Global IssuesNews headlines for “Iran”, page 24
Q&A: 'They Knew I Was Not a Spy'
- Inter Press Service
When world leaders meet in Washington later this month for a summit on nuclear security that is expected to include discussion of sanctions on Iran, they should also address the country's human rights situation, says Iranian-American journalist Roxana Saberi.
US-CHINA: Spring Thaw in the Air?
- Inter Press Service
Springtime appears to be bringing a thaw in U.S.-China relations, with U.S. President Barack Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao holding an hour-long phone conversation Thursday in which both leaders expressed a desire to build a more positive bilateral relationship
IRAN: Obama Sanctions Strategy Complicated by Congress
- Inter Press Service
President Barack Obama is hoping that relatively quick approval by the U.N. Security Council of a new round of sanctions against Iran will relieve growing pressure on Capitol Hill to take stronger measures against Tehran.
IRAN: New Budget May Add to Uncertainties, Political Strains
- Inter Press Service
Iran's 347-billion-dollar budget for the 2010-11 fiscal year, finally approved by the Guardian Council in Tehran Tuesday - just days before its scheduled implementation on the Iranian New Year Mar. 21 - appears likely to add to the tensions and uncertainty that have bedeviled the country since the disputed June 2009 elections.
Q&A: Equality Is Feminism
- Inter Press Service
'I think that Islam has been misinterpreted. No Islamic law says violate women's rights and repress women,' says Nobel Peace Prize laureate Shirin Ebadi. 'Democracy, human rights and women leadership are absolutely not hostile to the Islamic doctrine.' And women in Iran are well aware of that, she says.
MIDEAST: Iran, Israel Spoiling for a Fight?
- Inter Press Service
Iran and Israel appear to be spoiling for a fight, going by recent belligerent statements emanating from several regional capitals.
US-TURKEY: Armenian Genocide Vote Threatens Ties at Key Moment
- Inter Press Service
Thursday's vote by a Congressional committee condemning the deaths of up to 1.5 million Armenians during World War I as 'genocide' is almost certain to complicate U.S. ties with Turkey, a long-time strategic ally and increasingly influential player in the Middle East and central and southwest Asia.
US-IRAN: Debate Over Military Action Against Iran Gains Steam
- Inter Press Service
While the ongoing U.S. military 'surge' in Afghanistan continues to capture the headlines, Iran's nuclear programme — and how best to deal with it — is rapidly emerging here as this year's biggest foreign policy challenge.
US-IRAN: Looming Sanctions Could Hit Major Oil Firms
- Inter Press Service
Earlier this month, Iran's ambassador to India said that his country continues to import gasoline from a private Indian oil refinery, even though the firm, Reliance Industries Ltd., had promised last year that it would stop gasoline exports to Iran, fearing U.S. sanctions.
US-IRAN: How Was Rigi Arrested?
- Inter Press Service
New details of the arrest of the Jundullah leader, Abdolmalek Rigi, partly corroborate and partly contradict the initial narrative given by Iranian officials for his arrest.
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