New York Times | Role for Russia Gives Iran Talks a Possible Boost New York Times WASHINGTON — Iran has tentatively agreed to ship much of its huge stockpile of uranium to Russia if it reaches a broader nuclear deal with the West, according to officials and diplomats involved in the negotiations, potentially a major breakthrough in ... US considering a nuclear deal with Iran reliant on Russia Report: Iran tentatively agrees to transfer uranium to Russia Iran celebrates 35th anniversary of US Embassy hostage crisis |
The Guardian | Woman jailed in Iran for attending volleyball match on 'dry' hunger strike The Guardian Ghoncheh Ghavami, the British-Iranian woman sentenced to one year in prison in Iran for trying to attend a volleyball game, has gone on a “dry” hunger strike, meaning she is refusing food and water. Her brother, Iman Ghavami, said she is protesting ... Volleyball woman 'on hunger strike' in Iran British-Iranian Woman Jailed For Attending Volleyball Match In Iran Goes On ... Appeal Delay for Woman Who Protested Iran Sport Ban, Family Says |
Fox News | Escape from Iran: Mother of imprisoned pastor flees after repeated threats Fox News The mother of Saeed Abedini, the American citizen imprisoned in Iran for his faith, has fled the Islamic republic and is making her way to the U.S. to await his return with his wife and two sons. Friends of Abedini on Friday helped spirit the anguished ... Mother Of Saeed Abedini, Detained American Pastor In Iran, Flees The Country ... Saeed Abedini's Mother Flees to the US Following Threats, Intimidation in Iran |
New York Times | Woman in Iran Sent to Prison After Going to Sports Event New York Times TEHRAN — An Iranian-British woman who was arrested in June when she tried to attend a men's volleyball match in Iran has been sentenced to a year in prison, her lawyer said Sunday. The lawyer, Mahmoud Alizadeh Tabatabaei, said that the sentence for ... Iran activist Ghoncheh Ghavami 'on hunger strike' Iranian-British woman sentenced to 1 year in prison, lawyer says Iran Jails British-Iranian Woman Ghoncheh Ghavami Over Men's Volleyball Protest |
NPR | After Acid Attacks And Execution, Iran Defends Human Rights Record NPR Iranian officials attacked the latest United Nations report on its human rights record Friday, blasting what they called efforts to impose a Western lifestyle on the Islamic republic. But for Iranians and others who hoped President Hassan Rouhani would ... |
Fox News | Iran policy can change after the midterms Washington Post (blog) While Democrats remain in denial about the importance of the midterms, one area that surely will feel the impact of a GOP-majority Senate is Iran. The Foreign Policy Initiative's analysts write: “The tension between the administration's conciliatory ... For Israel, midterms spell leverage on Iran talks through Senate Obama adviser likened Iran nuclear deal to ObamaCare Simulation Exercise: The Aftermath of a "Bad Deal" with Iran |
Boston Globe | Thirty-five years after Iranian hostage crisis, aftershocks remain Boston Globe Yet when I recently asked one lifelong Washington insider to explain why the American political class remains so obsessed with isolating and punishing Iran, he immediately replied, “It all goes back to the hostage crisis.” The emotional legacy of that ... |
Haaretz | Senior Iran official: Israel's Mossad created ISIS Haaretz Deputy foreign minister's accusation echoes many others, which abounded after an Iranian news report purportedly proving Islamic State's Israeli and American roots. By Haaretz | Nov. 4, 2014 | 7:18 PM | 2 ... |
Washington Times | 'Death to America' rallies sweep Iran Washington Times Iranian women chant slogans while holding anti-U.S. placards during a demonstration in front of the former U.S. Embassy, during Ashoura, when Muslim Shiites mark the death of 7th century Imam Hussein, in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2014. Thousands ... |
Fox News | Iran: US is still 'number one enemy' Fox News The United States remains “the great Satan” and Iran's “number one enemy,” Iranian military and defense officials said over the weekend in statements that also called for “the prosecution, trial, and punishment of the White House.” The inflammatory ... Illness of Iran's Ayatollah Khamenei fuels succession rumours |