Reuters | Iran plans to attend next round of Syria peace talks Reuters "Iran will be actively present in (Syria peace) talks, while announcing its standards and preserving its red lines," Ali Akbar Velayati, Khamenei's top foreign policy advisor, was quoted as saying by the Tasnim news agency. "We will support our ally ... Report: Iran summons Saudi envoy over execution of Iranians Iran Slams Saudi Arabia For Executing Its Citizens Iran to attend next round of Syria talks |
New York Times | Iran's President Suggests Link Between Hard-Line Media and Arrests New York Times TEHRAN — Iran's president publicly criticized its hard-line media on Sunday, hinting that some outlets are connected to the security forces responsible for a wave of recent arrests in the country aimed at crippling Western influence. President Hassan ... 'McDonald's diplomacy': The nuclear deal has emboldened Iranian hardliners ... Iran's President Tells His Media To Chill Out Iran's president Hassan Rouhani calls for freer media |
NBCNews.com | Iran's Jewish Community Sees Signs of Hope as Country Opens to West NBCNews.com During the Iranian Revolution, Jewish leaders were executed. More recently, anti-Semitism has colored Iranian politics: Ex-president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad famously questioned whether the Holocaust happened and Iran has challenged Israel's right to exist. A happy reunion in Israel for a forgotten Iranian Jewish community |
Yahoo News | Iran appoints first woman ambassador since revolution Yahoo News Tehran (AFP) - Iran has appointed its first woman ambassador since the 1979 Islamic revolution, naming foreign ministry spokeswoman Marzieh Afkham to head its embassy in Malaysia, the foreign minister announced on Sunday. "Choosing Afkham as ... Iran appoints first woman ambassador to head KL embassy Iran's first woman ambassador since revolution to head KL embassy Iran appoints woman ambassador |
TheNewsTribune.com | Former CIA analyst giving Tacoma talk to tout Iran nuclear deal TheNewsTribune.com As a former CIA analyst turned anti-war activist, Elizabeth Murray found much to like in news last summer when the Obama administration struck a deal to monitor Iran's nuclear program in exchange for easing sanctions that have crippled that country's ... Energy Pipeline: Iran nuclear deal weighs heavy on minds at oil, gas conference Deal or No Deal on Iran with Sherman |
Global Risk Insights | How Iran became the first beneficiary of Russia's Syria Intervention The Interpreter Russia's air campaign in support of Assad's Syrian government forces and Iranian-backed Shi'a militia groups has always had a relatively limited strategic aim; to allow Damascus to win the peace. Syria's allies know that Damascus can't generate enough ... Iran's military and economic investment in Syria Iran invited to next round of Syria talks |
New York Post | Obama held hostage: How Iran's using the nuke deal as license to go wild New York Post President Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry were convinced their one-sided nuclear deal would lead to better relations with Iran, but it's already doing the reverse. Tehran has taken two more Americans hostage just this month — and followed up ... EU-Iran relations at 'key stage' says Schulz The Iran deal for dummies Misbegotten deal with Iran already showing cracks (editorial) |
Yahoo News | Iran-backed rebels retake positions in south Yemen Yahoo News The blast took place on the road to the Sahn military base northwest of Marib, the source added. Loyalists are in control of Marib while Sanaa is in the hands of the Iran-backed Huthi rebels who are also allied with forces loyal to ousted president Ali ... |
Press TV | Iran to US defense chief: Mind your words Press TV Iran's defense minister has warned his American counterpart to mind his words, following accusations by the US official that the Islamic Republic is militarily active in certain countries in the Middle East. “US Secretary of Defense [Ashton Carter] had ... Iran warns US defense chief to watch his words Iran's Top General Scolds US Defense Secretary for Inapt Comments Iran warns US over agitating Arab states |
New York Times | In Iran, a Deal and Then a Crackdown New York Times Increasingly, these forces are demonstrating how far they are willing to go to undermine the agreement and the chance of improved relations with the West, which many supporters of the nuclear deal — in America as well as in Iran — hoped would be an ... Iran bans US consumer goods Iran officially marks 36 years of loathing for US Iran's Clenched Fist to America |