehran, discussed with Iranian [...]
July 27, 2010
New York Times BRUSSELS – The European Union announced that it was imposing its toughest sanctions ever against Iran on Monday, a move that is expected to include a ban on new investment in the country’s eroding oil and gas sector and tighten restrictions on transport and finance. The European move appears to be among the most [...]
July 15, 2010
The Huffington Post WASHINGTON – A newspaper is reporting that the CIA paid an Iranian nuclear scientist $5 million to provide intelligence on Iran’s nuclear program. The scientist, Shahram Amiri, returned to Iran on Wednesday to a hero’s welcome after claiming he was abducted by U.S. agents and then offered $50 million to stay in the U.S. [...]
June 11, 2010
VOA News Iran has dismissed new U.N. sanctions aimed at halting the country’s controversial nuclear program. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said the resolution adopted by the U.N. Security Council Wednesday is of no value. Iran’s ambassador to the U.N. nuclear agency, Ali Asghar Soltanieh, insisted Iran will go ahead with its uranium enrichment activities. Twelve of the Security [...]
May 18, 2010
The Christian Science Monitor The Iran nuclear fuel swap deal reached today with the help of Turkey and Brazil was billed as a “confidence-building” step for Iran to demonstrate that its nuclear ambitions are entirely peaceful. Under the agreement, Iran would ship much of its low-enriched uranium to Turkey to exchange for fuel rods made abroad [...]
June 27, 2011
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