European Union foreign ministers have formally adopted an oil embargo against Iran over its nuclear programme.
The sanctions involve an immediate ban on all new oil contracts with Iran, while existing contracts will be honoured until 1 July.
Tehran denies that it is trying to develop nuclear weapons and says talks and not sanctions are the only way to resolve the dispute.
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With the United States pulling its troops out of Iraq and Syria's Bashar Al Assad losing his grip on power, the Middle East may soon be in for its biggest power shift since the 2003 American-led invasion of Iraq. Tehran could well gain a new client state in Iraq but risks losing its key ally Syria. Washington will lose some of its influence in Iraq, but might gain new influence with a post-Assad government in Damascus.
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Dr. Nasr is Professor of International Politics at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University, a Senior Fellow in Foreign Policy at the Brookings Institution and a Senior Advisor to Kissinger Associates.
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In the tape, which was received by Mr. Levinson’s family last November, the former F.B.I. agent states that he has been held in captivity for three and a half years but does not identify his captors. The tape was the first sign he was still alive.
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The UK is to expel all Iranian diplomats following the storming of its embassy in Tehran, Foreign Secretary William Hague has announced.
He said he had ordered the immediate closure of the Iranian embassy in London.
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The raid was condemned by Mr Hague, who said it marked a "serious failure" by the Iranian government to take measures to protect British Embassy compounds.
He said all embassy staff were accounted for and that he had called on Iran to ensure the safety of UK personnel, return any stolen property and secure the compounds immediately."
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Tightening international sanctions against Iran look set to shrink its economy, push up inflation and further erode its currency, but they may fail to deliver a knock-out blow that forces Tehran to compromise on its nuclear ambitions.
European Union foreign ministers have formally adopted an oil embargo against Iran over its nuclear programme. The sanctions involve an immediate ban on all new oil contracts with Iran, while existing contracts will be honoured until 1 July. Tehran denies that it is trying...
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The final of the 16th Asian Senior Men’s Volleyball Championship took place on September 29 in Tehran, Iran at Azadi Hall No.1 between Iran and China. Four long sets were required before Iran came out on top as the winners by set scores of 22-25, 25-18, 25-19 and 25-16.
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Seven state-owned and private banks were linked to the case that involved the forging of letters of credit by an Iranian businessman to secure loans that were then used to purchase state-owned companies, Iranian state-run media have reported.
Iran is under international sanctions over its controversial nuclear program, and those measures have kept many of the major international oil giants at arms length, leery of investments despite Iran's abundant oil and gas reserves.
