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U.S. fighters warn off Iranian jet chasing spy drone
Iranian breaks off pursuit after two American escort jets close in over Persian Gulf. Continue reading
Argentine Senate approves deal with Iran to probe 1994 bombing
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina's Senate approved on Thursday an agreement with Iran to set up an international “truth commission” to investigate the 1994 bombing of a Jewish center in Buenos Aires that killed 85 people. The two governments reached the agreement last month on how to deal with the attack in which Argentine court authorities have accused Iranian officials, including the defense minister, of involvement. Iran has denied any link to the bombing Continue reading
Exclusive: U.N. monitors see arms reaching Somalia from Yemen, Iran
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – As the United States pushes for an end to the U.N. Continue reading
APNewsBreak: Flaws found in US missile shield
WASHINGTON (AP) — Secret Defense Department studies cast doubt on whether a multibillion-dollar missile defense system planned for Europe can ever protect the U.S. from Iranian missiles as intended, congressional investigators say. Continue reading
APNewsBreak: Flaws found in US missile shield
WASHINGTON (AP) — Secret Defense Department studies cast doubt on whether a multibillion-dollar missile defense system planned for Europe can ever protect the U.S. from Iranian missiles as intended, congressional investigators say. Continue reading
Big powers set to respond if Iran addresses nuclear concerns: Kerry
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Major powers are ready to respond if Iran comes to February 26 nuclear talks prepared to discuss “real substance” and address questions about its nuclear program, Secretary of State John Kerry said on Friday. The powers – Britain, China, France, Germany, Russia and the United States – are scheduled to meet Iranian negotiators in Almaty, Kazakhstan, this month to see if there is a way to ease Western concerns about Iran's nuclear program. The United States and its allies suspect Iran is using its civilian program as a cover to develop nuclear weapons. Continue reading
U.S. sanctions Iranian broadcasters, locks up oil revenues
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States said on Wednesday it had sanctioned Iran’s main agency in charge of broadcasting for helping the government censor Western reports, part of a broader effort by Washington to pressure Tehran’s nuclear program. The Treasury Department also said sanctions that shackle Iran’s oil earnings took effect, as scheduled, on Wednesday. Iran’s earnings now have to be credited to accounts in countries that buy Iranian crude Continue reading
Iran’s Ahmadinejad seeks strategic axis with Egypt
CAIRO (Reuters) – President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, on the first visit to Cairo by an Iranian leader in more than three decades, called for a strategic alliance with Egypt and said he had offered the cash-strapped Arab state a loan. In a step by Iran to advance ties that were broken in 1979, the Iranian foreign minister said Egyptian tourists and merchants would no longer require visas to visit, Egypt's state news agency reported. Continue reading
McCain: ‘Lighten up’ about Iran monkey tweet
The Republican senator tried to mock the Iranian president about wanting to go into space. Continue reading
Iran’s Salehi says U.S. is changing approach to Tehran
BERLIN (Reuters) – Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi said on Monday he saw U.S. Vice-President Joe Biden's offer this weekend of bilateral dialogue between their two countries as a sign of a change in approach to Tehran by Washington. Iran is embroiled in a long stand-off with big powers over its nuclear program Continue reading
