Baghdad talks seen as less fruitful
May 24, 2012
RadioZamaneh Thu, 05/24/2012 Catherine Ashton and Saeed Jalili Iranian media report that Iran’s nuclear talks in Baghdad was wrapped up without any official statements about a resolution having been reached. ISNA reports that Iran responded to the proposal package offered by the G5+1, but the world powers have not yet responded in turn. Iranian media [...]
Russia condemns U.S. sanction plans for Iran
May 24, 2012
RadioZamaneh Thu, 05/24/2012 Sergey Lavrov Russia’s Foreign Minister said Wednesday this is not the right time for approving new sanctions on Iran, and he hopes the Obama administration will resist the “excessive” decision of U.S. lawmakers. RIA Novosti reports that Sergei Lavrov criticized the U.S. Senate’s decision this week to impose new sanctions, saying: “I [...]
IRAN: DISCOVERY WILL COLLAPSE CHRISTIANITY
May 23, 2012
WND EXCLUSIVE Says Turkish ‘Bible’ has Barnabas forecasting Muhammad’s coming 05/23/2012 By Reza Kahlili Iran’s Basij Press is claiming that a version of the Gospel of Barnabas, found in 2000, will prove that Islam is the final and righteous religion and the revelation will cause the collapse worldwide of Christianity. Turkey confiscated a leather-bound text, written on animal [...]
Hopes fade for progress at Iran nuclear talks in Baghdad
May 23, 2012
The Christian Science Monitor Iranian officials say practically no sanctions relief was placed on the table by Western powers in response to Iranian concessions over its nuclear program, dashing hopes for any breakthrough in Baghdad. By Scott Peterson, Staff writer / May 23, 2012 BAGHDAD Hope for swift progress on a nuclear deal with Tehran faded dramatically today, as [...]
Leaders guilty of rights abuses banned from Olympics
May 23, 2012
05/23/2012 AFP LONDON — World leaders and politicians guilty of human rights abuses will be banned from entering Britain for the 2012 London Olympics, the foreign ministry said Wednesday. “Entry will be refused where an individual’s presence at the Games or in the UK would not be conducive to the public good,” Jeremy Browne, minister [...]
Report: Iran holds military maneuvers
May 23, 2012
ynetnews 05/23/2012 Iran’s official news agency says Iran’s military has wound up a one-day exercise in the center of the country. The Wednesday report by IRNA says Gen. Ahmad Reza Pourdastan, commander of Iran’s ground forces, described the aim of the exercise as showing Iran’s readiness to confront “global arrogance,” a reference to the United [...]
‘Insufficient common grounds’ in nuclear talks, proposals must be revised: Iran
May 23, 2012
Wednesday, 23 May 2012 By AL ARABIYA WITH AGENCIES World powers and Iran have “not yet sufficient” grounds for an accord permitting another round of talks after the current round in Baghdad, an Iranian official said late on Wednesday as negotiations looked set to enter a second day. “The points of agreement are not yet sufficient [...]
Iran may prepare to boost nuclear work: diplomats
May 23, 2012
CNBC Wednesday, 23 May 2012 | 3:03 PM ET VIENNA (Reuters) – A U.N. watchdog report is expected to show that Iran has installed more uranium enrichment centrifuges at an underground site, potentially boosting output capacity of nuclear work major powers want it to stop, Western diplomatic sources say. Two sources said the Islamic state [...]
EMP Event Horizon: The Point of No Return?
May 23, 2012
familysecuritymatters.org by CYNTHIA E AYERS May 23, 2012 Merriam-Webster online defines an “event horizon” as “the boundary of a black hole beyond which nothing can escape from within it.” The Free Dictionary describes it as “the region, usually described as spherical, marking the outer boundary of a black hole, inside which the gravitational force is strong enough to prevent matter [...]
Iranian Establishment Makes New Social Media Foray With Imam Site
May 23, 2012
RFE/RL By Golnaz Esfandiari May 23, 2012 “Hadinet.ir” is Iran’s latest foray into the social media sphere, the domain of young, middle-class Iranians that’s often reserved for poking fun at state policies and religious rulings. The new social networking site is devoted to Imam Naghi, a Shi’ite saint. Employing a basic layout, it features a collection of [...]
Deputy PM: Someone ‘may have to take military action against Iran’
May 23, 2012
timesofisrael.com Credible military option is best backup plan in case sanctions and diplomatic isolation fail, Moshe Ya’alon says By SAM SER, May 23, 2012 As the second round of talks between Iran and world powers about its nuclear program began in Baghdad on Wednesday, Israel’s Strategic Affairs Minister Moshe Ya’alon, who is also a deputy [...]
Iran, World Powers Exchange Proposals in Nuclear Talks
May 23, 2012
VoaNews Wednesday, May 23rd, 2012 at 12:55 pm Iran and world powers exchanged proposals Wednesday at a Baghdad meeting aimed at resolving international concerns about potential military dimensions to the Iranian nuclear program. Iran’s state-run IRNA news agency says Iranian negotiators presented a five-point proposal addressing nuclear and non-nuclear issues on Wednesday, shortly after the [...]
