Global IssuesNews headlines for “Iran”, page 23
MIDEAST: Israel, Iran Talking War to Ward Off War?
- Inter Press Service
Suddenly, the Middle East is awash with talk of war this summer. Or, is the talk of war merely meant to keep war at bay?
IRAN: Rights Group Condemns Secret Executions
- Inter Press Service
Iran's nuclear ambitions and the bloody disturbances following its elections last year have so dominated media reporting on the country that many equally critical issues have been virtually forgotten.
Talk of a Nuclear Deal Gains Steam in Iran
- Inter Press Service
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's return to Tehran after attending the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) review meeting at U.N. headquarters has been received with the usual bombast by the conservative and hard-line media in Iran, which declared him victorious and an indispensable global leader.
U.S. Business Groups Fault Rush to Sanctions on Iran
- Inter Press Service
The U.S. Congress is moving forward with a bill to sanction companies that do business in Iran despite the White House's efforts to build international support for U.N. sanctions against the Islamic Republic.
Israel, Iran Targeted at Nuke Non-Proliferation Meet
- Inter Press Service
A month-long Review Conference on the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) began Monday with a predictable target: Israel.
U.S./IRAN: Sanctions Debate Heats Up
- Inter Press Service
Wednesday's highly unusual public launch of a 'conference committee' of both houses of Congress to hash out differences in long-pending legislation to impose unilateral sanctions on Iran marks a new stage in the escalating debate over what to do about Tehran's nuclear programme.
U.S. Nuclear Option on Iran Linked to Israeli Attack Threat
- Inter Press Service
The Barack Obama administration's declaration in its Nuclear Posture Review (NPR) that it is reserving the right to use nuclear weapons against Iran represents a new element in a strategy of persuading Tehran that an Israeli attack on Iranian nuclear sites is a serious possibility if Iran does not bow to the demand that it cease uranium enrichment.
New Software Could Outwit Tehran's Censors
- Inter Press Service
While the Iranian government has intensified its aggressive efforts to expand Internet filters, Austin Heap, a young programmer in the U.S., says he has developed software that would enable Iranians to evade their censors.
U.S. Image Brightens Overseas
- Inter Press Service
Global perceptions of the U.S. have improved over the past year but ratings of many other countries, including Britain, Japan, Canada and the European Union, have declined over the same period, according to a poll released Sunday.
POLITICS: World Leaders to Meet on Nuclear Security
- Inter Press Service
On Apr. 12 and 13, U.S. President Barack Obama will host over 40 world leaders in Washington to develop a strategy to secure nuclear materials and prevent nuclear terrorism, following up on his announcements this week that that the U.S. would significantly modify its nuclear strategy and reduce the number of nuclear warheads in its stockpile by one-third.
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