Global IssuesNews headlines for “Iran”, page 17
U.S. Readies New Sanctions on Iran Ahead of Talks
- Inter Press Service
The Barack Obama administration is preparing a new batch of sanctions against Iran to be announced next week in advance of nuclear talks in Turkey.
U.S.: Pakistani Ambassador Unknowingly Hosted Neocon Fundraiser
- Inter Press Service
Amid putting on a two-and-a-half day conference focused on escalating measures against Iran, a neoconservative think-tank held a fundraiser at the residence of Pakistan's ambassador to the U.S., according to an IPS investigation.
IRAN: Minister's Sacking Shores Up Ahmadinejad's Power Base
- Inter Press Service
While Iran gears up for a second round of nuclear talks with Western countries next month, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's abrupt dismissal of his foreign minister on Monday indicates a new power struggle with moderate conservatives that could alter the tone and face of Iran's foreign policy machinery in the years to come.
Senate Hawks Push Obama on 'Zero Enrichment' for Tehran
- Inter Press Service
Five senators sent a letter to U.S. President Barack Obama Monday warning the administration not to offer concessions in upcoming talks with Iran over its nuclear programme. If Obama takes the advice, experts say, it could sink his engagement efforts with Tehran.
Mideast Peace Key to Countering Iran, Arabs Told U.S. Diplomats
- Inter Press Service
Gleeful Israeli leaders and their neo-conservative supporters here have spent much of the past week insisting that the State Department cables published by Wikileaks prove that Sunni Arab leaders in the Middle East are far more preoccupied with the threat posed by an ascendant and possibly nuclear Iran than with a resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Time Runs Short for Progress on Iran Nuke Talks
- Inter Press Service
The first meeting between Iran and the world's major powers in more than a year ended Tuesday with little to show apart from a vague promise to meet again next month in Turkey.
Cables Belie Gulf States' Backing for Strikes on Iran
- Inter Press Service
The dominant theme that emerged in U.S. media coverage of the first round of Wikileaks diplomatic cables last week was that Arab regimes in the Gulf - led by Saudi Arabia - shared Israel's view that Iran's nuclear programme had to be stopped by military force, if necessary.
Russians Refuted U.S. Claim of Iranian Missile Threat to Europe
- Inter Press Service
A diplomatic cable from last February released by Wikileaks provides a detailed account of how Russian specialists on the Iranian ballistic missile programme refuted the U.S. suggestion that Iran has missiles that could target European capitals or intends to develop such a capability.
U.S.: No Top Secrets, but Damaging Nonetheless
- Inter Press Service
While the massive dump of some 250,000 internal U.S. diplomatic communications by Wikileaks includes none marked 'top secret', their dissemination is already causing considerable embarrassment and may well inflict longer-term damage on Washington's foreign relations.
U.S.: Wikileaks Reveals Treacherous Terrain for Iran Policy
- Inter Press Service
The leaked reports sent by U.S. officials abroad to Washington reveal a treacherous playing field for the United States in the Middle East.
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