Iran
Britain blasts Iran claim of terror support
November 04, 2010British authorities are dismissing Iranian state TV claims that four Kurdish men accused of carrying out assassinations are linked to Britain. Iran's intelligence ministry is claiming to have broken up a cell of Kurdish terrorists with alleged links...
EU: Iran ready to resume nuclear talks
October 29, 2010The European Union says Iran has agreed to resume talks over its controversial nuclear program after November 10. The announcement was made by the EU's foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton on the sidelines of a key European summit. European...
Iran confirms refueling problems for some of its planes in Europe
October 20, 2010Iran's foreign ministry spokesman is confirming reports Tuesday that some international energy companies are refusing to refuel Iranian airliners at some European airports. Scattered reports of refueling problems first surfaced in June, soon after the...
Russia drops plans for Iran missile deal
September 22, 2010Russia has dropped plans to supply Iran with S-300 air defense missiles. The chief of Russia's armed forces, General Nikolai Makarov, said the delivery of the missiles would violate U.N. sanctions. The S-300 is a mobile, long-range air defense system...
Obama to tell Iran door open to engagement
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September 21, 2010A senior White House official says U.S. President Barack Obama will tell Iran the "door is open" to better relations with the international community if Tehran can demonstrate the peaceful intent of its nuclear program. The U.S. deputy national...
Chairman Berman praises president Obama’s signing of Iran sanctions
July 05, 2010Congressman Howard L. Berman (D-CA), chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today praised President Obama’s commitment to thwarting Iran’s goal of producing nuclear weapons as he signed into law H.R. 2194, the Comprehensive Iran...
US-Russia relationships under the Obama Administration and how Eastern Europe perceives them
June 25, 2010By Violla Valentin From the Black Sea to the Baltic one, politicians, analysts, and the public are gripped by fear of a US sell-out to Russia, arising as a result of recent political developments involving Eastern European and US interests in the Middle...
Iran bars two UN nuclear inspectors over report
June 21, 2010Iran has told the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) it will not allow two of its inspectors to enter the country, state media report. The head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organisation, Ali Akbar Salehi, said they had prematurely published a report...
Iran’s nuclear crisis causes unease in Armenia
June 16, 2010by Emil Danielyan Armenia is watching, with unease, the latest developments in neighboring Iran’s standoff with the international community over its controversial nuclear program. The new, harsher sanctions imposed by the UN Security Council on...
Gates: Iran 1-3 years from nuclear weapon
June 16, 2010U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says Iran could have the material to develop a nuclear weapon in one to three years. Gates says the forecast is based on intelligence estimates, and he emphasized it does not include the time it would take Iran to...