Global IssuesNews headlines for “Iran”, page 11
FBI Account of 'Terror Plot' Suggests Sting Operation
- Inter Press Service
While the administration of Barack Obama vows to hold the Iranian government 'accountable' for the alleged plot to assassinate the Saudi ambassador in Washington, the legal document describing evidence in the case provides multiple indications that it was mainly the result of an FBI 'sting' operation.
U.S.: Alleged Iranian Assassination Plot Suspicious, Experts Say
- Inter Press Service
U.S. Justice Department charges that elements of Iran's government were behind a foiled plot on the life of Saudi Arabia's U.S. ambassador have boggled the minds of many Americans knowledgeable about both Iran and terrorism.
Iranians Charged in Alleged Plot to Kill Saudi Envoy
- Inter Press Service
In a move certain to escalate tensions on a number of fronts, the U.S. Justice Department Tuesday charged a dual Iranian- American national and an alleged member of the Islamic Republic's special operations unit of conspiring to assassinate the Saudi ambassador here.
U.S.: Republican Frontrunner Touts Neo-Conservative Foreign Policy
- Inter Press Service
In his first major foreign policy address of the 2012 presidential campaign, Republican frontrunner Mitt Romney Friday presented a largely neo-conservative platform similar to that pursued by George W. Bush, although he never mentioned the former president by name.
Iranians Bristle as Banking Scandal Widens
- Inter Press Service
A banking scandal, identified by Iranian authorities as the 'largest embezzlement in the country's banking history', has further shaken confidence in the government whose legitimacy was already under question after the contested results of the 2009 presidential election.
Pressure Builds on Iran at Nuclear Watchdog Agency
- Inter Press Service
As Iran continues a slow march toward potential nuclear weapons capability, diplomatic action to contain the programme is likely to shift to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), whose director general, Yukiya Amano, has taken a harder line than his predecessor about alleged military research by Iran's nuclear scientists.
Iranians in Iraqi Camp to Seek Refugee Status
- Inter Press Service
In a development that could help resolve an eight-year-old diplomatic and humanitarian standoff, the Mujaheddin-e Khalq (MEK), an Iranian opposition group that has several thousand adherents at a military camp in Iraq, has agreed to allow residents to apply for refugee status and be interviewed individually by U.N. officials.
Ahmadinejad Sticks to Script in Seventh U.N. Appearance
- Inter Press Service
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's address to the United Nations Thursday followed the script of his previous six visits to New York, with strong criticism of the United States, messianic language, and vague utopian statements on how to govern the world, Iranian-style.
Iranian President Offers Nukes Compromise to U.S.
- Inter Press Service
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Thursday that Iran would be willing to halt production of enriched uranium that is close to weapons grade if the United States sells Iran fuel for a reactor that produces medical isotopes.
U.S.: Iraq Intelligence Failures Cast Shadow Over Iran Assessment
- Inter Press Service
As the George W. Bush administration built the case for war with Iraq in the early 2000s, press accounts picked up bits of leaked intelligence that described a weapons of mass destruction threat from then president Saddam Hussein. But once the U.S. military entered Iraq, they found nothing.
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