Global IssuesNews headlines for “Iran”, page 35
EXCLUSIVE-PART1: Al Qaeda Excluded from the Suspects List
- Inter Press Service
On Jun. 25, 1996, a massive truck bomb exploded at a building in the Khobar Towers complex in Khobar, Saudi Arabia, which housed U.S. Air Force personnel, killing 19 U.S. airmen and wounding 372.
IRAN: 'The Streets Were Overtaken by Tear Gas'
- Inter Press Service
The streets of Tehran were a veritable war zone Saturday night, as angry voters took to the streets for the sixth day of protests this week against the Jun. 12 elections that re-instated Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as president.
IRAN: The Day of Confrontation and Clarity
- Inter Press Service
The political crisis that broke out over the Jun. 12 elections entered a new stage here Saturday afternoon as the government’s security forces moved aggressively - and sometimes with lethal force - against demonstrators throughout Iran’s capital city.
IRAN: Protesters Defy Khamenei-Sanctioned Crackdown
- Inter Press Service
With tens of thousands of police deployed Saturday to suppress the massive crowds that have been demanding new elections, it appears that the political crisis touched off by the disputed victory of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has entered a new phase.
US-IRAN: Electoral Chaos Energises Neoconservative Hawks
- Inter Press Service
As U.S. President Barack Obama attempts to navigate the treacherous currents of the ongoing political crisis in Iran, he faces a heated attack on his right flank from neo-conservatives and other right-wing hawks, who are urging him both to offer unequivocal support to the protesters supporting moderate presidential candidate Mir Hossein Moussavi and to scuttle his planned diplomatic engagement with Tehran.
POLITICS: Will 'Changed' Iran Complicate U.S. Engagement?
- Inter Press Service
As uncertainty persists about the results of the Iranian election last Friday, the administration of U.S. President Barack Obama remains quiet on just exactly what the next tack will be on engaging the Islamic Republic, which experts say is entering a new and unknown period in its history.
POLITICS: Shock and Awe in Iran
- Inter Press Service
Four days after Iran's Jun. 12 election, the country remains in a state of shock and turmoil, attempting to come to grips with what happened.
IRAN: Washington Maintains Cautious Response to Election Crisis
- Inter Press Service
As protests over Friday's disputed election continue to rage in Iran, the U.S. has thus far reacted cautiously, reflecting the high degree of uncertainty in Washington both about how much support to give the demonstrators and about the implications of the escalating crisis for President Barack Obama's hopes of engaging Tehran in serious negotiations.
IRAN: Ahmadinejad Victory Sparks Protests and Claims of Fraud
- Inter Press Service
Just a few months after a right-wing government gained power in Israel, Iran's hardliner president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, was declared the winner in Friday's election, although his main rival has not accepted defeat and reformist supporters were skirmishing with security forces in the capital Tehran Saturday.
POLITICS: Lebanon’s Election: An International Affair
- Inter Press Service
It was touted as an historic election, a vote to determine the future direction of Lebanon. But even with the winners declared, analysts say the Jun. 7 ballot was far from decisive, and did little to alter the fundamental balance of power in the country.
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