Iran is trying to sell some of its oil through a private consortium in an attempt t circumvent the US-led international sanctions regime inflicting enormous pain on the Iranian economy. "The head of the oil products exporters' union," reports Reuters, "said the...
Israel’s Mossad Carries Out Assassinations of Iranian Scientists, New Book Argues
Israeli Mossad agents are themselves the ones that have been assassinating Iranian nuclear scientists, not Iranian dissidents working for Israel, according to a new book by veteran US and Israeli journalists. CBS reporter Dan Raviv and Yossi Melman, a former...
US-Led Sanctions Cut Iran’s Oil Exports in Half
The international sanctions regime placed on Iran has cut the country's oil exports almost in half, as the US and its allies develop a harder line after several rounds of nuclear negotiations. In 2011, Iran was exporting an average of 2.2 million barrels of oil per...
Iran Warns of Retaliation After Any US-Israeli Strike
Iran has warned Washington that it could retaliate after any unilateral attack it sustains and destroy US military bases across the Middle East and target Israel within minutes following an uptick in threatening postures from the US and Israel. "These bases are all in...
US Reinforces Military Presence in Persian Gulf to Intimidate Iran
The United States has moved significant military reinforcements into the Persian Gulf in order to intimidate Iran and increase the number of fighter jets capable of striking the Islamic Republic after a partial breakdown of nuclear talks last month. "The message to...
Gingrich Gives Speech to Iranian Terrorist Group MEK
At a rally in Paris last Sunday, former Republican presidential candidate and House Speaker Newt Gingrich spoke on behalf of the Mujahadin-e Khalq (MEK), an Iranian opposition group considered a terrorist organization by the US State Department. "This is a massive,...
Grim Anniversary: Iran Mourns 1988 US Attack on Flight 655
Grim Anniversary: Iran Mourns 1988 US Attack on Flight 655 | US killed 290 civilians in attack on passenger jet
Iran Braces for Economic Hardship as EU Sanctions Begin
Iran Braces for Economic Hardship as EU Sanctions Begin | Inflation-torn Iran will hurt, but will sanctions also harm Western economies?
Iran Calls for Emergency OPEC Meeting in Response to Dip in Oil Prices
Iran’s oil minister on Saturday called for an emergency OPEC meeting in response to oil prices falling below $100 per barrel, saying the current market value of oil has become "illogical." The oil minister, Rostam Ghasemi, said that at a recent meeting of the...
West Rebuffs Iranian Offer to Help Kofi Annan With Peace in Syria
Ahead of an international meeting on the issue, Iran says it is ready to help international envoy Kofi Annan in his bid to bring peace to Syria, prompting harsh rejections from the US. Annan called for the meeting, which will take place in Geneva on Saturday, to work...