http://www.mail.com/locations/11930-tehran.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.20/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/locations/11930-tehran.html http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1763714-opec-concerned-us-pickup-oil-output.html VIENNA (AP) — OPEC does not see increased U.S. oil output as a threat to its interests but is skeptical about current forecasts on the boom of American shale oil production, a senior official of the 12-nation cartel said Thursday. OPEC Secretary General Abdullah Al-Badry also said that figures supplied by Iran show it producing around 3.7 million barrels ... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 14:16:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1763714-opec-concerned-us-pickup-oil-output.html 2012-12-13T14:16:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1763234-un-nuke-inspectors-renew-efforts-to-engage-iran.html TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Envoys from the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency opened talks with Iranian officials on Thursday, seeking ways to restart negotiations with world powers and gain access to a site with suspected links to past atomic tests. The mission by the International Atomic Energy Agency underscores the stalemate atmosphere over Tehran's nuclear progra... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 11:37:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1763234-un-nuke-inspectors-renew-efforts-to-engage-iran.html 2012-12-13T11:37:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1760880-un-international-efforts-to-engage-iran.html VIENNA (AP) — International officials pursued a two-pronged effort Wednesday to engage Iran over concerns the country may have worked on nuclear weapons, with a U.N. team seeking access to a site linked to such suspected activity and European Union negotiators looking to restart talks with Tehran meant to ease such fears. Preparing to depart Vienna for Te... Wed, 12 Dec 2012 20:35:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1760880-un-international-efforts-to-engage-iran.html 2012-12-12T20:35:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1760506-iran-copy-captured-cia-drone.html TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran is now capable of manufacturing its own copies of an advanced CIA spy drone captured last year, a senior Iranian lawmaker said Wednesday. Avaz Heidarpour, a member of the parliament's national security committee, said experts have reverse-engineered the RQ-170 Sentinel drone, and Iran now is capable of launching a production line ... Wed, 12 Dec 2012 14:20:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1760506-iran-copy-captured-cia-drone.html 2012-12-12T14:20:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1760558-iran-indicts-18-american-officials-ex-officials.html TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's deputy judiciary chief says the Islamic Republic has issued indictments against 18 unnamed current and former American officials on charges of involvement in "crimes against Iran." His remarks did not indicate that any of the men were present in Iran. Ebrahim Raisi is quoted by the semiofficial Fars news agency Wednesday as sayi... Wed, 12 Dec 2012 09:16:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1760558-iran-indicts-18-american-officials-ex-officials.html 2012-12-12T09:16:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1758112-iran-arrests-28-links-to-religious-networks.html TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Tehran's chief prosecutor says authorities have arrested 28 Iranians for alleged links to foreign-based TV networks advocating the Baha'i religion, which is banned in the Islamic Republic. A Tuesday report by semi-official Mehr news agency quotes Abbas Jafari Dowlatabadi as saying intelligence officers arrested the members of "counterr... Tue, 11 Dec 2012 13:32:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1758112-iran-arrests-28-links-to-religious-networks.html 2012-12-11T13:32:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1755524-iran-decoded-data-captured-cia-drone.html TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's Revolutionary Guard on Monday said it has decoded all of the data from an advanced CIA spy drone captured last year. The Guard's aerospace chief, Gen. Ami Ali Hajizadeh, told state-run Press TV that that the RQ-170 Sentinel craft had not carried out missions over nuclear facilities before it went down in December 2011 near the e... Mon, 10 Dec 2012 13:28:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1755524-iran-decoded-data-captured-cia-drone.html 2012-12-10T13:28:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1755624-sanctions-hit-iranian-manufacturing-hard.html TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A conservative Iranian news website says the number of manufacturing companies in the country facing financial crisis has increased four-fold over the past four years to nearly 1,600. The Monday report by tasnimnews.com reflects the impact of Western sanctions against Iran over its disputed nuclear program. The website says the report ... Mon, 10 Dec 2012 12:12:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1755624-sanctions-hit-iranian-manufacturing-hard.html 2012-12-10T12:12:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1750460-iran-commander-claims-sanctions-helpful.html TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A senior commander of Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guard claimed Friday that Western sanctions are helpful because they promote Iranian self-sufficiency and insisted the country's leaders should welcome the measures. Oil and trade embargos have helped Iran reduce its reliance on the outside world, Gen. Mohammad Reza Naqdi told worship... Fri, 07 Dec 2012 12:32:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1750460-iran-commander-claims-sanctions-helpful.html 2012-12-07T12:32:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1744728-official-iran-evidence-captured-us-drone.html TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran has material evidence to prove that it has captured an American unmanned aircraft, a prominent lawmaker in Tehran said Wednesday, rejecting U.S. Navy statements that none of its drones in the region was missing. Tehran on Tuesday claimed to have captured a Boeing-designed ScanEagle drone after it entered Iranian airspace over the ... Wed, 05 Dec 2012 15:52:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1744728-official-iran-evidence-captured-us-drone.html 2012-12-05T15:52:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1743438-senate-passes-631-billion-defense-bill.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate overwhelmingly approved a sweeping, $631 billion defense bill Tuesday that sends a clear signal to President Barack Obama to move quickly to get U.S. combat troops out of Afghanistan, tightens sanctions on Iran and limits the president's authority in handling terror suspects. Ignoring a veto threat, the Senate voted 98-0 for t... Tue, 04 Dec 2012 23:01:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1743438-senate-passes-631-billion-defense-bill.html 2012-12-04T23:01:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1741476-iran-claims-us-drone-capture-navy-denies-loss.html TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran claimed Tuesday it had taken another prize in a growing showdown with Washington over drone surveillance, displaying a purported U.S. unmanned aircraft it said was captured intact. The U.S. Navy, however, said none of its drones in the region was missing. The conflicting accounts could put pressure on both sides for more details o... Tue, 04 Dec 2012 17:34:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1741476-iran-claims-us-drone-capture-navy-denies-loss.html 2012-12-04T17:34:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1740190-iran-blogger-who-died-custody-was-beaten.html TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's state prosecutor has confirmed for the first time that a blogger who died in police custody last month had been beaten. Prosecutor Gholam Hossein Mohseni Ejehi told reporters Monday that an investigation into the death of Sattar Beheshti has found that he was beaten from the day of his arrest. Ejehi said the beatings were not th... Mon, 03 Dec 2012 17:19:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1740190-iran-blogger-who-died-custody-was-beaten.html 2012-12-03T17:19:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1739298-iran-hints-direct-talks-with-us.html TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Direct talks between Iran and the United States are possible, but any such breakthrough would have to be approved by the country's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran's foreign minister said Monday. The comments by Ali Akbar Salehi were a first sign Tehran may seek diplomatic overtures with what it long considers a nemesis in W... Mon, 03 Dec 2012 14:25:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1739298-iran-hints-direct-talks-with-us.html 2012-12-03T14:25:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1736326-iran-fires-cyber-police-chief-blogger-death.html TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's police have fired the head of the Tehran cybercrimes unit over the case of a blogger who died while in police custody. The semi-official Fars news agency says Saturday that Gen. Mohammad Hasan Shokrian was fired due to "failure and lack of sufficient supervision over the performance of personnel under his command." Iran's judici... Sat, 01 Dec 2012 17:11:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1736326-iran-fires-cyber-police-chief-blogger-death.html 2012-12-01T17:11:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1733474-senate-votes-to-tighten-sanctions-iran.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate endorsed stringent new sanctions on Iran's energy and shipping sectors in a fresh attempt to hobble the Islamic Republic's economy and hamper its nuclear ambitions. Ignoring White House opposition spelled out just hours before the vote, the Senate voted 94-0 on Friday for a package of punitive measures that would end sales and... Fri, 30 Nov 2012 17:50:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1733474-senate-votes-to-tighten-sanctions-iran.html 2012-11-30T17:50:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1730756-un-nuclear-chief-expresses-concern-inspectors.html VIENNA (AP) — The head of the U.N. nuclear agency suggested Thursday that his inspectors in Iran are coming under increased duress amid fears that Tehran might be aspiring to make atomic arms. He would not say what kind of pressure they face. Yukiya Amano's International Atomic Energy Agency has a team of experts monitoring known Iranian nuclear programs... Thu, 29 Nov 2012 17:26:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1730756-un-nuclear-chief-expresses-concern-inspectors.html 2012-11-29T17:26:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1728346-iran-uranium-enrichment-to-speeded-up.html TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran will step up its uranium enrichment program by sharply increasing the number of centrifuges used to make nuclear fuel, a senior official said Wednesday, in direct defiance of Western demands. The statement by Iran's nuclear chief, Fereidoun Abbasi, is likely to escalate tensions. The West suspects Iran's nuclear program could be h... Wed, 28 Nov 2012 15:39:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1728346-iran-uranium-enrichment-to-speeded-up.html 2012-11-28T15:39:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1723482-iran-plans-oil-storage-airline-hikes-fares.html TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran is planning to build new oil storage facilities so it can store more of the fuel it is having a hard time selling due to Western sanctions over its disputed nuclear program. State-run Press TV quoted Mahmoud Zirakchianzadeh, Director of the Iranian Offshore Oil Company, as saying nearly 8.1 million barrels will be added to Iran's ... Mon, 26 Nov 2012 13:38:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1723482-iran-plans-oil-storage-airline-hikes-fares.html 2012-11-26T13:38:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1719516-iran-criticizes-turkish-request-patriots.html BEIRUT (AP) — Iran lashed out Friday at Turkey for requesting that NATO supply it with Patriot surface-to-air missiles to deploy along the border with Syria, denouncing the step by Ankara as counterproductive. Iranian parliamentary speaker Ali Larijani made the remarks after a visit to Damascus, a show of support by Tehran to its increasingly diplomatical... Fri, 23 Nov 2012 20:08:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1719516-iran-criticizes-turkish-request-patriots.html 2012-11-23T20:08:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1720104-two-powers-qatar-iran-try-to-sway-hamas.html DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The courtship of Hamas between rivals Iran and Qatar has been one of the Middle East's intriguing subplots of the Arab Spring. The bloodshed in Gaza has now sharpened their competition for influence with the Palestinian militant group and the direction it takes in the future. Qatar has sought to use its vast wealth to wi... Fri, 23 Nov 2012 17:05:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1720104-two-powers-qatar-iran-try-to-sway-hamas.html 2012-11-23T17:05:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1718792-bloggers-death-iran-window-cyber-patrols.html DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — In his last blog entry, activist Sattar Beheshti wrote that Iranian authorities had given him an ultimatum: Either stop posting his "big mouth" attacks against the ruling system or tell his mother that she will soon be in mourning. "We will tear down your cruel cage," Beheshti typed on Oct. 29 before signing off. A day l... Thu, 22 Nov 2012 16:43:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1718792-bloggers-death-iran-window-cyber-patrols.html 2012-11-22T16:43:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1710786-iran-starts-building-gas-pipeline-to-syria.html TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran has started construction on a $10 billion natural gas pipeline to key ally Syria, a news agency reported Monday, in an apparent nod of support to President Bashar Assad's embattled regime and a further attempt by Tehran to boost energy exports battered by international sanctions. The 1,500-kilometer (750-mile) project was first an... Mon, 19 Nov 2012 15:30:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1710786-iran-starts-building-gas-pipeline-to-syria.html 2012-11-19T15:30:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1705708-un-nuclear-agency-iran-poised-to-expand-nuke-work.html SALZBURG, Austria (AP) — Iran is poised to double its output of higher-enriched uranium at its fortified underground facility, the U.N. nuclear agency said Friday — a development that puts Tehran within months of being able to make the core of a nuclear warhead. The finding also calls into question a tentative new U.S. plan meant to induce Tehran to compr... Fri, 16 Nov 2012 19:59:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1705708-un-nuclear-agency-iran-poised-to-expand-nuke-work.html 2012-11-16T19:59:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1694894-iran-prosecutor-blogger-died-police-custody.html TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's state prosecutor confirmed Monday that a jailed blogger died in police custody last week and that wounds were found on his body, the first official confirmation of his death while being held. The U.S. State Department and a press freedom group have called for investigation of the "suspicious death." The prosecutor's statement ca... Mon, 12 Nov 2012 16:21:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1694894-iran-prosecutor-blogger-died-police-custody.html 2012-11-12T16:21:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1694400-irans-army-drill-to-test-air-defense-system.html TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's military is to test a new air defense system modeled after the U.S. Hawk system as tensions with the West escalate over the country's suspect nuclear program, the Iranian state TV reported Monday. The report quoted Gen. Farzad Esmaili, chief of Iran's air defense headquarters, as saying the surface-to-air system has been named "... Mon, 12 Nov 2012 12:24:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1694400-irans-army-drill-to-test-air-defense-system.html 2012-11-12T12:24:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1694210-iran-vp-we-will-break-obamas-grasping-hands.html TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's vice president said Monday that Tehran will break the 'grasping hands' of newly re-elected President Barack Obama, the official IRNA news agency reported. Mohammad Reza Rahimi also said Iran will overcome U.S.-led sanctions against the country. "We will break grasping hands of Obama and we will be successful in bypassing the san... Mon, 12 Nov 2012 08:03:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1694210-iran-vp-we-will-break-obamas-grasping-hands.html 2012-11-12T08:03:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1692172-apnewsbreak-mideast-nuke-talks-called.html VIENNA (AP) — Attempts to find Arab-Israeli common ground on banning weapons of mass destruction from the Mideast have failed, and high-profile talks on the issue have been called off, diplomats said Saturday. The two diplomats said the United States, one of the organizers, would likely make a formal announcement soon saying that with tensions in the regi... Sun, 11 Nov 2012 03:25:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1692172-apnewsbreak-mideast-nuke-talks-called.html 2012-11-11T03:25:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1690714-ap-sources-us-weighs-broader-nuke-deal-with-iran.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is considering a new approach in negotiations to curb Iran's nuclear program that would ease economic sanctions faster than previously offered if Tehran makes greater concessions than it has ever discussed. The proposal is one of several options being discussed before another round of negotiations between world powers and the Islami... Fri, 09 Nov 2012 21:14:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1690714-ap-sources-us-weighs-broader-nuke-deal-with-iran.html 2012-11-09T21:14:00Z