Topic: Iran

April 25 is the 115th day of the year (116th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. On April 25 there are 250 days remaining in the calendar year. The crisis began November 4 , 1979 when the U.S. embassy in Tehran ...

We all know what's happened in the U.S. on July 4th, but what happened on July 5th, besides the founding fathers taking the day to sleep in?Here's a few of the things that happened throughout the years:1812 - American forces defeat British ...

This guest post is an excerpt from the memoir, The Butterfly Mosque by G. Willow Wilson.. I had just flown into Iran from Egypt-this journey had begun thousands of miles from my own country. That a mountain and a change in the ...

AP News in BriefBack on track: BP will begin testing new cap that could close off oil from GulfNEW ORLEANS (AP) — The federal government gave BP permission Wednesday to go ahead with testing its new, tighter cap over the Gulf of ...

Excerpts from recent editorials in newspapers in the United States and abroad:July 8The Denver Post on federal government's lawsuit against Arizona over immigration law:The federal government sued the state of Arizona over its controversial immigration law, arguing that enforcing immigration laws is ...

AP News in Brief at 5:58 p.m. EDTIran test fires missiles amid global flap over its nuclear ambitionsTEHRAN (AP) Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guard said it successfully test-fired short-range missiles Sunday in drills meant to show Tehran is prepared to crush any military ...

Excerpts from recent editorials in newspapers in the United States and abroad: //tinyurl.com/l8y5q9___June 21The (Norfolk) Virginian-Pilot, on President Obama, public records and transparency: //hamptonroads.com/2009/06/white-house-hides-comings-and-go ngs___June 21Durango (Colo.) Herald, on President Obama and Iran: The Iranian religious leadership has been confounded by President ...

From Afghanistan to A-Rod: Highlights of Obama's prime-time press conferenceIn his first prime-time news conference as president, Barack Obama opened with a seven-minute pitch for his economic-stimulus program, then took 13 questions spanning another 51 minutes. Obama would not put a timetable ...

Tehran taxi drivers might not know where the US embassy used to be, especially if they weren't around when the Islamic Revolution took place in 1979. Reagan's predecessor, Jimmy Carter - the Democrat who had urged Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi to make ...

On Oct. 22, 1962, President Kennedy Announced a Quarantine of Military Equipment to CubaToday is Monday, Oct. 22, the 295th day of 2007. There are 70 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On Oct. 22, 1962, President John F. Kennedy announced ...