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ISIS Fight Raises Fears That Efforts to Curb Iran Will Slip - New York Times Fri, 12 Sep 2014 02:22:39 GMT

New York Daily News

ISIS Fight Raises Fears That Efforts to Curb Iran Will Slip New York Times 1 priority in the Middle East has been clear: preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. Israeli officials, who by happenstance arrived in Washington this week for their regular “strategic dialogue,” immediately argued that ISIS was a distraction ... What Obama didn't say: How Iran fits into Islamic State fightWashington Post (blog) Iranian official: US-Iran talks on Iraq are a one-way conversationLos Angeles Times Let Iran help defeat ISISNew York Daily News ABC News -Al-Monitor all 8,844 news articles »

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Iran says 'difficult road to go' to reach nuclear deal - Reuters Thu, 11 Sep 2014 20:25:48 GMT

Reuters

Iran says 'difficult road to go' to reach nuclear deal Reuters Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi spoke after a day of talks in Vienna with the three European members of the group of six major powers that is seeking to negotiate an end to a decade-old nuclear dispute with Iran. The discussions between Iran and ... Iran says 'difficult road' ahead for nuclear talksMiddle East Eye Iran Says Western Countries Should Drop 'Illogical Demands' About Its Nuclear ...International Business Times Ahead of talks, Iran says West must drop 'illogical' nuclear demandsEyewitness News The Week Magazine all 148 news articles »

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Watch: Iran's ex-president Ahmadinejad's very awkward kiss with the supreme ... - Washington Post (blog) Tue, 09 Sep 2014 18:12:11 GMT

Watch: Iran's ex-president Ahmadinejad's very awkward kiss with the supreme ... Washington Post (blog) Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, is currently in hospital after undergoing prostate surgery on Monday. The 75-year-old cleric is reported to be in "good condition", though he did issue this stern message before the procedure: "There is no ... and more »

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Iran's Talks With Russia May Strike at Sanctions - New York Times Tue, 09 Sep 2014 23:32:51 GMT

RT

Iran's Talks With Russia May Strike at Sanctions New York Times Iran sent new signals on Tuesday that it was seeking to subvert the Western sanctions on its contentious nuclear energy program, adding uncertainties in advance of another round of negotiations next week in New York before the United Nations General ... Official: Fighting in Iraq Delays Iran Gas ExportsABC News Iran Is Expanding Its Military Role In Iraq In A Bunch Of WaysBusiness Insider Russia and Iran discuss 'oil for power plants' dealRT TheTower.org -Tehran Times -Press TV all 562 news articles »

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Obama Won't Use ISIS As Leverage Over Iran's Nukes - Daily Caller Fri, 12 Sep 2014 00:51:14 GMT

Obama Won't Use ISIS As Leverage Over Iran's Nukes Daily Caller White House spokesman Josh Earnest suggested Thursday that the U.S. won't use its planned campaign against ISIS to extract concessions from Iran in stalled nuke talks. The White House's concession is one of a long series of concessions that have ... Tough on ISIS? Iran Senses US WeaknessCommentary Magazine all 4 news articles »

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No cozying up to Iran, Mr. President - Washington Post (blog) Tue, 09 Sep 2014 21:40:59 GMT

BBC News

No cozying up to Iran, Mr. President Washington Post (blog) Whether we consider its quest for nuclear weapons, its attempt to meddle in Iraq, its support for terrorist groups including Hamas, its support for the butcher of Damascus or its efforts to undermine Sunni neighbors, Iran poses a threat to the region ... Iran backs Iraq's effort to form unity government, diplomats sayLos Angeles Times Iran arrests 'Afghans and Pakistanis joining Islamic State'BBC News Crisp: Move against Islamic State must involve IranThe Desert Sun all 2,687 news articles »

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Iran's diplomatic leap of faith - Middle East Eye Thu, 11 Sep 2014 13:31:35 GMT

Iran's diplomatic leap of faith Middle East Eye Rouhani's much welcome ascent to the presidency came with the token of Iran moving closer to moderation and improving relations with its neighbours and the west. There was much hype after Obama and Rouhani exchanged talks, last year in September, ...

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Iran to Capitalize on Russia-West Standoff Over Ukraine - The Moscow Times Thu, 11 Sep 2014 18:13:34 GMT

The Moscow Times

Iran to Capitalize on Russia-West Standoff Over Ukraine The Moscow Times When President Vladimir Putin and his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani meet on Friday against the backdrop of Russia's slide into the abyss of Western sanctions, the two countries may find one another to be increasingly suitable economic allies. The ... Iran: Radical group gears up to begin morality patrolsAsharq Alawsat English Iran resolute on enhanced ties with Kazakhstan: RouhaniPress TV US reviewing 'rumors' of Iran, Russia oil dealUPI.com all 16 news articles »

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Obama Should Play Nixon and Go to Iran - Bloomberg View Tue, 09 Sep 2014 13:31:49 GMT

New York Times

Obama Should Play Nixon and Go to Iran Bloomberg View Iran is already fighting ISIS on the ground. This summer, when it looked like ISIS was about to take Baghdad, Iran sent its best military commander, Qasem Soleimani, to bolster the Iraqi defenses. He apparently succeeded, because there has been little ... Obama's Best Hope Against ISIS Was Just Killed, So Let's Make Friends with IranThe Intercept - First Look Media all 129 news articles »

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From the archives: Iran in the 1960s - in pictures - The Guardian (blog) Wed, 10 Sep 2014 11:26:44 GMT

From the archives: Iran in the 1960s - in pictures The Guardian (blog) The march toward modernity coincided with Ayatollah Khomeini's exile to Najaf in 1964, and the assassination of the secular prime minister Hassan Ali Mansour just a few months later. Meanwhile foreign firms, especially American ones, poured into the ...