White House sets one-month deadline on Iranian nuclear program 04 Dec 2009
A White House spokesman said Iran had to give up its nuclear ambitions in the coming weeks or face new sanctions. read more »
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Argentinean prosecutor warns of growing Iranian influence in Latin America 03 Dec 2009
Alberto Nisman, the Argentinean prosecutor investigating the 1994 bombing of the AMIA Jewish center in Buenos Aires warned of Iran’s growing terror network in Latin America. read more »
French comedian secures Iranian funds to combat Zionism 01 Dec 2009
The comedian Dieudonné M'bala M'bala has announced that he secured funding from Iran for films meant to “combat Zionism” in France. read more »
Ahmadinejad receives warm welcome in Bolivia and Venezuela 25 Nov 2009
Venezuela's Jewish community expressed criticism over the visit of Iranian President Ahmadinejad to Caracas, calling the Iranian leader an "ominous" person who, if not stopped, "could cause serious harm to humanity." read more »
Western powers ask IAEA board to condemn Iran’s uranium enrichment 25 Nov 2009
Britain, China, France, Germany, Russia and the United States are proposing to the board of the International Energy Agency the condemnation of Iran for concealing the existence of a second uranium enrichment plant. read more »
Report: Pro-Iranian charity in US funded Columbia and Rutgers universities 23 Nov 2009
Anti-Israel and pro-Iranian lecturers received hundreds of thousands of dollars from an Islamic charity in New York believed to be a front for the Iranian regime, according to the ‘New York Post’. read more »
West preparing for new sanctions as Iran begins air drill 23 Nov 2009
Western leaders have discussed the possibility of more sanctions against Iran if it continues to refuse to accept a proposal to export most of its enriched uranium. Tehran began a five-day war games to protect its nuclear facilities. read more »
IAEA chief ElBaradei urges Iran to accept nuclear deal 20 Nov 2009
The director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Mohamed ElBaradei, has said that Iranians "needed to rise above their domestic conflicts." read more »
Obama hints at new Iran sanctions as Tehran rejects uranium enrichment deals 19 Nov 2009
President Barack Obama warned Iran of the consequences of its rejection of the proposed package on uranium enrichment. read more »
Brazilian energy giant Petrobras might close Iran operation soon 18 Nov 2009
The Brazilian oil and gas giant Petrobras has announced that it is considering closing its operations in Iran, days after its CEO met with Israel’s President Shimon Peres. read more »
Five Iranian protestors sentenced to death 18 Nov 2009
Five people were been sentenced to death and 81 received jail terms in connection with post-election unrest in Iran, prosecutors in Tehran have announced. read more »
Iran might have more hidden nuclear sites, IAEA inspectors conclude 17 Nov 2009
Iran could have several secret nuclear facilities across the country, according to a new report by the International Atomic Energy Agency. read more »
Obama and Medvedev press Tehran to sign up to nuclear proposal 16 Nov 2009
After talks with his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev, US President Barack Obama has said "time is running out" for Iran to sign on to the proposed deal on uranium enrichment. read more »
Lula da Silva rejects criticism of Ahmadinejad’s upcoming Brazil visit 12 Nov 2009
Brazilian President Lula da Silva said all sides, including Iran, needed to be involved to achieve peace in the Middle East. read more »
IAEA concludes Iran experimenting with nuclear warhead designs 09 Nov 2009
According to previously unpublished parts of a report by the International Atomic Energy Agency, Tehran has acquired “sufficient information to be able to design and produce a workable” nuclear weapon. read more »
Report: Washington offers modified uranium enrichment deal to Tehran 09 Nov 2009
Broadening its offer, the US reportedly offered a deal that would allow Iran to give its stock of enriched nuclear fuel for temporary safekeeping to other nations including Turkey. read more »
Israeli Navy seizes ship carrying Iranian-made weaponry 05 Nov 2009
Hundreds of tons of advanced weaponry, destined for Hezbollah fighters, were found by the Israeli Navy aboard a cargo ship sailing on the Mediterranean and bound for Syria. read more »
Merkel tells US Congress Iran must not get nuclear weapons 04 Nov 2009
Before the US Congress, Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel has said a nuclear weapon in the hands of a Holocaust-denying president was not acceptable. read more »
Iranian regime tries to crush new opposition protests in Tehran 04 Nov 2009
In the Iranian capital Tehran, police on Wednesday clashed with opposition supporters during a rally. read more »
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