guardian.co.uk | Iran says West must respect Afghanistan: report AFP TEHRAN (AFP) — Iran's Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki, ahead of a March 31 conference on Afghanistan, said the West must respect the will of the Afghan people, the official IRNA news agency reported on Monday. Iran has been invited by the United ... Video: Iran's Supreme Leader Dismisses Obama Overtures Iran sets terms for US ties Iran seizes huge amount of drug |
Javno.hr | Levin: US and Russia should unite against Iran The Associated Press If the US and Russia set aside differences on missile defense and began cooperating against Iran they could make a decisive difference in weakening Iran as a missile threat, Sen. Carl Levin, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, ... Congress Continues Criticism of US Missile Defense System in Europe US lawmaker: missile threat from Iran exaggerated US lawmaker backs missile cooperation with Russia |
AFP | Dyer: Obama must start dealing with Iran in a new way Salt Lake Tribune, United States You have to admire Barack Obama's attempt to reopen the lines of communication with Iran -- but you don't have to admire it much. Iran's real leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was certainly not impressed: "Our nation cannot be talked to like this. ... Video: World: Obama Reaches Out to Iran - NYTimes.com/Video Obama's Overture to Iran: Why Khamenei Won't Budge White House hopes for change in Iran |
BBC News | Wife of founder of Iran's Islamic republic dies The Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The wife of the late Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the father of Iran's 1979 Islamic revolution, has died after a long illness, state media reported Sunday. She was 93. Khadijeh Saqafi, who was known as the "mother of the Islamic ... Wife of Islamic Republic founder dies Iran’s Ayatollah Khomeini’s wife dies Mother of Revolution laid to rest |
Novinite.com | India, Iran, Russia mull ways to take on Taliban Times of India, India NEW DELHI: It's still part of conversations, but old partners, India, Iran and Russia, are dusting out an old mechanism to take on the Taliban in Afghanistan. All three countries are still at an exploratory stage, but some articulated realities and ... Us Denies Seeking To Bypass Afghanistan's Karzai US fears Pakistan’s growing problems AFGHANISTAN: US AND INDIA MULL WAYS TO CONTAIN THE TALIBAN |
Earthtimes (press release) | Clinton to attend Afghan meeting, no word on Iran Reuters WASHINGTON, March 23 (Reuters) - The State Department announced on Monday that US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton would attend a conference on Afghanistan next week but did not say whether she would meet Iranian officials there. ... Massive press presence at Afghanistan conference Over 800 journalists expected at Afghan conference in The Hague |
Foreign Policy | Iran targets the US Jerusalem Post, Israel By YORAM ETTINGER The prevention of a nuclear Iran constitutes a top US national security priority. It sheds light on a special aspect of US-Israel relationship: defiance of mutual threats. Iran pursues nuclear capabilities to advance strategic goals, ... Iran wary of Saudi danger Iran's Axis of Nuclear Evil The US and Iran - Two Nuclear Countries Living in Mutual Respect |
Will Obama Listen to Iran's Bloggers? Wall Street Journal By BRET STEPHENS Barack Obama extended the olive branch to Iran's leaders last Friday in a videotaped message praising a "great civilization" for "accomplishments" that "have earned the respect of the United States and the world." The death of Iranian ... |
BBC News | Nuclear-Powered US Sub Involved in Collision Global Security Newswire, DC A nuclear-powered US submarine operating in waters near Iran was involved in a collision Friday with an amphibious US vessel, Reuters reported (see GSN, Feb. 20). The accident in the Strait of Hormuz did not damage the nuclear propulsion unit on the ... Video: US Navy: 2 Vessels Collide in Strait of Hormuz US Navy vessels collide near Iran US navy vessels collide near Iran |
BBC News | EDITORIAL: Death to bloggers Washington Times, DC Mohamed Abdel Dayem of the Committee to Protect Journalists told The Washington Times that this case illustrates how Iran “actively violates the rights of journalists and bloggers.” His organization is calling for a full and transparent investigation ... Iranian Blogger Dies in Prison IRAN: Crackdown on cyber-dissidents continues Jailed Iranian Blogger Dies; Others Arrested |