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...
US Rejected Chance for Incremental Progress in Iran Talks
As enthusiasm about the negotiations between Iran and the P5+1 begins to peter out, sources close to the talks have revealed that Washington hardened its position during the last round in Moscow, foregoing concrete progress in favor of an all-or-nothing posture. In...
Four More US Ships Arrive in Gulf as Iran Feels Pressure
Four US minesweepers arrived in the Gulf over the weekend to bolster the US Navy's Fifth Fleet, secure the flow of oil shipping routes, and threaten Iran. The additional ships have an area of operations that includes the Persian Gulf, the Gulf of Oman, the Red Sea and...
Stuxnet Attack Over as Worm Self-Destructs
Stuxnet Attack Over as Worm Self-Destructs | Iran: Civilian nuclear program survived attack
Massive US-Israeli Military Drill Set for October
Israel and the US are set to hold their largest ever joint military exercise in October, which will include thousands of soldiers and advanced weaponry as well as a simulation of simultaneous fire from Iran and Syria. About 3,000 US soldiers will participate in the...
Official: Israel Won’t Attack Iran Until After Western Talks End
Official: Israel Won’t Attack Iran Until After Western Talks End | ‘Two more rounds’ of talks before attack can happen