Global IssuesNews headlines for “Iran”, page 31
IRAN: Under Pressure from Hawks, Obama Tacks to the Right
- Inter Press Service
In the face of mounting pressure from hawks in Washington and the continued threat of military action from Israel, the Barack Obama Administration has been taking a harder line in its latest pronouncements about Iran.
IRAN-VENEZUELA: Alliance Problematic for the U.S., But Not Threatening
- Inter Press Service
Some foreign policy experts are saying that the deepening relationship between Iran and Venezuela, while worrisome, is not currently a major threat to U.S. interests.
IRAN: Ahmadinejad’s Predicament and Iran’s Political Crisis
- Inter Press Service
With the confirmation of his re-election by Ayatollah Khamenei and his oath of office taken, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will begin his second term facing much steeper challenges than any of Iran’s previous second-term presidents.
IRAN: Nuclear Capability After 2013, Says U.S. Intelligence
- Inter Press Service
Iran is unlikely to be able to produce enough highly enriched uranium (HEU) for a nuclear weapon until at least 2013, according to a U.S. government intelligence estimate made public Thursday.
IRAQ: Shi’a Unity Deal Explodes U.S. Proxy War Myth
- Inter Press Service
The agreement announced Monday between Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and a Shi’a resistance group called the 'League of the Righteous' (As’ib al Haq) formally ended the group’s armed opposition to the regime in return for the release of its leader and eight other Shi’a detainees. This deals a final blow to the U.S. military’s narrative of an Iranian 'proxy war' in Iraq.
IRAN: Ahmadinejad Sworn in Amid Protests
- Inter Press Service
When incumbent Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrived at parliament by helicopter to take the presidential oath in front of the members of the Islamic Consultative Assembly, the setting resembled a country under military rule.
IRAN: Mourners for Neda's '40th' Undeterred
- Inter Press Service
In line with the Shia tradition of paying respects to the dead, tens of thousands of Iranians went to Behesht Zahra cemetery on Thursday to mourn the death of Neda Agha Soltan an iconic victim of post-election violence in Iran.
MIDEAST: As U.S. Winds Down, Iraq Tilts Toward Iran
- Inter Press Service
A raid by Iraqi security forces on a camp of Iranian dissidents is widely seen as a sign that Iraqi authorities are establishing their independence as the U.S. occupation winds down and tilting instead towards Iran.
IRAN: Victims' Families Share Stories, Defying Pressure
- Inter Press Service
It has become common these days to hear about the killing of young Iranians at the hands of Iran's security forces and Basij militia. So many families have come forward with heart-wrenching tales about the deaths of their children in prison or during peaceful protests, it is difficult to keep count.
US-IRAN: Waiting for the Dust to Settle
- Inter Press Service
The administration of U.S. President Barack Obama is stuck between a rock and a hard place in its Iran policy. On the one hand, the recent unrest will take time to percolate into a reformed Islamic Republic. On the other, time is in short supply if the U.S. hopes to stop Iran progress toward a nuclear weapons capability.
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