Japan Times
| 11 months ago
The European Union stepped up its embargo on oil imports from Iran on Sunday. When the U.S. and the EU first announced the sanctions in December, Iran threatened to block the Hormuz straight, a key oil route. The U.S. demonstrated its power by...
Jerusalem Post
| 11 months ago
All possible options have been planned in government to counter sanctions and we are fully prepared to deal with them," Iranian Oil Minister Rostam Qasemi said in comments on the ministry's website. Qasemi said Iranian oil was still being sold on...
The Daily Star
| 11 months ago
The Daily Star The trouble with brinkmanship of the type now being played out over Iran's nuclear program is that it is so easy to fall over the cliff. At the first two rounds of new talks between Iran and the P5+1 (the five permanent United Nations...
Washington Post
| 11 months ago
With public discontent growing, Iranian leaders have taken the unusual step of publicly acknowledging the economic pain. Each day I receive around 2,000 letters, e-mail messages and faxes showing people's concerns, and their main concern is high...
AP Online
| 11 months ago
Iran's ambassador to the U.N. said Friday some of the parties to talks on his country's nuclear program are not serious enough to find a solution to the impasse.
Ambassador Mohammad Khazaee said recent sanctions against Iran by the U.S.
Charlotte Observer Online
| 11 months ago
Iran's ambassador to the U.N. says some of the parties to talks on his country's nuclear program are not serious enough to find a solution to the impasse. Ambassador Mohammad Khazaee said Friday recent sanctions against Iran by the U.S. and some...
The Daily Star
| 11 months ago
Iran expects to equip its ships in the Strait of Hormuz soon with shorter-range missiles, a Revolutionary Guards commander was quoted as saying, in the latest apparent warning to the West not to attack it over its disputed nuclear program. The...
