The Weekly Standard (blog) | Gaza War emboldens Iran's leaders Middle East Eye The war in Gaza has been met with expected defiance and bravado in the Islamic Republic of Iran, which has tried hard for three decades to establish itself as a key stakeholder in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. As far as Iran is concerned, the most ... As I see it: Iran is the real threat, and the US is on its side Iran says Egypt dragging its feet on allowing aid to Gaza Did Iran Scuttle the Ceasefire in Gaza? |
CTV News | Booze-free Iran opens first state-run rehab centre CTV News TEHRAN, Iran -- An Iranian semi-official news agency says the country has opened its first, state-run alcoholism rehab and treatment centre. A report Friday by the ISNA news agency says Iran's first alcoholism treatment centre was inaugurated in at the ... Iran opens first state-run alcohol rehab center |
Fox News | Iranian opposition leaders press Obama administration to back them, seek ... Fox News Behrooz Sarshar has clear hopes for his native Iran: “We want to be free, independent, and a good friend for America and the West. This is what we want." A former colonel in the Iranian police under the reign of the shah, he is one of a group of ... Courting Iran Despite Everything Obama driving off the cliff in Iran Collateral damage: How Iran sanctions fears hurt humanitarian trade |
Will sanctions work against Russia? Iran's experience offers a few clues. Washington Post (blog) When the United States first threatened Russia with sanctions in April, Iranian officials reportedly cautioned the Kremlin against ignoring the American warnings. Having experienced the effect of such restrictions on their own country, the Iranians ... |
The Guardian | Iran urged to release detained Washington Post journalist The Guardian Iran is facing mounting pressure to release the Washington Post's correspondent in Tehran, who was arrested more than a week ago in what was seen as the latest move against press freedom in the country. Jason Rezaian, who has dual Iranian and ... Iran frees US-Iranian, three journalists still held: source Rights Group Urges Iran to Release Detained American Journalist Iran should free Post journalist Jason Rezaian and his colleagues immediately |
CBS News | Lawmakers Voice Skepticism on Iran Nuclear Deal New York Times WASHINGTON — The Obama administration officials engaged in nuclear negotiations with Iran ran into a wall of skepticism at two congressional hearings on Tuesday, with members of both parties insisting on a vote on any final agreement with the Tehran ... US negotiator refuses to give hard deadline for Iran deal Iran hawks make alternate demands on nuclear deal Does Iran really pose an existential threat to Israel? |
Growing concern for three journalists detained in Iran ABC Online MARY BREME REZAIAN: Since he was a little boy my son loved Iran. Before his father Tabbi Rezaian (phonetic) died Jason began making trips to Iran on his own. He began writing about his love for the country, its people and their culture. His love for ... |
BBC News | Icann bids to stop Iran web domain seizure BBC News Net overseer Icann has asked a US court to stop an attempt to seize the web space of Iran, Syria and North Korea. The attempt to seize the .ir, .sy and .kp domains is being made by families of victims of terrorism. Once seized, the domains would be ... ICANN can't hand over Iran's internet, bomb victims told |
FAIR (blog) | NYT's Iran Correction Needs a Correction FAIR (blog) An article on Wednesday about demands among both parties in Congress that the Obama administration allow a vote on any agreement with Iran on its nuclear weapons program misstated, in some editions, the value of assets that Iran will have access to ... Iran not to alter nuclear energy program: Boroujerdi Iran hawks can't stop nuclear deal Iran says no agreement yet on Arak and Fordo nuclear sites |
Bipartisan indictment of Iran and Gaza policies Washington Post (blog) On Iran, Ross put it this way: “What can be different in the next 4 months? . . . We need to find a way to put pressure on the Iranians. Based on what we saw in the first six months, more has to happen than the [existing] sanctions.” Council on Foreign ... |