The recent attacks seem to be aimed at sabotage rather than stealing information, United States officials say.
- New York Times - US
CANNES, France: Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof, jailed in 2010 for anti-regime propaganda, told the Cannes Film Festival on Friday he knew his lat
- The News International - PK
The UN nuclear agency responsible for probing whether Iran has worked on a nuclear bomb depends on the United States and its allies for most of its in
- The News International - PK
TEHRAN/TEL AVIV: Iran s top nuclear negotiator, a candidate in next month s presidential elections, says he will pursue a policy of resistance against
- The News International - PK
India may soon get a fresh waiver from the sanctions imposed on doing business with Iran, the US indicated on Friday while noting that India has made "tremendous progress" in reducing imports of oil from the Persian nation."I think India has made tremendous progress in ...
- Deccan Herald - IN
The best of today's ITProPortal news, including "technology's X-Factor" and accusations of foul play directed at Iran from the US. Read more: ...
- ITProPortal - UK
TEL AVIV — US Secretary of State John Kerry harshly criticized Iranian authorities Friday for eliminating hundreds of presidential candidates, suggesting that Tehran is standing in the way of legitimate, representative democracy. Among those disqualified earlier this ...
- Saudi Gazette - SA
Iran's establishment has prepared itself for the June 14 presidential election by upping intelligence-gathering efforts, disrupting the Internet, and launching special units intended to help it prevent the type of mass unrest seen after the 2009 vote.
- Radio Free Europe - US
An Iranian director sentenced to prison in 2010 for antigovernment propaganda has appeared at the Cannes film festival for the screening of a new film about censorship, which he shot in secret in Iran.
- Radio Free Europe - US
The United States Friday called into question the credibility of Iran's presidential election next month, criticizing the disqualification of candidates and accusing Tehran of disrupting Internet access.
- The Daily Star - LB
Iran's ruling establishment has moved to prevent infighting by allowing only a handful of conservatives loyal to the all-powerful supreme leader to contest next month's presidential election.
- The Daily Star - LB
Iran denied Friday it had forces in Syria supporting President Bashar Assad's army, one day after foreign backers of his rebel foes demanded Tehran withdraw its fighters from Syrian territory.
- The Daily Star - LB
DUBAI - Iran denied on Friday it had forces in Syria supporting President Bashar al-Assad's army, one day after foreign backers of his rebel foes demanded Tehran withdraw its fighters from Syrian territory. "The true enemies of Syria make up these accusations to provoke the ...
- Firstpost - IN
By Mike Davidson CANNES - An Iranian director who was jailed for anti-government propaganda in 2010 emerged at the Cannes film festival on Friday to premiere a new film about state oppression that he shot in secret in his home country. Mohammad Rasoulof was found guilty of ...
- Yahoo! News - US
The United States has called into question the credibility of Iran's presidential election next month, criticising the disqualification of candidates and accusing Tehran of disrupting Internet access.
- Stuff - NZ
According to officials, serious cyberattacks have infiltrated and surveilled energy company networks
- Salon.com - US
Even before a vote is cast, the Iranian presidential election on 14 June is effectively over as a process for choosing who holds power in Iran.
- The Independent - UK
Iran's top nuclear negotiator, a candidate in next month's presidential elections, vowed to pursue a policy of resistance against the West if elected.
- IOL - ZA
TEL AVIV - The United States on Friday called into question the credibility of Iran's presidential election next month, criticizing the disqualification of candidates and accusing Tehran of disrupting Internet access.
- Reuters - US
Manama, May 24th –Minister of Foreign Affairs, Shaikh Khalid Bin Ahmed Bin Mohammed Al Khalifa, sent an official letter to the Secretary General of the League of Arab States, Dr. Nabil El-Araby informing him and the Arab countries of the recent hostile and blatant threats ...
- Bahrain News Agency - BH
TEHRAN, Iran â Iran's top nuclear negotiator, a candidate in next month's presidential elections, vowed Friday he will pursue a policy of resistance against the West if elected.
- The Boston Globe - US
Iran's top nuclear negotiator, a candidate in next month's presidential elections, vowed Friday he will pursue a policy of resistance against the West if elected.
- Sify - IN
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran's top nuclear negotiator, a candidate in next month's presidential elections, vowed Friday he will pursue a policy of resistance against the West if elected.
- Yahoo! News - US
LONDON - Hundreds of Bahraini Shi'ite Muslims angered by a raid last week on a top cleric's home clashed with police on Friday, while thousands more gathered in the cleric's village for a peaceful sit-in against their Sunni-led government. The raid by security forces on the ...
- Yahoo! News - US
Presumption of innocence is a fundamental component of law in many nations, including Canada, France, Russia, and yes, even, yes, the Islamic Republic of Iran. It is not however, enshrined in the constitution of the United States of America.
- VentureBeat - US
The United States has reported a marked increased in attacks on key infrastructure, blaming Iranian state-sponsored hackers and hinting at retaliation.Read more: http://www.itproportal.com/2013/05/24/us-accuses-iran-hacking-energy-companies/
- ITProPortal - UK
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry during a visit to Israel on May 24 that this week's disqualifications of would-be candidates for the Iranian presidency were "based solely on who represents the regime's interests."
- Radio Free Europe - US
On June 14, millions of Iranians will head to the polls to determine Iran's next president. As the campaign officially kicks off, RFE/RL has compiled this guide to Iran's rival factions, prominent campaign issues, and the intricacies of the Islamic republic's electoral ...
- Radio Free Europe - US
"The true enemies of Syria make up these accusations to provoke the people of this country," says Iranian Foreign Ministry.
- Jerusalem Post - IL
- Alarabiya.net - AE
Iran denies that it has forces in Syria supporting President Bashar al-Assad, one day after foreign backers of his rebel foes demanded Tehran withdraw its fighters from Syrian territory.
- The Daily Star - LB
NEW DELHI - India has made "tremendous progress" in reducing oil imports from Iran, a senior U.S. government official said on Friday, in a sign the South Asian nation is likely to get a third waiver from sanctions imposed by Washington against Tehran's nuclear programme.
- Reuters - US
India has made "tremendous progress" in reducing oil imports from Iran, a senior U.S. government official said on Friday, in a sign the South Asian nation is likely to get a third waiver from sanction...
- NDTV - IN
US notes that India has made 'tremendous progress' in reducing imports of Iranian oil.
- IndianExpress - IN
TEHRAN, Iran â Iran's top nuclear negotiator, a candidate in next month's presidential elections, says he will pursue a policy of resistance against the West if elected.
- The Boston Globe - US
TEHRAN, May 24 -- Claims that Iran is directly involved in the military campaign in Syria are part of a smear campaign, a foreign ministry spokesman said.
- UPI - US
Iran on Friday denied it has troops fighting for President Assad in Syria after the Syrian opposition and the Friends of Syria group of Western and Arab governments accused Iran of having forces in the country.
- Voice of Russia - RU
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says the disqualification of candidates in Iran's presidential election shows the country's religious leaders are interested only in reinforcing their own power rather than giving voters a choice of opposing views. With Iran's ...
- Voice of America - US
Defying a 20-year work ban, dissident Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof blasts state censorship in this politically charged murder thriller based on real events.read more
- The Hollywood Reporter - US
Tweet Widget Facebook Like Email Serious electoral flaws and human rights abuses by the Iranian government undermine any meaningful prospect of free and fair elections on June 14, 2013. Dozens of political activists and journalists detained during the violent government ...
- Human Rights Watch - US
Industrial Development and Renovation Organization's chairman Gholamreza Shafei has said that Iranian carmakers are manufacturing at 50 percent of their nominal capacity. This is due to a shortage of capital, he added.
- Payvand Iran News - US
India is looking to broaden its range of exports to Iran to help balance bilateral trade under an agreement that allows the countries to bypass Western sanctions, Indian industry and government officials said.
- Payvand Iran News - US
Yesterday the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights issued a series of pointed recommendations to the Iranian government - recommendations that included a plea for Iran to ensure that all citizens, regardless of religious belief, enjoy full rights without any ...
- Payvand Iran News - US
Prisoners in three sections of Ghezel Hessar Prison in Karaj are reportedly on hunger strike in a protest against prison management. The Human Rights Activists News Agency says it has learned that that the new head of Section 2 of the prison is a former guard who shot at ...
- Payvand Iran News - US
The United States House of Representatives' Committee on Foreign Relations passed a bill on May 22, 2013, which has paved the way for the US President Barak Obama to enforce new sanctions against all companies conducting transactions with Iran regardless of the type of their ...
- Payvand Iran News - US
The Iranian director of "The Past", Asghar Farhadi, who has made the family drama outside of his homeland, has said that a change in his environment does not make him a different filmmaker. "The result would be the same if I made it in any other place," he told the Persian ...
- Payvand Iran News - US
Published in the U.S. in 2013, Shireen and Nousheen Firework Wednesday, Celebrating Norouz, and Getaway 13th written and illustrated by Mehrzad Karimabadi and Shahrzad Karimabadi are among the most prolific children's books. This is not the first attempt by Iranian ...
- Payvand Iran News - US
"I think it is not possible to run the country worse than this, even if it had been planned in advance," Rafsanjani was quoted as saying by opposition websites Kaleme and Rah-e-Sabz. "I don't want to stoop to their propaganda and attacks, but their ignorance is worrying. Do ...
- Payvand Iran News - US
The Isfahan University of Technology has closed seven fields of study to female applicants. ISNA reports that the university is now refusing applications from female students in certain branches of agriculture, natural resources engineering and water resources. These ...
- Payvand Iran News - US
Iranian-backed hackers have escalated a campaign of cyberassaults against U.S. corporations by launching infiltration and surveillance missions, according to U.S. officials.
- Wall Street Journal - US
