Iran’s supreme leader demands support of clerics
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warns the leaders of the Shiite Muslim clergy if they embrace Western ideals or oppose President Ahmadinejad’s hard-line government, the Islamic Republic could collapse. Iran’s supreme leader wrapped up an unprecedented 10-day visit to the Iranian seminary city of Qom on Friday that was widely seen as an attempt to bolster support among those in a clerical establishment …
Iran offers to hold talks with 6 nations over nukes
Associated Press VIENNA — Iran offered Friday to negotiate with six world powers about its disputed nuclear program in a new bid to end growing concern that it could be used to produce weapons.
Iran says it is ready to restart nuclear talks
VIENNA – Iran offered on Friday to negotiate with six world powers about its disputed nuclear program in a new bid to end growing concern that it could be used to produce weapons. read more
Iran forex reserves exceed $100bln: Ahmadinejad
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Saturday that the foreign exchange reserves of sanctions-hit Iran were higher than the World Bank’s estimate of 100 billion dollars.
Iran’s foreign currency reserves over $100 billion
(10-30) 09:55 PDT TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says the country’s foreign currency reserves stand at more than $100 billion. Ahmadinejad refused to give the exact figure of Iran’s foreign…
‘Iran has stopped petrol imports’
Iranian Commerce Minister Mehdi Ghazanfari says the country has stopped gasoline imports, rejecting reports that sanctions have harmed Iran’s economy.
US says Syria, Iran, Hezbollah endang Lebanon
The United States on Thursday accused the militant group Syria and its allies Iran and Syria of attempting to endanger Lebanon’s stability and undermine its independence.
U.S: Syria, Iran and Hezbollah undermine Lebanon
Syria, Iran and the militant group Hezbollah are undermining Lebanon’s independence and are endangering its stability, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations said Thursday.
Iran Air plans legal action over refueling dispute
The head of Iran’s state airline says the company plans to sue Western firms that refuse to refuel its aircraft.
Iran: Nuke Sanctions Driving up Costs
TEHRAN, Iran — Iranian officials are acknowledging that international sanctions imposed on the country over its nuclear program have dramatically increased the cost of living, but they say the penalties will ultimately prove futile.
IRAN: State Department spokesman’s birthday message for President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
U.S. State Department spokesman PJ Crowley urged Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to celebrate his 55th birthday by releasing detained Americans Joshua Fattal and Shane Bauer and sending them home in a posting to the micro-blogging site Twitter. “What a gift…
Iranian Ex-Officials: U.S. Knew Hikers Were Seized in Iraq and Taken to Iran
Every morning and afternoon Josh Fattal and Shane Bauer are allowed to step out of their cells and go for havakhori, Persian for getting fresh air, when they are allowed to walk or run for an hour in one of the many courtyards of Evin Prison in Tehran, where they are incarcerated. After more than 15 months in Evin, the two Americans must know every dark gray tile covering the floor; every red …
