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EU Oil Embargo on Iran Goes into Effect Sunday The world runs on oil, much of it transported on ships from countries in the Middle East, including Iran. But the European Union has all but stopped its imports from Iran, and the flow will stop complete
US, Saudi Leaders to Meet Against Backdrop of War, Iran Deal WHITE HOUSE Against the backdrop of war in Iraq, Yemen and Syria, and concerns about Irans behavior, U.S. President Barack Obama will welcome Saudi King Salman to the White House Friday. It
US Hikers: Iran Held Us Because of Nationality, Not Actions Two American hikers released after 781 days in an Iranian prison are back in the United States. Appearing at a news conference in New York on Sunday, the two men criticized Iran for holding
Top Diplomats to Meet on Irans Nuclear Program WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif are scheduled to meet Thursday to start high-level negotiations on Irans nuclear program. The talks at the
What Message Would US Acting in Syria Send to Iran and North Korea? STATE DEPARTMENT Part of President Barack Obama's argument for a military strike against Syria is a threat to broader U.S. security concerns in the Middle East and Asia. Secretary of
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Iran is observing the thirtieth anniversary of the country's Islamic revolution with a ten-day celebration that began last Saturday. The nineteen seventy-nine revolution forced Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi o
By Sonja Pace London 22 November 2006 Syria's Foreign Minister Walid Moallem, left, listens as Iraq's Foreign Affairs Minister Hoshyar Zebari talks during a media conference in Baghdad Tuesday, November 21, 2006 Iran and Syria are sending signals th
U.S. prosecutors are charging eight foreigners and eight overseas businesses for helping to ship thousands of micro chips and other sensitive parts to Iran, in violation of U.S. trade bans. Officials say similar chips were found in improvised explos
By David Gollust State Department 30 May 2007 The U.S. State Department says it is looking into reports that a fourth Iranian-American visiting Iran may be under detention. The White House said spy charges filed against three U.S. citizens by Tehran
By Andre de Nesnera Washington 20 April 2006 As Iran continues to defy the United Nations Security Council by enriching uranium -- a process that could lead to building nuclear weapons -- the internat
By Lisa McAdams Moscow 27 February 2006 Russian technician works at the Bushehr nuclear power plant in Iran, February 26, 2006 The head of Russia's Atomic Energy Agency, Sergei Kiriyenko, has returned
By Steve Herman Tokyo 01 March 2006 Iran says it accepts in principle a Russian offer aimed at heading off international concerns over Iran's nuclear plans, and talks between the two nations were due
By Paula Wolfson Vienna 21 June 2006 President Bush and European Union leaders say they are united on Iran and pledge to work together to resolve lingering differences on issues of trade and the fate of the U.S. detention camp at Guantanamo Bay, Cub
Europe Debates Iran Oil Sanctions Amid Debt Crisis With sanctions tightening, Irans leader toured South America, including a stop in Cuba Wednesday. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is looking for new friends and new markets. The U.S. has already impose
Tensions Rise as Iran is Hurt by Western Sanctions Iranian war games in the Persian Gulf amid threats to close the strategic Strait of Hormuz. The United States and Europe tighten sanctions to choke off Iranian oil revenues. Iran begins enriching ura
Analysts: Iran's Threats in Gulf Unlikely to Lead to War Irans recent threat to close the Strait of Hormuz led to a defiant U.S. response. It raised concerns of a military clash in the Persian Gulf and also raised oil prices. Some analysts do not exp
Turkey appears to be taking a different stance than its European and U.S. allies in the wake of Iran's elections. The Turkish president and prime minister were among the first of the few countries to congratulate Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadineja
Israel is weighing in on the Iran crisis. While one elder statesman has come out in support of the reformists, other Israelis are taking a more cautious approach. Israel's President Shimon Peres pauses during a meeting in his residency, 21 Jun 2009
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei says he is not prepared to back down, under pressure, over Iran's disputed June 12 presidential election. Scattered reports also say that Iranian riot police have fired teargas to disperse a planned oppos
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden says he is withholding judgment on Iran's presidential election, as protests continue in Tehran over election results showing a landslide re-election victory for President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Vice President Joe Biden,