Reuters: Somali pirates have released an Iranian-chartered vessel which was seized off the coast of Yemen in November, Iranian media reported on Saturday.
Somali pirates release Iranian-chartered ship-media
Prehistoric clay tablets discovered near Tehran
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jan. 10 – Iranian archaeologists have discovered prehistoric clay tablets beneath the ancient Shoghali Tappeh site near the city of Varamin
Prehistoric clay tablets discovered near Tehran
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jan. 10 – Iranian archaeologists have discovered prehistoric clay tablets beneath the ancient Shoghali Tappeh site near the city of Varamin
Iran moved billions via U.S. banks
New York Times: Iranian banks illegally shifted billions of dollars through American financial institutions in recent years, and authorities suspect some of the money may have been used to finance Iran’s nuclear and missile programs.
Obama: Iran as threat but US should try diplomacy
Reuters: U.S. President-elect Barack Obama said on Friday he views Iran as a "genuine threat" but still favors initiating a dialogue with the Islamic republic.
HP says it will stop distributor’s sales in Iran
AP: Hewlett-Packard Co. said late Thursday that it would stop a distributor from selling its products in Iran.
What Tehran fears most
RFE/RL: When Iranian foreign policy is mentioned, one image that immediately comes to mind is of the brash rantings of radical fundamentalist President Mahmud Ahmadinejad. But one of Tehran's major foreign-policy priorities that is rarely mentioned publicly is to perpetuate the blacklisting by the West of the principal Iranian opposition force.
Iran TV says Israel strikes Gaza office, two hurt
Reuters: An Iranian state television station said two people were wounded by an Israeli rocket strike on the building housing its office in Gaza on Friday.
Former Pentagon chief predicts Iran crisis soon
AP: William Perry, who headed the Pentagon during a 1994 nuclear standoff with North Korea, predicted on Thursday that President-elect Barack Obama will soon face a nuclear crisis with Iran.
Iran’s Larijani slams proposals on Gaza
Reuters: A senior Iranian politician on Thursday described proposals put forward by Middle Eastern and European states to end the Gaza conflict as "honey injected with poison" that would not protect Palestinian rights.
