The United States has called on Iran to release Christian pastor Youcef Nadarkhani, who was imprisoned in 2009 and condemned to death for converting from Islam to Christianity.
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Iran mourns 1988 airliner downing by US warship
Iranians marked on Monday the anniversary of the downing of an airliner by a U.S. warship in the Persian Gulf more than two decades ago.
Iranian cell-phone carrier obtained banned U.S. tech
A fast-growing Iranian mobile-phone network managed to obtain sophisticated U.S. computer equipment despite sanctions that prohibit sales of American technology to Iran, interviews and documents show.
Rafsanajani calls for better relations with US, blames Ahmadinejad for poor ties with Saudis
GVF — Former Iranian president Hashemi Rafsanjani has criticised the country’s current foreign policy, in particular the absence of formal diplomatic ties between Iran and the United States.
US and Iranian physicists team up to launch “Fusion for Peace” initiative
Payvand – Press Releas by Fusion for Peace – Three physicists, one US and two Iranian, have issued a statement proposing a joint US-Iran research collaboration that they contend could be an alternative to confrontation and war and, if successful, could “make uranium enrichment obsolete, block proliferation everywhere, liberate the world from oil, and […]
US Arrests Iranian Scientist and Sharif University Professor
According to a report by AP, the United States has arrested and charged Iranian semiconductor scientist Mojtaba Atarodi with violating U.S. export laws by buying high-tech U.S. lab equipment.
Iran says blocking Strait of Hormuz still on the table
Iran’s representative at the United Nations has announced that Iran is not bent on blocking the Strait of Hormiz, but serious threats against the Islamic Republic would mean that all options are on the table. Mohammad Khazai also rejected recent reports that Iran is extending arms assistance to Syria.
Dolphins have no part in this dispute with Iran
The US Navy has trained dolphins to detect mines. Now, they might be used in the conflict with Iran over its nuclear policies.
As US and Iran Confront Each other, where is the Diplomacy?
By Dr. Farhang Jahanpour (originally published by Informed Comment) The war of words between Iran and the West has reached dangerous proportions, and it may easily get out of hand. It is clear that the majority of people in the West and in Iran do not wish the hostilities to develop into an open […]
Japan mulls cuts in Iran oil imports to win US sanctions waiver
By Tetsushi KajimotoTOKYO Jan 5 (Reuters) – Japan is weighing various ways of securing a waiver on new U.S. sanctions against Iran, with reducing Iranian oil imports and dealings with its central bank possible options, government sources said on Thursday.