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Mission impossible? U.S. wants sanctions to hurt only Iran

YoopyaFeb 17, 20120

(Reuters) – President Barack Obama hopes the toughest sanctions ever imposed on Iran will squeeze its oil exports – all without scaring markets, crimping growth, impoverishing ordinary

Israel PM: Iran sanctions are not working

YoopyaFeb 16, 2012April 5, 20230

February 16, 2012 — NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says sanctions imposed on Iran are important but so far haven’t been

Ahmadinejad summoned before Iranian parliament to answer long list of accusations

YoopyaFeb 7, 20120

First such move since 1979 TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s parliament on Tuesday decided to summon President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for questioning over a long list of

UN agency confirms Iran nuke work at bunker

YoopyaJan 11, 20120

January 09, 2012 — VIENNA (AP) — The U.N. nuclear agency on Monday confirmed that Iran has begun enriching uranium at an underground bunker to

Iran sentences American man to death in CIA case

YoopyaJan 9, 20120

An Iranian court has convicted an American man of working for the CIA and sentenced him to death, state radio reported Monday. An Iranian court

Iran plans more war games in strait as sanctions bite

YoopyaJan 6, 20120

TEHRAN (Reuters) – Iran announced plans on Friday for new military exercises in the world’s most important oil shipping lane, the latest in weeks of bellicose

China Criticizes US Sanctions Against Iran

YoopyaJan 4, 2012April 10, 20240

China is voicing strong opposition to U.S. sanctions against Iran. Authorities in Beijing say Chinese interaction with the Middle Eastern country does not violate United

Obama blames plot to kill Saudi diplomat on Iran

YoopyaDec 30, 2011April 10, 20240

October 13, 2011 — WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama said Thursday that officials at the “highest levels” of the Iranian government must be held