http://www.yourstreet.com/news/islamic-republic-of-iran YourStreet collects the latest local news and information from around the web. Find out what's going on in your town. en-us Former vice-president sentenced to six years for his part in post-election protests BY FREDRIK DAHL Reuters Iranian opposition leader Mirhossein Mousavi said yesterday that the reform movement would not be cowed by the hardline government’s harsh methods as... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6756050/iran-s-opposition-defiant-in-face-of-crackdown Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:20:08 -0800 Iran will begin large-scale air defense war games on Sunday to help protect its nuclear facilities against any attack, a senior commander said. Brigadier General Ahmad Mighani also suggested Iran could itself produce an advanced missile defense system that Russia has... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6753781/iran-to-hold-war-games-to-protect-nuclear-facilities Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:18:08 -0800 BY HILARY LEILA KRIEGER The Jerusalem Post Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu held a lengthy meeting with US President Barack Obama Monday night which addressed the Middle East peace process, Iran and Israeli security. The one-hour-and-forty-minute parley was... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6752677/unusual-media-blackout-follows-netanyahu,-obama-meeting Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:19:08 -0800 BY HAVIV RETTIG GUR The Jerusalem Post A meeting between Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and US President Barack Obama in Washington ended after nearly two hours on Monday evening, Israel Radio reported. The White House said Obama reaffirmed his country’s... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6752679/meeting-between-netanyahu-and-obama-ends-after-nearly-two-hours Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:05:08 -0800 BY LALLY WEYMOUTH Newsweek According to someone who knows Benjamin Netanyahu well, Israel’s prime minister views the threat from Iran in stark terms: he sees his mission as protecting the Jewish people from a second Holocaust. Like many Israelis, he is outraged... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6750585/the-question-isn-t-security-of-israel-but-of-the-world-netanyahu-intervie Sun, 25 Oct 2009 08:19:08 -0700 McCain moves to block FCC net neutrality. Still no word from Iran on proposed nuclear deal. North Korean leader Kim Jong Il makes summit offer to South Korea. Controversial water treatment plant gets OK from Austin city council. Flooding temporarily closes Barton... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6751659/news-bits- Fri, 23 Oct 2009 09:08:08 -0700 Public Option Still Alive : Senate and House leaders seem committed to the idea , but Obama's currently "not expressing any preference." Pakistan Using U.S. Military Surveillance : Apparently the U.S. likes sharing . Iran Nuclear Deal Unraveling : The country's... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6751994/good-morning-news- Fri, 23 Oct 2009 08:08:08 -0700 Overview of a meeting of delegates from Iran, the US, Russia and France, on Monday, at Vienna’s International Center. BY JULIAN BORGER Reuters Talks between Iran and world powers on a deal to ease concerns about Tehran’s nuclear drive started well on... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6750266/iran-nuclear-talks-reported-off-to-good-start- Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:07:08 -0700 Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says the positions of the U.S. and Russia on Iran's nuclear program "coincide." http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6748510/russian-fm-russia,-us-position-on-iran-coincide- Tue, 13 Oct 2009 05:24:27 -0700 Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Tuesday that the threat of sanctions against Iran would be counterproductive, resisting U.S. efforts to win agreement for measures if Iran fails to prove its nuclear program is... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6749985/russian-fm-threat-of-sanctions-counterproductive Tue, 13 Oct 2009 04:24:08 -0700 U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton was meeting with Russian leaders on Tuesday to urge their support in pressuring Iran to prove its nuclear program is peaceful. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6747384/clinton-in-talks-with-russians-about-iran Tue, 13 Oct 2009 01:24:08 -0700 TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's official news agency says Iran and a South Korean company signed a billion dollar agreement on refining natural gas. Tuesday's report by IRNA says the state-owned Pars Gas and Oil Company and South Korean GS Company singed the euro1.24... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6745835/iran,-south-korea-sign-euro1-24-billion-gas-deal Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:22:08 -0700 TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's official news agency says Iran and a South Korean company signed a billion dollar agreement on refining natural gas. Tuesday's report by IRNA says the state-owned Pars Gas and Oil Company and South Korean GS Company singed the €1.24... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6745836/iran,-south-korea-sign-1-24-billion-gas-deal Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:22:08 -0700 U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton was meeting with Russian leaders on Tuesday to urge their support in pressuring Iran to prove its nuclear program is peaceful. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6744069/clinton-in-talks-with-russians-about-iran Mon, 12 Oct 2009 22:49:08 -0700 U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton was meeting with Russian leaders on Tuesday to urge their support in pressuring Iran to prove its nuclear program is peaceful. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6742918/clinton-in-talks-with-russians-on-iran Mon, 12 Oct 2009 22:09:08 -0700 MOSCOW -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton plans to press Russian leaders for "specific forms of pressure" against Iran if the regime fails to comply with international demands to prove its nuclear program is peaceful. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6745264/clinton-to-press-russia-on-iran,-arms-control Mon, 12 Oct 2009 20:00:08 -0700 BOSTON — Presidents should tread carefully and pay attention to the lessons of history when dealing with thorny nuclear issues ranging from Iran and North Korea to the threat of nuclear terrorism. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6749068/panel-on-presidency-in-nuclear-age-at-jfk-library Mon, 12 Oct 2009 18:56:08 -0700 Marselis looks back at his favorites stories in the past 40 years. We start with the release of 52 American hostages from Iran, including the former Burlington School Superintendent Bill Keough. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6744234/part-1-marselis-memories Mon, 12 Oct 2009 17:25:08 -0700 Guardian: Let's start with some news from the near future. Iran won't build a nuclear bomb . With extra aid money, Pakistan will become more peaceful. And the Copenhagen summit on climate change this December is doomed to [...] http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6742038/prairiepundit-go-figure-using-math-to-prodict-the-future Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:22:08 -0700 By ROSS DOUTHAT This was President Barack Obama’s chance. Here was an opportunity to cut himself free, in a stroke, from the baggage that’s weighed down his presidency: the implausible expectations, the utopian dreams, the messianic hoo-ha. Here was a... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6744602/douthat-heckuva-job,-barack-you-should-have-turned-down-the-nobel-peace-p Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:35:08 -0700