Barack Obama has hit back at Israel's prime minister, insisting the United States had not "given anything away" in new talks with Iran, as he defended his continued push for a diplomatic resolution to the dispute over Tehran's nuclear ambitions. Full Article at Independent.ie
But the United States and other countries accuse Iran of repeatedly violating the treaty and Tehran continues to expand enrichment despite four sets of United Nations Security Council resolutions and other penalties imposed by the US, Europe and others. Full Article at Independent.ie
SPECIAL envoy Kofi Annan said today in Tehran that Iran could help solve the crisis in Syria, where activists reported fresh violence a day before an international ceasefire is supposed to take effect. Full Article at Independent.ie
Classified war games conducted by the Pentagon have sketched a scenario in which an attack by Israel on Iran's suspected nuclear facilities would lead to Tehran launching a counter-strike against a US ship in the Gulf. Full Article at Independent.ie
The European Union has said that world powers have agreed to a new round of talks with Iran over its nuclear programme, as Tehran gave permission for inspectors to visit a site suspected of secret atomic work. Full Article at Independent.ie
Friday's report says 130 hopefuls will compete for 65 seats in 33 constituencies including the capital Tehran with... Full Article at San Diego Union-Tribune
Speaking on May 4 in Beijing on the second day of talks with Chinese officials, Clinton said a "strong and united"... Full Article at Payvand News of Iran
A Ghader missile is displayed during a military parade commemorating National Army Day in front of the mausoleum of... Full Article at Christian Science Monitor
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (R) meets with members of the Assembly of Experts in Tehran March 8, 2012. Full Article at Reuters Mobile
Quotes mentioning Iran and Tehran
We stress the need and urgency for Iran to reach an agreement with the IAEA on a structured approach, including on access to relevant sites and information... to resolve all outstanding issues, particularly those relating to possible military dimensions [of Tehran's nuclear program].
This decision once again proves Tehran’s resolve for cooperation with the IAEA, which also makes evident the baseless [nature] of the allegations against Iran and proves the civilian [nature] of all of the Islamic Republic’s nuclear activities
This decision once again proved Tehran’s resolve for cooperation with the IAEA, which also confirmed the baseless [nature] of the allegations against Iran, and proves the civilian [nature] of all of the Islamic Republic’s nuclear activities
If religion truly were the guarantor of Iran’s behavior, why did Tehran sponsor the [Hezbollah] terrorist Imad Mughniyah?
Russian considers the situation surrounding the Iranian nuclear program as alarming but not hopeless. We, naturally insist on Iran's full compliance with the UN Security Council, aimed at ruling out any possibility of Tehran's program being used for military activity
The Pentagon is preparing an array of military options for striking Iran if hard-hitting diplomatic and economic sanctions fail to persuade Tehran to drop its nuclear ambitions.
The European Union’s new steps aimed at tightening the noose around Iran’s banks are unlikely to bridge a growing gap between Brussels and Washington over how hard to push financial sanctions against the Tehran regime.
Obama said that ‘there is still time and space’ for sanctions and diplomacy to halt Iran’s nuclear program, as did Cameron, but they issued a stern take on what happens if there’s not progress. ‘Tehran must understand that it cannot escape or evade the choice before it. Meet your international obligatio...
Any kind of attack on Iran, or any sort of disturbance there, will have long-term energy security problems for India because it imports a significant amount of oil from Tehran
Twice this year, a high-level IAEA delegation visited Tehran in an effort to reach an agreement with Iran on a mechanism to clarify outstanding questions regarding past and present Iranian activities with a suspicious connection to a nuclear weapons program ... On both visits, IAEA officials asked, as a...
Quotes by Iran about Tehran
Quotes by Tehran about Iran
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