Obama discusses Iran threat with Netanyahu amid tensions
By Bloomberg Businessweek President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu discussed Iran’s suspected atomic weapons program amid a rift between…
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Netanyahu: Those that refuse to set red lines for Iran can’t give Israel red light
By Haaretz Netanyahu launches unprecedented attack on U.S. government; diplomats tell AP that IAEA has new intelligence that Iran advanced its work…
‘Israel enthusiasm for attack on Iran has cooled’
By ZEE News Jerusalem: Stern messages from western powers seem to have “cooled” Israeli leaders’ enthusiasm for launching an attack on Iran’s…
Danon: Clinton’s position on Iran a ‘slap in the face’
By Jerusalem Post Likud MK Danny Danon reprimanded US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Tuesday for refusing to set red lines…
Iran: Timing ‘Sensitive’ for U.S.-Led Gulf Exercises
By Time (TEHRAN, Iran) — Iran’s foreign ministry says the country will closely monitor U.S.-led naval exercises planned for next week in…
China, Iran eye closer trade ties
By Xinhua TEHRAN, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) — China and Iran have agreed to further increase their trade exchanges, pledging to properly address…
Iran sets June 14 date for presidential election
By Las Vegas Sun Iran’s official news agency is reporting authorities have set June 14 as the date for next year’s presidential…
Iran says diplomats have ‘highest level’ of security
By The Daily Star TEHRAN: Diplomats in Iran enjoy the “highest level” of security, the foreign ministry spokesman said on Tuesday in…
Iran in talks to sell oil to Egypt: agency
By Reuters (Reuters) – Iran is in talks to sell crude oil to Egypt, Iranian Oil Minister Rostam Qasemi was quoted as saying by…
U.S. rebuffs Israel on ‘red lines’ over Iran nuclear program
By Los Angeles Times The Obama administration is rebuffing Israeli pressure to sharpen its threats to Iran over its disputed nuclear development program. Israeli…
West hopes to use IAEA Board Meeting to increase intl. pressure on Tehran
The IAEA Board of Governors Meeting could lead to issuing the Fifth UN Security Council resolution against Iran, Western diplomats claimed. Western…
Iran to attend contact group meeting on Syria in Egypt
Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdullahian is attending the four-way “contact group” meeting in Egypt’s capital, Cairo,…
Canadian government is ‘extremist’: Iran
By News24 Tehran – Iran on Monday said Canada had a “neo-conservative extremist government” as it kept up a furious response to…
EU threatens new Iran sanctions despite Russia grumblings
By The Financial The FINANCIAL — European Union nations waved the threat of new international sanctions against Iran over its contested nuclear…
Israel finally tired of issuing empty threats?
After months of babbling warmongering remarks aimed at Iran that resulted in disagreements among Israeli ranks, it seems that the regime’s officials…
Disappointing Israel, Clinton says US won’t set deadlines for Iran
By Bloomberg “We’re convinced that we have more time to focus on these sanctions,” says US Secretary of State, adding that negotiations…
Iran says U.N. Syria envoy Brahimi to visit Tehran
By Reuters (Reuters) – New U.N.-Arab League envoy for Syria Lakhdar Brahimi will visit Iran, a staunch ally of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad,…
Israeli PM praises Canada for cutting ties with Iran
By Jerusalem Post Netanyahu praises Canada’s decision to sever ties with Tehran, says int’l community needs to set down this type of…
Iran to unveil 2000 km Meshkat Cruise Missile in near future
Head of the Aerospace Organization in the Defense Ministry announced that Iran plans to unveil Meshkat (Lantern) Cruise Missile with a range…
Iranian private sector exports first oil consignment despite sanctions
By Trend The Iranian private sector has delivered the first consignment of crude oil via non-Iranian tankers to foreign buyers as the…
Iran: Talk of more sanctions is irresponsible
By Gulf News AP-Iran on Sunday hit out at talk of more EU sanctions being applied against it as “irresponsible,” singling out…
Iran ready to assist new UN-AL special representative to Syria: FM
By Xinhua TEHRAN, Sept. 9 (Xinhua) — Iran’s Foreign Minister Ali-Akbar Salehi expressed Tehran’s readiness to assist Lakhdar Brahimi, the new joint…
Iran sees ulterior motives in Canada breaking ties
By Daily Star TEHRAN: Iranian authorities Sunday advanced different arguments as to why they believed Canada abruptly cut diplomatic ties, pointing the…
Russia rejects US’ calls for pressure on Syria, Iran
By Fox News VLADIVOSTOK, Russia – Russia on Saturday soundly rejected U.S. calls for increased pressure on Syrian President Bashar Assad to…
Christian pastor Youcef Nadarkhani acquitted of apostasy, released
By International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran Youcef Nadarkhani, a Christian pastor accused of apostasy and sentenced to death, was released from…
Iran Communications Minister: Internet speed is slow for security reasons
Iran’s Minister of Communications and Information Technology Reza Taghipour has said that internet speed is slow in Iran for security reasons. Given several…
Startup Weekend wraps up in Tehran
More than 120 people competed against each other in the first Startup Weekend in Iran’s capital, Tehran, to present and launch their…
Iran may retaliate for Canada’s ‘hostile’ action
By Gulf News Tehran’s Foreign Ministry accuses “racist” Ottawa of following policy dictates of Israel and the UK; parliamentary leader says there…
France, UK, Germany call for harsher Iran sanctions
By Jerusalem Post European Union foreign ministers meeting in Cyprus say stronger sanctions against Iran coming as soon as next week due…
US sanctions on Syria, Iran harm Russian business: Lavrov
By France 24 AFP – US sanctions on Syria and Iran are harming Russian business interests, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Saturday. “Unilateral…
Nuke talk questions await Iranian president at UN
By Oregon Live DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — As Iran’s president crafts his talking points for his annual trip to New…
‘What has prompted Canada’s move against Iran?’
By Toronto Star Although his swearing-in at Rideau Hall must have happened in the dead of night, Canada appears to have a…
Iran slams Canada for breaking ties
By News 24 Tehran – Iran hit out at Canada’s decision to break off diplomatic ties, with foreign ministry spokesperson Ramin Mehmanparast…
Canada closes embassy in Iran, to expel Iranian diplomats
By Reuters OTTAWA, Sept 7 (Reuters) – Canada has suspended diplomatic relations with Iran, closing its embassy in Tehran and giving all…
U.S. congressman confirms high-level U.S.-Israel spat over Iran
By Reuters (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blew up at the U.S. ambassador last month because he was “at wits’…
Mofaz: PM should face polygraph test on Iran leaks
By Jerusalem Post After prime minister dramatically adjourns the second day of a meeting on Iran because of leaks to the media,…
U.S. urges Iraq to inspect Iran supply flights to Syria
By Reuters (Reuters) – U.S. officials are questioning Iraq about Iranian flights in Iraqi airspace suspected of ferrying weapons to Syrian President…
Pakistan ignores U.S. pressure, signs barter trade deal with Iran
By Trend Shrugging off pressure from the United States which has imposed harsher sanctions on Tehran, Pakistan and Iran have signed a…
Iran’s deputy Ambassador to UN calls Israeli representative’s claims unfounded
Iran’s Deputy Ambassador to the UN Eshaq Al-e-Habib condemned the comments made by the Israeli envoy to the UN, Ron Prosor which…