Iran's president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Saturday said the country would unveil numerous nuclear projects in coming days, in a speech marking the anniversary of the Islamic revolution. He added that Iran would "never yield" to Western sanctions.
Even if it was off the record, you know it’s not going well for the incumbent when he starts contemplating life after the presidency. François Picard’s panel looks at why Nicolas Sarkozy finds himself 20 percentage points down in the polls.
With the EU agreeing to slap an embargo on Iran’s oil exports and Iran threatening to close the Strait of Hormuz, Melissa Bell talks to Karim Sadjadpour about the risk of military confrontation.
Will EU sanctions on crude oil bring Tehran to the bargaining table or push the West and Iran closer to military confrontation? François Picard’s panel ponders the potential for escalation in an election year.
Will EU sanctions on crude oil bring Tehran to the bargaining table or push the West and Iran closer to military confrontation? François Picard’s panel ponders the potential for escalation in an election year.
As tensions grow over Iran’s nuclear ambitions with US sanctions against Tehran’s central bank and recent missiles tests by Iran, Steven Kull explains why he hopes that the Middle East could still become a nuclear weapons-free zone.
South Carolina prepares to vote in the Republican nomination campaign, with front-runner Mitt Romney hoping to win over the party's heart. Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad visits allies in South America. And children on the frontline of the war between the Colombian government and FARC rebels learn how to survive, and how not to get involved.
Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega called on Israel to get rid of its nuclear weapons during his inauguration ceremony on Tuesday, which took place during a visit from Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
In a show of political defiance, Iran announced it was beginning the enrichment of uranium at an underground plant, which some Western countries believe is to produce nuclear arms. Iran maintains it is purely for civilian use. This latest diplomatic dispute comes in the wake of economic sanctions imposed by the US and threats from Iran to close a strategic waterway if Washington continues.
Israel "has begun thinking the unthinkable", says The Times. It reports that Israeli officials think they will have to deal with a nuclear-armed Iran this year. That, and Mahmoud Ahmedinejad's tour of Latin American countries, is the focus for this look at the world's papers, Tuesday 10th January 2012.
