Copyright (c) 2012 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/world/middle-east/iran world World - Iran en-us Tue, 14 Feb 2012 19:12:50 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/world/middle-east/iran http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120214/ap_on_re_us/us_us_iran ap/20120214/us_us_iran AP us Tue, 14 Feb 2012 19:12:50 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120214/ap_on_re_us/us_us_iran"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120214/capt.bb48122279814028aed52c0cdf8072f4-7ac840ff4d9b4af19b80b593cd2dcabc-0.jpg?x=100&y=130&q=85&sig=T3JpYbXkVD6JY8bRybHZug--" align="left" height="130" width="100" alt="A character representing Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad splits the UN headquarter's building with an atomic bomb , on a float during final preparations for the Rose Monday carnival parade in Cologne, Tuesday Feb. 14, 2012. (AP Photo/dapd/Roberto Pfeil)" border="0" /></a>AP - The United States and Europe are considering unprecedented punishment against Iran that could immediately cripple the country's financial lifeline.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120214/ap_on_re_us/us_us_iran"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120214/capt.bb48122279814028aed52c0cdf8072f4-7ac840ff4d9b4af19b80b593cd2dcabc-0.jpg?x=100&y=130&q=85&sig=T3JpYbXkVD6JY8bRybHZug--" align="left" height="130" width="100" alt="photo" title="A character representing Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad splits the UN headquarter's building with an atomic bomb , on a float during final preparations for the Rose Monday carnival parade in Cologne, Tuesday Feb. 14, 2012. (AP Photo/dapd/Roberto Pfeil)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120214/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_us_israel_iran ap/20120214/us_us_israel_iran AP politics Tue, 14 Feb 2012 18:46:48 GMT AP - Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Tuesday he does not think Israel has made a decision to launch a military strike on Iran to thwart its nuclear ambitions. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20120214/ts_nm/us_usa_iran_sanctions nm/20120214/us_usa_iran_sanctions Reuters topstories Tue, 14 Feb 2012 18:39:00 GMT Reuters - The Obama administration on Tuesday clarified how it would enforce recently passed Iran sanctions legislation, including how the United States would determine if another country has significantly reduced oil purchases from Iran. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120214/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_iran ap/20120214/ml_iran AP world Tue, 14 Feb 2012 18:24:30 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120214/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_iran"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120214/capt.bb48122279814028aed52c0cdf8072f4-7ac840ff4d9b4af19b80b593cd2dcabc-0.jpg?x=100&y=130&q=85&sig=T3JpYbXkVD6JY8bRybHZug--" align="left" height="130" width="100" alt="A character representing Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad splits the UN headquarter's building with an atomic bomb , on a float during final preparations for the Rose Monday carnival parade in Cologne, Tuesday Feb. 14, 2012. (AP Photo/dapd/Roberto Pfeil)" border="0" /></a>AP - An Iranian opposition website says security forces in Tehran staged a major clampdown following calls for protests to mark the anniversary of pro-reform leaders being placed under apparent house arrest.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120214/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_iran"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120214/capt.bb48122279814028aed52c0cdf8072f4-7ac840ff4d9b4af19b80b593cd2dcabc-0.jpg?x=100&y=130&q=85&sig=T3JpYbXkVD6JY8bRybHZug--" align="left" height="130" width="100" alt="photo" title="A character representing Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad splits the UN headquarter's building with an atomic bomb , on a float during final preparations for the Rose Monday carnival parade in Cologne, Tuesday Feb. 14, 2012. (AP Photo/dapd/Roberto Pfeil)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20120214/wl_nm/us_nuclear_iran_iaea nm/20120214/us_nuclear_iran_iaea Reuters world Tue, 14 Feb 2012 18:00:32 GMT Reuters - The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog said on Tuesday the agency does not know if during talks later this month Iran would give it access to a military site named in a report that said Iran could have worked on nuclear weapons. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20120214/wl_time/08599210675100 time/20120214/08599210675100 Time.com world Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:45:00 GMT Time.com - Iran denies any part in Monday's incidents, but Tehran is still seething over the assassination of its nuclear scientists http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20120214/wl_nm/us_iran_opposition_police nm/20120214/us_iran_opposition_police Reuters world Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:04:42 GMT Reuters - Iranian security forces deployed in parts of Tehran on Tuesday after opposition figures called on supporters to hit the streets in protest against the year-long house arrest of their leaders, the opposition website Kaleme reported. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120214/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iran_nuclear ap/20120214/iran_nuclear AP world Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:30:48 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120214/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iran_nuclear"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120214/capt.bb48122279814028aed52c0cdf8072f4-7ac840ff4d9b4af19b80b593cd2dcabc-0.jpg?x=100&y=130&q=85&sig=T3JpYbXkVD6JY8bRybHZug--" align="left" height="130" width="100" alt="A character representing Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad splits the UN headquarter's building with an atomic bomb , on a float during final preparations for the Rose Monday carnival parade in Cologne, Tuesday Feb. 14, 2012. (AP Photo/dapd/Roberto Pfeil)" border="0" /></a>AP - Iran's official news agency says that President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will unveil new nuclear projects on Wednesday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120214/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iran_nuclear"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120214/capt.bb48122279814028aed52c0cdf8072f4-7ac840ff4d9b4af19b80b593cd2dcabc-0.jpg?x=100&y=130&q=85&sig=T3JpYbXkVD6JY8bRybHZug--" align="left" height="130" width="100" alt="photo" title="A character representing Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad splits the UN headquarter's building with an atomic bomb , on a float during final preparations for the Rose Monday carnival parade in Cologne, Tuesday Feb. 14, 2012. (AP Photo/dapd/Roberto Pfeil)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20120214/wl_nm/us_iran_internet nm/20120214/us_iran_internet Reuters world Tue, 14 Feb 2012 12:43:06 GMT Reuters - Millions of Iranians have suffered serious disruption recently in accessing email and Internet social networking sites, raising concerns authorities are stepping up censorship of opposition supporters ahead of parliamentary elections next month. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20120213/wl_nm/us_iran_sanctions_asia nm/20120213/us_iran_sanctions_asia Reuters world Mon, 13 Feb 2012 18:17:25 GMT Reuters - Western states hope new oil sanctions will deter Tehran from pursuing its disputed nuclear program but ultimately it will be China, India and other Asian powers that determine their effectiveness impact on already volatile Iranian politics. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120213/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_iran_cyber_attack ap/20120213/ml_iran_cyber_attack AP world Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:05:18 GMT AP - A senior Iranian military official has claimed the country's nuclear facilities are immune to cyber attack. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120213/ap_on_re_eu/eu_britain_us_iran ap/20120213/eu_britain_us_iran AP world Mon, 13 Feb 2012 12:34:47 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120213/ap_on_re_eu/eu_britain_us_iran"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120213/capt.4b5b02222366458d9e9e851fa3042329-4b5b02222366458d9e9e851fa3042329-0.jpg?x=87&y=130&q=85&sig=Rui6lSIx8q6TsB8wiAFRvA--" align="left" height="130" width="87" alt="FILE - This Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2010 file photo shows Christopher Tappin at a press conference in London. A retired British businessman accused of plotting to sell missile components to Iran will be extradited to the United States, his lawyer said Monday Feb. 13, 2012. Karen Todner said in a statement that Christopher Tappin's attempt to appeal his extradition to the European Court of Human Rights had failed and that he would be sent to the U.S. in 10 days. Tappin faces charges in Texas over allegations that he offered in 2006 to sell specialized batteries for Hawk missiles for $25,000 to undercover American agents posing as Iranians. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)" border="0" /></a>AP - A retired British businessman accused of plotting to sell missile components to Iran will be extradited to the United States, his lawyer said Monday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120213/ap_on_re_eu/eu_britain_us_iran"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120213/capt.4b5b02222366458d9e9e851fa3042329-4b5b02222366458d9e9e851fa3042329-0.jpg?x=87&y=130&q=85&sig=Rui6lSIx8q6TsB8wiAFRvA--" align="left" height="130" width="87" alt="photo" title="FILE - This Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2010 file photo shows Christopher Tappin at a press conference in London. A retired British businessman accused of plotting to sell missile components to Iran will be extradited to the United States, his lawyer said Monday Feb. 13, 2012. Karen Todner said in a statement that Christopher Tappin's attempt to appeal his extradition to the European Court of Human Rights had failed and that he would be sent to the U.S. in 10 days. Tappin faces charges in Texas over allegations that he offered in 2006 to sell specialized batteries for Hawk missiles for $25,000 to undercover American agents posing as Iranians. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120213/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_iran_internet ap/20120213/ml_iran_internet AP world Mon, 13 Feb 2012 11:36:30 GMT AP - Many Iranian web users say their access to foreign email services such as Gmail, Yahoo mail and Hotmail appears to have been restored after a four day outage. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20120213/wl_nm/us_gulf_usa_iran nm/20120213/us_gulf_usa_iran Reuters world Mon, 13 Feb 2012 09:22:22 GMT Reuters - Iran has built up its naval forces in the Gulf and prepared boats that could be used in suicide attacks, but the U.S. Navy can prevent it from blocking the Strait of Hormuz, the commander of U.S. naval forces in the region said on Sunday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120213/ap_on_re_as/as_china_iran ap/20120213/as_china_iran AP world Mon, 13 Feb 2012 08:49:17 GMT AP - A senior Chinese diplomat on a trip to Iran has urged Tehran to cooperate more with the United Nations' nuclear watchdog body. The advice comes amid growing tensions over the Islamic republic's nuclear program and Western sanctions. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20120213/wl_nm/us_china_iran nm/20120213/us_china_iran Reuters world Mon, 13 Feb 2012 03:49:34 GMT Reuters - China has urged Iran to cooperate more closely with the global nuclear watchdog and rejoin talks on its nuclear program that has caused a rift with the West. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20120212/wl_nm/us_iran_azerbaijan nm/20120212/us_iran_azerbaijan Reuters world Sun, 12 Feb 2012 19:10:50 GMT Reuters - Iran's Foreign Ministry summoned the Azeri ambassador on Sunday, accusing Azerbaijan of assisting Israeli intelligence in the assassination of an Iranian nuclear scientist blown up last month, Iran's Fars news agency reported. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120212/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_iran_azerbaijan ap/20120212/ml_iran_azerbaijan AP world Sun, 12 Feb 2012 16:15:00 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120212/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_iran_azerbaijan"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120211/capt.0bb923d198724de798b956843da45935-0bb923d198724de798b956843da45935-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=m6u_kSfZs9gPCG8bTdJ4tA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Visiting Hamas prime minister from Gaza, Ismail Haniyeh, gestures as he delivers his speech in front of portraits of late Iranian revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini, left, and supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, at a rally in Tehran, on Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012, marking the 33rd anniversary of the Islamic Revolution that toppled the country's pro-Western monarchy and brought Islamic clerics to power. Haniyeh addressed the crowd, congratulating Iranians on the 1979 anniversary and vowing that his militant Palestinian group would never recognize Iran's and Hamas' archenemy, Israel. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)" border="0" /></a>AP - Iran's state-run news agency says the country's foreign ministry has summoned Azerbaijan's ambassador to protest alleged Israeli intelligence activity in the oil-rich Caucasian state.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120212/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_iran_azerbaijan"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120211/capt.0bb923d198724de798b956843da45935-0bb923d198724de798b956843da45935-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=m6u_kSfZs9gPCG8bTdJ4tA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="Visiting Hamas prime minister from Gaza, Ismail Haniyeh, gestures as he delivers his speech in front of portraits of late Iranian revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini, left, and supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, at a rally in Tehran, on Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012, marking the 33rd anniversary of the Islamic Revolution that toppled the country's pro-Western monarchy and brought Islamic clerics to power. Haniyeh addressed the crowd, congratulating Iranians on the 1979 anniversary and vowing that his militant Palestinian group would never recognize Iran's and Hamas' archenemy, Israel. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20120212/wl_nm/us_iran_china nm/20120212/us_iran_china Reuters world Sun, 12 Feb 2012 15:15:39 GMT Reuters - A senior Chinese diplomat arrived in Tehran on Sunday to discuss Iran's nuclear program, amid differences between China and the West over how to resolve the dispute it has caused. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120212/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_iran_palestinians ap/20120212/ml_iran_palestinians AP world Sun, 12 Feb 2012 15:04:52 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120212/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_iran_palestinians"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120211/capt.0bb923d198724de798b956843da45935-0bb923d198724de798b956843da45935-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=m6u_kSfZs9gPCG8bTdJ4tA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Visiting Hamas prime minister from Gaza, Ismail Haniyeh, gestures as he delivers his speech in front of portraits of late Iranian revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini, left, and supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, at a rally in Tehran, on Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012, marking the 33rd anniversary of the Islamic Revolution that toppled the country's pro-Western monarchy and brought Islamic clerics to power. Haniyeh addressed the crowd, congratulating Iranians on the 1979 anniversary and vowing that his militant Palestinian group would never recognize Iran's and Hamas' archenemy, Israel. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)" border="0" /></a>AP - Iran's leaders urged the Hamas prime minister of Gaza to continue the Islamic militant group's resistance against Israel and promised support, state TV reported on Sunday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120212/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_iran_palestinians"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120211/capt.0bb923d198724de798b956843da45935-0bb923d198724de798b956843da45935-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=m6u_kSfZs9gPCG8bTdJ4tA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="Visiting Hamas prime minister from Gaza, Ismail Haniyeh, gestures as he delivers his speech in front of portraits of late Iranian revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini, left, and supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, at a rally in Tehran, on Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012, marking the 33rd anniversary of the Islamic Revolution that toppled the country's pro-Western monarchy and brought Islamic clerics to power. Haniyeh addressed the crowd, congratulating Iranians on the 1979 anniversary and vowing that his militant Palestinian group would never recognize Iran's and Hamas' archenemy, Israel. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP)