U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner has arrived in Beijing for talks aimed at convincing Chinese officials to support U.S. sanctions against Iran’s oil industry. Geithner is seeking Chinese cooperation with recently enacted U.S. legislation that calls for sanctions against financial institutions that deal with Iran’s Central Bank, which is its main clearinghouse for oil exports. […]
Geithner to Discuss Iran Sanctions in Beijing
Posted January 10th, 2012 at 8:50 am (UTC-5)
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Geithner to Discuss Iran Sanctions in Beijing
Posted January 10th, 2012 at 8:10 am (UTC-5)
U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner has arrived in Beijing for talks aimed at convincing Chinese officials to support U.S. sanctions against Iran’s oil industry. Geithner is seeking Chinese cooperation with recently enacted U.S. legislation that calls for sanctions against financial institutions that deal with Iran’s Central Bank, which is its main clearinghouse for oil exports. […]
China Rejects Linking Iranian Nuclear Program To Trade
Posted January 9th, 2012 at 7:55 pm (UTC-5)
A top Chinese diplomat says his country will not link Iran’s nuclear program to trade. The comments by Deputy Foreign Minister Cui Tiankai come on the eve of a visit to Beijing by U.S. Secretary of Treasury Timothy Geithner, in which he is expected to seek support for sanctions against Tehran. Cui said Monday that […]
Iran Starts Uranium Enrichment at Underground Complex
Posted January 9th, 2012 at 7:30 pm (UTC-5)
Iran on Monday confirmed it has started uranium enrichment at a second facility where the material can be upgraded quickly for potential use in a nuclear bomb. Iran’s envoy to the International Atomic Energy Agency, Ali Asghar Soltanieh, said Tehran is refining uranium at the newly-launched Fordo complex and an older facility in the city […]
USUrges Iran to Free American Sentenced to Death for Spying
Posted January 9th, 2012 at 5:20 pm (UTC-5)
The United States on Monday urged Iran to free an American man sentenced to death by an Iranian court on charges of spying for the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency. The White House and State Department said allegations that Amir Mirza Hekmati, an Iranian-American dual citizen, worked for or was sent to Iran by the CIA […]
US Denies American Sentenced to Death in Iran Was Spying
Posted January 9th, 2012 at 3:00 pm (UTC-5)
The White House is denying Iran’s accusation that an American man sentenced to death by an Iranian court was spying for the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency. White House spokesman Jay Carney said Monday that if the reports of the sentencing are true, the Obama administration “strongly condemns” the verdict against Amir Mirza Hekmati, an Iranian-American […]
US Denies American Sentenced to Death in Iran Was Spying
Posted January 9th, 2012 at 12:50 pm (UTC-5)
The White House is denying that an American man sentenced to death by an Iranian court Monday on charges of spying for the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency was engaged in espionage. White House spokesman Tommy Vietor said Monday that if the reports of the sentencing are true, the Obama administration “strongly condemns” the verdict against […]
US Denies American Sentenced to Death in Iran Was Spying
Posted January 9th, 2012 at 12:20 pm (UTC-5)
The White House is denying that an American man sentenced to death by an Iranian court Monday on charges of spying for the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency was engaged in espionage. White House spokesman Tommy Vietor said Monday that if the reports of the sentencing are true, the Obama administration “strong condemns” the verdict against […]
Iran Starts Uranium Enrichment at Underground Complex
Posted January 9th, 2012 at 10:45 am (UTC-5)
Iran has confirmed it has started uranium enrichment at a second facility where the material can be upgraded quickly for potential use in a nuclear bomb. Iran’s envoy to the International Atomic Energy Agency said Monday that Tehran is refining uranium at the newly-launched Fordo complex and an older facility in the city of Natanz. […]
Iran Sentences Alleged US Spy to Death
Posted January 9th, 2012 at 9:20 am (UTC-5)
An Iranian court has sentenced an American man to death on charges of spying for the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency. Iran’s semi-official Fars news agency said Monday the judgment against Amir Mirzaei Hekmati was for CIA ties and for cooperating with a “hostile country.” The U.S. State Department has previously demanded his release, saying the […]
