USA TODAY | Report: Obama wrote secret letter to Iran on Islamic State USA TODAY President Obama secretly wrote a letter last month to Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei that sought to link cooperation in the fight against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria to a nuclear deal, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. "Mr. Obama ... Obama Wrote Secret Letter to Iran's Khamenei About Fighting Islamic State President Obama sent 'secret letter' to leader of Iran Obama pens secret letter to Iran's Ayatollah Khamenei as nuclear deadline looms |
Aljazeera.com | Iran is set to reclaim its role as regional leader Aljazeera.com The implications of the scourge of sectarianism are far reaching for Iran too. As a constitutionally Shia Muslim state, Iran is mindful of the restricting framework of sectarianism. Since its inception, the Islamic Republic of Iran has been eager to ... |
The Atlantic | Vahid Salemi/AP The Atlantic On this date in 1979, the U.S. Embassy in Tehran was infamously stormed by a mob of Iranian students. Over 50 Americans inside were held hostage for 444 days. Though the accompanying hostage crisis was not thought to be in the original plans, the tide ... Iranian website reports US giving ground on nuclear centrifuges Role for Russia Gives Iran Talks a Possible Boost US considering a nuclear deal with Iran reliant on Russia |
Christian Science Monitor | Iran hints at early release for detained Washington Post reporter Christian Science Monitor Jason Rezaian, an Iranian-American correspondent for the Washington Post smiles as he attends a presidential campaign of President Hassan Rouhani in Tehran, Iran, in April 2013. Mr. Rezaian is jailed without charge in Iran for months, and his family is ... Sources: Detained Iranian-American Journalist's Condition Deteriorating |
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty | Own a dog in Iran? That will be 74 lashes Jerusalem Post However in Iran, lawmakers are trying to pass a new bill that would harshly punish anyone who buys, sells or walks a dog in public with either a fine ranging from 10 to 100 million rials (NIS 142 to NIS 14,177) or 74 lashes, according to a report by ... How to Listen Iran: MPs propose lashes for dog walkers |
Report: Obama sent secret letter to Iran on fighting ISIS Jerusalem Post US President Barack Obama sent a secret letter to Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei last month stressing the two countries' shared interest in fighting Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria, a media report on Thursday said. According to ... |
The Guardian | Iran's dog walkers could face 74 lashes in criminalisation of pet ownership The Guardian A group of Iranian MPs has proposed making it a criminal offence to keep dogs as pets or walk them in public, with offenders subject to 74 lashes or a fine. Iran's reformist Shargh newspaper reported on Thursday that 32 members of parliament, who are ... |
Al-Arabiya | Report: Iran building 'new Hezbollah' in Syria Al-Arabiya Doueiri noted that it was Suleimani's idea to send Iran's Basij brigades to Syria in the early months of the Syrian civil war. He explained how Suleimani reportedly used Iraq as a training ground for foreign Shiite militias who desired to join the ... McCain rips WH for 'playing footsie' with Iran McCain: Obama Administration 'Playing Footsie' With Iran [VIDEO] Iran reportedly seeks to unite foreign militias in Syria |
Fox News | Iran nuclear talks: Obama's legacy not worth trading away US, Israeli security Fox News Having missed a July deadline for reaching an agreement with Iran over its nuclear program, the six world powers party to the talks — the United States, Russia, China, France, United Kingdom and Germany — have set November 24 as their new deadline. Iran Quietly Fearful of Republican Takeover of Congress The time for a nuclear deal with Iran is now The midterms change the Iran equation |
Fox News | Report: US turned to Iran for help in Afghanistan Fox News The United States remains “the great Satan” and Iran's “number one enemy,” Iranian military and defense officials said in statements that also called for “the prosecution, trial, and punishment of the White House,” The Washington Free Beacon reported. Pentagon Sought Sanctions Exemptions for Iranian Investment in Afghanistan Pentagon: Iran Giving 'Lethal Aid to the Taliban' to Fight U.S. Report: Pentagon Sought Iran's Help to Boost Afghan Economy |