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Iranian military commander tells Obama ‘all options on table’
A top Iranian military commander on Saturday told US President Barack Obama that Tehran also had all of its “options on the table,” echoing a warning to the Islamic republic by the American leader. “Mr Obama, do not make a mistake: we too have all our options on the table.…
Iran to sue Hollywood over ‘Argo’ and other Oscar films
By Saeed Kamali Dehghan, The Guardian Tehran hires French lawyer Isabelle Coutant-Peyre to bring case over Hollywood ‘distorting image’ of Islamic republic Iran has hired a controversial French lawyer to file a lawsuit against Hollywood over a series of films, including Ben Affleck’s Oscar-winning Argo, that have allegedly portrayed the…
Iran helping U.S. search for missing ex-FBI agent
Iran on Sunday repeated its offer to help the United States in finding an ex-FBI agent who went missing while on a trip to the Islamic republic to probe cigarette counterfeiting in the region. On Friday the United States, arch-foe of Iran, asked again for Tehran’s help in finding Robert…
FBI renews $1 million reward for return of agent missing in Iran
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation has renewed a $1 million reward for information leading to the safe return of a former agent who went missing in Iran six years ago. Robert Levinson traveled to the Iranian island of Kish on March 8, 2007 as a private investigator looking into…
U.S. warns Iran: Don’t take advantage of reduced naval presence
A top commander on Tuesday warned Iran not to test US resolve in the Gulf after Washington scaled back its naval presence in the area, saying no adversary should underestimate American military power in the region. “I still have one carrier out there, and I would just caution any enemy…
Vatican and Iran fight UN’s efforts to stop violence against women
The Vatican, Iran and other religious states are resisting efforts by a UN conference, which started Monday, to demand tougher global standards to prevent violence against women and children. More than 6,000 non-government groups are registered at the annual UN Commission on the Status of Women, one of the biggest…
Netanyahu says Iran is near the ‘red line’ on nuclear program
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday that diplomacy has so far failed to deter Iran from pursuing its nuclear program, warning it was getting closer to crossing a crucial “red line.” “Iran is getting closer to that red line, and it is putting itself in that position to cross…
New sanctions on Iran introduced to Congress
US lawmakers were introducing legislation Wednesday that would tighten sanctions on Iran, even as Tehran agreed to future talks with world powers over its contested nuclear drive. The bipartisan House bill would allow President Barack Obama to impose penalties on foreign entities that provide Iran with goods to help maintain…
World powers exchange offers with Iran in talks to end some trade sanctions
World powers and Iran on Tuesday exchanged offers in crunch talks in Kazakhstan aimed at breaking a decade of deadlock over Tehran’s nuclear drive despite low expectations of any deal. The two-day meeting in the Kazakh city of Almaty comes as sanctions bite against the Islamic republic and Israel still…
Iran probes diplomat’s defection in Norway
Iran said Saturday it is investigating the reported defection of one of its diplomats in Norway, with a spokesman suggesting it was due to personal problems, Mehr news agency said. “Despite completing his mission, an administrative staffer at our embassy in Oslo has not yet returned to Tehran due to…
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