Global IssuesNews headlines for “Iran”, page 14
China, Flexibility Seen As Key to Curbing Iran's Nuclear Project
- Inter Press Service
Securing greater cooperation from China and taking a more flexible stance on Iran's uranium enrichment programme should be the focus of U.S. and allied efforts to curb Tehran's nuclear ambitions, according to a new report released here Thursday by a prominent think tank.
Paradoxes of Iranian Society Spur on Heroic Women
- Inter Press Service
Haleh Sahabi is the latest Iranian woman to die in political violence.
New Iran Sanctions Could Push Petrol Prices Even Higher
- Inter Press Service
U.S. lawmakers have introduced a new package of unilateral sanctions targeting Iran that would challenge U.S. President Obama's discretionary authority to enforce such sanctions and would impose comprehensive restrictions on foreign entities that ship, refine or provide any other related services to Iran's energy sector.
IRAN: Khatami Calls for National Reconciliation
- Inter Press Service
Amid intensified factional fighting among conservatives who dominate the presidency, the parliament, and the office of the Islamic Republic's Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, an appeal for national reconciliation and forgiveness by a former reformist president is making a major splash in Iran's political discourse.
OP-ED: Iran's Greatest Spiritual Leader
- Inter Press Service
Iran's officially recognised 'spiritual leader' today may be Ayatollah Khamenei, but for hundreds of years before the current establishment of mullahs and ayatollahs, Iranians of all creeds have looked to another spiritual leader: Jalal ad- Din Rumi.
Sunni Monarchies Close Ranks
- Inter Press Service
Reports that the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is considering some form of membership for two non-Gulf states — Jordan and Morocco — confirm that the conservative Sunni monarchies of the Middle East are closing ranks against Iran, Shiite-led Iraq and the democratic wave sweeping the region.
Iran's Two Executives Play a Lose-Lose Game
- Inter Press Service
The very public disagreement between Iran's Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad over the sacking of the intelligence minister, Heydar Moslehi, is turning out to be a losing game for both sides.
Amid Turmoil, a Nuke-Free Middle East May Be in Jeopardy
- Inter Press Service
A proposed international conference on a nuclear weapons-free Middle East, tentatively scheduled for 2012, may be in jeopardy amid the growing political turmoil sweeping across the Arab world - and Israel's fears of negative fallout on its own security.
Washington Failing to Understand Iran's Opposition
- Inter Press Service
The popular uprisings that have brought turmoil to Arab countries across the Middle East and North Africa have also underscored Washington's dearth of knowledge about forces on the ground in authoritarian states in the Middle East. One of the largest questions bedeviling policy makers has been the composition of various emerging opposition movements.
U.N. Role Questioned in Camp Ashraf Massacre
- Inter Press Service
Two weeks after an attack by Iraqi security forces against Camp Ashraf, a base for Iranian exiles, killed 34 people and left over 300 injured, international and humanitarian law experts have urged the U.N. to conduct an impartial investigation regarding the role of Prime Minister Nouri Al- Maliki, as well as Iran and the United States, in the massacre.
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