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Iran steps up its forces in Syria - CNN Tue, 27 Oct 2015 22:43:26 GMT

CNN

Iran steps up its forces in Syria CNN Hossein Salami, deputy commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, said Iran is increasing the quality and quantity of its presence in Syria, according to Iranian media. He described their mission as an advisory role to help the Syrian army ... Iran could join Syria peace talks after US drops longstanding oppositionThe Guardian Syria conflict: Iran to be invited to key talks, US saysBBC News Iran Is Invited to Join US, Russia and Europe for Talks on Syria's FutureNew York Times USA TODAY -The Hill all 3,062 news articles »

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UN Rights Investigator Highly Critical of Iran - New York Times Tue, 27 Oct 2015 23:50:22 GMT

Newsweek

UN Rights Investigator Highly Critical of Iran New York Times The special United Nations investigator of human rights in Iran presented a highly critical report on Tuesday that contradicted the Tehran government's own assessment, describing a record rate of executions, a deeply flawed judiciary and repression of ... Iran's Human Rights Remain Dismal Despite Nuclear Deal: UNNewsweek Iran Wins World Record for Most Executions Per CapitaForeign Policy (blog) UN Investigator: Executions in Iran Could Top 1000 in 2015ABC News Voice of America -The Guardian all 68 news articles »

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Iran's Rouhani says expects sanctions to be lifted by end-2015 - Reuters Tue, 27 Oct 2015 12:57:00 GMT

Reuters

Iran's Rouhani says expects sanctions to be lifted by end-2015 Reuters "According to our plans, the oppressive sanctions against the Islamic Republic of Iran will be lifted by the end of 2015," state news agency IRNA quoted Rouhani as saying during a ceremony to welcome the new Spanish ambassador to Tehran. Under Iran's ... What If Iran Misses the Deadline to Lift Sanctions?Newsweek Amputation, blinding and lashes all part of Iran's medieval system of justice ...Fox News The Iran Deal: Persisting ProblemsAmerican Enterprise Institute Washington Times -ایرنا -US Department of State all 188 news articles »

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Iran on track to kill more than 1000 this year, UN expert reports - Fox News Tue, 27 Oct 2015 18:23:27 GMT

Fox News

Iran on track to kill more than 1000 this year, UN expert reports Fox News Human rights groups have long criticized Iran for flaunting international laws in its treatment of locals and foreign journalists. Jason Rezaian, a Washington Post reporter and dual U.S.-Iranian citizen, has been detained in Iran for 14 months and was ... Why Iran is now jailing poetsMiami Herald 2 Iranian poets targeted in hard-liners' crackdown on expression in IranGlobalnews.ca all 87 news articles »

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This ex-Deutsche Bank tech expert quit his job to risk everything on Iran's ... - Business Insider Tue, 27 Oct 2015 08:19:31 GMT

Business Insider

This ex-Deutsche Bank tech expert quit his job to risk everything on Iran's ... Business Insider Iran's economy is set to get a once-in-a-generation boost when a deal to lift international sanctions gets finalized in a few months. Xanyar Kamangar, who left his investment-banking job at Deutsche Bank to start Iran's first private-equity firm able ... Local Tech Investor Chooses Iran Over Deutsche BankDealBreaker all 5 news articles »

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Iran's Generals Are Dying in Syria - The New Yorker Mon, 26 Oct 2015 17:37:30 GMT

The New Yorker

Iran's Generals Are Dying in Syria The New Yorker The human cost of Iran's intervention in Syria, on behalf of President Bashar al-Assad, started small, and with little notice. The first to die were young paramilitary fighters. I learned of one of the early casualties in December, 2013, when I visited ... and more »

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Iran Arrests American Founder of Pro-Regime Lobby - Breitbart News Tue, 27 Oct 2015 21:24:30 GMT

Breitbart News

Iran Arrests American Founder of Pro-Regime Lobby Breitbart News Siamak Namazi, an Iranian-American citizen who helped establish a pro-Tehran lobbying group in America, has been arrested in Iran and imprisoned indefinitely. Mr. Namazi was visiting family in Tehran when he was arrested by Iranian Revolutionary ...

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Iran invited to Syria diplomatic talks after state media reports Russia ... - The Independent Tue, 27 Oct 2015 18:13:00 GMT

The Independent

Iran invited to Syria diplomatic talks after state media reports Russia ... The Independent Iran is being invited to international talks aimed at ending the Syrian civil war for the first time - just after Iranian state-controlled media reported Russian warplanes had bombed enemy positions near the Israeli-annexed Syrian territory of the ... Iran Claims Russia Bombed Rebels Near Golan HeightsThe Jewish Press Iran State-Media Claims Russian Strikes Near Syrian Border Intended to Send ...Algemeiner all 53 news articles »

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Battling Iran-Backed Extremists in Yemen - Wall Street Journal Tue, 27 Oct 2015 22:48:41 GMT

Wall Street Journal

Battling Iran-Backed Extremists in Yemen Wall Street Journal But that future has been stolen by Iranian-backed Houthi militia, who drove our legitimate government from office and have committed countless human-rights abuses, documented by the U.N. In response, a broad, international coalition led by Saudi Arabia ... Why Iran doesn't want to stay in YemenAl-Monitor all 447 news articles »

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Iran Hosts Conference on 'Police Brutality Against Blacks in America' - Washington Free Beacon Tue, 27 Oct 2015 21:10:54 GMT

Washington Free Beacon

Iran Hosts Conference on 'Police Brutality Against Blacks in America' Washington Free Beacon Iran is hosting a three-day conference this week focusing on “police brutality against blacks in America,” according to the event announcement. Foreign Desk reported that the event's organizer, Nader Talebzadeh, told an Iranian news outlet that he had ...