Global IssuesNews headlines for “Iran”, page 9
MIDEAST: Saudi Warning Could Escalate Nuclear Arms Race
- Inter Press Service
The world's nuclear powers - both declared and undeclared - have come primarily from Asia: China, India, Pakistan and possibly North Korea.
Iran's Growing Isolation a Dubious Win for the West
- Inter Press Service
Scenes from Tehran Tuesday of bearded Iranian youth swarming over the walls of the British embassy evoked memories of the 1979-81 hostage crisis that created the image of Iran as a pariah state.
Iranians Resolutely Ignore Sanctions' Pinch
- Inter Press Service
As the Iranian economy struggles under international sanctions intended to halt its nuclear programme, one unofficial indicator that has yet to be rattled is the Islamic Republic's robust consumer confidence.
U.S. Ratchets Up Economic Pressure on Iran
- Inter Press Service
Under intense pressure from the U.S. Congress and U.S. presidential election politics, the Barack Obama administration Monday declared the Islamic Republic of Iran a 'primary money laundering concern' - a designation that stops short of blacklisting Iran's Central Bank but is intended to persuade more foreign governments, banks and companies to curtail business with Iranian financial entities.
Ex-Inspector Rejects IAEA Iran Bomb Test Chamber Claim
- Inter Press Service
A former inspector for the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has repudiated its major new claim that Iran built an explosives chamber to test components of a nuclear weapon and carry out a simulated nuclear explosion.
US-IRAN: Key Senator Pushes 'Nuclear Option' Against Central Bank
- Inter Press Service
Amid simmering tensions surrounding Iran's nuclear programme, a key pro-Israel U.S. senator has tabled legislation that would effectively ban international financial companies that do business with the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) from participating in the U.S. economy.
U.S.: 'Israel's Advocate' to Leave White House for Pro-Israel Think Tank
- Inter Press Service
Dennis Ross, President Barack Obama's top Middle East aide who has attracted criticism for his allegedly strong pro-Israel sympathies, will leave his post at the end of this month, the White House announced here Thursday.
IRAN: Calls for New Sanctions, Air Strikes Follow IAEA Report
- Inter Press Service
A significant gap between the administration of U.S. President Barack Obama and staunchly pro-Israel majorities in both houses of Congress appears to have emerged over what to do in reaction to Tuesday's report by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on possible military applications of Iran's nuclear programme.
IAEA's 'Soviet Nuclear Scientist' Never Worked on Weapons
- Inter Press Service
The report of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) published by a Washington think tank Tuesday repeated the sensational claim previously reported by news media all over the world that a former Soviet nuclear weapons scientist had helped Iran construct a detonation system that could be used for a nuclear weapon.
IRAN: Nuclear Watchdog Details Pre-2003 Weapons Research
- Inter Press Service
A new report on Iran's nuclear programme provides substantial evidence that Iran carried out extensive research into how to make a nuclear weapon prior to 2003 but is shaky about how much work has continued.
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