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Writer: Nasser Karimi

April 23, 2013
2:54 pm

Illustrative photo of a Via Rail (Canada) train (photo credit: CC BY-SA by Randy Plunkett, Wikimedia Commons)

Iran denies link with Canadian train terror plot

Authorities allege suspects had ‘direction and guidance’ from al-Qaeda members in the Islamic Republic

By Nasser Karimi

April 23, 2013
1:23 am

A bazaar in Tehran in 2011 (photo credit: CC-BY Kamshots, Flickr)

Iranians stock up on staples ahead of price hikes

Citizens feeling the strain of sanctions, inflation; papers warn of restlessness ahead of presidential elections

By Nasser Karimi

April 1, 2013
9:35 pm

Pistachios are seen at a nut shop in western Tehran, Iran. Pistachios are Iran's top non-oil export and provide work for hundreds of thousands of people. Still, Iranian authorities are backing the boycott. They laud it as a way to decrease domestic pistachio consumption and leave more nuts for exporting, which has become an increasingly important pipeline for foreign revenue as sanctions squeeze Iran's oil and gas sales. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Iranians start Facebook-driven boycott of pistachio

As locals mark Persian new year, shop owners are left with piles of unsold ‘national nuts’ after their price is almost doubled

By Nasser Karimi

February 19, 2013
7:02 pm

US freestyle wrestling team members arrive at the Imam Khomeini airport in Tehran, Iran, on February 19, 2013, to attend the World Cup tournament. (photo credit: Vahid Salemi/AP)

US and Iran find common ground

Both nations agree: Olympic Committee was wrong to drop wrestling from the 2020 games

By Nasser Karimi

February 10, 2013
12:46 pm

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks in Azadi Square during an annual rally commemorating the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic revolution in Tehran, Iran (photo credit: AP/Vahid Salemi)

Ahmadinejad conditions direct talks on sanctions let-up

‘You pull away the gun from the face of the Iranian nation, I myself will enter the talks with you,’ says president

By Nasser Karimi

November 11, 2012
11:33 am

Iran to probe alleged death of jailed blogger

New York-based journalist advocacy organization had called for investigation into ‘suspicious death’ of Sattar Beheshti

By Nasser Karimi

November 9, 2012
3:42 am

Potential customers try out Samsung cell phones and tablet computers in a store in Tehran, Iran, Thursday, Nov. 8, 2012. (photo credit: Vahid Salemi/AP)

Struggling with sanctions, Iran bans foreign cars, cell phones — and even toilet paper

Desperate to keep currency in the country, Islamic Republic shuts out 75 categories of ‘luxury’ imports

By Brian Murphy and Nasser Karimi

October 14, 2012
8:19 pm

Iran denies role in Gulf cyberattacks

Official denounces as ‘politically motivated’ US allegations of sabotage against Saudi Arabian state oil company and Qatari natural gas producer

By Nasser Karimi

October 1, 2012
7:56 pm

In this Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2012 photo, a group of Iranian workers protest in front the Industrial Ministry building in Tehran, Iran, demanding their delayed salaries. For weeks, a manifesto complaining about Iran's sinking economy circulated in secret among factories and workshops. In the end, some 10,000 signatures were on a petition addressed to Iran's labor minister calling attention to the street-level fallout from Western sanctions: rising prices, fewer jobs. (AP Photo)

Rare labor petition in Iran puts financial alarm in spotlight

Amid accusations of government mismanagement, 10,000 workers and labor activists sign document complaining about stumbling economy

By Brian Murphy and Nasser Karimi

September 30, 2012
6:12 pm

Iraqis stand in rubble at the scene of a car bomb attack in the town of Taji, about 12 miles (20 kilometers) north of Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, Sept. 30 (photo credit: AP/Hadi Mizban)

32 killed in sectarian terrorist attacks around Iraq

Bombings follow massive prison break; ‘Al-Qaeda leaders have no intention of leaving this country or letting Iraqis live in peace,’ says Shiite lawmaker

By Brian Murphy and Nasser Karimi

September 5, 2012
1:20 am

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks during a ceremony at the nuclear enrichment facility in Natanz. (photo credit: AP/Hasan Sarbakhshian/File)

Ahmadinejad: West has launched sanctions war against Iran

‘There are barriers in transferring money, there are barriers in selling oil,’ president says in TV interview. ‘It’s an all-out, hidden, heavy war.’

By Nasser Karimi

August 30, 2012
8:17 pm

Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (photo credit: CC-BY-SA DragonFire1024/Wikipedia)

Iran’s Khamenei calls nuclear arms use a ‘big sin’

But supreme says Tehran ‘will never abandon its right for peaceful use of nuclear energy’

By Nasser Karimi

August 24, 2012
2:42 am

Textile merchants wait for customers in Tehran's old main bazaar on Saturday, July 14, 2012. (Vahid Salemi/AP)

Beyond oil battle, sanctions hit Iran’s merchants

Leaders say sanctions are ineffective, but Islamic Republic’s ailing economy says otherwise

By Brian Murphy and Nasser Karimi

July 30, 2012
12:09 am

Iranian teachers Akram Shafizadeh, left, and Saba Mirvahabi, hold young children in a kindergarten in Tehran, Iran, on Saturday. (photo credit: Vahid Salemi/AP)

Iran tells parents to get busy, have babies

Family planning programs have been cut from the current year’s budget in an attempt to promote pregnancies

By Nasser Karimi

February 26, 2012
4:45 pm

Printed posters of Mostafa Kavakebian, a candidate in the upcoming election, in a printing house in Tehran (photo credit: AP/Vahid Salemi)

Election season in Iran

Ahmadinejad’s regime faces competition from conservative rivals; reformist groups are excluded from parliamentary elections

By Nasser Karimi

The Times of Israel

The one-stop news site
covering Israel, the region and
the Jewish people worldwide

Founding editor:
David Horovitz

Fair, fresh and fast

The Jewish world's
fastest-growing
news site

Writer: Nasser Karimi

Iran denies link with Canadian train terror plot

Authorities allege suspects had ‘direction and guidance’ from al-Qaeda members in the Islamic Republic

Iranians stock up on staples ahead of price hikes

Citizens feeling the strain of sanctions, inflation; papers warn of restlessness ahead of presidential elections

Iranians start Facebook-driven boycott of pistachio

As locals mark Persian new year, shop owners are left with piles of unsold ‘national nuts’ after their price is almost doubled

US and Iran find common ground

Both nations agree: Olympic Committee was wrong to drop wrestling from the 2020 games

Ahmadinejad conditions direct talks on sanctions let-up

‘You pull away the gun from the face of the Iranian nation, I myself will enter the talks with you,’ says president

Iran to probe alleged death of jailed blogger

New York-based journalist advocacy organization had called for investigation into ‘suspicious death’ of Sattar Beheshti

Struggling with sanctions, Iran bans foreign cars, cell phones — and even toilet paper

Desperate to keep currency in the country, Islamic Republic shuts out 75 categories of ‘luxury’ imports

Iran denies role in Gulf cyberattacks

Official denounces as ‘politically motivated’ US allegations of sabotage against Saudi Arabian state oil company and Qatari natural gas producer

Rare labor petition in Iran puts financial alarm in spotlight

Amid accusations of government mismanagement, 10,000 workers and labor activists sign document complaining about stumbling economy

32 killed in sectarian terrorist attacks around Iraq

Bombings follow massive prison break; ‘Al-Qaeda leaders have no intention of leaving this country or letting Iraqis live in peace,’ says Shiite lawmaker

Ahmadinejad: West has launched sanctions war against Iran

‘There are barriers in transferring money, there are barriers in selling oil,’ president says in TV interview. ‘It’s an all-out, hidden, heavy war.’

Iran’s Khamenei calls nuclear arms use a ‘big sin’

But supreme says Tehran ‘will never abandon its right for peaceful use of nuclear energy’

Beyond oil battle, sanctions hit Iran’s merchants

Leaders say sanctions are ineffective, but Islamic Republic’s ailing economy says otherwise

Iran tells parents to get busy, have babies

Family planning programs have been cut from the current year’s budget in an attempt to promote pregnancies

Election season in Iran

Ahmadinejad’s regime faces competition from conservative rivals; reformist groups are excluded from parliamentary elections

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