Obama administration responds to report that both sides have agreed in principle to one-on-one discussions after election. The Obama administration has moved quickly to water down a report that the US and Iran have agreed in principle to meet one-on-
European Union governments imposed sanctions against major Iranian state companies in the oil and gas industry, and strengthened restrictions on the central bank, cranking up financial pressure over Tehran's nuclear program.
"I, William J. Clinton, President of the United States of America, find that the actions and policies of the Government of Iran constitute an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States
Iran is ratcheting up pressure on the U.N. agency responsible for overseeing the country’s nuclear program, accusing its inspectors of engaging in spying and sabotage and threatening to restrict U.N. access to Iranian nuclear facilities.
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The Iranian rial plunged today against the U.S. dollar as western sanctions against the state's oil exports are really starting to up the pressure on Iran.
As our Nobel laureate President ascended to the podium on September 25 at the United Nations for his last international speech before the election, we again were the recipients of fine oratory and rhetorical flourish about America’s problems in the w
American chest thumpers start with the correct assessment that the top leaders of Iran are a bunch of dangerous religious nut jobs. Then, with their great knowledge of history, cultures, and geography, they leap to the conclusion that we should help
Iranian military leaders gave details of a new long-range drone and test fired four anti-ship missiles in a prelude to upcoming naval war games planned in an apparent response to U.S.-led warship drills in the Persian Gulf.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said a new world order needs to emerge, away from years of what he called American bullying and domination.
Ahmadinejad spoke on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly — his last as president of Iran.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Monday disregarded a U.N. warning to avoid incendiary rhetoric and declared ahead of the annual General Assembly session that Israel has no roots in the Middle East and would be "eliminated."
Israel will eventually go beyond threats and will attack Iran, the commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guards was quoted. As speculation mounts that Israel could launch air strikes on Iran before U.S. elections in November, Mohammad Ali Jafari told
Following a story published in The Telegraph reporting an armada of U.S. and British ships amassing in the Persian Gulf, a top commander in Iran’s Revolutionary Guard warned Sunday that “nothing will remain” of Israel if his country is attacked.
Battleships, aircraft carriers, minesweepers and submarines from 25 nations are converging on the strategically important Strait of Hormuz in an unprecedented show of force as Israel and Iran move towards the brink of war.
Western leaders are conv
Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird delivered a diplomatic bolt from the blue Friday, abruptly and unexpectedly severing ties with Iran, shuttering Canada's embassy there and giving Iranian diplomats in Ottawa five days to get out of the country.