Global IssuesNews headlines for “Iran”, page 37
POLITICS-US: Iran's Regional Dominance Overstated, Report Says
- Inter Press Service
The threat posed by Iran is little understood in U.S. circles, says a new report from a U.S. research institution which asserts that the expansionist rhetoric of the Islamic Republic is little more than that: rhetoric.
MIDEAST: Despite Smiles, Obama, Netanyahu Seem Far Apart
- Inter Press Service
While reaffirming the 'special relationship' between their two countries, U.S. President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared unable to bridge major differences in their approaches to Iran and Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts following their White House meeting here Monday.
RIGHTS-IRAN: Day of Protests for Jailed AIDS Doctors
- Inter Press Service
A handful of motivated doctors, HIV/AIDS and human rights activists held rallies Tuesday in New York City and 20 countries to protest the imprisonment of Iranian doctors Arash and Kamiar Aleai.
MIDEAST: U.S. Thaw with Syria Hits Stumbling Blocks
- Inter Press Service
U.S. President Barack Obama issued a statement on May 8 calling for the renewal of sanctions on Syria, which were set to expire on Monday. The declaration came at the end of a busy week in which both high-level U.S. officials and the Iranian president visited the Syrian capital, Damascus.
RIGHTS: Iran Releases Journalist in Politicised Case
- Inter Press Service
The release Monday of Iranian-American journalist Roxana Saberi from Tehran’s Evin Prison has been greeted with relief and concern by international human rights and press freedom groups.
IRAN: Reformists a Force in Looming Presidential Election
- Inter Press Service
With the official registration period for candidates over on May 9, the race for Iran’s presidency is entering its final stretch.
U.S.: Mirror, Mirror on the Wall, Who’s the Greatest Threat of All?
- Inter Press Service
A potentially major clash appears to be developing between powerful factions inside and outside the U.S. government, pitting those who see the Afghanistan/Pakistan ('AfPak') theatre as the greatest potential threat to U.S. national security against those who believe that the danger posed by a nuclear Iran must be given priority.
POLITICS: Obama Aide Puts Israel’s Nukes in the Diplomatic Mix
- Inter Press Service
Last month in Prague, President Barack Obama vowed that he would seek a world without nuclear weapons. On Tuesday, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Rose Gottemoeller spelled out that this policy would apply to Israel, as well.
POLITICS-US: AIPAC Conference Pushes Hard Line on Iran
- Inter Press Service
The annual conference of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), the powerful and hawkish pro-Israel lobby, wrapped up on Tuesday with a speech from Vice President Joe Biden, capping three days that were primarily devoted to the threat of a nuclear Iran.
RIGHTS-IRAN: Damaging Forced Confessions
- Inter Press Service
Iranian political refugees living in India say there is an all too familiar ring about the supposed confessions of arrested journalist Roxana Saberi, which they expect to see footage of on television soon.
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