Arutz Sheva | European airlines drop flights as sanctions bite Iran USA TODAY Dutch carrier KLM and Austria's Austrian Airlines are suspending their service to Iran. Each carrier says politics are not behind the move, but come rather as the result of declining demand. KLM will halt its four weekly Amsterdam-Tehran flights in ... 2 EU airlines halt flights to Iran KLM to cease flights to Iran in April As of April, Only Lufthansa Will Fly to Iran |
MSNBC | Hagel's inexplicable position on Iran sanctions Washington Post (blog) Last week, in his first interview since being nominated to be the next Secretary of Defense, former Nebraska Sen. Chuck Hagel told the Lincoln Journal Star: “I have not supported unilateral sanctions because, when it is us alone, they don't work and ... Obama likely to be confronting Iran – again 'Real News:' How Will Obama's New National Security Team Handle Iran Opinion: Why Iran Supports Chuck Hagel |
Christian Broadcasting Network | American pastor imprisoned in Iran to go on trial next week Fox News Saeed Abedini, will go before one of Iran's most notorious “hanging judges” on Jan. 21 on charges of compromising national security. Court documents indicate that the charges are directly related to Abedini's work starting a house church movement, and ... American Pastor Turned Over to Iran's 'Hanging Judge' American pastor jailed in Iran faces torture US Pastor Jailed in Iran Tells Family of Death Threat |
Arutz Sheva | Will threats of war compel Iran to make a nuclear deal? Los Angeles Times In my Sunday column, I predicted that 2013 will bring another round of brinkmanship with Iran over its nuclear program. The United States and its allies will press Tehran to stop enriching uranium, Iran will say no, Israel will warn that its patience ... 'Iran may reach key point for nuclear bomb by 2014' Nuclear Iran, war, or…? Iran set for 2014 nuclear capability: US think tank |
New York Times | Starring in Drama in Iran: TV Itself New York Times On Monday, with the Iranian news media silent, wild rumors flew about the causes of the blackout, with some describing a technically complicated government crackdown and others a shrewd plot to get people to subscribe online for a monthly fee. “First ... |
New York Times | Coming soon: Iran's response to 'Argo' CNN (CNN) -- Ben Affleck has more than just a couple of Golden Globes to add to his resume. His movie "Argo," about the suspenseful rescue of U.S. diplomats during the Iran hostage crisis, has also achieved the unusual honor of prompting Tehran to produce ... Golden Globe Winner Ben Affleck Goes To War With Iran Over Plans To ... Golden Globes: Iran hostage thriller Argo surprise best-drama winner over Lincoln |
South Korea's Oil Imports From Iran Rise 24% From a Year Earlier Bloomberg South Korea halted imports of Iranian crude in August and September after the start of a European Union ban on insurance coverage for tankers carrying oil from the Persian Gulf nation. The injunction was a part of sanctions by Western countries ... |
How John Kerry Exposed the Iran Contra Scandal and Showed the Cracks in the ... Huffington Post (blog) John Kerry being nominated to Secretary of the State brings his ever looming presence within the Iran Contra Scandal full circle. The man responsible for uncovering a scandal that cocaine was being brought into the United States as part of a ... |
WGAN News | Low profile no more, new House foreign affairs chair eyes Iran Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - After 20 years working on international relations in Congress, Representative Ed Royce takes over the House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee with one goal firmly in mind: a harder line, with tighter sanctions, on Iran. Some activists in the USA called on to stop sanctions against Iran |
The Week Magazine | Ben Affleck: Iran's plan for Argo response film is 'badge of honour' The Guardian Last week, director Ataollah Salmanian told the Iranian news agency MNA that he was working on a film to be called The General Staff, which was designed as an "appropriate response to the ahistoric film Argo". He said he hoped to secure funding from ... Iran's bizarre plan to remake Argo Iran to Ben Affleck: We 'Argo'-nna Remake Your Movie Iran planning a cinematic response to Golden Globe winner Argo |