Mar 13th, 2010 · Iranian officials say that several networks were gathering information on nuclear scientists and finding ways to circumvent Internet controls meant to stymie the opposition. Thirty of their members reportedly were arrested.
Mar 6th, 2010 · A car bomb exploded near a bus for pilgrims in the Shiite holy city of Najaf on Saturday, killing at least three people, including two Iranians, on the eve of key national elections, officials said.
Mar 5th, 2010 · Abdolmalek Rigi is the leader of Jundallah, an armed group in southeastern Iran that's responsible for bloody attacks on Iranian security forces. Rigi was arrested last week, but there are conflicting accounts of what happened — and now he's claiming he was working for the CIA.
Mar 3rd, 2010 · Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said he would not "bow down" to international pressure, pre-empting Secretary of State Hillary Clinton before she could even make the case for new U.N. Security Council penalties. He said it was unwise to push Iran against a wall and that he supported Tehran's pursuit of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes.
Mar 1st, 2010 · Russian President Dmitry Medvedev says during a state visit to France that his country is ready to consider new sanctions over Iran's nuclear program. He also noted that it would be "desirable" to avoid sanctions — and insisted they should not harm the Iranian population.
Mar 1st, 2010 · As the U.S. and European nations push for more sanctions aimed at Iran's nuclear programs, attention is focusing on the biggest opponent to the use of sanctions: China. China now faces a balancing act between ties with the U.S. and its growing strategic partnership with Iran.
Feb 23rd, 2010 · State TV quoted the interior minister as saying that insurgency leader Abdulmalik Rigi was arrested abroad and taken to Iran. Rigi's group has destabilized the border region with Pakistan, claiming responsibility for bomb attacks that have killed dozens in recent years.
Feb 21st, 2010 · With Secretary of State Hillary Clinton describing Iran as a military dictatorship and the Obama administration trying to persuade its partners to impose tighter sanctions on Tehran, many experts say the U.S. seems to be giving up on the idea of engagement. But, if that's the case, John Limbert says he wouldn't be at the State Department. The former Iran hostage was brought out of retirement to become the deputy assistant secretary of state for Iran and trying to find ways to engage his former captors is still part of his job. Limbert acknowledges it hasn't been easy, but he says the Obama administration is not giving up.