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Saturday, 20 March 2010 |
 Reuters: U.S. President Barack Obama renewed his administration's offer of dialogue and diplomacy with Tehran on Saturday, a year after his offer of a new beginning with Iran failed to achieve concrete results. |
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Saturday, 20 March 2010 |
 New York Times: It was Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton who, nearly a year ago, fired the Obama administration’s first warning shots about imposing “crippling sanctions” against Iran. |
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Saturday, 20 March 2010 |
 Reuters: Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has suggested holding a referendum to approve subsidy cuts that the Islamic republic's parliament has repeatedly blocked, a news agency said on Saturday. |
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Saturday, 20 March 2010 |
 Reuters: Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin told U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Friday that Russia could sign up to a sanctions resolution on Iran, Russian news agencies quoted a senior Putin aide as saying. |
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Saturday, 20 March 2010 |
 New York Times: In recent weeks, the Iranian authorities have released dozens of high-profile opposition figures who were arrested after the disputed presidential election in June, rights advocates said Friday. |
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Friday, 19 March 2010 |
 Reuters: The European Union plans to take action against Iran for its jamming of European satellite broadcasts, according to a draft statement by EU foreign ministers ahead of a meeting on Monday. |
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Friday, 19 March 2010 |
 The Times: The US and Russia fell out over Iran’s nuclear programme last night as the two sides offered little sign of a deal to slash their own atomic arsenals. |
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Friday, 19 March 2010 |
 Reuters: U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday said that Russia's plan to start up the nuclear reactor at an Iranian power station was "premature" without further assurances on Tehran's nuclear program. |
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Thursday, 18 March 2010 |
 Daily Telegraph: Iranian influence must not be allowed to scupper the prospects of an Iraqi coalition, argues Brian Binley. |
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Thursday, 18 March 2010 |
 Channel 4 News: Channel 4 News can reveal the Taliban insurgency against British and American forces is being supported by Iranian weapons smuggled over the border including mines, mortars and plastic explosives. |
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Thursday, 18 March 2010 |
 AP: Prime Minister Vladimir Putin says that Iran's first, Russian-built nuclear power plant is set to be launched this summer. |
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Thursday, 18 March 2010 |
 Reuters: A key lawmaker said on Wednesday he wanted Congress to impose new sanctions on Iran by the end of April in concert with tough, new international action against Tehran over its nuclear work. |
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Wednesday, 17 March 2010 |
 BBC: Iran has announced it will cut the volume of its cheap petrol ration by 25% to 60 litres per vehicle per month from 21 March. |
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Wednesday, 17 March 2010 |
 Reuters: The United States urged Turkey on Wednesday to support more sanctions against Iran over Tehran's nuclear program, saying Ankara could face consequences if it moves out of step with the international community. |
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Wednesday, 17 March 2010 |
 Reuters: China has urged Iran to accept a nuclear fuel swap proposal to ease demands for new sanctions on Tehran, a senior Chinese diplomat said, adding that Beijing wants "every avenue" tried before considering sanctions. |
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Wednesday, 17 March 2010 |
 Reuters: Pakistan has signed a deal with Iran paving the way for the construction of a much-delayed pipeline pumping Iranian natural gas to the energy-starved South Asian country, officials said on Wednesday. |
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Wednesday, 17 March 2010 |
 Reuters: Iranians on Tuesday celebrated an ancient national festival despite the heavy presence of security forces to discourage anti-government protests. |
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Tuesday, 16 March 2010 |
 AFP: Iran deployed hundreds of policemen across Tehran on Tuesday to quell any possible opposition protests as the nation began celebrating the annual Persian fire festival, witnesses told AFP. |
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Tuesday, 16 March 2010 |
 VOA: A top U.S. military commander says Iran poses a major threat to regional stability as it continues its nuclear program in defiance of U.N. Security Council resolutions. |
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Tuesday, 16 March 2010 |
 AP: Iranian police will be deploying their forces onto the streets of the capital Tehran on Tuesday evening in great strength to counter any possible opposition protests on the occasion of a national festival, a semiofficial news agency reported. |
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Tuesday, 16 March 2010 |
 AP: Iran says the country plans to reduce its cultural relations with Britain, an indication of the deteriorating relations between the two countries. |
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Tuesday, 16 March 2010 |
 AFP: Iran renewed its demand on Tuesday for France to release an Iranian businessman who is accused by the United States of having purchased sensitive electronic components and exported them to Tehran. |
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Tuesday, 16 March 2010 |
 Reuters: China has become more concerned about developments concerning Iran, China's foreign minister said Tuesday while reiterating his country's opposition to further sanctions to rein in Iran's nuclear program. |
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Tuesday, 16 March 2010 |
 AFP: A day after his apartment block was besieged by hardliners calling for his prosecution, defiant Iranian opposition leader Mehdi Karroubi lashed out at the government, saying it was "plagued with despotism", his website reported on Tuesday. |
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Tuesday, 16 March 2010 |
 AFP: The wife of top Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi told AFP on Tuesday that she has been unable to see her husband in Tehran's notorious Evin prison since his arrest earlier this month. |
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Tuesday, 16 March 2010 |
 New York Times: Six people arrested in December protests will be put to death, Iranian authorities announced Monday, in what appeared to be strong warning to the opposition ahead of a traditional annual celebration. |
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Monday, 15 March 2010 |
 AFP: The US House of Representatives on Monday voted overwhelmingly to wish a Happy Nowruz for the Persian New Year, saluting contributions by Iranian Americans. |
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Monday, 15 March 2010 |
 AFP: German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Monday the time was nearing for sanctions on Iran over its disputed nuclear programme, as Tehran has rejected Western efforts to find a negotiated solution. |
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Sunday Times: The Taliban fighters scurried up the craggy mountainside. As they neared the top, their 30-strong platoon split into three sections and they launched a ferocious assault on an enemy fort, opening fire from numerous positions. 
