After eleven months of revolt, the Syrian army and security forces have killed at least 7,000 civilians in a brutal and horrific campaign that has placed the country in the virtual civil war.
Russia said global powers must work harder to win concessions from Iran over its nuclear program, warning that Tehran's desire for compromise is decreasing as it moves closer to being able to build atomic weapons.
Iran President President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has already asserted that Iran will never halt its uranium enrichment program.
Sean Stone, son of Oscar-winning director Oliver Stone, converted to Islam recently in Iran.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has blamed Iran for the bombing and attempted bombing of Israeli envoys in India and Georgia. What will Israel's next step be?
India is highly dependent on Persian oil and may not heed demands from the west that it buy its crude elsewhere.
We were not born enemies and there is no need for us to live as enemies, Peres said, referring to Iranians.
Iran issued a verbal warning to the United States on Wednesday, claiming that the country has the military capabilities to attack American forces around the globe.
The conflict between Ahmadinejad and Khamenei has been brewing for more than a year.
Iranian buyers have defaulted on payments for about 200,000 tonnes of rice from their top supplier India, exporters and rice millers said on Tuesday, a sign of the mounting pressure on Tehran from a new wave of Western sanctions.
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Speculation has intensified that Israel may be planning to strike Iran as soon as the spring.
Almost half of likely voters said the United States should be willing to use military force to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons, according to a new poll from The Hill.
Iran has repeatedly threatened Israel with destruction. U.S. President Barack Obama has vowed that his country will do everything it can to protect long-time ally Israel.
President Barack Obama said Sunday that Israel has not yet decided how to respond to concerns about Iran's nuclear program and said there was no evidence that Iran has the intentions or capabilities to wage attacks on U.S. soil.
The organization that provides the world's banks with a system for moving money said on Friday it is working with officials in the European Union and the United States to address concerns about the services it provides to blacklisted Iranian banks.
US defence secretary Leon Panetta claims growing possibility Israel will attack Iran in nuclear row.
Lawmakers are considering a bid to force President Barack Obama's administration to blacklist Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and the country's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in an effort to thwart Tehran's nuclear capabilities, a congressional aide said on Wednesday.
The Senate Banking Committee is proposing news sanctions on Iran in an effort to stall its nuclear ambitions.
The possible release of detained Taliban leaders is likely to join Iran's nuclear ambitions at the top of a busy agenda when the top seven American intelligence chiefs testify before the Congress this week.
India has stated that it will not cut its oil imports from Iran despite the sanctions laid down against Iran by the U.S and the European Union.
India, the world's fourth-largest oil consumer, will not take steps to cut petroleum imports from Iran despite U.S. and European sanctions against Tehran, finance minister Pranab Mukherjee said on Sunday during a visit to Chicago.
