| Now, Iranian males told to earn official qualification to marry Iranian males will soon have to earn official qualifications from the government before they are allowed to pop the... | |
| U.S.-Iran tension plays out in Afghanistan By Deb Riechmann and Rahim Faiez ASSOCIATED PRESS KABUL, Afghanistan -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad used a brief visit to Afghanistan on Wednesday to lob insults at the United States and... |
| Iran's Ahmadinejad Criticizes US Role in Afghanistan Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, right, and Afghan President Hamid Karzai review the honor guard at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan on Wednesday, 10 Mar... |
| Shell Ends Gas Sales to Iran Iran's Ahmadinejad Criticizes US Role in Afghanistan Oil giant Royal Dutch Shell says it is no longer selling gasoline to Iran, the latest in a growing number of oil firms to halt supplies to the... |
| Iran tops list of jailers of journalists in world BEIRUT -- Journalists have become a prime target in an Iranian government crackdown on the opposition following last June's disputed presidential election, with 52 of them currently held - making... |
| US-Iran tension plays out in Afghanistan (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks during a joint press conference with Afghan President Hamid Karzai, unseen, at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan on... |
| Obama administration shifts gears on Iran sanctions Iran Sanctions: On March 3, US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton chats with Brazilian President Inacio Lula da Silva and his chief of staff, Dilma Rousseff. Brazil told Mrs. Clinton that it... |
| Iran President, US secy trade barbs over troops in Kabul KABUL: Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and US defense secretary Robert Gates traded barbs on Wednesday during briefly overlapping visits to Afghanistan, where Washington has troops at war... |
| U.S. says hikers detained in Iran call families WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Three American detained in Iran last year and accused of spying have been allowed to telephone their families, although formal consular access has not been granted, the U.S.... |
| Two Large Multinationals Pull Back From Iran reported that over the last 10 years, the federal government had given more than $107 billion in contract payments, grants and other benefits to foreign and multinational American companies while... |
| Google May Offer Services In Cuba, Iran, Sudan Buzz This It looks like Google may be ready to wade into another controversial censorship vs. availability of services situation. A high-ranking corporate representative has welcomed the U.S.... |
| Journalists bear brunt of government crackdown in Iran, says watchdog BEIRUT (AP) — Journalists have become a prime target in an Iranian government crackdown on the opposition following last June's disputed presidential election, with 52 of them currently held... |
| Iran mocks IAEA report Tehran, Mar. 03 - Iran's ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Ali Asghar Soltanieh on Wednesday criticised the IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano's report on... |
| Shell stops selling gasoline to Iran The Associated PressAMSTERDAM (AP) — Royal Dutch Shell Plc said Wednesday it has stopped selling gasoline to Iran, the latest company to cease business with a country that is increasingly... |
| Britain's Tories call for U.N. arms embargo on Iran LONDON (Reuters) - The Conservatives, favourites to win an election due in weeks, said on Wednesday they would back a U.N. arms embargo on Iran and a ban on oil and gas investment if Tehran remains... |
| US defence chief Gates in Saudi for talks on Iran By Dan De LuceRIYADH (AFP) — US Defence Secretary Robert Gates flew into the Saudi capital on Wednesday for talks expected to focus on Iran's nuclear programme and Washington's push for... |
| U.S. raises concern about Iranian "dictatorship" WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Vice President Joe Biden said on Tuesday the United States is concerned that Iran is becoming more of a military dictatorship and insisted that Tehran will not be permitted to... |
| Shell says no longer selling petrol to Iran British oil giant Shell said Wednesday it had stopped selling petrol to Iran, becoming the latest major oil company to stop trading with the Islamic Republic. "Shell is not currently selling... |
| [03/10] US-Iran tension plays out in Afghanistan KABUL (AP) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad used a brief visit to Afghanistan on Wednesday to lob insults at the United States and argue that international forces won't stop terrorism and will... |
| [03/10] Iran tops list of jailers of journalists in world BEIRUT (AP) - Journalists have become a prime target in an Iranian government crackdown on the opposition following last June's disputed presidential election, with 52 of them currently held - making... |
| Israeli general says "all options" needed on Iran NEW YORK: All options "should remain on the table" to force Iran to stop its nuclear program, Israel's top general said on Tuesday during a visit to New York.Gabi Ashkenazi, chief of staff of... |
| US hikers detained in Iran allowed to call families Three US hikers being detained in Iran for entering the country illegally were allowed to phone their families for the first time since their arrest, their supporters said Wednesday.The New... |
| U.S. playing `game' in Afghanistan: Iran leader Taking aim at the U.S., Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Wednesday that it's the United States that is playing a "double game" in Afghanistan, fighting terrorists it once... |
| UK opposition party calls for U.N. arms embargo on Iran LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Conservatives, favourites to win an election due in weeks, said on Wednesday they would back a U.N. arms embargo on Iran and a ban on oil and gas investment if Tehran... |
| Royal Dutch Shell halts gasoline sales to Iran NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Royal Dutch Shell has stopped selling gasoline to Iran, the company confirmed Wednesday, adding to a list of oil giants that have stopped sales after a threat of future... |
| Shell stops gas sales to Iran NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Royal Dutch Shell has stopped selling gasoline to Iran, the company confirmed Wednesday, adding to a list of oil giants that have stopped sales after a threat of future... |
| Shell, Vitol cut gasoline sales to Iran NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Oil major Royal Dutch Shell and oil-trading giant Vitol have suspended gasoline sales to Iran, as policy makers explore fresh options in an effort to curb the country's... |
| Families: 3 Americans detained in Iran call home Iran . When the time came, the conversation lasted only about a minute, she said, "so it was hard to say a lot." But Hickey came away from the phone call hopeful that her son, Shane Bauer, and two... |
| 3 Americans Detained in Iran Call Home From left, Josh Fattal, Shane Bauer and Sarah Shourd are shown in a file image in Irbil, Iraq. A Belgian tourist detained for 3 months in an Iranian prison has revealed he had some contact with one... |
| Iran: U.S. Playing Afghan 'Double Game' Visiting Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (left) speaks with Afghan President Hamid Karzai at a joint press conference at the presidential palace in Kabul on March 10,... |
| UC Berkeley Hikers Detained In Iran Phone Home (12/15/2009) Cindy Hickey had rehearsed what she would say to her son when she finally got to talk to him months after he was detained in Iran. When the time came, the conversation lasted only... |
| Finland Toughens Trade Line on Iran Finland is tightening its policy on trade with Iran. Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Paavo Väyrynen said a tougher line would be taken on the granting of export licenses from Finland in... |
| Tories call for U.N. arms embargo on Iran LONDON (Reuters) - The Conservatives, favourites to win an election due in weeks, said on Wednesday they would back a U.N. arms embargo on Iran and a ban on oil and gas investment if Tehran remains... |
| West struggles to get UN consensus on Iran Western powers face an uphill battle in their bid to forge consensus in the UN Security Council for new, tougher sanctions to force Iran to scale back its nuclear ambitions, diplomats say.Israel's UN... |
| Iran Said To Deploy For Gulf Attack WASHINGTON [MENL] -- Iran was said to have been deploying a range of navalassets for a massive strike on its Gulf neighbors. A report asserted that Iran has been acquiring and deploying a range... |
| Iran summons German ambassador over separatist leader row /enpproperty--> TEHRAN - Iranian Foreign Ministry Wednesday summoned German ambassador in Tehran Bernd Erbel to express Iran's protest over the leader of separatist Party of Free Life of Kurdistan... |
| Hikers held in Iran phone home MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Cindy Hickey had rehearsed what she would say to her son when she finally got to talk to him months after he was detained in Iran. When the time came, the conversation lasted only... |
