http://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/IranFind stories, videos, and photos about Iran from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Tue, 20 May 2008 18:16:58 GMT5http://i.cnn.net//cnn/2008/POLITICS/05/20/bush.iran/tztop.bush2.ap.jpghttp://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Iran14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Iran from CNN.com.http://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/05/20/bush.iran/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/05/20/bush.iran/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe White House on Tuesday dismissed an Israeli media report that President Bush intends to attack Iran before his term ends in January.Tue, 20 May 2008 15:05:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/05/16/iran.bahais/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/05/16/iran.bahais/index.html#cnnSTCTextSix Baha'i leaders in Iran were seized and imprisoned this week, the religious group said. The act prompted condemnation and concern from the movement and a top American religious freedom panel.Sat, 17 May 2008 13:16:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/BUSINESS/05/14/oil.prices.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/BUSINESS/05/14/oil.prices.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTextOil prices were steady Wednesday after moving back from an overnight trading record near $127 a barrel on concerns that Iran may consider cutting oil production.Wed, 14 May 2008 10:32:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/BUSINESS/05/13/oil.prices.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/BUSINESS/05/13/oil.prices.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTextOil prices are holding steady in Asia after falling back from an overnight trading record near $127 a barrel hit on concerns Iran may consider cutting oil production. Wed, 14 May 2008 05:59:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/05/08/iran.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/05/08/iran.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe United States has signed off on a European plan that would offer increased incentives for Iran to suspend its uranium enrichment program, senior State Department officials said Thursday.Fri, 09 May 2008 01:31:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/05/08/iran.explosion/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/05/08/iran.explosion/index.html#cnnSTCTextIran has once again switched its account of what caused a mosque explosion last month that killed 13 and wounded more than 200.Thu, 08 May 2008 08:45:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/05/03/iraq.iran/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/05/03/iraq.iran/index.html#cnnSTCTextAn Iraqi delegation that arrived in Tehran on Wednesday confronted Iranian officials with "evidence" that Iran is smuggling weapons and explosive devices into Iraq and training Iraqi militants, charges that the Iranians vehemently denied, an Iraqi politician said Saturday.Sat, 03 May 2008 20:34:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1736981,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1736981,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsWorld powers negotiating with Iran have agreed on a repackaged offer of incentives to try to coax the Islamic regime into rolling back its disputed nuclear programFri, 02 May 2008 18:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/05/01/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/05/01/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextIraqi lawmakers were making a "brief" visit to Iran to confront officials there with "sufficient evidence of Iran's support for militias and outlaws in Iraq," Iraqi officials said Thursday.Fri, 02 May 2008 02:39:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/05/01/clinton.iran/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/05/01/clinton.iran/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Iranian government is protesting remarks from Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton -- who said the United States could "totally obliterate" Iran if it made a nuclear attack on Israel, an Iranian news outlet reported on Thursday.Thu, 01 May 2008 11:04:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/04/30/terror.report/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/04/30/terror.report/index.html#cnnSTCTextVenezuela's associations with terror states, Iran's meddling in Iraq and the resurgence of al Qaeda in Afghanistan top the concerns in a new State Department report on terrorism threats in countries around the world.Thu, 01 May 2008 01:52:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/04/26/iran.elections/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/04/26/iran.elections/index.html#cnnSTCTextIranian conservatives have said they captured most of the 82 parliamentary seats up for grabs in Friday's runoff election.Sat, 26 Apr 2008 15:29:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/04/25/iran.elections/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/04/25/iran.elections/index.html#cnnSTCTextIranians headed to the polls Friday to cast ballots in parliamentary runoff elections to decide 82 seats.Fri, 25 Apr 2008 10:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1734777,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1734777,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsBy hosting President Ahmadinejad, India's government is signaling its independence from its U.S. ally Thu, 24 Apr 2008 17:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/04/17/congress.bush.iran/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/04/17/congress.bush.iran/index.html#cnnSTCTextFrustrated U.S. lawmakers from both sides of the aisle slammed the Bush administration Thursday for an Iran policy they charged lacks direction and has failed to curb Iran's nuclear ambitions.Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:12:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/04/12/iran.explosion/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/04/12/iran.explosion/index.html#cnnSTCTextAn explosion in a southern Iranian mosque that killed 10 people and wounded 160 after evening prayers Saturday night was caused by negligent handling of live munitions, not a bomb as first suspected, Iranian media reported.Mon, 14 Apr 2008 16:02:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/04/13/iran.explosion/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/04/13/iran.explosion/index.html#cnnSTCTextAn explosion in a southern Iranian mosque killed 12 people and wounded more than 200 after evening prayers Saturday night, Iran's Fars news agency reported.Sun, 13 Apr 2008 22:05:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/04/12/iran.us/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/04/12/iran.us/index.html#cnnSTCTextIran denied a report that several of its boats taunted a U.S. Navy vessel in the Persian Gulf on Thursday night, according to IRNA, Iran's official news agency.Sat, 12 Apr 2008 11:44:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1727876,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1727876,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsIran has assembled hundreds of advanced machines reflecting a possible intention to speed up uranium enrichment, diplomats have told The Associated PressFri, 04 Apr 2008 01:45:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1727488,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1727488,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsSaudi Arabia most likely would develop nuclear weapons if Iran acquires them, according to a report to the Senate Foreign Relations CommitteeThu, 03 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/03/19/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/03/19/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe top U.S. commander in Iraq, Gen. David Petraeus, said Iran continues to support Iraqi insurgents and Syria is allowing foreign fighters passage into Iraq.Wed, 19 Mar 2008 20:34:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1723301,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1723301,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsIraqi militants interviewed by TIME describe being trained in Iran, lending support to U.S. charges that Tehran continues to undermine security in IraqTue, 18 Mar 2008 20:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/03/12/bahrain.bank/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/03/12/bahrain.bank/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe United States Treasury Department announced sanctions Wednesday against a Bahrain bank accused of helping Iran's alleged nuclear proliferation activities.Wed, 12 Mar 2008 16:14:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1721207,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1721207,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsIslamic duty, foreign threat and chicken in a pot all play roles in the conservatives' campaign. Then there's President BushTue, 11 Mar 2008 14:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1721206,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1721206,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe deck is stacked against them in Friday's election. But opponents of Ahmadinejad are still fighting to get out the vote Tue, 11 Mar 2008 14:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/US/03/09/missing.american.iran/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/US/03/09/missing.american.iran/index.html#cnnSTCTextIt has been a year since retired FBI agent Robert Levinson disappeared in Iran, and his family still has no idea where he is.Mon, 10 Mar 2008 04:54:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1719244,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1719244,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAnalysis: Despite more U.N. sanctions, it's now widely accepted that it will be up to new leaders in Washington -- and possibly Tehran -- to end the nuclear stalemateTue, 04 Mar 2008 16:00:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/02/25/iran.us/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/02/25/iran.us/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe United States predicted a quick vote on a third resolution imposing sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program as it begins to build a case against Iran's central bank for proliferation activities, senior State Department officials and European diplomats said.Tue, 26 Feb 2008 05:44:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/02/23/iran.jealous/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/02/23/iran.jealous/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe president of Iran vowed Saturday that his country will not be held back from developing its nuclear program, and accused other nations of being jealous of its technological advances.Sun, 24 Feb 2008 02:24:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1716579,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1716579,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsOfficials worry that Afghanistan is increasingly becoming a battleground in U.S.-Iran brinkmanshipFri, 22 Feb 2008 21:00:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1716563,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1716563,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsIran has rejected documents that link it to missile and explosives experiments and other work connected to a possible nuclear weapons programFri, 22 Feb 2008 20:00:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1709618,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1709618,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsIran launched a research rocket Monday and unveiled its first major space center, which will be used to launch research satellitesMon, 04 Feb 2008 15:00:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/02/04/iran.rocket/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/02/04/iran.rocket/index.html#cnnSTCTextIran fired a rocket from its newly inaugurated space center Monday, laying the groundwork for what it says will be the future launch of its first domestically produced satellite, the semi-official FARS news agency reported.Mon, 04 Feb 2008 13:41:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1708789,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1708789,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA mild escalation of U.N. measures and U.S. pressure on banks is unlikely to change Tehran's nuclear stance Thu, 31 Jan 2008 21:00:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/01/24/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/01/24/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextIranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has accepted an invitation to visit Baghdad, according to Iraq's Foreign Ministry.Thu, 24 Jan 2008 17:46:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1706270,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1706270,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsTurkey goes ahead with a natural-gas deal, and Saudi Arabia gets armed. But what will the Israelis do?Wed, 23 Jan 2008 19:00:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1705475,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1705475,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe U.S. military said Sunday that attacks in Iraq with Iranian-made bombs have fallen off in recent days after a sharp but brief increase earlier in the monthSun, 20 Jan 2008 19:00:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/01/17/us.iran/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/01/17/us.iran/index.html#cnnSTCTextU.S. Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte sought Chinese backing Thursday for new U.N. sanctions against Iran, warning that Tehran's alleged uranium enrichment and missile development programs remained a threat, the Associated Press reported. Thu, 17 Jan 2008 07:32:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/01/12/iran.iraq/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/01/12/iran.iraq/index.html#cnnSTCTextAttacks against U.S. troops in Iraq with bombs believed linked to Iran -- known as explosively formed penetrators (EFPs) -- have risen sharply in January after several months of decline, according to the top U.S. commander in Iraq.Sat, 12 Jan 2008 12:30:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/01/10/iran.boats/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/01/10/iran.boats/index.html#cnnSTCTextIran on Thursday released video of its naval forces interacting with U.S. coalition warships in the Persian Gulf region -- but unlike video from the Pentagon, it did not show a threatening exchange.Fri, 11 Jan 2008 01:55:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1701316,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1701316,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAnalysis: Why did Iranian boats threaten three US ships traveling through the Strait of Hormuz? To remind the world that Iran still has a hand on the world's oil spigotTue, 08 Jan 2008 15:00:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1700808,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1700808,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe head of the U.N. atomic agency will visit Tehran this week to try to add momentum to his agency's investigation of Iran's past nuclear activitiesMon, 07 Jan 2008 13:00:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/12/23/iran.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/12/23/iran.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTextIran's first nuclear power plant will be operational within three months, providing electricity to Iran's national power grid by the summer, according to Iranian Energy Minister Parviz Fattah.Sun, 23 Dec 2007 20:08:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/12/22/iran.levinson/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/12/22/iran.levinson/index.html#cnnSTCTextA trip to find a former FBI agent who is missing in Iran is almost over, "and the miracle we were hoping for has not happened," his wife said Saturday.Sat, 22 Dec 2007 17:33:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/12/17/russia.iran/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/12/17/russia.iran/index.html#cnnSTCTextRussia started delivering nuclear fuel to Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant this week as part of a compromise effort to alleviate concerns over Iran's nuclear intentions while supporting Iran's right to a nuclear energy program. Tue, 18 Dec 2007 01:15:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/12/11/israel.iran/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/12/11/israel.iran/index.html#cnnSTCTextIsraeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Tuesday international pressure on Iran has been effective and may need increasing -- despite a U.S. intelligence report that Tehran stopped work on nuclear weapons fours years ago.Tue, 11 Dec 2007 23:20:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/12/11/iraq.us.iran/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/12/11/iraq.us.iran/index.html#cnnSTCTextSecurity experts from the United States and Iran will meet again in Baghdad next week to discuss stability in Iraq, paving the way for more talks between the two nations' ambassadors, according to Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari.Tue, 11 Dec 2007 08:11:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/12/08/us.iran/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/12/08/us.iran/index.html#cnnSTCTextU.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates has called on the international community to step up pressure on Iran to vow not to develop nuclear weapons, to suspend uranium enrichment and to open up its nuclear facilities for inspection.Tue, 11 Dec 2007 02:03:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/10/mclaughlin.commentary/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/10/mclaughlin.commentary/index.html#cnnSTCTextNow that the furor over the recent National Intelligence Estimate on Iran has died down a bit, it's worth reflecting on the significance of this episode -- what it tells us about the intelligence community, about the arcane world of "national estimates," and about their impact on national policy.Tue, 11 Dec 2007 01:25:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/06/iran.nie/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/06/iran.nie/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe deputy intelligence chief tried Thursday to squash any suggestion that the newly released assessment on Iran's nuclear weapons program indicates Iran is less of a threat.Thu, 06 Dec 2007 19:39:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1691682,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1691682,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThey can't publicly dispute U.S. findings, but Israeli officials are alarmed at a softening of the threat-assessment on IranThu, 06 Dec 2007 14:00:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1691625,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1691625,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsWhat the new report claiming Iran stopped its weapons program tells us about our spy network and the White House Thu, 06 Dec 2007 07:00:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1691249,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1691249,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe National Intelligence Estimate on Iran's threat has been a game changer. Each player has a different readingWed, 05 Dec 2007 19:00:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1691050,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1691050,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsBy diminishing the prospect for military confrontation, the new US assessment of Iran's nuclear program may boost diplomatic consensusWed, 05 Dec 2007 09:00:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/04/bush.presser/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/04/bush.presser/index.html#cnnSTCTextIt was fascinating to sit in the front row at Tuesday's press conference and see a classic performance from President Bush -- no retreat, no surrender, not even the slightest admission that he was wrong about Iran's nuclear weapons program.Wed, 05 Dec 2007 01:17:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/04/iran.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/04/iran.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTextIran remains a danger to the world even though it stopped a program to develop a nuclear weapon four years ago, President Bush said Tuesday.Tue, 04 Dec 2007 19:21:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1690696,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1690696,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe latest NIE is a blow to the hawks. Robert Baer says it shows Bush regards attacking Iran as a bridge too far Tue, 04 Dec 2007 18:00:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/03/iran.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/03/iran.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTextIran halted work toward a nuclear weapon under international scrutiny in 2003 and is unlikely to be able to produce enough enriched uranium for a bomb until 2010 to 2015, a U.S. intelligence report says.Tue, 04 Dec 2007 06:46:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1690515,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1690515,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA US National Intelligence Estimate concludes that Iran is not an imminent nuclear weapons threat. What does this change?Tue, 04 Dec 2007 04:00:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/03/iran.report/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/03/iran.report/index.html#cnnSTCTextAfter months of warning that Iran was racing along a one-way street to developing a nuclear bomb, and after toughening its own sanctions and pushing through restrictions in the United Nations, the U.S. is suddenly changing its tune about Iran's intentions and the timetable of when it might be able to make a bomb.Tue, 04 Dec 2007 02:39:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1690189,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1690189,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsran halted its nuclear weapons development program in the fall of 2003 under international pressure but is continuing to enrich uraniumMon, 03 Dec 2007 17:45:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/11/30/iran.europe/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/11/30/iran.europe/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe European Union's foreign policy chief said Friday he was "disappointed" by the latest talks with Iran over the nation's nuclear program, a failure that could result in more sanctions for the Middle Eastern nation.Fri, 30 Nov 2007 18:03:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/11/29/iran.navy/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/11/29/iran.navy/index.html#cnnSTCTextIran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps has taken command of Iranian naval operations in the Persian Gulf, the U.S. military has revealed.Fri, 30 Nov 2007 00:46:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/11/22/iran.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/11/22/iran.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTextIran's chief nuclear negotiator warned on Thursday that any threat against Tehran would undermine the stability of the entire Middle East.Thu, 22 Nov 2007 18:56:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1686514,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1686514,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAnalysis: In the wake of a new report on Iran's nuclear program, the urgency for a confrontation soon is waning Wed, 21 Nov 2007 06:10:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/11/15/iran.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/11/15/iran.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe U.N.'s nuclear watchdog admitted Thursday it was no longer in touch with how Iran's nuclear program was developing, even as Tehran continues its enrichment activities in defiance of sanctions.Thu, 15 Nov 2007 19:14:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/11/14/iran.nie/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/11/14/iran.nie/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe director of national intelligence said Tuesday he does not plan to make public any of the key findings of a soon-to-be-completed assessment on Iran's nuclear program.Wed, 14 Nov 2007 13:28:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1682595,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1682595,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe release of five Iranians held by U.S. forces is the latest sign of attempts to dial back from the tough talk of a confrontation over Iran's nuclear ambitionsFri, 09 Nov 2007 19:05:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/10/29/iran.suicide/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/10/29/iran.suicide/index.html#cnnSTCTextAn Iranian naval commander Monday said his forces are willing to carry out suicide missions when facing enemy forces in the Persian Gulf, according to Iran's semi-official Fars News Agency.Fri, 02 Nov 2007 15:38:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/10/26/markets/oil_record/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/10/26/markets/oil_record/index.htmOil prices hit fresh record highs Friday as traders fretted over global supplies and violence flared in the Middle East.Fri, 26 Oct 2007 19:32:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1676826,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1676826,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAnalysis: A hardening of positions in both Washington and Tehran has created something of a diplomatic perfect stormFri, 26 Oct 2007 19:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/10/25/quds.force/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/10/25/quds.force/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Quds Force, the elite unit of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, provides "lethal support" to the Sunni-dominated Taliban for use against U.S. and NATO forces, according to information in the new U.S. sanctions imposed on Iran.Fri, 26 Oct 2007 00:06:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/10/25/iran.campaign/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/10/25/iran.campaign/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhen it comes to presidential politics, Iran appears to the next Iraq.Thu, 25 Oct 2007 21:39:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1675569,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1675569,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe sanctions on Iran show that Washington, frustrated by the UN, is moving toward a new strategy to pressure Tehran Thu, 25 Oct 2007 19:45:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/10/25/iran.sanctions/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/10/25/iran.sanctions/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe United States imposed stiff sanctions against Iran on Thursday, targeting two Iranian military groups and a number of Iranian banks and people it accuses of backing nuclear proliferation and terror-related activities.Thu, 25 Oct 2007 17:54:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/10/23/olmert.iran/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/10/23/olmert.iran/index.html#cnnSTCTextIsraeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Tuesday that Iran's controversial nuclear program is "a major issue for the entire world" and called for stronger sanctions against Tehran.Tue, 23 Oct 2007 17:42:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/10/11/arms.exports/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/10/11/arms.exports/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe illegal export of U.S. military technology to Iran and China poses a growing threat, the Justice Department said Thursday as it announced plans to combat the practice.Thu, 11 Oct 2007 17:02:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/09/28/iran.sanctions/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/09/28/iran.sanctions/index.html#cnnSTCTextRepresentatives of world powers Friday announced that unless a November report shows a "positive outcome" of talks with Iran about its uranium enrichment program, they will move ahead with plans for a resolution imposing additional sanctions on the country.Mon, 08 Oct 2007 15:21:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/09/27/markets/bc.oilprices.ap/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/09/27/markets/bc.oilprices.ap/index.htmOil and other petroleum futures surged Thursday amid supply concerns sparked by a decline in crude inventories at a key Oklahoma terminal and the confrontation between the West and Iran.Thu, 27 Sep 2007 08:02:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1664732,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1664732,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics(SULAIMANIYAH, Iraq) -- Iran closed major border crossings with northern Iraq on Monday to protest the U.S. detention of an Iranian official the military accused of weapons smuggling, a Kurdish official said.At least four border gates have been closed and one remains open, the governor of the Kurdish province of Sulaimaniyah, Dana Ahmed Majeed, told The Associated Press. The move threatens the economy of Iraq's northern region -- one of the country's few success stories.In Tehran, the public relations department in Iran's Interior Ministry said no decision had been taken to shut the border.But Kurdish authorities said the Iranians began shutting down the crossing points late Sunday near the border towns of Banjiwin, Haj Omran, Halabja and Khanaqin.The closings came four days after U.S. troops arrested an Iranian official during a raid on a hotel in Sulaimaniyah, 160 miles northeast of Baghdad.U.S. officials said he was a member of the elite Quds force of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards that smuggles weaMon, 24 Sep 2007 13:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/09/23/iran.us/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/09/23/iran.us/index.html#cnnSTCTextFormer national security adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski likened U.S. officials' saber rattling about Iran's alleged nuclear ambitions to similar statements made before the start of the Iraq war.Mon, 24 Sep 2007 11:17:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/09/23/iran.levinson/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/09/23/iran.levinson/index.html#cnnSTCTextTehran announced Sunday that it will allow the family of Robert Levinson, a former FBI agent who disappeared while on a business trip to Iran in March, to travel to Iran.Sun, 23 Sep 2007 18:08:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/09/21/ww.armsrace/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/09/21/ww.armsrace/index.html#cnnSTCTextSaber-rattling in the Middle East has been growing, with Israeli air strikes over Syria at the beginning of the month and France's Foreign Minister talking of war with Iran, but behind the scenes there are fears of a new arms race in the region. Fri, 21 Sep 2007 12:34:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1663889,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1663889,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsWhile the French foster a sense of urgency over Iran's nuclear program, Tehran's neighbors are fearful of a showdownThu, 20 Sep 2007 20:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1663454,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1663454,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe deputy commander of Iran's air force said Wednesday that plans have been drawn up to bomb Israel if the Jewish state attacks Iran, according to the semiofficial Fars news agencyWed, 19 Sep 2007 20:40:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/09/18/france.iran/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/09/18/france.iran/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe United States and its allies can "live with" a nuclear-armed Iran, but they should continue pressuring the Islamic Republic to keep it from developing an atomic bomb, the former commander of U.S. forces in the Middle East said Monday.Tue, 18 Sep 2007 14:45:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1662479,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1662479,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe chief U.N. nuclear inspector criticized talk of attacking Iran as "hype" on Monday, saying the use of force should only be considered as a last resortMon, 17 Sep 2007 16:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1660500,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1660500,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsVisits with Ahmadinejad and an expensive seaport project are just a few signs of a growing alliance between the Central American nation and Washington's nemesisMon, 10 Sep 2007 20:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/US/09/07/marines.beirut/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/US/09/07/marines.beirut/index.html#cnnSTCTextA judge Friday ordered Iran to pay more than $2.6 billion to victims and their families in the 1983 bombing of a U.S. Marine barracks in Lebanon that killed 241 Americans.Fri, 07 Sep 2007 20:50:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/09/05/iraq.iran/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/09/05/iraq.iran/index.html#cnnSTCTextU.S.-led coalition forces say they have captured a "highly sought" individual in Iraq with alleged ties to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Quds Force. Wed, 05 Sep 2007 09:51:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/09/02/iran.nuclear.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/09/02/iran.nuclear.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTextIran has reached its long-sought goal of running 3,000 centrifuges to enrich uranium for its nuclear program, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announced Sunday in a report on state media.Mon, 03 Sep 2007 08:55:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/08/29/iran.us/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/08/29/iran.us/index.html#cnnSTCTextIran summoned the Swiss diplomat who represents U.S. affairs to its Foreign Ministry on Wednesday to protest the detentions of eight Iranian delegates in Baghdad, according to Iranian state-run media.Wed, 29 Aug 2007 06:52:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/08/21/iran.nuclear.reut/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/08/21/iran.nuclear.reut/index.html#cnnSTCTextIran and the International Atomic Energy Agency both said on Tuesday they had made progress in talks about Tehran's offer of more transparency aimed at defusing a row over the Iranian nuclear program.Wed, 22 Aug 2007 01:22:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1654767,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1654767,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA detained Iranian-American academic accused of conspiring against the government was freed on bail Tuesday from a Tehran prisonTue, 21 Aug 2007 16:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1654188,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1654188,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsPutting the country's Revolutionary Guard on the terror list is more than just bluster. It's likely the clearest sign yet that this Administration will not leave office without starting another war in the Middle EastSun, 19 Aug 2007 04:45:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1653385,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1653385,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsDespite increasingly forceful U.S. accusations, proof of nefarious Iranian activity in Iraq is hard to come byWed, 15 Aug 2007 22:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/07/10/press.tv/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/07/10/press.tv/index.html#cnnSTCTextIran has launched its own 24-hour news channel in English.Mon, 30 Jul 2007 09:03:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1645948,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1645948,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsBritish Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Monday that tougher sanctions are likely against Iran over its contested nuclear program and declined to reject outright the prospect of future military actionMon, 23 Jul 2007 18:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/SPORT/football/07/22/asia.cup/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/SPORT/football/07/22/asia.cup/index.html#cnnSTCTextSouth Korea beat Iran 4-2 on penalties after a grueling 0-0 draw in humid conditions to reach the Asian Cup semifinals on Sunday.Sun, 22 Jul 2007 03:45:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/07/16/iran.poll/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/07/16/iran.poll/index.html#cnnSTCTextMost Iranians support nuclear inspections, a democratic government and normal relations with the United States, a poll by a U.S.-based organization has found.Mon, 16 Jul 2007 09:03:00 EDT