http://www.mail.com/locations/1522-iran.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/1522-iran.html http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1765034-obama-administration-boosts-penalties-iran.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration on Thursday stiffened penalties on Iran over its nuclear program by blacklisting 12 companies and individuals for their work in transferring sensitive technology and uranium enrichment. The departments of State and Treasury announced sanctions against seven more companies and five more people, freezing any assets... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 20:24:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1765034-obama-administration-boosts-penalties-iran.html 2012-12-13T20:24:00Z 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/politics/1760524-us-hesitant-condemning-north-korean-launch.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is drawing no "red line" for North Korea after a successful long-range rocket test, tempering the public condemnation to avoid raising tensions or possibly rewarding the reclusive communist nation with too much time in the global spotlight. The U.S. has told the world that it won't tolerate Iran's acquisition of ... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 01:11:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1760524-us-hesitant-condemning-north-korean-launch.html 2012-12-13T01:11:00Z 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/1761496-opec-output-target-hold-amid-weak-economy.html VIENNA (AP) — OPEC ministers agreed to keep their daily crude production target unchanged at a meeting Wednesday. But in a sign of internal rivalries, they failed to reach consensus on a new secretary general, a post sought by Saudi Arabia, Iran and resurgent oil-power Iraq. The agreement to leave the production ceiling at 30 million barrels a day was exp... Wed, 12 Dec 2012 16:17:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1761496-opec-output-target-hold-amid-weak-economy.html 2012-12-12T16:17:00Z 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/scitech/news/1760798-north-koreas-missile-arsenal.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea's missile program is a point of national pride, with state TV regularly broadcasting past liftoffs set to rousing military anthems. But Pyongyang provides precious few details about its program's inner workings, leaving outside analysts to squeeze details from satellite photos and comparisons with other countries' missiles. Here's a look... Wed, 12 Dec 2012 11:15:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1760798-north-koreas-missile-arsenal.html 2012-12-12T11:15:00Z 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/business/markets/1759400-us-defends-19b-deal-with-british-banking-giant.html NEW YORK (AP) — American authorities on Tuesday cited "astonishing" dysfunction at the British bank HSBC and said that it had helped Mexican drug traffickers, Iran, Libya and others under U.S. suspicion or sanction to move money around the world. HSBC agreed to pay $1.9 billion, the largest penalty ever imposed on a bank. The U.S. stopped short of chargin... Tue, 11 Dec 2012 20:37:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1759400-us-defends-19b-deal-with-british-banking-giant.html 2012-12-11T20:37:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1758382-govt-outlines-hsbc-ties-to-drug-money-laundering.html WASHINGTON (AP) — British bank HSBC violated the Bank Secrecy Act in connection with the laundering of money from narcotics drug traffickers in Mexico and intentionally allowed prohibited transactions with Iran and other nations that have been under sanctions, the Justice Department alleged Tuesday. In court papers filed in federal court in Brooklyn, the ... Tue, 11 Dec 2012 16:06:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1758382-govt-outlines-hsbc-ties-to-drug-money-laundering.html 2012-12-11T16:06:00Z 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/business/economy/1757886-opec-considers-oil-output-iran-saudi-rivalry.html VIENNA (AP) — Tough decisions await OPEC oil ministers sitting down this week for a policy meeting. The 12-nation cartel has to deal not only with how much crude to produce for the next few months but must also fill a senior position coveted both by Saudi Arabia and archrival Iran. With world supplies ample, there is some rationale for curbing output when... Tue, 11 Dec 2012 12:45:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1757886-opec-considers-oil-output-iran-saudi-rivalry.html 2012-12-11T12:45:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1756960-hsbc-to-pay-19b-to-settle-money-laundering-case.html LONDON (AP) — HSBC avoided a legal battle that could further savage its reputation and undermine confidence in the global banking system by agreeing Tuesday to pay $1.9 billion to settle a U.S. money-laundering probe. Europe's largest bank by market value will pay the biggest penalty ever imposed on a bank after facing accusations it transferred funds thr... Tue, 11 Dec 2012 11:38:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1756960-hsbc-to-pay-19b-to-settle-money-laundering-case.html 2012-12-11T11:38:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1757922-iran-closes-consulate-herat-afghanistan.html TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's official news agency is reporting the country has closed its consular section in the western Afghan city of Herat, after anti-Iranian protests at the site on Sunday. The Afghan demonstrators were protesting the alleged killing of Afghan emigrants at nearby border crossings in recent months. Iran denies the killings. The Tuesday ... Tue, 11 Dec 2012 11:31:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1757922-iran-closes-consulate-herat-afghanistan.html 2012-12-11T11:31:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1757814-record-number-reporters-jailed-globally-group.html ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — More journalists than ever are languishing in prisons across the world as countries like Turkey, Iran and China step up terror and other anti-state charges to silence critical press, the U.S.-based Committee to Protect Journalists said Tuesday. The group said it identified 232 writers, editors, and photojournalists behind bars... Tue, 11 Dec 2012 11:31:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1757814-record-number-reporters-jailed-globally-group.html 2012-12-11T11:31:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1757350-money-laundering-settlements-2009.html British banking giant HSBC will pay a record $1.9 billion to settle a money-laundering probe by U.S. federal and state authorities, a law enforcement official said Monday. The probe of Europe's largest bank by market value has focused on the transfer of billions of dollars on behalf of nations such as Iran, which are under international sanctions, and the transfer of money t... Tue, 11 Dec 2012 03:04:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1757350-money-laundering-settlements-2009.html 2012-12-11T03:04:00Z 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/business/economy/1754184-irans-version-youtube-hits-web.html TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran says it has launched a video-sharing website in the latest move to create government-sanctioned alternatives to Internet powerhouses such as YouTube. The Web page of Iranian state TV says the new site — Mehr, or affection in Farsi — seeks to promote Iranian and Islamic culture and artists. It's unclear, however, how heavily the si... Sun, 09 Dec 2012 13:21:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1754184-irans-version-youtube-hits-web.html 2012-12-09T13:21:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1753302-iran-police-confiscate-11-tons-narcotics.html TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's state TV says the country's border police have confiscated over 11 tons of narcotics after fierce clashes with drug traffickers in southeastern Iran, the biggest single consignment ever seized in Iran's war against drugs. It quoted provincial border police chief, Gen. Qolam Nabi Kouhkan, as saying Saturday that the various narco... Sat, 08 Dec 2012 18:32:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1753302-iran-police-confiscate-11-tons-narcotics.html 2012-12-08T18:32:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1752700-us-envoys-pivot-mideast.html MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) — American envoys challenged assertions Saturday that Washington seeks to diminish its role in Middle East affairs, insisting U.S. political ties and energy needs bind the country closely to a region full of "threat and promise." The defensive tone by U.S. officials, in response to questions raised at an international security summit ... Sat, 08 Dec 2012 18:04:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1752700-us-envoys-pivot-mideast.html 2012-12-08T18:04:00Z 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/1748704-hamas-chiefs-gaza-visit-sign-regional-embrace.html GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The supreme Hamas leader's first-ever visit to the Gaza Strip this weekend signals growing regional acceptance of the Islamic militant movement in charge of the once isolated territory and grudging acquiescence by Israel. Hamas chief Khaled Mashaal, who has positioned himself as a pragmatist and enjoys the backing of regional ... Thu, 06 Dec 2012 20:28:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1748704-hamas-chiefs-gaza-visit-sign-regional-embrace.html 2012-12-06T20:28:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1747606-standard-chartered-expects-330m-us-fines.html LONDON (AP) — Standard Chartered bank says it expects to pay $330 million in fines to U.S. agencies to settle charges of violating sanctions against Iran. The bank said Thursday that it believes investigations by the U.S. Department of Justice, the Treasury and the Federal Reserve will soon be resolved. Standard Chartered PLC previously paid $340 million ... Thu, 06 Dec 2012 08:32:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1747606-standard-chartered-expects-330m-us-fines.html 2012-12-06T08:32:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1747448-death-toll-latest-iran-quake-rises-to-6.html TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's state TV says the death toll from an earthquake near the border with Afghanistan has risen to six. The report also says 14 people were injured in the 5.5-magnitude quake that hit South Khorasan province late Wednesday. Thursday's TV broadcast quoted lawmaker Javad Heravi, who represents the quake-struck region, as saying there w... Thu, 06 Dec 2012 07:16:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1747448-death-toll-latest-iran-quake-rises-to-6.html 2012-12-06T07:16:00Z 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