WASHINGTON — Iran has poured billions of dollars to save the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad. The U.S. intelligence community has assessed that Iran overcame severe economic problems (more…)
TEL AVIV — Military sources said Israel’s intelligence agencies were seeking Iranian Jews to enhance collection and intelligence on the Teheran regime and its nuclear program. They said the (more…)
ANKARA — An Iranian detained in Turkey claims he financed a plot to kill the Saudi ambassador to the United States. Officials said an Iranian businessman told Turkish investigators (more…)
WASHINGTON — Saudi Arabia has been exploring alternatives to the United States as the kingdom’s confrontation with neighboring Iran moves in a new direction, a report said. The Foreign (more…)
WASHINGTON — The United States, despite efforts at rapprochement, has been warning Western companies not to challenge the remaining sanctions against Iran. Officials said the administration of President Barack (more…)
WASHINGTON — A leading dissident has warned of worsening human rights violations under Iran’s new president. Heshmat Tabarzadi, a leader of the Green Movement, issued a letter that warned (more…)
NICOSIA — Iran made news last week by claiming the West had accepted the use of Teheran’s latest gas centrifuge for the nation’s nuclear program. As information about the (more…)
NICOSIA — Iran, concerned over the loyalty of Hizbullah, has expanded recruitment to help defeat Sunni rebels in Syria. Diplomatic sources said Iran was reaching out to young Muslims (more…)
WASHINGTON — The United States has moved to block a Turkish attempt to export aircraft engines to Iran. The Commerce Department issued an order that banned a Turkish company (more…)
