Netanyahu says Iran hasn’t crossed nuclear ‘red line’

Published on April 29, 2013

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday Iran had not crossed the "red line" he set for its nuclear program, despite an assessment to the contrary by a former Israeli intelligence chief.

Powers to offer Iran sanctions relief at nuclear talks

Published on February 25, 2013

Major powers will offer Iran some sanctions relief during talks in Almaty, Kazakhstan, this week if Tehran agrees to curb its nuclear program, a U.S. official said on Monday.

U.N. watchdog: New centrifuges at Natanz advance Iran toward nuclear weapon

Published on February 21, 2013

Iran has installed centrifuges at its largest nuclear enrichment plant that could be used to produce radioactive material for a nuclear weapon, the U.N.'s nuclear watchdog said.

Iranian presidential candidate campaigns with new-age tactics in old-school country

Published on February 11, 2013

As a presidential candidate in Iran, Dr. Hooshang Amirahmadi believes the Islamic Republic should prioritize allaying its tension with Israel and the United States—not the kind of approach the world has been accustomed to seeing lately from a country whose leaders repeatedly vow to wipe the Jewish state off the map.

Iran launches monkey into space, showing missile progress

Published on January 28, 2013

Iran said on Monday it had launched a live monkey into space, seeking to show off missile systems that have alarmed the West because the technology could potentially be used to deliver a nuclear warhead.

Nuclear plant in Iran nearing full operation, country’s energy minister says

Published on November 8, 2012

Iran's energy minister said his country's first nuclear power plant will be fully operational in the next two months.

Iran further expanding enrichment capacity, Western diplomats say

Published on October 17, 2012

Iran is believed to be further increasing its uranium enrichment capacity at its Fordow plant buried deep underground, Western diplomats say, in another sign of Tehran defying international demands to curb its disputed nuclear program.

Dennis Ross: Obama will strike Iran if necessary

Published on January 11, 2012

Dennis Ross, President Obama's former top Iran adviser, said the president would strike Iran to keep the Islamic Republic from acquiring a nuclear weapon.

Iran threatens to cut off Mideast oil

Published on December 27, 2011

Iran will close the Strait of Hormuz if its oil exports are subjected to foreign sanctions, the Islamic Republic's official news agency reported.

New computer virus detected in Iran

Published on November 14, 2011

A computer virus similar to the Stuxnet virus that attacked Iran's nuclear program last year has been detected in Iran.

Joon

By Rob Eshman
Published on September 3, 2008

Since 1978, Iranian Jews have injected into a stable, maybe even staid Jewish community talent, industry, a profound connection to their Jewish roots and a desire to have a positive political and social impact on the city. They have energized a Jewish community that could always use invigorating.

Exile’s gains and losses

By Gina Nahai
Published on September 3, 2008

I don't know what will become of the legacy of Iranian Jews outside of Iran, how history will judge us in the context of the opportunities we had and the extent to which we helped make the world a better place with what we were given.