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Iraq Crisis: US and Iran Rush to Aid Kurds - Wall Street Journal Thu, 14 Aug 2014 10:33:07 GMT

Wall Street Journal

Iraq Crisis: US and Iran Rush to Aid Kurds Wall Street Journal MAKHMOUR, Iraq—The struggles of the embattled Kurdish Peshmerga to repel Islamist insurgents have put the U.S. and Iran on the same side, with both rushing to reinforce a revered fighting force to defeat a common enemy. U.S. airstrikes this week ... Why Iran Fears Iraq's KurdsDaily Beast Iraq Kurds laud Iran support in confronting ISILPress TV Iran Embraces New Iraqi Prime MinisterValley News Washington Times -Washington Post all 6,211 news articles »

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Amid Iranian 'brain drain,' President Rouhani congratulates Iran-born Fields ... - Washington Post (blog) Wed, 13 Aug 2014 21:35:23 GMT

Christian Science Monitor

Amid Iranian 'brain drain,' President Rouhani congratulates Iran-born Fields ... Washington Post (blog) "I should say that the education system in Iran is not the way people might imagine here," she told Clay Mathematics Institute. "As a graduate student at Harvard, I had to explain quite a few times that I was allowed to attend a university as a woman ... Presidential praise for Iranian math prize winner (with and without head scarf)Christian Science Monitor Iran-born Stanford math professor is first woman to win prestigious Fields MedalFox News Maryam Mirzakhani of Iran becomes first woman to win Nobel Prize of mathematicsRaw Story all 581 news articles »

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Iran dismisses direct US talks - Aljazeera.com Wed, 13 Aug 2014 14:55:40 GMT

Aljazeera.com

Iran dismisses direct US talks Aljazeera.com Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has said nuclear talks with world powers would continue, though there was no point in holding talks with the United States on other issues. The country's most senior religious leader said there was no ... With Natural Gas Byproduct, Iran Sidesteps SanctionsNew York Times Iran's Supreme Leader Dismisses Direct US TalksABC News Iran's supreme leader Khamenei: Nuclear talks with US are 'useless'Los Angeles Times Daily Beast -Washington Post (blog) all 430 news articles »

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Iran should free my son - Washington Post Tue, 12 Aug 2014 12:35:15 GMT

Iran should free my son Washington Post From an early age, my son Jason Rezaian has been fascinated by his father's home country, Iran. Despite growing up in the United States, he learned Farsi, enjoyed playing backgammon at warm family gatherings with his Iranian relatives and came to love ... and more »

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Why Iran has finally let go of Maliki - BBC News Wed, 13 Aug 2014 19:05:34 GMT

BBC News

Why Iran has finally let go of Maliki BBC News Less than two months ago, Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, spelled out his position on Iraq. Iran was against US intervention, he said, and the world should respect the results of Iraq's April election which saw victory for Nouri Maliki's ... Iran endorses Haider al-Abadi as Iraq's new prime minister, spurning Nouri al ...Washington Post Iran Voices Support for New Iraqi PM DesignateABC News Why has Iran turned its back on Iraq's Maliki?Al-Arabiya CNN -USA TODAY all 3,595 news articles »

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Iran's New Gay Executions - Daily Beast Tue, 12 Aug 2014 20:48:16 GMT

Daily Beast

Iran's New Gay Executions Daily Beast The tragic hanging of two “sodomites” in Iran may seem, in theory, like an obvious cause for U.S. concern and U.S. action. (Sign a petition! Demand human rights!) Yet in practice, those most attentive to LGBT concerns may be the least eager to pick ...

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US men's volleyball sweeps Iran - ESPN Thu, 14 Aug 2014 06:12:26 GMT

US men's volleyball sweeps Iran ESPN ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Carson Clark led all scorers with 16 points on 14 kills and two aces, and the U.S. men's national volleyball team swept Iran on Wednesday night in the second match of the USA Volleyball Cup series. Clark spiked for match point in the ... Iran and US try volleyball diplomacyAl-Monitor all 21 news articles »

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Iran's Government Is Worried that Its People Are Having the Wrong Kind of Sex - VICE News Thu, 14 Aug 2014 14:28:26 GMT

VICE News

Iran's Government Is Worried that Its People Are Having the Wrong Kind of Sex VICE News A recent Iranian parliamentary report has presented a candid illustration of the sexual practices of the Islamic Republic's youth — so candid that it was quickly withdrawn from a government website. The Iranian Parliament's legal research wing ...

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Iran's Bid for Own Plane to Defy Sanctions Blocked by Crash - Bloomberg Tue, 12 Aug 2014 12:54:26 GMT

Wall Street Journal

Iran's Bid for Own Plane to Defy Sanctions Blocked by Crash Bloomberg Iran's efforts to escape the impact of western sanctions by founding its own aerospace industry are in tatters after four crashes in 12 years involving the aircraft around which the plan is based led the model to be grounded. Iran-140 turboprops like ... Crash of Iranian built plane leaves 39 deadWashington Post Plane Crashes Near Iranian Capital, Killing DozensWall Street Journal Iranian plane crashes after takeoff, killing 39Fox News TheBlaze.com all 893 news articles »

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Is Turkmenistan Losing Iran As A Gas Customer? - RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty Thu, 14 Aug 2014 15:15:14 GMT

Press TV

Is Turkmenistan Losing Iran As A Gas Customer? RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty It appears Turkmenistan is about to lose its second-best customer for natural gas, Iran. Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh said on August 11 that his country no longer needed gas from Turkmenistan. Zanganeh went so far as to say, "Iran is ... Iran's oil minister accuses former officials of $2.7 billion oil fraudAl-Monitor Iran avoids oil sanctions with gas byproductThe Hill Indian refiner MRL to resume oil import from Iran: ReportPress TV Trend.az -UPI.com all 21 news articles »