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Iran an unlikely beneficiary of Russia's military campaign in Syria - Washington Times Wed, 07 Oct 2015 00:36:15 GMT

Washington Times

Iran an unlikely beneficiary of Russia's military campaign in Syria Washington Times Russia's stepped-up military campaign in Syria is not only offering a lifeline to the embattled Assad regime, it is providing badly needed relief for Iranian proxies that will enable them to move more aggressively in the region's other conflicts — in ... How Iranian general plotted out Syrian assault in MoscowYahoo News 'Send Qassem Soleimani': Here's how Putin and Iran plotted out their new ...Business Insider Iran Plotted With Russia for Months on Military Intervention in SyriaWashington Free Beacon Wall Street Journal -Reuters -Newsweek all 5,488 news articles »

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Will Iran and the US shake hands in 2017? - BBC News Wed, 07 Oct 2015 00:08:31 GMT

BBC News

Will Iran and the US shake hands in 2017? BBC News When he addressed the UN General Assembly last week, Iran's president Hassan Rouhani struck a mostly positive note, proclaiming a new era of engagement with the outside world. But there was no handshake with President Obama, not even a phone call ... Why did Iran's parliament hold hearings on the nuclear deal?Washington Post (blog) Why Iran Doesn't Trust America -- And What Can Be Done to Change ThatHuffington Post Obama Closes Opening to IranConsortium News RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty -Wall Street Journal all 282 news articles »

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Iran's Javad Zarif on Russia and Peace in Syria - The New Yorker Tue, 06 Oct 2015 18:36:47 GMT

The New Yorker

Iran's Javad Zarif on Russia and Peace in Syria The New Yorker Iran's foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, is in demand these days. On the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly, he shook hands with President Obama and met twice with Secretary of State John Kerry. (Zarif and Kerry have been nominated, jointly, ... UN asks Iran to help peace in SyriaYahoo News UN Chief Urges Iran To Nudge Syria Toward Peace SettlementRadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty all 33 news articles »

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The Two Faces of Modern Iran - Foreign Policy (blog) Tue, 06 Oct 2015 16:10:19 GMT

Foreign Policy (blog)

The Two Faces of Modern Iran Foreign Policy (blog) When I sat down for an interview this summer with Iranian Vice President Massoumeh Ebtekar in Tehran, I expected the rhetoric of a Hezbollah apparatchik. It turned out to be one of the more substantive and candid interviews I've had with a Middle ...

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Iran threatens Frankfurt book fair boycott over Rushdie speech - The Guardian Tue, 06 Oct 2015 11:18:37 GMT

The Guardian

Iran threatens Frankfurt book fair boycott over Rushdie speech The Guardian Eleven publishers in Iran have also written a letter urging the fair to cancel Rushdie's address. “Inviting an individual who is an apostate and Mahdūr ad-damm [whose blood must be wasted] in this book fair is repulsive and anti-cultural,” said the ... Iran: Officials Object to Event With Salman RushdieNew York Times A Self-Defeating Crusade Against Salman RushdieThe Atlantic Iran threatens to boycott Frankfurt Book Fair due to Salman Rushdie speechNational Post Daily Mail -Deutsche Welle -The Bookseller all 39 news articles »

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Iran Might Not Be an Immediate Bonanza for Oil Firms - International New York Times Mon, 05 Oct 2015 15:18:38 GMT

International New York Times

Iran Might Not Be an Immediate Bonanza for Oil Firms International New York Times And with the increasing likelihood that international sanctions on Iran will be lifted, it is no surprise that European oil executives like Ben van Beurden, chief executive of Royal Dutch Shell, and Claudio Descalzi, chief executive of Eni of Italy ... Post-sanctions Iran to launch 50 new oil projects, says officialThe Times of Israel Investing in Iran? You'd Better Like Tea, Cake and BureaucracyBloomberg UPDATE 1-Iran to launch new oil projects, sees post-sanctions supply boostReuters Financial Times all 39 news articles »

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Inside the Iran nuclear deal - Harvard Gazette Tue, 06 Oct 2015 10:16:06 GMT

Harvard Gazette

Inside the Iran nuclear deal Harvard Gazette The contentious deal, which freezes Iran's nuclear program for the next 10 to 15 years in exchange for lifting international sanctions, was struck July 14 in Vienna and took effect last month. The pact marks the first time since the 1979 hostage crisis ... and more »

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Doctor refutes claim Iran broke gender rules - Yahoo Sports Tue, 06 Oct 2015 17:52:16 GMT

Yahoo Sports

Doctor refutes claim Iran broke gender rules Yahoo Sports "There are no gender concerns for women's futsal and football teams," Dr Zohreh Haratian, the governing body's appointee in Iran, told Shargh daily. "No scientific proof exists on these claims," she said, noting that all the players had been checked ... Iran women's futsal team accused of fielding men at Asia ChampionshipRappler all 14 news articles »

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Jason Rezaian, Washington Post Reporter, Nears a Grim Milestone in Iran - New York Times Wed, 07 Oct 2015 00:24:11 GMT

Jason Rezaian, Washington Post Reporter, Nears a Grim Milestone in Iran New York Times Jason Rezaian, the Washington Post's imprisoned Iran correspondent, will have spent his 444th day in captivity as of Friday, the same length of time as the Americans held during the 1979-81 Iran hostage crisis. The newspaper pointed out the comparison ... and more »

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Argentinian President Claims Former Obama Official Asked The Country To ... - Forbes Tue, 06 Oct 2015 14:25:12 GMT

Forbes

Argentinian President Claims Former Obama Official Asked The Country To ... Forbes It felt like hours, but was only a mere 45 seconds. In perhaps the most moving moment of this weeks United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) meeting, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stared down the audience in a moment of silence that made ...