Iran

Tehran invites IAEA team to clear up suspicion

Acting on a request from Iran, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) says it will send a team to Tehran as soon as possible to work jointly on a plan meant to clear up suspicions about the Islamic republic’s nuclear activities.

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UN nuclear inspectors to go to Iran

Inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) are to go to Iran “as early as practicable” to resolve issues over Tehran’s nuclear programme, the UN nuclear watchdog said Monday.

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Inciting Genocide – Absolutely—- but What about Crimes Against Humanity?

On Wednesday June 20th, 2007 the U.S. House of Representatives passed a resolution demanding from the United Nations to charge the Iranian President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad with violating the 1948 Convention on Genocide, as he has called for destruction of Israel.

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Japan’s Banks Restrict Loans to Iran

Japan’s private sector banks have restricted loans to Iran and rejected a request to pay for oil imports in currencies other than dollars, the Financial Times quoted banking and official sources as saying.

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STARVING THE MULLAHS

THE conventional wisdom says that we have two choices in confronting and containing Iranian nuclear ambitions – United Na tions sanctions and diplomacy, or a military strike to knock out key nuclear sites.

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Iran – Cycle of Violence and Negotiations

Ever since Iran’s nuclear issue has been handed to the United Nations Security Council for punitive actions, crisis in the region has been flaring up at periods, each time the case is opened or closed for review.

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