By Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama has signed an executive order that carries out new sanctions against Iran that Congress approved and that he signed this summer. The sanctions seek to deter Iran from pursuing a nuclear weapons program. Iran insists its nuclear development is for peaceful purposes. White House National ...

By Ynet News Supreme leader calls economic sanctions 'barbaric,' but says Iranian nation will 'defeat them' Iran's enemies seek to disrupt the "calmness" in the country through economic confrontation, supreme leader Ayatollah AliKhameneisaid on Monday in an address delivered in the northeastern city of Shirvan. The speech comes as the European ...

By Reuters (Reuters) - Iran's state budget is under pressure and the government has cut spending in some areas, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was quoted as saying as the country struggles to cope with Western economic sanctions. "Right now in terms of the budget we are under pressure," Ahmadinejad said in a speech on Tuesday, according to the ...