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Iran plans to replace UN ambassador in New York - Reuters Sun, 30 Mar 2014 02:02:15 GMT

The Wire

Iran plans to replace UN ambassador in New York Reuters UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has selected a new ambassador to represent Tehran at the United Nations, Hamid Abutalebi, a veteran diplomat who has held key European postings in the past, Iranian sources said. Iran's New UN Envoy Is Linked to the 1979 U.S. Embassy Hostage CrisisThe Wire Iran's Appointee for UN Ambassador Reportedly Has a Dark Past that Might ...TheBlaze.com Iran Names 1979 U.S. Embassy Hostage-Taker Its UN EnvoyBloomberg all 48 news articles »

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Iranian chief rabbi dies - Jerusalem Post Sun, 30 Mar 2014 22:32:32 GMT

Haaretz

Iranian chief rabbi dies Jerusalem Post While the government openly expresses its hostility toward Israel and is a patron of several Palestinian terror factions, the remaining Jews in Iran say they are permitted to practice their religion freely. During an interview last year with CNN ... Iran's chief rabbi passes away over SabbathHaaretz Chief Rabbi Of Iran Passes Away Over ShabbosYeshiva World News Iranian chief rabbi Yousef Hamadani Cohen diesThe Times of Israel The Jewish Press -JP Updates all 6 news articles »

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Rand Paul trashed military option for Iran and blamed the US for WWII - Washington Post (blog) Sun, 30 Mar 2014 17:39:54 GMT

Rand Paul trashed military option for Iran and blamed the US for WWII Washington Post (blog) Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul's push to be a Reaganite on foreign policy is eviscerated by remarks caught on video last year in which he denigrates the potential use of force in Iran and bizarrely claims the United States was partially to blame ...

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Gingerly, Iran begins to rock out - Christian Science Monitor Sun, 30 Mar 2014 12:02:25 GMT

Christian Science Monitor

Gingerly, Iran begins to rock out Christian Science Monitor At 36, he is just one year older than Iran's 1979 Islamic revolution, and has witnessed the incremental improvements and setbacks that led up to this new era of openness. “Up to now, it is very hopeful and very positive. But how it continues is very ... and more »

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Obama seeks to reassure Saudi Arabia over Iran, Syria - Reuters Fri, 28 Mar 2014 23:58:27 GMT

Newsweek

Obama seeks to reassure Saudi Arabia over Iran, Syria Reuters RIYADH (Reuters) - President Barack Obama sought to reassure Saudi King Abdullah on Friday that he would support moderate Syrian rebels and reject a bad nuclear deal with Iran, during a visit designed to allay the kingdom's concerns that its decades ... Obama Tries to Soothe Saudi Fears on Iran Nuclear DealNewsweek Obama seeks to reassure Saudi King Abdullah on Iran, SyriaCBS News Iran is Topic A as Obama meets with Saudi King AbdullahWashington Post (blog) Heritage.org -NPR (blog) -Yahoo News all 1,430 news articles »

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UN Extends Term of Human Rights Monitor, Angering Iran - New York Times Sat, 29 Mar 2014 01:03:36 GMT

Press TV

UN Extends Term of Human Rights Monitor, Angering Iran New York Times UNITED NATIONS — The Iran government's effort to portray a kinder and gentler image was frustrated on Friday by the United Nations Human Rights Council, which voted to extend the term of a monitor scorned by Tehran. The Council, concluding its annual ... UN's human rights monitor is a Mossad spy, Iran allegesJerusalem Post Iran Claims UN Rapporteur is a 'Mossad Spy'Arutz Sheva Iran slams UN human rights resolutionPress TV The Times of Israel -Payvand all 25 news articles »

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Uniting Iran and America in life and death: a tribute to Professor Richard N. Frye - Religion News Service Sat, 29 Mar 2014 23:07:19 GMT

Uniting Iran and America in life and death: a tribute to Professor Richard N. Frye Religion News Service Frye always considered there to have been two enormously influential cultures in Asia: Chinese civilization and Iranian civilization. His engagement with greater historical Iran (which for him extended from Western China to Eastern Europe, from South ...

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Iran hangs 16 in reprisal for Pakistan border killings - New Straits Times Sun, 30 Mar 2014 22:10:58 GMT

Press TV

Iran hangs 16 in reprisal for Pakistan border killings New Straits Times The ambush happened overnight in the mountains of Sistan-Baluchestan, a province in southeastern Iran. The province is home to a large community of minority Sunni Muslims, unlike the rest of Shiite-dominated Iran, where drug traffickers and Sunni ... Iran asks Pakistan to transfer border security to itDaily Times Iran MP urges tough stand against terroristsPress TV Iran asks Pakistan to shift security control of shared borders to TehranPakistan Today Zee News -Rudaw all 65 news articles »

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Iran nuclear deal proves elusive - New Straits Times Mon, 31 Mar 2014 00:13:21 GMT

Patriot Post

Iran nuclear deal proves elusive New Straits Times The talks, mostly between Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and P5+1 chief negotiator Catherine Ashton, are aimed at securing a freeze on parts of Iran's nuclear programme in return for limited sanctions relief. The arrival of Kerry and ... Nuclear talks with Iran productive: Wendy ShermanPayvand Iran plans to up gasoline imports by March 2015Jordan Times Iran plans to increase gasoline imports by March 2015Reuters UK Reuters -Patriot Post all 108 news articles »

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Iran, Afghanistan and India to sign pact, official says - Haaretz Sun, 30 Mar 2014 14:23:20 GMT

Haaretz

Iran, Afghanistan and India to sign pact, official says Haaretz In February, India's ambassador to Iran, Shri D.P. Srivstava, said that New Delhi was planning to establish a direct shipping route from the Iranian port to the subcontinent. He said that an Indian company was ready to set up the direct shipping link ...