The G8 members said its members “are profoundly concerned by Iran™s continued lack of transparency regarding its nuclear activities.” Three US hikers declared as spies may have been captured inside Iraq. The deputy oil minister said Iran would be able to fully refine its own gasoline by 2013.
Trial of Iran’s ‘blogfather’ begins in Tehran
The US Congress approved new sanctions on Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps and the energy sector. Tehran canceled a planned flotilla trip to the Gaza Strip.
Iran – Hiker moms: Shocked by report on children’s arrest
Tehran took steps to prepare for fuel sanctions from the West. Brazil told Iran that it must address Western concerns over the proposed fuel-swap deal. UAE trade authorities shut down 40 local companies for doing business with Tehran.
Tehran scientists announced that they produced another 17 kg of uranium to 20 percent enrichment. Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said negotiations for a fuel swap with Iran are still on the table. Pakistan’s parliament stressed the importance of the pipeline deal with Iran.
US says Iran worried as sanctions bite
Iranian police issue ‘badly veiled’ warnings to 62,000 women
Tehran issued a warning to the IAEA. Pakistani Prime Minister Gilani ignored US warnings and agreed to a deal to import natural gas from Iran. Turkey will continue with a nuclear fuel-swap deal despite a new sanctions regimen on Iran.
Watch the latest news video at video.foxnews.com Over the Father’s Day weekend, US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates appeared on Fox News Sunday with Chris Wallace to discuss the war in Iraq and Afghanistan. During the course of the interview, Wallace brought up the new UN sanctions regimen on Iran: WALLACE: The U.N. Security Council […]
Two IAEA nuclear inspectors were barred from entering Iran. US Secretary of Defense Gates said Iran is moving toward a military dictatorship.
US Defense Secretary Gates said the UN Security Council sanctions have a chance of halting Iran’s nuclear program and said the US is not prepared to switch to a policy of containment. Iran executed Jundallah leader Abdulmalik Rigi by hanging him at Evin prison.
Iran’s new revolutionary politics
A member of parliament said Iran would reduce cooperation with the IAEA. According to a poll, most of the world supports military strikes to deny Iran a military nuclear program. Defense Minister Ahmad Vahidi claimed Iran’s ballistic misiles are for defensive purposes only.
Secretary Gates testified that Iran could fire “hundreds” of missiles against Europe in an attack. Russian President Medvedev criticized additional US and EU sanctions on Iran. Tehran argued that new sanctions against Iran prove the world powers maintain a double standard.
Iran shocked by Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s condemnation of religious crackdown
The European Union followed the US’ lead to press for tighter sanctions on Iranian corporations. Iraq said it will not allow Kurdish terrorist groups to perpetrate attacks against Iran. Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan said Turkey is not Iran’s ally.
Today the US Department of the Treasury announced sweeping sanctions against Iran’s nuclear and missile programs. The sanctions target the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps as well as Iran’s shipping and financial sectors. The text of the Treasury’s latest sanctions fact sheet is below: The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced today a set of designations […]
President Ahmadinejad said Iran is willing to talk about its nuclear program if certain preconditions are met. Tehran sent several more aid ships to Gaza. Tehran continued to shell Kurdish militants in the border lands between Iran and Iraq.
Iran cleric wants ‘special weapons’ to deter enemy
The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps has dismissed new UN sanctions. President Ahmadinejad said that Western powers were “naive” to impose new sanctions on Iran. Iranian police escorted opposition leader Karroubi away from pro-regime rioters.
Sporadic clashes in Tehran between police and protesters took place on June 12. Iran has no intention of reducing ties with Russia and China after the UN imposed new sanctions, a top official said. Russia must “abide by agreements” made to ship the S-300 anti aircraft missile defense system, an official said.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards cash in after a year of suppressing dissent
Russia has halted the sale of the S-300 air defense missile system. Iran claimed it will break ground on a new nuclear facility in March 2011. Iran threatened reciprocal sanctions against Russia and China.
Why time is against Iran’s Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Iran regime weakened: divisions exposed one year after disputed presidential election
Here’s a summary of some interesting commentaries on the state of Iran one year after the rigged presidential election last summer: • Foreign Policy‘s Jonathan Schanzer unpacks a story coming out of Rai al Shaab — the unofficial newspaper of Sudan’s opposition — reporting that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ Quds Force is operating a […]
US shifts toward support for Iran’s dissidents
Iran threatened to reduce cooperation with the IAEA. The US moved to support Iranian political dissidents with web and communication technologies. Iranian opposition leaders canceled a protest to commemorate the June 12, 2009, presidential election.
President Ahmadinejad dismissed newly passed sanctions against Iran as “annoying flies.” Russia froze a contract to deliver S-300 anti-aircraft system to Iran. Tehran threatened to “revise” ties with the IAEA.