Posts Tagged ‘Iran’
British Embassy in Tehran seized
Demonstrators in Tehran stormed the building of the British Embassy. Iranian police initially did not try to interfere with the thugs, and then blocked access to the Embassy. Those who still managed to reach the territory of the British mission will be detained, reports AFP. Reuters reports [...]
Serzh Sargsyan and Hu Jintao discussed Armenia-Iran railway construction
Development of the relations with China is a priority of Armenia’s foreign policy, RA President Serzh Sargsyan said during the meeting with Chinese President Hu Jintao. Serzh Sargsyan arrived in China to participate in the opening ceremony of Expo 2010 Shanghai. According to RA President, high [...]
Armenia-focal point of Turkish FM’s meetings in Washington
Iran and Armenia were the focal points of Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu’s meetings in Washington on the sidelines of Nuclear Security Summit in Washington. Davutoglu confirmed Turkey’s commitment to Armenia-Turkey normalization process and declared it does not approve sanctions [...]
USA and China to work on potential sanctions on Iran’s nuke program
U.S. President Barack Obama and Leader of People’s Republic of China Hu Jintao of China agreed to work on potential sanctions to make clear to Iran the cost of continued nuclear program, AP reports. “China shares U.S. concern over Iran’s nuke program and overall goal of preservation of the [...]
Erdoğan set for Armenia, Iran talks in US
Iran's controversial nuclear program and moves to breathe new life into normalization efforts by Armenia and Turkey are highly likely to be top items on the agenda of a bilateral meeting between Turkish and US leaders on the sidelines of President Barack Obama's 47-country nuclear security [...]
Iran to lodge a complaint with UN about Barack Obama’s threat
Iran will lodge a complaint with the United Nations about what it sees as U.S. President Barack Obama's threat to attack it with nuclear weapons, the foreign ministry said on Sunday. Obama made clear last week that Iran and North Korea were excluded from new limits on the use of U.S. atomic [...]
Obama lacks knowledge and expertise: Ahmadinejad
Obama obviously lacks knowledge and expertise, said Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad commenting on his counterpart’s statement that nuclear weapon should not be used against the states that hold it, but also those signing a treaty on nuclear non-proliferation. He called Obama amateur, [...]
Armenia’s Yezidi Farmers “Face Ruin”
By Samvel Avagyan in Yerevan Yezidi sheep farmers say they face ruin after a sudden surge in demand from Iran, which saw a third of the country’s flock exported last year. The Yezidis, a minority who speak a language similar to Kurdish, traditionally dominate the lamb and mutton trade in [...]
Baku to make geopolitical choice between U.S., Russia, Iran
Baku may be forced to make a geopolitical choice between Iran, Russia and U.S., former Senior Member on the US National Security Council staff at the White House, who is currently serving as a president of Iran Policy Committee in Washington DC Raymond Tanter stated in the interview with TURAN [...]
Iran reaches out to neighbors in new year summit
TEHRAN, Iran—Iran used an ancient new year celebration to reach out to Afghanistan, Iraq and other neighbors on Saturday, hosting them at a summit meeting that projected Iranian leadership in the strategic region straddling the Middle East and Central Asia. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said it [...]