News http://newshourly.net/iran/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:35:10 +0100 Iran calls new US sanctions 'psychological war' (AP) http://newshourly.net/iran/news_1501377.html In this Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012 photo, an Iranian vendor sells pistachio in Tehran's old main bazaar, Iran. A simple trip the store these days offers a crash course in life under sanctions. The price tags on many imported goods from South Korean refrigerators to Turkish crackers are sometimes double from last year. The money to buy them, meanwhile, has plunged in value against the U.S. dollar and other foreign currencies. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)AP - Iran's foreign ministry has dismissed the new U.S. sanctions on Tehran, saying they are part of a "psychological war" meant to sow discontent among Iranians.


]]> In this Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012 photo, an Iranian vendor sells pistachio in Tehran's old main bazaar, Iran. A simple trip the store these days offers a crash course in life under sanctions. The price tags on many imported goods from South Korean refrigerators to Turkish crackers are sometimes double from last year. The money to buy them, meanwhile, has plunged in value against the U.S. dollar and other foreign currencies. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)AP - Iran's foreign ministry has dismissed the new U.S. sanctions on Tehran, saying they are part of a "psychological war" meant to sow discontent among Iranians.


]]> wiadomosci_en Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:35:07 +0100 http://newshourly.net/iran/news_1501377.html Iran: U.S. assets ban "antagonistic," will have no impact (Reuters) http://newshourly.net/iran/news_1501378.html wiadomosci_en Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:35:07 +0100 http://newshourly.net/iran/news_1501378.html Iran's parliament summons Ahmadinejad (AP) http://newshourly.net/iran/news_1501379.html FILE- In this April 8, 2008, file photo released by the Iranian President's Office, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, center, listens to a technician during his visit of the Natanz Uranium Enrichment Facility some 200 miles (322 kilometers) south of the capital Tehran, Iran. For the first time in nearly two decades of escalating tensions over the Iranian nuclear program, it appears that world leaders are genuinely concerned that an Israeli military attack on the Islamic Republic could be imminent, an action that many fear might trigger war, terrorism and global economic havoc. (AP Photo/Iranian Presidents office, File)AP - Iran's parliament on Tuesday decided to summon President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for questioning over a long list of accusations, including that he mismanaged the nation's economy.


]]> FILE- In this April 8, 2008, file photo released by the Iranian President's Office, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, center, listens to a technician during his visit of the Natanz Uranium Enrichment Facility some 200 miles (322 kilometers) south of the capital Tehran, Iran. For the first time in nearly two decades of escalating tensions over the Iranian nuclear program, it appears that world leaders are genuinely concerned that an Israeli military attack on the Islamic Republic could be imminent, an action that many fear might trigger war, terrorism and global economic havoc. (AP Photo/Iranian Presidents office, File)AP - Iran's parliament on Tuesday decided to summon President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for questioning over a long list of accusations, including that he mismanaged the nation's economy.


]]> wiadomosci_en Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:35:07 +0100 http://newshourly.net/iran/news_1501379.html Israeli radio in Farsi transmits peace to Iran (AP) http://newshourly.net/iran/news_1501380.html In this image made on Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012, Israeli broadcasters work from the Parsian Radio in Tel Aviv, Israel. Radio Radisin, a private Farsi-language radio station based in Tel Aviv, airs Iranian music, poetry and current affairs shows aiming to spread peace between the Israeli and Iranian people regardless of who runs that country. (AP Photo/Dan Balilty)AP - While Israeli leaders are increasingly sounding belligerent warnings of a potential military strike against Iran's nuclear installations, a group of Iranian-Israelis are transmitting a different message.


]]> In this image made on Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012, Israeli broadcasters work from the Parsian Radio in Tel Aviv, Israel. Radio Radisin, a private Farsi-language radio station based in Tel Aviv, airs Iranian music, poetry and current affairs shows aiming to spread peace between the Israeli and Iranian people regardless of who runs that country. (AP Photo/Dan Balilty)AP - While Israeli leaders are increasingly sounding belligerent warnings of a potential military strike against Iran's nuclear installations, a group of Iranian-Israelis are transmitting a different message.


]]> wiadomosci_en Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:35:07 +0100 http://newshourly.net/iran/news_1501380.html Iran shrugs off latest U.S. sanctions, trade suffers (Reuters) http://newshourly.net/iran/news_1501381.html EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to Iranian restrictions on their ability to film or take pictures in Tehran. A view of the inside of a shopping mall is seen in northwestern Tehran February 3, 2012. With just a month to go before a parliamentary election, Iran has been hit hard in recent months by new U.S. and European economic sanctions over its nuclear programme, which Tehran says is peaceful but the West says is aimed at making a bomb. Picture taken February 3, 2012. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl (IRAN - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS)Reuters - Iran castigated its U.S. adversary on Tuesday over new financial measures to disrupt Iranian commerce, and a default on payment for rice purchases highlighted the encroachment of sanctions on the staples of everyday life.


]]> EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to Iranian restrictions on their ability to film or take pictures in Tehran. A view of the inside of a shopping mall is seen in northwestern Tehran February 3, 2012. With just a month to go before a parliamentary election, Iran has been hit hard in recent months by new U.S. and European economic sanctions over its nuclear programme, which Tehran says is peaceful but the West says is aimed at making a bomb. Picture taken February 3, 2012. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl (IRAN - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS)Reuters - Iran castigated its U.S. adversary on Tuesday over new financial measures to disrupt Iranian commerce, and a default on payment for rice purchases highlighted the encroachment of sanctions on the staples of everyday life.


]]> wiadomosci_en Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:35:07 +0100 http://newshourly.net/iran/news_1501381.html New US sanctions on Iran aim to head off Israel (AP) http://newshourly.net/iran/news_1501382.html FILE- In this April 8, 2008, file photo released by the Iranian President's Office, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, center, listens to a technician during his visit of the Natanz Uranium Enrichment Facility some 200 miles (322 kilometers) south of the capital Tehran, Iran. For the first time in nearly two decades of escalating tensions over the Iranian nuclear program, it appears that world leaders are genuinely concerned that an Israeli military attack on the Islamic Republic could be imminent, an action that many fear might trigger war, terrorism and global economic havoc. (AP Photo/Iranian Presidents office, File)AP - Additional U.S. sanctions on Iran are more significant for their timing than their immediate effect on Iran's economy, coming as the United States and its allies are arguing that Israel should hold off on any military strike on Iranian nuclear facilities to allow more time for sanctions to work.


]]> FILE- In this April 8, 2008, file photo released by the Iranian President's Office, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, center, listens to a technician during his visit of the Natanz Uranium Enrichment Facility some 200 miles (322 kilometers) south of the capital Tehran, Iran. For the first time in nearly two decades of escalating tensions over the Iranian nuclear program, it appears that world leaders are genuinely concerned that an Israeli military attack on the Islamic Republic could be imminent, an action that many fear might trigger war, terrorism and global economic havoc. (AP Photo/Iranian Presidents office, File)AP - Additional U.S. sanctions on Iran are more significant for their timing than their immediate effect on Iran's economy, coming as the United States and its allies are arguing that Israel should hold off on any military strike on Iranian nuclear facilities to allow more time for sanctions to work.


]]> wiadomosci_en Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:35:07 +0100 http://newshourly.net/iran/news_1501382.html Obama: US has 'very good' intelligence on Iran (AP) http://newshourly.net/iran/news_1500794.html FILE- In this April, 9, 2007, file photo Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, speaks at a ceremony in Iran's nuclear enrichment facility in Natanz, 300 kms 186 (miles) south of capital Tehran, Iran. For the first time in nearly two decades of escalating tensions over the Iranian nuclear program, it appears that world leaders are genuinely concerned that an Israeli military attack on the Islamic Republic could be imminent, an action that many fear might trigger war, terrorism and global economic havoc. (AP Photo/Hasan Sarbakhshian, File)AP - President Barack Obama said the U.S. has a "very good estimate" of when Iran could complete work on a nuclear weapon, but cautioned that there are still many unanswered questions about Tehran's inner workings.


]]> FILE- In this April, 9, 2007, file photo Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, speaks at a ceremony in Iran's nuclear enrichment facility in Natanz, 300 kms 186 (miles) south of capital Tehran, Iran. For the first time in nearly two decades of escalating tensions over the Iranian nuclear program, it appears that world leaders are genuinely concerned that an Israeli military attack on the Islamic Republic could be imminent, an action that many fear might trigger war, terrorism and global economic havoc. (AP Photo/Hasan Sarbakhshian, File)AP - President Barack Obama said the U.S. has a "very good estimate" of when Iran could complete work on a nuclear weapon, but cautioned that there are still many unanswered questions about Tehran's inner workings.


]]> wiadomosci_en Tue, 07 Feb 2012 04:54:06 +0100 http://newshourly.net/iran/news_1500794.html Obama: tough to know who is making decisions in Iran (Reuters) http://newshourly.net/iran/news_1500795.html wiadomosci_en Tue, 07 Feb 2012 04:54:06 +0100 http://newshourly.net/iran/news_1500795.html Obama signs executive order freezing Iran assets in U.S. (Reuters) http://newshourly.net/iran/news_1500796.html wiadomosci_en Tue, 07 Feb 2012 04:54:06 +0100 http://newshourly.net/iran/news_1500796.html US levies new sanctions on Iran's Central Bank (AP) http://newshourly.net/iran/news_1500797.html FILE - In this Feb. 1, 2012 file photo, President Barack Obama speaks in Falls Church, Va. President Barack Obama announced tough new sanctions on Iran's Central Bank Monday amid increased tensions over Tehran's nuclear program and the specter of an Israeli attack on the Islamic republic. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)AP - President Barack Obama has ordered new sanctions on the Islamic republic, including its Central Bank, in a move to enforce a law he signed in December.


]]> FILE - In this Feb. 1, 2012 file photo, President Barack Obama speaks in Falls Church, Va. President Barack Obama announced tough new sanctions on Iran's Central Bank Monday amid increased tensions over Tehran's nuclear program and the specter of an Israeli attack on the Islamic republic. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)AP - President Barack Obama has ordered new sanctions on the Islamic republic, including its Central Bank, in a move to enforce a law he signed in December.


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