In Iran, action called on UAE claims
A senior member of Iran’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission has called for decisive action against the UAE’s oft-repeated claims to three Iranian Persian Gulf islands.
Iran orders 6 Chinese LNG tankers -Fars
* China also lends Iran 1 bln eur for infrastructure – Fars
Iran Opposition Not Dead, Mousavi Says Before Vote Anniversary
“The Green Movement is a current that will neither be stopped by jailing and threatening nor by killing people,” Mousavi said in a statement late yesterday on his website, Kaleme, referring to the broad coalition born out of the protests that followed the June 12 election, which it claims was rigged.
Ahmadinejad alienates Russia
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has never shied away from lambasting Iran’s foes. Now he has alienated Russia, which has long helped delay or dilute UN sanctions.
As sanctions loom, is Iran sending peace signals to the US?
Beyond the usual anti-American rhetoric, some analysts say that Iran is trying to avoid sanctions and resolve tensions with Washington over its nuclear program.
Iranian artists, musicians give voice to opposition amid censorship
TEHRAN — Nearly a year after President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s disputed election victory led to wide-scale protests and a fierce government crackdown, members of Iran’s thriving and internationally acclaimed cultural scene have emerged as a driving force for the opposition. Musician – Middle East – Iran – Arts and Entertainment – People
China offers billion-euro loan for Iran projects
TEHRAN (AFP) – Beijing has offered a loan of one billion euros (1.
Harsh V Pant: Turbulent times for Indo-Iranian ties
India’s external affairs minister was in Tehran a few week’s ago on a three-day visit. Though he was in Iran ostensibly to participate in the G-15 summit, his visit also tried to give fillip to the Indo-Iranian ties that have been in a dormant state for some time now.
ANALYSIS – Ahmadinejad loses cool with Russia over sanctions
BEIRUT (Reuters) – President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has never shied away from lambasting Iran’s foes. Now he has alienated Russia, which has long helped delay or dilute U.N. sanctions aimed at the Islamic Republic’s nuclear programme.
NYT’s Friedman Rejects Iran Nuke Deal
Washington’s new “group think” on Iran – that the only possible approach is a heightened confrontation followed by “regime change” – is being shaped by the same opinion leaders who charted the way into the bloody disaster in Iraq and paid no career price.
