News Archive - 10 September 2013

>"The world must know completely that this period of time for resolving the nuclear issue will not be unlimited. We have a specified period of time," said Rouhani, a centrist cleric who took office last month."The world must also use this period of time and this opportunity that our...

>WASHINGTON/LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama said on Monday he saw a possible breakthrough in the crisis with Syria after Russia proposed that its ally Damascus hand over its chemical weapons for destruction, which could avert planned U.S. military strikes. But Obama, speaking in a series of...

>At 11 p.m. (1830 GMT) on Monday night a bus carrying passengers from Isfahan to Tehran suffered a punctured tire, crossed a guardrail and swerved into oncoming traffic, where it hit a second bus travelling from Tehran to Yazd, highway police chief Mohammad Reza Mehmandar told the Mehr news...

A decorated Army veteran, retired Maj. Gen. George Magoun Wallace II also earned distinction as a family man and a Windcrest councilman who helped establish a thriving retirement center for officers in San Antonio. The Army Residence Community between Fort Sam Houston and Randolph AFB was the brainchild of Wallace...

Iran demanded $500,000 to free Indian oil tanker

1. Anna Balashova and Vladislav Novy article headlined "Mobile network operators to be placed in penalty zone" says the Russian Communications Ministry is prepared to meet mobile network operators halfway and postpone the implementation of mobile number portability (MNP) from Dec. 1 2013 until Mar. 1 2014, but those who...

The President's biggest mistake was asking for consent for a humanitarian war

Talwar, who was Obama's top advisor on the Middle East region for over four years was nominated for the position by Obama yesterday.

DUBAI, Sept 11 (Reuters) - Iran's new oil minister has appointed Roknoddin Javadi as head of the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC), replacing Ahmad Ghalebani, oil ministry news website Shana said on Wednesday. Oil minister Bijan Zanganeh also made Javadi his deputy and named eight other board members of the...

A potential international deal to seize Syria’s chemical weapons and avoid U.S. airstrikes comes after a dizzying run of events that raises the question: Did President Barack Obama stumble into a deal with Russia or was this the work of quiet diplomacy and closed-door talks?

New Iranian President Hassan Rouhani offered on Tuesday to hold nuclear talks with international powers as early as this month during the annual UN General Assembly in New York, the Iranian news ag...

President Barack Obama told the nation from the White House on Wednesday night that diplomacy suddenly holds “the potential to remove the threat of chemical weapons” in Syria without use of force, but he declared the U.S. military will “be ready to respond” against President Bashar Assad if other...

TEHRAN, Iran Iran’s president said Tuesday that the Islamic Republic can strike a “win-win” deal with world powers over its nuclear program, but that time is limited to reach an agreement.

>INTERNATIONAL/REGIONAL* GLOBAL MARKETS-Asian stocks still basking in optimistic China glow, yen down* Oil hits two-week low as Syria tensions ease* Gold climbs, but stays near 3-week low* MIDEAST STOCKS-Markets jump, Dubai soars 8.5 pct; Syria strike may be averted* Syria vows to give up chemical weapons, Obama cautious about...

(WHAS11) -- Twelve years after we were attacked by al-Qaida, 12 years after 3,000 Americans were killed by al-Qaida, President Obama now asks us to be allies with al-Qaida. Americans by a large majority want nothing to do with the Syrian civil war. We fail to see a national security...

President Obama's address to the nation was nearly upstaged by a Russian plan to destroy Syria's chemical weapons stockpiles. But threat of a military strike prompted Russia and Assad to act – and is needed if diplomacy fails, he says.

Tehran, Sep 11 (IANS) Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said Tuesday that time for solving the nuclear issue of the Islamic republic was not "unlimited".

U.S. President Barack Obama has made his case for military action in Syria, saying that a targeted strike is "in the national security interests of the United States." In a televised speech to the nation Tuesday night, President Obama said he resisted military action during the first two...

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama said in a nationally televised address Tuesday night that recent diplomatic steps offer “the potential to remove the threat of chemical weapons” inside Syria without the use of force, but he also insisted the U.S. military will keep the pressure on President Bashar Assad...

President speaks from the White House as the US delays strikes to explore Russian plans to decommission Syria's chemical weapons.        

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says President Barack Obama's national security team is taking steps to prevent terrorist attacks related to the 12th anniversary of 9/11 on Wednesday.

As President Barack Obama prepares to deliver one of the most important addresses of his presidency, the American public remains deeply skeptical and confused about his plan to strike Syria -- what it would accomplish, and whether it is even necessary now, given the Russian proposal to place Syria's chemical...

Today is Wednesday, September 18, the 261st day of 2013. There are 104 days left in the year.Highlights in history on this date:1544 - Sweden's King Gustavus I forms alliance with France to counter Denmark's alliance with the...

BLOOMINGTON — The likely negative effects of U.S. military intervention in Syria outweigh the possible benefit of standing against chemical weapons use, a panel of Illinois Wesleyan University professors agreed Tuesday.

The work that painter Elwood "Woody" Werner completed days ago to commemorate the 911 terrorist attack is a mixed media piece that combines oil, newspaper photos and a lot of tears.        

In the run-up to a prime-time televised speech, President Barack Obama blended the threat of a military strike with the hope of a diplomatic solution Tuesday as he worked to rid Syria of an illicit stockpile of fearsome chemical weapons.

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s president plans to use this month’s U.N. General Assembly in New York to reach out to world leaders about possibly restarting nuclear talks, the official IRNA news agency reported today. read more

Brigitte Höss lives quietly on a leafy side street in Northern Virginia. She is retired now, having worked in a Washington fashion salon for more than 30 years. She recently was diagnosed with cancer and spends much of her days dealing with the medical consequences.

From Editor Robert Parry: We are wrapping up our summer fund drive – and sad to say it has been one of our weakest ever. We would have to raise $5,000 in the next few days just to get to the halfway mark for our modest goal of $25,000.

The United States and the world have changed significantly in the dozen years since terrorists hijacked jetliners and launched the biggest attack on American soil since Pearl Harbor. Here are 10 of those changes.

“And when, on a gentle spring morning after several days of siege, that host streamed through a breach in the walls of Damascus, murder and pillage ensued that scarce abated with the sunset.”

LONDON: The Netherlands and Italy celebrated becoming the first European teams to book places at next year’s World Cup in Brazil yesterday when the final pieces of the continent’s qualifying jigsaw began to fall into place. The Dutch sealed their place after a Robin van Persie double gave them a...

The U.S. proposal on the table would make Afghanistan the largest recipient of U.S. security and economic assistance for the foreseeable future, even ahead of close allies such as Israel. Karzai's distrust of the United States stems, at least in part, from U.S. allegations of corruption during...

Latest VideoSeptember 10th, 2013     Reformist member of Tehran Council : After voting for onservative mayor , I received death threats ! The reformist member of Tehran City Council Elahe Rastgou , defend her vote for electing Revolutionary Guard mayor of Tehran Mohamad Bagher Ghalibaf and claim that she received death...

Latest VideoSeptember 10th, 2013     Iranian TV report about Rosewater, a film directed by Daily Show presenter John Stewart Iranian TV consider “Rosewater” movie based on true story of arrest of journalist Maziar Bahari during post election revolution in Iran ,  as anti Iranian film and  report about  first work...

Latest VideoSeptember 10th, 2013     Shamkhani replaced Saeid Jalili and Masoumeh Ebtekar reappointed to environement agency Hassan Rohani replaced Saeid Jalili and  appointed former commander of Revolutionary Guard navy Ali Shamkhani as secretary of National Security . The president also reappointed former hostage taker of American Embassy Masoumeh Ebtekar as director...

Latest VideoSeptember 10th, 2013     Hassan Rohani live on TV speak about nuclear and his trip to New York During a live interview on TV on Tuesday 10 September , the  Iranian president Hassan Rohani talk about his trip to New York  for attending general assembly of the United Nation...

Experts speaking at international counter-terrorism conference stress the Internet's vulnerability to attack.

While thousands of Americans protest President Barack Obama’s plan to retaliate against Syria for the poison gas attack that killed more than 1,400 people last month, Northern California Syrian leaders not only support a military strike but also favor the removal of Syrian President Bashar Assad in favor of a...

From an act of war to dysfunctional diplomacy.

'War-Drums', 'told-you-so-dance' on chemical weapons, or 'this was the cunning plan all along and the Russians played along perfectly' - we wonder which script will hit the teleprompters first tonight... and should we still be fearful of North Korea and Iran sending Sarin into the US? We are sure there...

After its deft diplomatic manoeuvre that has already coaxed the United States to delay its decision on attacking Syria, Russia — the architect of a widely supported proposal to disarm Syria of che...

The nonprofit JAMS Foundation announced that prominent JAMS mediator and ADR pioneer, Hon. Daniel Weinstein , has partnered with the JAMS Foundation to fully endow the Weinstein JAMS International Fellowship ...

The biggest weapons traders are tasked with global disarmament. Those who trample international law control the administration of justice

>By all accounts, Secretary of State John Kerry's proposal on Monday to place Syria's chemical weapons under international control was just Kerry being Kerry. The loquacious former Massachusetts senator was making a rhetorical point — not a carefully crafted peace proposal. Whatever Kerry's intent, Russia blinked for the first time...

>Austria, which has rejected accusations from an Iranian dissident group that Tehran is using it to skirt European sanctions, is investigating potential proliferation cases with a special eye on Iran and North Korea, its counter-terrorism agency said."Last year we had, in all, 24 suspicious (proliferation) cases and opened investigations...

>Rouhani, who replaced hardliner Mahmoud Ahmadinejad last month, has remade the Islamic Republic's top foreign, nuclear and domestic policy teams to broadly reflect his wish for more pragmatism and less ideological rigidity in decision-making.Shamkhani, who will succeed Islamist hardliner Saeed Jalili as security council chief, served as defense minister...

>WASHINGTON, Sept 10 (Reuters) - The United States relaxed sanctions on Iran on Tuesday to make it easier for U.S. humanitarian groups to work there and sports exchanges to occur between Americans and Iranians, a possible goodwill gesture after Iran elected a new moderate president. The move announced by...

Latest VideoSeptember 10th, 2013     Adel Persepolis dispute with Persepolis Saeid Shirini over sleeping in football field ! The Persepolis FC Saeid Shirini is not happy that a video showing him sleeping , during Persepolis Esteghlal match on September 6 was aired on TV ,  and blame Adel Ferdowsipoor to do...

A two-bus collision in Iran killed 44 people and injured 39 others on Tuesday, the most serious road accident in the country for years. “The driver of a bus travelling from Isfahan lost control of his vehicle after one of his tyres burst.

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon have until now patted themselves on the back for striking a balanced and cautious stance which kept Israel secure in the course of the nearly three-year old Syrian conflict.

In a message responding to Georgian PM Ivanishvili’s congratulation on Rouhani’s victory in the June presidential election, the Iranian President “wished prosperity and success for the Georgian government and nation.”

TEHRAN - Iran will not give up "one iota" of its nuclear rights, Iranian President Hassan Rowhani said in a speech to clerics, Mehr news agency reported on Tuesday. Rowhani's comments come ahead of a meeting in New York later in the month between his foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif...

A Russian-brokered proposal to place Syria’s chemical arsenal under international control for eventual destruction would resonate far beyond Damascus and highlight the stakes at play among Assad’s fri

With his determination to go to war against Syria, President Obama seems to have lost both his mind and his political sense.

Hawaiian Democrat Tulsi Gabbard became the latest post-9/11 military House vet to oppose U.S. military intervention in Syria on Monday. “As a soldier, I understand that before taking any military action, our nation must have a clear tactical objective, a realistic strategy, the necessary resources to execute that strategy—including...

Tehran, Sep 10 (AFP) Iran "favourably welcomes" a Russian plan to head off threatened US strikes on Syria by securing a deal to destroy the regime's chemical weapons, the foreign ministry spokeswoman said today.

Latest VideoSeptember 10th, 2013     Media Collusion : How Washington Post reporter and foreign minitry cheat public opinion ! While foreign minister Javad Zarif clearly stated on TV on  September 7 , that since 2012 the  Iranian government have sent messages to United States about chemical weapons in Syria , the ...