http://www.mail.com/people/11928-saeed-jalili.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/people/11928-saeed-jalili.html http://www.mail.com/news/world/2099786-top-figures-barred-irans-june-ballot.html TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's election overseers removed potential wild-card candidates from the presidential race Tuesday, blocking a top aide of outgoing President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and a former president who revived hopes of reformers. Their exclusion from the June 14 presidential ballot gives establishment-friendly candidates a clear path to succeed Ah... Tue, 21 May 2013 20:13:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2099786-top-figures-barred-irans-june-ballot.html 2013-05-21T20:13:32Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2100842-iran-candidate-list-presidential-race.html The eight candidates approved Tuesday for Iran's June 14 presidential election to replace Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who cannot run again because of term limits. ALI AKBAR VELAYATI Top adviser to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on international affairs. Velayati, 67, served as foreign minister during the 1980-88 war with Iraq and into t... Tue, 21 May 2013 19:35:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2100842-iran-candidate-list-presidential-race.html 2013-05-21T19:35:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2095900-irans-guard-warns-post-election-turmoil.html TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A senior commander in Iran's Revolutionary Guard has warned that his forces will be on watch for possible unrest after next month's presidential election, calling the outcome "unpredictable" and sending the strongest message yet against any attempts to revive street protests, media reported Sunday. The comments by Col. Rasool Sanaeirad... Sun, 19 May 2013 11:01:36 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2095900-irans-guard-warns-post-election-turmoil.html 2013-05-19T11:01:36Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2089910-iranian-cleric-women-president.html TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A member of Iran's constitutional watchdog group insists that women cannot be presidential candidates, a report said Thursday, effectively killing the largely symbolic bids by about 30 women seeking to run in the June 14 election. Even before the comments by Ayatollah Mohammad Yazdi, chances for a woman candidate in Iran's presidential... Thu, 16 May 2013 14:14:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2089910-iranian-cleric-women-president.html 2013-05-16T14:14:30Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2090086-iran-world-powers-to-resume-nuclear-talks.html ISTANBUL (AP) — Iran's chief nuclear negotiator says Tehran and the six world powers will resume talks on its nuclear program "in the near future." Saeed Jalili said Thursday that a new round of talks could take place either before or after elections in Iran next month. Jalili was speaking a day after he met with EU Foreign Policy Chief Catherine Ashton i... Thu, 16 May 2013 11:49:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2090086-iran-world-powers-to-resume-nuclear-talks.html 2013-05-16T11:49:51Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2086716-iran-hard-liners-urge-election-ban-top-rivals.html TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Hard-line Iranian lawmakers have petitioned authorities to bar two prominent presidential contenders — a moderate former president and a protege of current President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad — from running in next month's election in a further sign of intense political jockeying over the final ballot list. The Tuesday appeal by nearly 100 p... Wed, 15 May 2013 14:49:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2086716-iran-hard-liners-urge-election-ban-top-rivals.html 2013-05-15T14:49:22Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2083926-iran-seeks-constructive-eu-stance-nuke-talks.html TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman says Tehran's nuclear negotiator is seeking a "constructive" response from the European Union's top diplomat in upcoming talks aimed at possibly restarting wider dialogue with the U.S. and other world powers. Wednesday's meeting in Istanbul comes more than a month after the last round between Iran and ... Tue, 14 May 2013 10:04:24 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2083926-iran-seeks-constructive-eu-stance-nuke-talks.html 2013-05-14T10:04:24Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2078624-2-divisive-figures-enter-irans-presidential-race.html TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A pair of powerful and divisive figures registered Saturday to run in Iran's presidential election, jolting the political landscape ahead of next month's vote to pick a successor to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, a former president who still wields enormous influence, and Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei, a close confi... Sat, 11 May 2013 19:45:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2078624-2-divisive-figures-enter-irans-presidential-race.html 2013-05-11T19:45:58Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2058944-eu-iran-to-consult-tehrans-nuke-program.html VIENNA (AP) — The European Union says its senior diplomat will meet Iran's top nuclear negotiator on May 15 as a follow-up to the last round of six-power negotiations on Tehran's nuclear program. That meeting in Almaty, Kazakhstan, ended on April 6 with the two sides still far apart. The six want Iran to stop enriching uranium to a level just a technical ... Thu, 02 May 2013 17:58:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2058944-eu-iran-to-consult-tehrans-nuke-program.html 2013-05-02T17:58:39Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1997808-eu-deal-reached-nuclear-talks-with-iran.html ALMATY, Kazakhstan (AP) — Iran and six world powers failed to reach agreement Saturday on how to reduce fears that Tehran might use its nuclear technology to make weapons, extending years of inconclusive talks and adding to concerns the diplomatic window on reaching a deal with Tehran may soon close. Expectations the negotiations were making progress rose... Sat, 06 Apr 2013 21:19:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1997808-eu-deal-reached-nuclear-talks-with-iran.html 2013-04-06T21:19:30Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1992394-us-restraint-syria-aid-iran-nuclear-talks.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's reluctance to give military aid to Syrian rebels may be explained, in part, in three words: Iranian nuclear weapons. For the first time in years, the United States has seen a glimmer of hope in persuading Iran to curb its nuclear enrichment program so it cannot quickly or easily make an atomic bomb. Negotiations ... Tue, 02 Apr 2013 18:54:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1992394-us-restraint-syria-aid-iran-nuclear-talks.html 2013-04-02T18:54:31Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1938152-irans-top-leader-unhappy-with-nuclear-talks.html TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's top leader said on Thursday that the West failed to offer any concessions during the latest talks aimed at resolving a standoff over Tehran's nuclear program. Remarks by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, which were broadcast on Iranian state TV, were his first public comments on last week's talks with the United States, Chi... Thu, 07 Mar 2013 18:05:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1938152-irans-top-leader-unhappy-with-nuclear-talks.html 2013-03-07T18:05:21Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1918234-world-powers-coax-iran-saving-nuclear-talks.html ALMATY, Kazakhstan (AP) — World powers offered broader concessions than ever to Iran in attempts Wednesday to keep alive diplomatic channels that seek to rein in the Islamic Republic's nuclear program and prevent it from building an atomic weapon. The offer was hailed by Saeed Jalili, Iran's top official at diplomatic talks in Kazakhstan, who said it repr... Wed, 27 Feb 2013 22:58:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1918234-world-powers-coax-iran-saving-nuclear-talks.html 2013-02-27T22:58:22Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1915654-small-steps-forward-sought-iran-nuclear-talks.html ALMATY, Kazakhstan (AP) — Seeking even a small step forward in a yearslong dispute, negotiators from Iran and six world powers mulled options Tuesday for preserving Tehran's nuclear program while still trying to keep it from becoming an atomic arsenal. It was the latest meeting in excruciatingly technical diplomatic discussions. Iran spent the day studyin... Tue, 26 Feb 2013 17:18:36 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1915654-small-steps-forward-sought-iran-nuclear-talks.html 2013-02-26T17:18:36Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1869438-iran-nuclear-talks-with-west-feb-26.html TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran has agreed to hold talks with six world powers in Kazakhstan on Feb. 26 over its nuclear program, Iranian state TV said Tuesday. The TV says the timing of the talks was confirmed following a phone conversation Tuesday between the offices of Saeed Jalili, Iran's top nuclear negotiator, and EU's foreign policy chief, Catherine Ashto... Tue, 05 Feb 2013 16:27:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1869438-iran-nuclear-talks-with-west-feb-26.html 2013-02-05T16:27:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1868004-israel-raid-syria-options-severely-constrained.html BEIRUT (AP) — Syria's defense minister signaled Monday that his country won't hit back at Israel over an airstrike inside Syria, claiming the Israeli raid was actually in retaliation for his regime's offensive against rebels he called "tools" of the Jewish state. The remarks suggest the regime's military options might be severely constrained after 22 mont... Mon, 04 Feb 2013 19:40:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1868004-israel-raid-syria-options-severely-constrained.html 2013-02-04T19:40:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1866840-syrian-opposition-chief-renews-dialogue-offer.html DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — The leader of Syria's main opposition group urged President Bashar Assad on Monday to respond to his offer for a dialogue, insisting he is ready to sit down with members of the regime despite sharp criticism from some of his colleagues. Mouaz al-Khatib, leader of the Western-backed Syrian National Coalition, said he is extending his... Mon, 04 Feb 2013 19:02:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1866840-syrian-opposition-chief-renews-dialogue-offer.html 2013-02-04T19:02:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1865142-israel-suggests-responsibility-syria-airstrike.html MUNICH (AP) — Israel's defense minister strongly signaled Sunday that his country was behind an airstrike in Syria last week, telling a high profile security conference that Israeli threats to take pre-emptive action against its enemies are not empty. "We mean it," Ehud Barak declared. Israel has not officially confirmed its planes attacked a site near Da... Sun, 03 Feb 2013 21:57:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1865142-israel-suggests-responsibility-syria-airstrike.html 2013-02-03T21:57:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1863832-syrian-rebels-advance-aleppo-airport.html BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian rebels captured a strategic neighborhood near Aleppo's international airport on Saturday, putting opposition fighters in control of a key road that the regime has used to ferry supplies and reinforcements to soldiers fighting in the embattled northern city, activists said. Elsewhere in the nation, fighting continued unabated, killing ... Sat, 02 Feb 2013 18:37:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1863832-syrian-rebels-advance-aleppo-airport.html 2013-02-02T18:37:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1858368-syria-threatens-retaliation-israeli-airstrike.html BEIRUT (AP) — Syria threatened Thursday to retaliate for an Israeli airstrike and its ally Iran said the Jewish state will regret the attack. Syria sent a letter to the U.N. Secretary-General stressing the country's "right to defend itself, its territory and sovereignty" and holding Israel and its supporters accountable. "Israel and those who protect it a... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 22:17:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1858368-syria-threatens-retaliation-israeli-airstrike.html 2013-01-31T22:17:00Z