In Iran, a spark of enthusiasm for America's national pastime Washington Post TEHRAN — Down a dirt road in a back corner of a vast Tehran sports complex, several dozen young men recently took part in tryouts for Iran's national baseball team. These ballplayers, some of them fasting for the holy month of Ramadan in the scorching ... |
Wall Street Journal | A Doubly Dangerous Iran Wall Street Journal The United States and Shiite Iran thus have common interest in blunting the success of an al Qaeda offshoot. The enemy of my enemy is my situational ally. What is missed is that Tehran and Washington have incompatible strategic objectives. The U.S ... Obama indicates extension to Iran nuclear talks as deadline looms Iran's Highly Enriched Bargaining Chip Keep talking with Iran [Editorial] |
National Post | Iran to fight Canadian law that allows terror victims to sue for damages National Post The Iranian government has given notice it intends to challenge a two-year-old Canadian law that allows victims of terrorism to sue the Islamic republic for damages. After long ignoring a series of lawsuits filed by victims of Iranian-sponsored ... |
SFGate | From the Monitor Archives: The shooting down of Iran Air Flight 655 Christian Science Monitor Commercial airliners throughout the world are equipped with special transponders that automatically identify them as nonbelligerent aircraft. The Iranian Airbus's transponder was either out of order or switched off, according to US officials. And ... The Day The United States Shot Down A Civilian Airliner: A Look Back At Iran ... A Brief History Of Civilian Planes That Have Been Shot Down |
With Little Help From Iran, Hamas Fights Israel With Homemade Rockets U.S. News & World Report Unlike the previous war in Gaza in 2012, Iran has not declared the same level of support for Hamas in its current fight against Israel. Also unlike the previous war, it has not taken credit for the rockets owned by Hamas and launched on Tel Aviv ... |
TheNewsTribune.com | Iranian president backs extension of nuclear talks TheNewsTribune.com Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif speaks to the media after closed-door nuclear talks on Iran take place in Vienna, Austria, Tuesday, July 15, 2014. Secretary of State John Kerry says he's headed back to Washington today for consultations ... |
Fox News | Obama hits Russia with more sanctions, hints at extending Iran's nuclear deadline Fox News “I have repeatedly made it clear that Russia must halt the flow of weapons and fighters across the border into Ukraine,” Obama said. “I have made this clear directly to [Russian President] Putin.” Obama also said that Iran has made significant efforts ... |
New York Times | Iran Outlines Nuclear Deal; Accepts Limit New York Times VIENNA — Iran's chief nuclear negotiator, faced with an imminent deadline for an agreement with the West on the future of the country's nuclear program, said in an interview on Monday that Iran could accept a deal that essentially freezes its capacity ... Kerry Cites Big Gaps in Nuclear Talks With Iran Iranian Sanctions Have Cost US Economy Up to $175 Billion, Study Says Kerry warns of 'very real gaps' in Iran nuclear talks |
Iran Aims to Return to Shipping Market Wall Street Journal LONDON—Iran wants to return to the non-oil shipbuilding market with a $300 million potential order of 10 bulk carriers from Singapore-listed shipbuilder Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings Ltd. BS6.SG -0.47% Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings Ltd. |
Iraq Is Not Our War Anymore. Let It Be Iran's Problem. Daily Beast The Bush clone looked at me—and I don't know if this was just an off-the-cuff kiss-off, or a half-considered bon mot, or some perverse quasi-serious notion of his (not speaking for the president, of course)—but what he said was, “If you really want ... |