Global IssuesNews headlines for “Iran”, page 40
POLITICS-US: Intel Estimate Muddied Iran's Nuclear Intent
- Inter Press Service
President Barack Obama and Director of National Intelligence Dennis Blair did not appear to be on the same page this week when they talked about Iran's nuclear intentions. Obama referred in his news conference to Iran's 'development of a nuclear weapon or their pursuit of a nuclear weapon', but Blair said 'we do not know whether Iran currently intends to develop nuclear weapons'.
US-IRAN: Hoping for a Spontaneous Regime Change
- Inter Press Service
With the new U.S. administration comfortably situated and setting political goals and policies, looming Iranian elections cast a long shadow over one of its thorniest issues: how to deal with the Islamic Republic.
POLITICS: Israel, Iran, Pakistan World's Least Popular Nations
- Inter Press Service
Israel, Iran, North Korea and Pakistan are widely seen as exerting the most negative influence on world affairs, according to the latest in a series of annual global surveys by the BBC's World Service on popular perceptions of the world's most powerful or newsworthy nations.
U.S.-IRAN: The More Things Change...
- Inter Press Service
'We are not satisfied with [U.S. President Barack] Obama's actions since they have not been in line with claims of change - although we are not without hope either.'
US-IRAN: Nobel Laureate Calls for Direct Diplomacy
- Inter Press Service
Almost exactly 30 years ago the U.S.-backed dictator, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shah of Iran, fled his country, never to return. Shortly after his departure and the subsequent collapse of the monarchy, the Islamic Republic of Iran was born.
POLITICS-US: Is Gates Undermining Another Opening to Iran?
- Inter Press Service
When U.S. Defence Secretary Robert Gates accused Iran of 'subversive activity' in Latin America Tuesday, it raised the question whether he is trying to discourage President Barack Obama from abandoning the hard line policy of coercive diplomacy toward Iran he has favoured for nearly three decades.
UAE/US: 'Civilian Nuclear Deal Hint to Iran'
- Inter Press Service
The civilian nuclear deal between the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the United States may fulfill the former’s long-term desire to develop alternative energy sources and the latter’s intention to promote a model for peaceful nuclear energy that sends a hint to Iran.
Q&A: 'U.S. and Iran Share an Equal Monopoly on Violence'
- Inter Press Service
'Obama is going to have continuous pressure from Israel to attack Iran and, in some way, their nuclear facilities, and this is going to be tied up with Gaza and Lebanon,' according to Robert Baer, a former top Central Intelligence Agency operative and the author of 'The Devil We Know: Dealing with the New Iranian Superpower.'
ECONOMY-IRAN: From Bad to Worse?
- Inter Press Service
As the price of crude oil continued its tumble to less than 35 dollars a barrel Friday, Iranian economists are warning that the fourth-largest oil producer in the world will enter an even deeper crisis should the price remain low, with many also blaming the government's economic policies.
SPECIAL SERIES: Iran's Regional Power Rooted in Shi'a Ties
- Inter Press Service
As Barack Obama's national security team assesses the challenge of Iran's role in the Middle East, it confronts a paradox: Iran is seen as having ambitions of regional hegemony, but it lacks the military power normally associated with such a role.
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