2 December 2011 Last updated at 03:53 GMT Iran insists its nuclear programme is for peaceful purposes only The US Senate has unanimously approved economic sanctions on Iran targeting the country’s oil industry, despite warnings the move could backfire. The measures, passed by 100 votes to nil, would ban foreign firms from doing business with [...]
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December 2, 2011
November 30, 2011
Britain Steps Up Pressure on Iran After Embassy Attacks
Britain has ordered the immediate closure of the Iranian embassy in London and has closed its embassy in Tehran, following a mob attack Tuesday on British embassy compounds in the Iranian capital. British Foreign Secretary William Hague announced the decision in parliament Wednesday. He said Iran’s diplomatic staff has been ordered to leave the United [...]
