Rounds Signs Iran Divestment Bill – Yankton Daily Press
It requires the state to dump stock in companies that do substantial business in Iran and are subject to sanction under a federal law. Supporters of the move say some oil companies help Iran make money that the country then uses to support insurgents …
Iran calls oil sanctions threat ‘a joke’
TEHRAN, April 6 — The idea of international sanctions on Iranian oil exports is a joke, a senior Iranian official said today, adding Iran would not abandon its disputed nuclear work despite mounting international pressure. US President Barack Obama is pushing for new UN sanctions in the coming weeks to pressure Iran to stop its sensitive nuclear activities, which Washington and its European …
Iran says oil sanctions threat “a joke”
TEHRAN (Reuters) – The idea of international sanctions on Iranian oil exports is a joke, a senior Iranian official said on Tuesday, adding Iran would not abandon its disputed nuclear work despite mounting international pressure.
Obama’s New Nuclear Policy Excludes Iran – Forward
President Obama’s new strategy to limit U.S. use of nuclear weapons would not apply to “outliers like Iran and North Korea,” he said. The … non-nuclear states in compliance with the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty, even if such states …
Iran’s top leader backs president in quarrel with … – Washington Examiner
TEHRAN, IRAN — Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has rejected parliament’s subsidies law, demanding double the cuts in food and … allies, was tacitly supported by the country’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who has the final say on …
Ahmadinejad rejects parliament’s subsidies law
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad rejected parliament’s subsidies law on Monday and demanded double the cuts in food and fuel supports, in a rebuke to an assembly dominat…
Ahmadinejad rejects parliament’s subsidies law
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad rejected parliament’s subsidies law on Monday and demanded…
Ahmadinejad rejects parliament’s subsidies law
TEHRAN, Iran — Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad rejected parliament’s subsidies law on Monday and demanded double the cuts in food and fuel supports, in a rebuke to an assembly dominated by his erstwhile conservative allies.
Marina Nemat: Prisoners in Tehran
Survivors of the Iranian regime’s crackdowns need to be encouraged to speak out. Bombs, wars, and invasions will not fix the problem of Iran, but will make it worse. Change in Iran has to come from within.
Iran denies backing Afghan militants
TEHRAN, April 6 (UPI) — Washington should look for better ways to conduct itself in Afghanistan than pointing fingers at Iran, the Iranian Embassy in Kabul said.
Ahmadinejad rejects parliament’s subsidies law
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) – Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has rejected parliament’s subsidies law, demanding double the cuts in food and fuel supports.
As Regime Turns Up The Heat, Iran’s Rafsanjani Abides
Ayatollah Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani is one of the most powerful men in Iran. As such, he is usually highly visible in his official functions, which include periodically leading Friday prayers at Tehran‘s mosque — an event broadcast nationally on state TV. But amid the street protests since Iran‘s disputed presidential election in June, Rafsanjani has all but vanished from the television …
U.S. warns Iran and North Korea in new nuclear policy – Los Angeles Times Blogs
… nuclear weapons. The United States and its allies are also in negotiations with North Korea on halting its program. “The [Nuclear Posture Review] has a very strong message for both Iran and North Korea,” Defense Secretary Robert Gates said …
