The United States has announced a reward of up to $10 million for information leading to an al-Qaida financier who is believed to be in Iran. A State Department official, Robert Hartung, said Yasin al-Suri, also known as Ezedin Abdel Aziz Khalil, helped move money and recruits through Iran to al-Qaida leaders in neighboring countries. […]
US Announces $10 Million Reward for Al-Qaida Financier
Posted December 22nd, 2011 at 3:30 pm (UTC-5)
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US Expands Iran Sanctions to Shipping Firms
Posted December 20th, 2011 at 3:50 pm (UTC-5)
The United States has widened its sanctions against Iran to include 10 “shipping and front companies” accused of helping Iran’s effort to advance its missile programs and transport military cargoes. The U.S. Treasury Department announced the penalties on Tuesday, saying the companies and a Malta-based individual have ties to the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping […]
Iran TV Shows Alleged US Spy ‘Confessing’
Posted December 18th, 2011 at 4:45 pm (UTC-5)
Iran state television has broadcast a video of a young man who the Tehran government says is a CIA spy. The broadcast Sunday identified him as Amir Mirzaei Hekmati, who was born in Arizona to Iranian parents. It said Hekmati was specially trained and served at U.S. bases in Iraq and Afghanistan. The video shows […]
Russia Seizes Iran-Bound Radioactive Material
Posted December 16th, 2011 at 5:30 pm (UTC-5)
Russian authorities say they have seized radioactive material at a Moscow airport from the luggage of a passenger traveling to Iran. The Customs Service issued a statement Friday, saying the radioactive isotope Sodium 22 was seized at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo International Airport some time ago from an Iranian citizen. The agency said the discovery involved 18 […]
Russia Seizes Iran-Bound Radioactive Material
Posted December 16th, 2011 at 5:10 pm (UTC-5)
Russian authorities say they have seized radioactive material at a Moscow airport from the luggage of a passenger traveling to Iran. The Customs Service issued a statement saying the radioactive isotope Sodium 22 was seized Friday at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo International Airport several weeks ago from an Iranian citizen. The agency said the discovery involved 18 […]
Russia Seizes Iran-Bound Radioactive Material
Posted December 16th, 2011 at 11:25 am (UTC-5)
Russian authorities say they have seized radioactive material at a Moscow airport from the luggage of a passenger traveling to Iran. The Customs Service issued a statement saying the radioactive isotope Sodium 22 was seized Friday at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo International Airport. The agency said the discovery involved 18 pieces of radioactive metal that triggered airport […]
Russia Seizes Iran-Bound Radioactive Material
Posted December 16th, 2011 at 8:30 am (UTC-5)
Russian authorities say they have seized radioactive material at a Moscow airport from the luggage of a passenger traveling to Iran. The Customs Service issued a statement saying the radioactive isotope Sodium 22 was seized Friday at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo International airport. It said the material is the type only found at nuclear reactors. Officials say […]
Iran Intelligence Chief Visits Saudi Arabia
Posted December 13th, 2011 at 7:30 pm (UTC-5)
Iranian officials say the country’s intelligence minister held talks with the Saudi crown prince earlier this week, in the first diplomatic meeting between the two countries since the United States accused Iran of backing a plot to kill the Saudi ambassador in Washington. There are few details of the meeting in Riyadh between Iranian Intelligence […]
Iran Says It Will Not Return US Drone
Posted December 13th, 2011 at 12:40 pm (UTC-5)
Iran has rejected a U.S. request to return a drone ((pilotless aircraft) that Tehran says it brought down near the Afghan border earlier this month. Iranian Defense Minister, Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi, said Tuesday that the aircraft is Iran’s property. Also, state-run media quote Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast as saying the surveillance aircraft is […]
Iran Says It Will Not Return US Drone
Posted December 13th, 2011 at 11:40 am (UTC-5)
Iran has rejected a U.S. request to return a drone ((pilotless aircraft) that Tehran says it brought down near the Afghan border earlier this month. Iranian Defense Minister, Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi, said Tuesday that the aircraft is Iran’s property. Also, state-run media quote Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast as saying the surveillance aircraft is […]
