Iran

Signs build that Iran sanctions disrupt food imports

8 Feb 2012

KUALA LUMPUR/TEHRAN (Reuters) - More evidence emerged of the crippling impact of new sanctions on Iran, with international traders saying Tehran is having trouble buying rice, cooking oil and other staples to feed its 74 million people weeks before an election. New U.S. financial sanctions imposed since the beginning of this year to punish Tehran over its nuclear program are playing havoc with ...

Iran says can hit U.S. interests worldwide if attacked

8 Feb 2012

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Iran is capable of carrying out military strikes on U.S. interests all around the world if the Islamic Republic is attacked by the United States, Iran's ambassador to Moscow said on Wednesday. The United States has tried to force Tehran to scrap sensitive nuclear work by imposing sanctions targeting Iran's central bank and giving U.S. banks new powers to freeze Iranian ...

Iran Reminds the U.S. it Can Deliver 'Retaliatory Strikes' Anywhere

8 Feb 2012

The latest in posturing from Iran involves reminding the world (and the U.S. in particular) that it has long-range missile that could hit the U.S. anywhere -- which is hardly surprising, since Israel was making that claim last week. For their Scary News Item of the Day about Iran, outlets like Reuters and MSNBC are latching onto comments made by Seyyed Mahmoud-Reza Sajjadi, Iran's ambassador to ...