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Iranian opposition figure Mehdi Karoubi, whose supporters clashed with police in a rally last week, accused President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Sunday of double standards in his U.S. policy.
The Obama administration has told Iran’s leaders in back-channel messages that it is willing to allow the country to send its enriched uranium to any of several nations for safekeeping.
Instead, officials said, the Iranians have revived an old counterproposal: that international arms inspectors take custody of much of Iran’s fuel, but keep it on an island in Iran.
Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir pulled out of an Islamic summit in Istanbul on Sunday -- a trip that the European Union had objected to because of his indictment by the International Criminal Court (ICC) .
WASHINGTON -- Barack Obama's extended hand was whacked across the knuckles by the leaders of Iran, Syria and assorted other thuggeries last week. But the Obama administration did manage a good demonstration in Burma of how its brand of engagement can and should work. Kurt Campbell, the State Department's top Asia official, traveled to the isolated military dictatorship to talk with its ...
Opposition leader, Mehdi Karroubi posted a video message on Tagheer website criticizing the âdouble-dealingsâ of Mahmoud Ahmadinejadâs government in its relations with the US. On the video massage which was posted on the Etemaad-e Melli Party website, Mr. Karroubi claimed to be âperplexedâ by the Islamic Republicâs foreign policies which have all the signs of being âlost.â
In his address to the United Nations last week, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said his country wouldn't be a "puppet for the United States," and repeatedly threatened President George W. Bush.
Iran covered up rape of detainees CAIRO (AP) — An international human rights group said Friday it has documented three cases of sexual assault against detainees arrested during Iran’s postelection turmoil, including one that was supported by an official report but not investigated further.
Turkey said Sunday that Sudan's internationally indicted leader, President Omar al-Bashir, will not attend a conference of Muslim nations in Istanbul.
WASHINGTON (JTA) -- The only Jewish Republican in the House of Representatives said the Jewish community needs to "remove the blinders from our eyes" and speak out more vocally against threats to Israel and the Jewish people.
The statement by President Dmitri A. Medvedev resembles an earlier one, but it takes on added significance now because Iran has equivocated on the international agreement.
BERKELEY — One-hundred days into their imprisonment in Iran, the three Americans arrested on a hiking path that crossed the Iran-Iraq border released public statements through their families Sunday.
A funny thing happened on the way to Iran’s annual celebration — this year was the 30th anniversary of its takeover of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran. As usual, a pro-government crowd trooped to the site of the old embassy and dutifully chanted,”Death to America” and burned a few U.S. flags. But their numbers were dwarfed by thousands of unruly anti-government demonstrators marching through the ...
Iranian authorities have released three journalists who were among more than 100 people arrested during pro-government and opposition street demonstrations this week, the country's official news agency reported.
Iran's former crown prince backed a campaign of "civil disobedience and non-violence" Saturday to oust the government in Tehran and urged Western support, but warned against any armed intervention.
Iranian authorities freed detained AFP reporter Farhad Pouladi on Saturday, the official IRNA news agency reported, but AFP has had no confirmation of his release nor been in contact with him.
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