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WASHINGTON, Feb. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On Wednesday, 8 February 2012, the NBC Rock Center TV program website ran a provocative story, "Israel teams with terror group to kill Iran's nuclear scientists, U.S. officials tell NBC News." The article claims, "Deadly attacks on Iranian nuclear scientists are being carried out by an Iranian dissident group that is financed, trained and armed by Israel's secret service, U.S. officials tell NBC News, confirming charges leveled by...
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- American families and survivors of Iranian terrorism today accused the Obama Administration of blocking legislation that would hold Iran accountable for its unpunished attack on U.S. peacekeeping soldiers in Lebanon 30 years ago. "This Administration talks a lot about sanctions, but we know Iran is watching this case closely and, astonishingly, Obama's people are taking Iran's side," said Lynn Smith Derbyshire, whose brother Marine Captain...
Internationally-renowned pioneer of Iranian Information Technology, Dr Ali Akbar Jalali, has announced the Second Internet Marketing Conference in Iran. The conference, which is hoped to increase awareness of online business opportunities in the country, takes place in Tehran in February. England (PRWEB) January 28, 2012 Internationally-renowned pioneer of Iranian Information Technology Dr Ali Akbar Jalali has announced the Second Internet Marketing Conference in Iran. The conference,...
Senator Dan Coats, Former Senator Chuck Robb, General (ret.) Chuck Wald and Former Representative John Tanner to Discuss Diplomacy, Sanctions and Military Options to Prevent a Nuclear Iran WASHINGTON, Jan. 25, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- International concern is growing over Iran's nuclear program, which is fast approaching a volatile threshold. Despite 15 years of sanctions, a cyber attack on its nuclear facilities and other setbacks, the International Atomic...
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Given the EU's serious and deepening concerns over the Iranian nuclear program, the Council today broadened the EU's restrictive measures against that country. Today's decisions target the sources of finance for the nuclear program, complementing already existing sanctions. The Council banned imports of Iranian crude oil and petroleum products. The prohibition concerns import, purchase and transport of such products as well as...
NEW YORK, Jan. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- AJC praised the European Union for adopting today new sanctions that will end oil imports from Iran and sanction the Iranian Central Bank. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100816/AJCLOGO) The oil embargo will be implemented in phases, with an immediate stop to new contracts for crude oil and petroleum products, while existing contracts will be allowed to run until July. "The international message to the Iranian regime to stop...
NEW YORK, Jan. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- AJC welcomed Japan's pledge to reduce its oil imports from Iran. The commitment came in a meeting between Japanese Finance Minister Jun Azumi and U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner in Tokyo. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100816/AJCLOGO) "As Iran's second biggest oil customer, Japan's action will be particularly significant," said AJC Executive Director David Harris. "Iran's leaders must recognize that the...
Military Leaders Urge Action on Energy Security to Counter Iran's Sustained Efforts to Rattle Oil Markets SAFE Releases Intelligence Report outlining state-of-play and policy options to respond to Iran WASHINGTON, Jan. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Members of Securing America's Future Energy's (SAFE) Energy Security Leadership Council (ESLC) today said that Iran is likely to continue actions aimed at keeping oil prices at elevated levels in 2012, and urged action on a broad...
Mostafa Ahmadi-Roshan, one of Iran’s leading nuclear scientists and a beloved university lecturer, was killed Wednesday in a bomb-attack while riding in a car in the nation’s capital city. Witnesses say that the precision explosion, which killed both Dr. Ahmadi-Roshan and his driver, took place after motorcyclists attached what appears to have been a bomb on the side of the car. Ahmadi-Roshan, who taught in Tehran and also provided expertise for the much-discussed Natanz uranium...
Iran's Ahmadinejad Arrives In Venezuela to Celebrate Chavez WASHINGTON, Jan. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Despite only verbal warnings from the State Department to avoid close ties with Iran, Venezuela's Hugo Chavez welcomed Iranian dictator Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in Caracas over the weekend where a grinning Hugo Chavez stated, "A spokesman or spokeswoman in Washington from the State Department or the White House said it was not convenient for any country to get close to Iran....
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Symbol: IRAN Group: Dicot Family: Amaranthaceae Duration: Perennial Growth Habit: Forb/herb Subshrub Native Status: PR N VI N Synonyms: IREL2 Iresine elatior A. Rich. ex Willd. IRPA8 Iresine paniculata Poir. Distribution: IresineangustifoliaEuph. distribution:USA+(PR, VI) Classification: Kingdom Plantae – Plants Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants Superdivision ...
The Syrian brown bear (Ursus arctos syriacus) is a native species to Eurasia. It is a slightly small species of brown bear. Its range includes Northern Armenia, Kopet Dag, Abkhazia, Azerbaijan Talysh, Turkey, Iran, and Iraq. Its range also includes the former Soviet Union. This bear is extinct in Israel, Lebanon, Egypt, and in more recent years it has become extinct in Syria. Due to habitat loss and poaching, the Syrian brown bear population is declining. The bear is also hunted for its bile,...
The Sindh Sparrow (Passer pyrrhonotus), is a sparrow found in Iran, Pakistan and the Kathiawar peninsula. Its habitat is usually tall grass and scrub. Photo Copyright and Credit
The Spotted Sandgrouse (Pterocles senegallus), is a species of bird in the Pteroclididae family of birds. It is found in Afghanistan, Algeria, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, India, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Oman, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, and Western Sahara.
The Caucasian Squirrel or Persian Squirrel (Sciurus anomalus), is a species of rodent in the Sciuridae family. It is found throughout Armenia,Azerbaijan, Georgia, Greece, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, and Turkey. It is naturally found to thrive in temperate forests.
