Reuters | Exclusive: US told Iran of intent to strike Islamic State in Syria - source Reuters "Iran was concerned about Assad's position and his government being weakened in case of any action against IS (Islamic State) in Syria and brought this issue up in meetings with Americans," the senior Iranian official said. "This issue was first ... US reportedly informed Iran in advance of Syria airstrikes U.S. Told Iran In Advance Of Plan To Strike ISIS Inside Syria Syria backs US-led air strikes on jihadists, while allies Iran, Russia protest |
Fox News | Iran's president says arrest of Washington Post reporter not a sign of ... Washington Post NEW YORK — The jailing of a Washington Post reporter without public charges in Iran is not evidence of a power struggle between moderate and conservative political forces, Iran's president said Tuesday. President Hassan Rouhani, a relative moderate, ... Concern over US concessions as Iran seeks to leverage ISIS issue in nuke talks Iran nuclear talks hit snag as other interests converge Iran Leader Criticizes US Strikes on ISIS in Syria, Calls Them Illegal |
Fox News | Family of US Marine imprisoned in Iran presses regime as UN gathers Fox News The family of a U.S. Marine imprisoned in Iran came Tuesday to New York, where world leaders are gathered for the UN General Assembly, to press his case and plead for him to be reunited with his dying father. Amir Hekmati, a 31-year-old American ... Ex US Marine Imprisoned in Iran Can Call Home Michigan man imprisoned in Iran can call home Ex US Marine Imprisoned In Iran Allowed To Call Home |
Iran Sees Oil Prices Falling to $90 a Barrel By Late March Wall Street Journal Oil prices will likely fall to $90 a barrel by the end of the winter, Iran's head of oil sales was quoted as saying Tuesday, countering views by other producers that expect prices to rebound. The remarks come after members of the Organization of the ... |
The Guardian | From the archive, 23 September 1980: Open war as Iraq bombs Iran The Guardian The border conflict between Iraq and Iran turned into a full-scale war yesterday after both sides bombed each other's airbases and clashed repeatedly on the ground and at sea along the 720-mile frontier. Iraqi jet fighters swept deep into Iran for the ... |
Reuters | US opposes linking Iran cooperation on Islamic State to nuclear talks Reuters No major breakthroughs are expected in the negotiations in New York, which are aimed at coming up with a deal that would end sanctions on Iran in exchange for curbs on its nuclear program. The sides have set a Nov. 24 deadline for a long-term accord ... |
The Guardian | David Cameron to meet Iran leader over Isis campaign The Guardian David Cameron is to hold the first bilateral talks between a British prime minister and an Iranian president since the 1979 revolution when he has a face to face meeting with President Hassan Rouhani in the next two days in New York. The meeting, a ... |
The Independent | Demand that Russia and Iran Pressure Assad to Step Down New York Times One obvious demand would be that Russia and Iran press Syria's president Bashar al-Assad to accept a real political transition. This would send a clear message to the Syrian opposition, which is looking for clarification about the connection between ... Bad Plans Against IS Could Mean Asking Iran's Help |
Reuters | Iran says nuclear suspicions are 'fabricated ambiguities' Reuters VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran dismissed on Tuesday as "fabricated ambiguities" suspicions that it has carried out nuclear arms research, a day after it came under renewed Western pressure to help clear up U.N. watchdog concerns about its atomic energy ... US-Israeli con game runs against Iran over nuclear energy program: Analyst |
Rouhani Criticizes Allied Bombing in Syria, Says Iran Should Take Lead Wall Street Journal UNITED NATIONS—Airstrikes by the U.S. and a group of Arab allies against Islamic State targets in Syria are illegal and constitute an attack on the country, Hasan Rouhani, the president of Iran, said Tuesday. Mr. Rouhani said military action could ... |