Global IssuesNews headlines for “Iran”, page 20
New Hardships Intensify Debate Over Iran-Iraq War
- Inter Press Service
Ongoing factional disputes and mounting international sanctions have ignited heated debates among Iran's elites about another critical period in the country's post- revolutionary history - the 1980-88 Iran-Iraq War.
Despite Iraq Withdrawal, Greater Mideast Not Looking Good
- Inter Press Service
While President Barack Obama Monday touted the continuing U.S. military withdrawal from Iraq as a key marker in the success of his regional policies, the latest news from the Greater Middle East, as well as a new public opinion survey, is far less encouraging.
IRAN: Poll Finds Dwindling Support for Govt
- Inter Press Service
A recent poll conducted by a credible Iranian university centre concerning the post-election events of 2009 has found that 56 percent of participants believe President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's popularity has declined over the past year, while just 22 percent believe it has increased.
Amiri Told CIA Iran Has No Nuclear Bomb Programme
- Inter Press Service
Contrary to a news media narrative that Iranian scientist Shahram Amiri has provided intelligence on covert Iranian nuclear weapons work, CIA sources familiar with the Amiri case say he told his CIA handlers that there is no such Iranian nuclear weapons programme, according to a former CIA officer.
Amiri Told CIA Iran Has No Nuclear Bomb Programme
- Inter Press Service
Contrary to a news media narrative that Iranian scientist Shahram Amiri has provided intelligence on covert Iranian nuclear weapons work, CIA sources familiar with the Amiri case say he told his CIA handlers that there is no such Iranian nuclear weapons programme, according to a former CIA officer.
US-IRAN: Mosque Blasts Denounced by Obama, Clinton
- Inter Press Service
Both U.S. President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Friday denounced Thursday’s suicide bomb attacks on a Shi'ite mosque in Sistan-va Baluchistan province in southeastern Iran by a Sunni extremist group that Tehran charges is being supported by Washington.
Clues Suggest Amiri Defection Was an Iranian Plant
- Inter Press Service
U.S. officials are explaining Iranian scientist Shahram Amiri's return to Iran as the result of a defector having a change of heart because of his concern about Iranian government threats to his family. Iran and Amiri himself have insisted that it is a simple case of a victim of abduction escaping his captors.
IRAN: Unrest Grows over Economic Woes
- Inter Press Service
Last year's Iranian political demonstrations have given way to economic protests that could prove more worrisome for the Tehran government.
Stirrings of a New Push for Military Option on Iran
- Inter Press Service
'From a marketing point of view, you don't introduce new products in August,' explained then-White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card back in September 2002, in answer to queries about why the administration of George W. Bush had not launched its campaign to rally public opinion behind invading Iraq earlier in the summer.
IRAN: Worries Mount over Sanctions' Ripple Effect
- Inter Press Service
Although the United States and its allies insist that the latest round of U.N. sanctions against Iran targets high-level government officials rather than the general population, interviews with a number of analysts, activists and journalists in Tehran reveal a growing concern over the impact on the country's middle class.
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