The Daily Star | US wants to sell 'Iran's slice of Manhattan' USA TODAY NEW YORK — The 36-story tower on Manhattan's Fifth Avenue has well-known neighbors, like Rockefeller Center and St. Patrick's Cathedral. It has upscale tenants, including a Godiva chocolate store. And its ownership is linked to Iran — which could now ... US: Forfeiture Deal Over Iran Assets Sets Record US to seize Iran-owned skyscraper in New York US, Terror Victims' Families Agree on Sale of Iran-Linked New York Skyscraper |
The Wire | Plane spotted in Iran is registered to Utah bank USA TODAY SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — An airplane that mysteriously ended up in Iran is registered to a Utah bank under an arrangement for aviation ownership that has prompted two warnings from a government watchdog in the past year. The Bombardier CL-600 became ... Why nobody knows anything about that mysterious American plane in Iran What's the Story Behind This Mysterious American Jet Spotted in Iran? And ... Mystery solved? US-registered plane in Iran owned by Ghana firm |
Christian Science Monitor | Iran ahead of schedule in complying with nuclear deal, UN watchdog says (+video) Christian Science Monitor Today, the United Nations nuclear watchdog reported that Iran has significantly reduced its stockpile of 20 percent enriched uranium – the material that is a few technical steps from bomb-grade – and is ahead of schedule to completely dispose of ... Iran has cut higher-enriched uranium stock 'by half' Iran's nuke weapons ability 'greatly reduced' Iran cuts sensitive nuclear stockpile, key plant delayed: IAEA |
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 ... |
RT | Obama Signs Bill Aimed at Blocking Iran's UN Envoy ABC News President Barack Obama signed legislation Friday aimed at blocking Iran's chosen ambassador to the United Nations because of his ties to the 1979 takeover of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran. But the president says he's only treating the legislation as guidance. Obama signs bill banning Iran's proposed UN ambassador from entering the US Obama blocks visa for Iran's UN ambassador Obama signs law to bar Iran diplomat from serving in UN post |
BBC News | US freeing Iran funds as Tehran cuts uranium stockpile BBC News The United States is to release frozen Iranian funds, saying Tehran has kept commitments made under an interim deal over its nuclear programme. It said $450m (£270m) would be made available in light of a report by the world's nuclear watchdog, the IAEA. Iran's Rohani underscores peace, outreach at army parade Iran displays military might on National Army Day Iran's President Hassan Rouhani emphasized his moderate policies during ... |
Washington Post | A last-minute act of forgiveness in Iran Washington Post With eyes covered and a noose around his neck, a young man identified only as Balal was “screaming and praying loudly before he just went silent,” Iranian Students' News Agency (ISNA) photographer Arash Khamooshi, who was photographing a public ... Photos show victim's mother forgive killer, halt hanging in Iran Iranian killer's execution halted at last minute by victim's parents Iranian woman pardons son's killer — after slapping him at the gallows ... |
Mystery: Bank Of Utah Plane Lands In Iran Firedoglake No one seems to have an explanation for why a plane belonging to the Bank of Utah has been spotted in the Mehrabad Airport in Tehran, Iran. The US has strict sanctions on Iran which includes prohibitions on most American aircraft entering the country ... |
Daily Caller | What the hell is this American plane owned by the Bank of Utah doing in IRAN? Daily Caller On Tuesday morning, a plane owned in trust by the Bank of Utah showed up in a very visible area of the Mehrabad Airport in Tehran, the capital of the Islamic Republic of Iran. What was it doing there exactly? Nobody knows, reports The New York Times. |
Why we must give Iran nuclear deal a chance CNN (blog) Editor's note: Tyler Cullis is a policy associate at the National Iranian American Council. Jamal Abdi is policy director at NIAC. The views expressed are the authors' own. The United States could be on the verge of securing a historic agreement over ... |