Tag: Iran

• Tuesday, April 5th 2011 - 09:36 UTC

  Timerman begins visit to Israel denying any secret dealings with Iran

  

  Argentina’s Foreign Affairs Minister Héctor Timerman began his first official trip to Israel and denied offering to “forget” Iran's role in attacks against Israel's Embassy in BA and AMIA Jewish Community Centre in exchange for improved trade ties with Teheran.

• Monday, March 28th 2011 - 01:15 UTC

  Rousseff and Lula da Silva together in Portugal ‘day-after’ Iran vote

  

  Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff and her predecessor Lula da Silva will be meeting this week for an international event in Portugal, just a few days after the new government abandoned a pro-dialogue with Iran position for a more neutral stance.

• Saturday, March 26th 2011 - 08:20 UTC

  Brazil’s UN vote on Iran marks first great difference between Dilma and Lula da Silva

  

  Brazil’s vote in the UN Human Rights Council in support of a rapporteur to monitor human rights in Iran, proposed by the US, signals the first great divergence in foreign policy between the current administration of President Dilma Rousseff and her predecessor and mentor Lula da Silva.

• Monday, November 22nd 2010 - 20:45 UTC

  Bolivia rejects US warning and will have dealings with whomever it wishes

  

  Bolivian President Evo Morales delivered a blunt reply on Monday to visiting US Secretary of Defence Robert Gates's warning about dealings with Iran, saying Bolivia will ally with whomever it wants.

• Wednesday, May 5th 2010 - 21:26 UTC

  Homosexuals Campaign Against Lula da Silva’s Visit to Iran

  

  A Brazilian non government organization which defends the rights of homosexuals launched a campaign to protest President Lula da Silva’s visit to Iran scheduled for next May 15.

• Saturday, April 24th 2010 - 02:15 UTC

  Pentagon Says Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Operating in Latinamerica

  

  Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps has stepped up its presence in Latin America, especially in Venezuela, according to a Pentagon report to the United States Congress partially de-classified this week.