New York Times | Billionaire Named in Suit Against Anti-Iran Group New York Times WASHINGTON — A billionaire Wall Street commodities investor has been drawn into a court fight against one of the nation's most influential anti-Iran advocacy groups, a case in which the Obama administration has introduced a sense of intrigue by its ... Billionaire Philanthropist Named in Lawsuit Against Anti-Iran Group |
NPR (blog) | Poet Known As The 'Lioness Of Iran' Dies At 87 NPR (blog) For millions of Iranians all over the world, Behbahani represented the invincible power of the Iranian psyche. Her words were piercing and fierce, lamenting on the lack of freedom of expression through the ages. For six decades, many Iranians found ... Iranian poet and women's rights advocate Simin Behbahani dies Simin Behbahani, Iran's national poet, dies at 87 The Lioness of Iran |
One Result of the Gaza Conflict: Iran and Hamas Are Back Together TIME Not only had Iran brought Hamas on board the so-called Axis of Resistance, alongside its other regional allies Syria and the Lebanese Hezbollah, but the Islamic Republic had always publicly boasted of its wide ranging support for the group, from ... Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Blames Zionism for Ferguson Protests |
RT | Energy ballet: Iran, Russia and 'Pipelineistan' RT The other sabotage mantra forces Iran to shut down the whole of its uranium enrichment program, and on top of it negotiate on its missiles. That's preposterous; missiles are part of conventional armed forces. Washington in this instance is changing the ... Iran Lures Investors Seeing Nuclear Deal Ending Sanctions Iran Tells UN Nuclear Chief No Talks on Missiles IAEA expects progress by deadline in Iran nuclear inquiry |
Aljazeera.com | 250 injured after strong earthquake hits Iran near border with Iraq CNN (CNN) -- A powerful earthquake struck early Monday in western Iran, injuring at least 250 people in a region near the border with Iraq. Local authorities said they fear the quake may have caused widespread destruction in rural areas. The 6.2-magnitude ... Iran rocked by 6.3 magnitude earthquake Iran Earthquake 2014: Strong Temblor Hits Western City, Injuring Dozens Magnitude-6.2 Earthquake Strikes Iran |
Slate Magazine (blog) | Iran Is Being Awfully Quiet About the US Bombing Iraq Again Slate Magazine (blog) It's been obvious for some time that the deepening involvement of U.S. forces in the fight against ISIS would involve some amount of tacit cooperation with the Iraqi government's other primary patron, Iran. After all, while the U.S. is only now ... Iran is the real Middle East threat If we have to work with Iran to defeat the Islamic State, so be it Iran Looks to Maintain Influence in Baghdad With New Shia PM |
Washington Times | Despite sanctions relief, Iran aids Hamas with missile technology Washington Times When President Obama announced last year the easing of U.S. sanctions on Iran in return for concessions on its nuclear program, he cautiously hailed the deal as a “real opportunity to achieve a comprehensive, peaceful settlement” with Tehran. But while ... Iran Aided Hamas in Cyber-War on Israel Iran attempted large-scale cyber-attack on Israel, senior security source says Israeli officer: Iran involved in cyber attacks during Gaza war |
Middle East Eye | Forget About a Kindler Gentler Iran Daily Beast On Monday, after almost a month of barely acknowledging the journalists' incarceration (they were taken in “for some questioning,” an official confirmed), a spokesman for the Iranian judiciary issued a statement almost as opaque as its silence: “The ... Iran says journalist with ties to Marin held over 'security issues' Journalists detained in Iran for 'security reasons' Iran: 'Security Issues' Cited in Detention of 3 Journalists |
Daily Mail | Love against all the odds: Lesbian Muslim couple from Iran tie the knot in ... Daily Mail Beaming with pride, their faces wreathed in smiles, this is the moment that Sahar Mosleh and Maryam Iranfar finally tied the knot after nine years together. But the moment proved bittersweet for the couple, as both come from Iran - a country where ... |
Toronto Star | Iranian-connected house in Toronto at centre of international showdown Toronto Star The Iranian government maintains that the house at 290 Sheppard Ave. W. in north Toronto and the building at 2 Robinson Ave. in Ottawa are legally owned by active corporations, and that there is no evidence they were held in trust for Iran, Stevenson ... |