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US-Iranian scholar's sentence reduced on appeal

US-Iranian scholar's sentence reduced on appeal

AFP - 20 mins ago

TEHRAN (AFP) - An Iranian appeals court has reduced to five years a 15-year jail term imposed on US-Iranian scholar Kian Tajbakhsh for his alleged role in post-election unrest in June, his lawyer said on Wednesday. More »

  • Obama says world moving quickly on Iran sanctions 

    Reuters - Yesterday, 09:55 pm

    WASHINGTON/TEHRAN (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama said on Tuesday the international community was moving "fairly quickly" towards imposing broader sanctions on Iran, as the Islamic Republic defiantly expanded its nuclear program. More »

  • Q+A - Where does China stand on Iran sanctions? 

    Reuters - 5 hours 3 mins ago

    BEIJING (Reuters) - Western powers are seeking new U.N. sanctions against Iran over its expanding nuclear program, putting pressure on China which has long resisted tougher steps against the big oil supplier. More »

  • Obama warns of swift sanctions against Iran

    Obama warns of swift sanctions against Iran

    AFP - 6 hours 9 mins ago

    WASHINGTON (AFP) - US President Barack Obama pushed for a "significant regime of sanctions" against Iran unless it accepts international proposals aimed at curbing its nuclear ambitions. More »

  • Obama turns up the heat on Iran

    Obama turns up the heat on Iran

    AFP - 11 hours 26 mins ago

    WASHINGTON (AFP) - US President Barack Obama warned Iran on Tuesday that he would isolate the Islamic republic with a "significant regime of sanctions" if it continued to set its stall on developing nuclear weapons. More »

  • World moving swiftly to sanction Iran: Obama

    World moving swiftly to sanction Iran: Obama

    AFP - Yesterday, 10:04 pm

    WASHINGTON (AFP) - US President Barack Obama said Tuesday the international community was moving "fairly quickly" to impose new sanctions on Iran after Tehran started enriching uranium to a higher level. More »

  • Malaysia dismisses IAEA envoy after Iran atomic vote

    Reuters - Yesterday, 09:42 pm

    VIENNA (Reuters) - Malaysia has dismissed its envoy to the U.N. nuclear watchdog for voting against a resolution rebuking Iran and he will be replaced as rotating head of the agency's governing body later this week. More »

  • U.S. wants Iran sanctions in weeks; Russia gets tough 

    Reuters - Yesterday, 07:58 pm

    WASHINGTON/TEHRAN (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama said on Tuesday the international community was "moving along fairly quickly" towards imposing fresh sanctions on Iran, as the Islamic Republic further expanded its nuclear program. More »

  • Obama says working on new sanctions against Iran 

    Reuters - Yesterday, 07:52 pm

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said Tuesday a new push towards international sanctions against Iran is moving along fairly quickly and should be completed in the next few weeks. More »

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