&$ &$by Matthew Rusling&$ &$ U.S. President Barack Obama caused viewers to do a double take when he called for a boost in nuclear energy in his recent State of the Union address. But while many praised the proposal, opponents doubted the plan would come to fruition. "To create more of these clean energy jobs, we need more production, more efficiency, more incentives," said the president. "And ...

'Cyrus Cylinder' was to be loaned to Teheran museum for July show LONDON: The British Museum expressed "great surprise" at Iran's announcement on Sunday that it was cutting ties with the London institution over delays in the loan to Teheran of an ancient Persian treasure. The museum said it had confirmed its intention to lend the Cyrus Cylinder and associated fragments of clay tablet to the ...

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary court has issued verdicts for nine more individuals involved in the Ashura riots in Tehran last December.

Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman said Monday that Iran's enrichment of 20 percent uranium does not contradict the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), the English language satellite Press TV reported. "Iran has the right to enrich uranium to a level of 20 percent. The peaceful aspect of the enriched uranium is not in contradiction with the NPT," Ramin Mehman-Parast was quoted as saying. Iran ...

Feb. 10 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama said the U.S. is shifting toward sanctions pressure on Iran to prevent the development of a nuclear weapon, when asked about the Iranian regime’s move to step up uranium enrichment.

Saturday update New York Congressman Steve Israel and Rep. Mike Thompson, D-St. Helena, have a friendly wine debate going. Israel, who represents New York’s 2nd Congressional District, said he’s a fan of wines made in Long Island, while Thompson is a true-blue supporter of Napa Valley vintages.

Immigration Minister Jason Kenney says he's alarmed at the "disturbing" rise of anti-Semitism, singling out Venezuela and likening Iran and its president to Germany under Adolph Hitler. "I don't think since the Nazi regime .[...]

by Mohamad Ali Harissi, Ren Ke The accusations come almost every day from Israeli officials: Iran is seeking a nuclear weapon; Hezbollah is smuggling weapons into the south of Lebanon, with the help of Syria. These claims turned during the last days into a verbal battle mainly between Syria and Israel. And in the Middle East where everything seems to be connected, analysts are wondering whether ...

by Mehdi Bagheri Iran announced on Monday it has informed the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) about its plan to produce higher-grade uranium enrichment, provoking fresh warnings by Western countries of new sanctions. In a letter to the international nuclear watchdog, Iran informed the IAEA about the Islamic Republic's plan to produce 20 percent enriched uranium on Tuesday, the semi ...

Iranian Defense Minister Ahmad Vahidi inaugurated two production lines on Monday for the manufacture of advanced unmanned aircraft to improve its defense capabilities, the English language satellite Press TV reported. "The two drones, named Raad and Nazir, are capable of carrying out surveillance, detection and even assaults with high precision, " Vahidi was quoted as saying. Iran has recently ...