Bookmark This!Close Bookmark and Share This Page Save to Browser Favorites / BookmarksAskbackflipblinklistBlogBookmarkBloglinesBlogMarksBlogsvineBuddyMarksBUMPzee!CiteULikeConnoteadel.icio.usDiggdiigoDotNetKicksDropJackdzoneFacebookFarkFavesFriendsitefolkd.comFurlGoogleJamespotJeqqKaboodlekirtsylinkaGoGoLinkedInMa.gnoliaMister WongMixxMySpaceNetvouzNewsvineoneviewOnlyWirePlugIMPropellerRedditSegnaloShoutwireSimpySlashdotSurphaceSphinnSpurlSquidooStumbleUponTechnoratiThisNextTwitterWebrideWindows LiveYahoo!Email This to a Friend Link HTML: Permalink: If you like this then please subscribe to the RSS Feed or Email Feed.Powered by Bookmarkify™ More »By MATTHEW LEE Source: The Associated Press (AP)/Los Angeles Times October 19, 2010 WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is expected to [...]
U.N. special representative Ad Melkert is unhurt in the attack, which came after he met in Najaf with Shiite leader Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani. An Iraqi policeman is killed and three other people are injured. By Liz Sly Source: Los Angeles Times October 20, 2010 Reporting from Baghdad — A roadside bomb targeted the convoy [...]
DESMOND BUTLER Source: The Associated Press (AP)/Los Angeles Times October 20, 2010 WASHINGTON — Turkey said Wednesday that U.S. and EU sanctions have led to hesitation by Turkish banks on doing business with Iran. But Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Ali Babacan told reporters in Washington that he expects overall Turkish trade with Iran to increase. [...]
Source: United Press International (UPI) October 20, 2010 Tehran — A move to refuse refueling of Iran Air planes at Western airports is outside the current sanctions regime, an Iranian official complained. The U.N. Security Council in June hit Iran with new economic sanctions for not cooperating with the international community on its nuclear enrichment [...]
Source: NewsWire October 19, 2010 NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) on Monday called on the Kuwait and Gulf Link Holding Company K.S.C. (“KGL”) to follow the lead of responsible global corporations and end its business in Iran. KGL’s continued business dealings in Iran constitute a violation of U.S. law and, to the extent [...]
Washington Seeks to Shore Up Support From Turkey, Azerbaijan By JAY SOLOMON And MARC CHAMPION Source: The Wall Street Journal October 19, 2010 WASHINGTON—The Obama administration dispatched its point man on Iran sanctions to Turkey and Azerbaijan, as the U.S. attempts to further constrict trade flows between Tehran and its closest neighbors. Treasury Under Secretary [...]
Iran has demonstrated its hold over the future of Iraqi politics, telling Nouri al-Maliki, the prime minister, to “get rid of America” as he arrived to ask Tehran’s blessing for a second term in office. By Richard Spencer, Middle East Correspondent Source: Telegraph 18 October 2010 Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, left, has an audience [...]
Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal Have Been Held by Iran for 445 Days By Kirita Radia and Jim Sciutto Source: ABC News October 19, 2010 Two American hikers who have been detained in Iran for 445 days will stand trial on Nov. 6, the Swiss ambassador in Tehran told ABC News. Shane Bauer and Josh [...]
By Thomas Erdbrink Source: The Washington Post October 19, 2010 TEHRAN – In a rare response to increasingly tough sanctions imposed by the United States and its allies, Iran’s supreme leader said Tuesday that such measures appeared aimed at “creating a division” between the people and the leaders of the Islamic republic. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s [...]
By Edward Yeranian in Cairo Source: Voice of America (VOA) October 19, 2010 Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman is confirming reports Tuesday that some international energy companies are refusing to refuel Iranian airliners at some European airports. Scattered reports of refueling problems first surfaced in June, soon after the U.N., the U.S. and the EU approved [...]
