Al-Arabiya | Iranian negotiators reject hardline criticism of nuclear talks Reuters The hardliners, unsettled by the shift to a more moderate foreign policy since President Hassan Rouhani took office in August, have repeatedly criticized the talks in recent months but Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei backs them. Iran and ... Iran's nuke weapons ability 'greatly reduced' Iran on target with interim nuclear deal: Cuts high-grade uranium stockpile in ... Sanctions Are Eased; Iran Sees Little Relief |
BBC News | #BBCtrending: Iran execution stopped at the last minute BBC News A series of dramatic images of a public execution in Iran, which was stopped at the last minute, are being widely shared and discussed in the country. First the empty chair, then the crowd of assembled onlookers, and the noose hanging listlessly. The ... |
Former Iran official describes alleged US sabotage of nuke program Fox News The former head of Iran's nuclear program is laying out in detail how the U.S. and other intelligence agencies allegedly carried out a constant campaign of sabotage against his country. According to Fereydoon Abbasi, who spoke to an Iranian newspaper ... |
Washington Post (blog) | Rand Paul claims 'nuance,' reveals incoherence on Iran Washington Post (blog) Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) complains that he is misunderstood on the most important national security issue of our time, Iran. Unfortunately, with every utterance on foreign policy he confirms how bizarrely unfamiliar he is with recent history and foreign ... Rand Paul Attempts to Clarify Iran Containment Remark Op-ed: Never say 'never' about containing Iran Rand Paul Will Not Be Tricked Into Telling Voters How He Would Deal With Iran |
The Guardian | Iran considers ban on vasectomies in drive to boost birthrate The Guardian Iran's parliament is seeking a ban on vasectomies and a tightening of abortion rules as the country moves away from its progressive laws on family planning in an attempt to increase the birthrate. Two decades after Iran initiated an effective birth ... With Its Population Declining, Iran Considers Banning Vasectomies Iran seeking ban on vasectomies to increase birthrate Iran Mulls Ban on Vasectomies |
Wall Street Journal | Iran Escalates Dispute Over UN Envoy New York Times UNITED NATIONS — Iran's increasingly angry protests over the American decision to not grant a visa to its new United Nations ambassador, and the uncertainty over how far the dispute will go, have not only rubbed feelings on both sides raw. They have ... Opposition Group: Iran Testing US with UN Nominee Iran protests US visa denial for UN ambassador pick Iran Protests UN Ambassador Ban to United Nations |
An undue frostiness greets Iran's nuclear spring Financial Times If hawks could crow, that would be the baleful sound from exultant hardliners on both sides of the stand-off over Iran's nuclear programme. The third round of negotiations over the Islamic Republic's ambiguous nuclear ambitions ended this weekend in ... |
ThinkProgress | Petraeus: Prospect Of Final Nuclear Deal With Iran Is 'Now Maybe Better Than ... ThinkProgress Former CIA Director and former commander of U.S. Central Command (ret.) Gen. David Petraeus said last week that he believes the chances that the U.S. and its international partners will reach a final nuclear agreement with Iran are now better than they ... |
Indian Express | The great Game Folio: Iran Transit Indian Express Iran Transit. India's dream of connecting to Afghanistan via Iran could soon move a step closer to reality if New Delhi, Tehran and Kabul sign off on a draft memorandum of understanding on transit trade that has been finalised recently. Since Pakistan ... |
Iranian woman awaits execution as global outcry for mercy grows CNN (CNN) -- The United Nations and international human rights groups joined a growing call on Monday urging the Iranian government to call off the impending execution of a 26-year-old woman convicted of murder. Reyhaneh Jabbari was sentenced to death ... |