Latest Iran Stories
NEW YORK, Sept. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) resolution censuring Iran "is yet another strong rebuke of Tehran for defiantly ignoring the UN nuclear watchdog," said AJC Executive Director David Harris. "Overwhelming support for the IAEA measure demonstrates international unity on confronting Iran's nuclear program." (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100816/AJCLOGO) The IAEA Board of Governors passed the resolution today...
ALBANY, New York, September 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- All Market Research [http://www.allmarketresearch.com ] announces that it has published a new study Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) Global Market to 2020 - Growth from Asia-Pacific Construction, Packaging and Electrical Sectors Continues to Drive Demand...
NEW YORK, Aug. 31, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The latest report of the Vienna-based International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is another stark reminder that Iran is accelerating its drive for nuclear-weapons capability. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100816/AJCLOGO) "In light of this latest report, the international community must conclude the painfully obvious and redouble its efforts to bring maximum pressure on the Iranian regime," said AJC Executive Director...
WASHINGTON, Aug. 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Survivors and families who lost loved ones in the 1983 Beirut bombing will sponsor ads during the Democratic National Convention, suggesting that President Obama can stop almost 30 years of injustice by ordering the Justice Department to cease working with Iranian lawyers to keep Iran from paying court ordered judgments for its role in the bombing. Beginning Monday, the ads will appear in The Washington Post, on Politico 44 and in a shared...
NEW YORK, Aug. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- AJC called for Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani's immediate release when he appears in an Iranian court. Nadarkhani, accused of apostasy, already has spent more than 1,000 days in prison in Rasht. Iranian authorities may bring him back to court on Monday, ahead of the original September 8 date. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100816/AJCLOGO )"The Iranian regime has moved up the Nadarkhani case, bringing it to the forefront just as...
NEW YORK, Aug. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- AJC welcomed expanded Iran sanctions legislation adopted overwhelmingly last night by the House and Senate. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100816/AJCLOGO ) The bill passed in the Senate unanimously and in the House by a vote of 421-6. It builds on and tightens existing measures that aim to punish financial institutions and companies that deal with Iran's petroleum, petrochemical or natural gas sector. In a letter to...
SAN FRANCISCO, July 24, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Cognito Comics today announced their innovative digital graphic novel, CIA: Operation Ajax, is now available on the iPhone and the iPod Touch through the App Store worldwide. After debuting on the iPad in 2011, CIA: Operation Ajax has received much acclaim and recognition for its revolutionary approach to digital comics. Creative director and founder of Cognito Comics, Daniel Burwen, pioneered a richer method of storytelling by combining...
Michael Harper for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online Late last month, an unfortunate situation occurred between an Iranian student, and Apple employee and an iPad. When a 19-year old Iranian girl went to an Apple store with her Iranian uncle to purchase an iPad, the store employee overheard the two speaking Farsi to one another and told them he couldn’t sell them an iPad. The U.S. and Iran don’t have the best relations and as such, an embargo exists restricting the exportation of...
NEW YORK, June 27, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A vile anti-Semitic speech by Iran's vice premier "is a startling reminder of the odious nature of this dangerous regime," said AJC Executive Director David Harris. "This Iranian government consistently has projected its hatred of Jews, threatened Israel's destruction, while aggressively pursuing nuclear-weapons capability." (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100816/AJCLOGO) Addressing the UN international drug conference...
NEW YORK, June 25, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- AJC welcomed EU confirmation that prohibitions on importing Iranian oil will go into effect, as scheduled, on July 1. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100816/AJCLOGO) The EU had adopted the sanctions in January, but gave the 27 member states nearly six months to make alternative arrangements for purchasing oil. Responding to concerns in a few European countries, the EU met today to confirm the earlier decision. "Full...
Latest Iran Reference Libraries
The Persian Gulf is located in the western part of Asia between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula. It’s an addition to the Indian Ocean. The Gulf was the focal point of the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq War, which each side assaulted the other’s oil tankers. In the year 1991, the Persian Gulf again was the background for what was known as the “Persian Gulf War” or otherwise known as the “Gulf War”, despite the fact that this disagreement was mainly a land conflict, when Iraq raided Kuwait...
The Persian leopard (Panthera pardus ciscaucasica), also known as the Caucasian leopard, is a subspecies of the leopard that can be found in the Caucasus mountains, eastern Turkey southern Turkmenistan, northern Iran, and some western areas of Afghanistan. Its range in the Caucuses is now fragmented, but once encompassed all areas except those within steppe habitats. It prefers to live in many habitats, but in the Greater Caucuses, it prefers subalpine meadows, rocky ravines, and broadleaved...
The Onager (Equus hemionus), is a large mammal belonging to the horse family. It is native to the deserts of Syria, Iran, Pakistan, India, Israel, and Tibet. It is sometimes referred to as the half ass or Asian Wild Ass. There are six subspecies recognized, of which one is extinct and two endangered. Their range has contracted greatly under pressures of hunting and habitat loss. Onagers are a little larger than donkeys at about 640 pounds and 6.8 feet lengthwise. They are short-legged...
The sand Cat (Felis margarita) is a small wild cat 19.69 inches (50 cm) long, plus an 11.81 in (30 cm) tail. It is distributed over African and Asian deserts. The name "Desert Cat" is reserved for a subspecies of the true Wild Cat, but it would go better with this species. It lives in those dry areas that are even too hot and dry for the Desert Cat. These areas are the Sahara, the Arabian Desert, and the deserts of Iran and Pakistan. The head is conspicuously broad and the ears are large...
