Posts Tagged ‘Iran’

Karzai Boasts of Getting Cash from Iran, U.S.

Karzai Boasts of Getting Cash from Iran, U.S.
Afghan President Allegedly Uses Money to Secure Loyalty of Lawmakers, Taliban; says Cash Gifts are “Transparent”

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U.S. woman who was held in Iran says she’s not a spy

U.S. woman who was held in Iran says she’s not a spy
NEW YORK – An American woman who was held in Iran for more than 13 months and accused of espionage said Sunday she and two men detained with her never spied or committed any crime, calling their arrest “a huge misunderstanding.” Discussing her experience at the most length since her release Tuesday, Sarah Shourd underscored her gratitude at being released but said she felt only “one-third free …

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Carter: Iran rescue effort should have worked

Carter: Iran rescue effort should have worked
Former President Jimmy Carter felt his efforts to rescue U.S. diplomats held hostage by Iran should have worked but were thwarted by a “strange series of mishaps,” and the mission’s failure played a major role in his 1980 re-election defeat, the Georgia Democrat writes in a new book assembled from diary entries.

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Iran Risks Crash With Record Stock Market Boom, Say Economists

Iran Risks Crash With Record Stock Market Boom, Say Economists
A record boom in Tehran’s stock market will end in a spectacular crash that could trigger a prolonged depression producing multiple bankruptcies, mass unemployment, and acute economic hardship, analysts say. -Robert Tait, RFE

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