Updated: Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Washington, 10 February (WashingtonTV)—The United States Treasury Department on Wednesday imposed sanctions against an individual and four companies linked to Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps [IRGC].
Updated: Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Washington, 10 February (WashingtonTV)—Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Wednesday that new sanctions against Iran have become “more realistic” after Tehran made moves to enrich uranium to a higher level.
Updated: Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Washington, 10 February (WashingtonTV)—Iran’s police chief said on Wednesday that several people were arrested while making preparations for anti-government protests on Thursday, when the country marks the 31st anniversary of the Islamic revolution.
Updated: Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Washington, 10 February (WashingtonTV)—France on Wednesday condemned an attack on its embassy in Tehran by pro-government supporters, who threw stones at the mission.
Updated: Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Washington, 10 February (WashingtonTV)—Iran’s atomic chief said on Wednesday that Tehran believes a nuclear fuel exchange with Western countries is still possible, a day after Iran started enriching uranium to a higher level.
Updated: Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Washington, 10 February (WashingtonTV)—Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini on Wednesday called on world powers to quickly impose a new round of sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program, a day after Tehran began enriching uranium to a higher level.
Updated: Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Washington, 10 February (WashingtonTV)—An Iranian appeals court has reduced to five years the jail sentence for Iranian-American scholar Kian Tajbakhsh, his lawyer said on Wednesday.
Updated: Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Washington, 10 February (WashingtonTV)—Brazil’s Foreign Minister Celso Amorim on Tuesday cautioned world powers against a new round of United Nations sanctions against Iran, urging increased dialogue to resolve the nuclear standoff.
Updated: Tuesday, February 09, 2010
Washington, 9 February (WashingtonTV)—US President Barack Obama said on Tuesday that world powers were preparing tough new sanctions against Iran, after Tehran started enriching uranium to a higher level.
Updated: Tuesday, February 09, 2010
Washington, 9 February (WashingtonTV)—The European Union’s foreign affairs chief on Tuesday criticized Iran’s decision to enrich uranium to 20 percent, reiterating that the 27-nation bloc will back United Nations action against Tehran.
Updated: Tuesday, February 09, 2010
Washington, 9 February (WashingtonTV)—An Iranian court has sentenced another person to death in connection with anti-government protests on the Shiite holy day of Ashura on 27 December, the semi-official ISNA news agency reported on Tuesday.
Updated: Tuesday, February 09, 2010
Washington, 9 February (WashingtonTV)—China is set to overtake the European Union as Iran’s largest trading partner, the Financial Times newspaper reported on Tuesday.
Updated: Tuesday, February 09, 2010
Washington, 9 February (WashingtonTV)—Russia on Tuesday criticized Iran’s decision to enrich uranium to a higher level, saying the move “raises doubts” about the purpose of Tehran’s nuclear program.
Updated: Tuesday, February 09, 2010
Washington, 9 February (WashingtonTV)—Around 100 members of Iran’s pro-government Basij militia tried to attack Italy’s embassy in Tehran on Tuesday, Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini said.
Updated: Tuesday, February 09, 2010
Washington, 9 February (WashingtonTV)—Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday called for Immediate and “crippling” sanctions against Iran, as Tehran began enriching uranium to higher levels in defiance of the international community.