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Report: Obama wrote secret letter to Iran on Islamic State - USA TODAY Thu, 06 Nov 2014 23:31:23 GMT

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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 StateWall Street Journal
President Obama sent 'secret letter' to leader of IranBBC News
Obama pens secret letter to Iran's Ayatollah Khamenei as nuclear deadline loomsThe Guardian
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Iran is set to reclaim its role as regional leader - Aljazeera.com Thu, 06 Nov 2014 08:33:05 GMT

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Iran is set to reclaim its role as regional leader
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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 ...

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Vahid Salemi/AP - The Atlantic Thu, 06 Nov 2014 17:04:02 GMT

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Vahid Salemi/AP
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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 centrifugesLos Angeles Times
Role for Russia Gives Iran Talks a Possible BoostNew York Times
US considering a nuclear deal with Iran reliant on RussiaJerusalem Post
Washington Post (blog) -ABC News
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Iran hints at early release for detained Washington Post reporter - Christian Science Monitor Thu, 06 Nov 2014 19:52:12 GMT

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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 DeterioratingVoice of America

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Own a dog in Iran? That will be 74 lashes - Jerusalem Post Thu, 06 Nov 2014 15:28:02 GMT

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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 ...
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Iran: MPs propose lashes for dog walkersBBC News

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Report: Obama sent secret letter to Iran on fighting ISIS - Jerusalem Post Thu, 06 Nov 2014 18:27:16 GMT

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 ...


Iran's dog walkers could face 74 lashes in criminalisation of pet ownership - The Guardian Thu, 06 Nov 2014 15:21:11 GMT

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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 ...


Report: Iran building 'new Hezbollah' in Syria - Al-Arabiya Fri, 07 Nov 2014 00:59:35 GMT

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Report: Iran building 'new Hezbollah' in Syria
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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 IranThe Hill
McCain: Obama Administration 'Playing Footsie' With Iran [VIDEO]Daily Caller
Iran reportedly seeks to unite foreign militias in Syriai24news

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Iran nuclear talks: Obama's legacy not worth trading away US, Israeli security - Fox News Thu, 06 Nov 2014 15:58:41 GMT

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Iran nuclear talks: Obama's legacy not worth trading away US, Israeli security
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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 CongressWashington Free Beacon
The time for a nuclear deal with Iran is nowThe Guardian
The midterms change the Iran equationWashington Post (blog)
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Report: US turned to Iran for help in Afghanistan - Fox News Wed, 05 Nov 2014 22:52:12 GMT

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Report: US turned to Iran for help in Afghanistan
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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 AfghanistanWall Street Journal
Pentagon: Iran Giving 'Lethal Aid to the Taliban' to Fight U.S.Washington Free Beacon
Report: Pentagon Sought Iran's Help to Boost Afghan EconomyNewsmax.com

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