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Tensions Rise Over US Visa Measure That Could Affect Iran Nuclear Accord - New York Times Wed, 23 Dec 2015 21:18:30 GMT

New York Times
Tensions Rise Over US Visa Measure That Could Affect Iran Nuclear Accord
New York Times
Tensions mounted between Iran and the United States on Wednesday over a new American law that limits visa-free travel, which the Iranians regard as a sanction and a violation of the recently completed nuclear accord.
Iran Sanctions Could Be Lifted As Soon As JanuaryNPR
US Firms Prepare for End to Iran SanctionsWall Street Journal
Iran calls the new US visa law breach of the nuclear dealReuters
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Australia has lowered its travel advice on Iran: a great reason to get on the ... - The Guardian Thu, 24 Dec 2015 00:13:00 GMT

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Australia has lowered its travel advice on Iran: a great reason to get on the ...
The Guardian
It was the best possible introduction to a country I had heard so much about but understood so little of when I visited Iran in January 2011. Now more Australians may hopefully take up the opportunity to visit the country, after the Department of ...
Iran Unveiled, by Wild Frontiers: reviewTelegraph.co.uk

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Washington is closing its eyes to Iran's persecution of Christians - New York Post Thu, 24 Dec 2015 02:33:00 GMT

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Washington is closing its eyes to Iran's persecution of Christians
New York Post
Iran's attempt to present itself as a champion of its Christians and other religious and ethnic minorities, combined with comparisons to the murderous religious cleansing in areas controlled by ISIS, can lull us into believing that all is hunky-dory in ...

Walls of kindness: The viral trend keeping Iran's homeless warm - CNN Tue, 22 Dec 2015 19:28:45 GMT

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Walls of kindness: The viral trend keeping Iran's homeless warm
CNN
According to government officials, there are 15,000 homeless people in Iran. Of these, one third are women. However, unofficial estimates put this figure much higher. Last year, Tehran municipality's Welfare Organization estimated that there are more ...

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Look who is rockin' social media in Iran - VentureBeat Wed, 23 Dec 2015 21:45:07 GMT

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Look who is rockin' social media in Iran
VentureBeat
Facebook is blocked in Iran. So is Twitter. Instagram is partially blocked, since you can target individual pages without blocking the whole site. Surprisingly, the only social media channel available in the country that doesn't require a VPN to access ...

Iranian Hackers Claim Cyber Attack on New York Dam - NBCNews.com Wed, 23 Dec 2015 15:17:21 GMT

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Iranian Hackers Claim Cyber Attack on New York Dam
NBCNews.com
An Iranian hactivist group has claimed responsibility for a cyberattack that gave it access to the control system for a dam in the suburbs of New York — an intrusion that one official said may be "just the tip of the iceberg." The group, SOBH Cyber ...
Iranian hackers take credit for breaching New York damThe Hill
Iranian Group Claims Credit For Hack Attack on New York DamMaxim
Iranian group claims credit for hacking NY damWashington Examiner

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Iran Says New US Visa Rule May Violate Nuclear Pact - New York Times Mon, 21 Dec 2015 20:29:42 GMT

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Iran Says New US Visa Rule May Violate Nuclear Pact
New York Times
TEHRAN — A new United States visa restriction that applies to Europeans and others who have visited so-called high-risk countries has led to angry reactions in Iran, where some leaders say the decision is a violation of the nuclear agreement reached ...
Senate Democrats: Buyer's remorse yet on Iran?Washington Post (blog)
Republicans blast Kerry for suggesting Iran could skirt new visa rulesFox News
Lawmaker blasts Kerry over Iran visasUSA TODAY
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Alex Salmond and other SNP politicians hold Iran trade talks - BBC News Wed, 23 Dec 2015 13:20:17 GMT

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Alex Salmond and other SNP politicians hold Iran trade talks
BBC News
SNP politicians have held talks on trade during a four-day visit to Iran. The former first minster Alex Salmond was joined by MSP Bill Kidd who hailed the trip to Tehran as "hugely positive". The six person delegation also included SNP MP Tasmina ...

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Photographer Bernard Russo reveals what Christmas is like in Iran - Daily Mail Wed, 23 Dec 2015 17:14:15 GMT

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Photographer Bernard Russo reveals what Christmas is like in Iran
Daily Mail
There are about 150,000 Christians living in Iran, most of them Armenians, who celebrate Christmas in churches and at home. As children are attracted by the tradition, many Muslim families have adopted some of the customs and buy presents for the kids ...

Is Iran retreating from Syria? - Al-Monitor Wed, 23 Dec 2015 20:03:45 GMT

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Is Iran retreating from Syria?
Al-Monitor
Hossein Salami, the deputy head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), was asked about “claims from Western media” regarding Iran's decreasing deployment of forces in Syria. “Decreasing or increasing forces at any scene is a natural act,” ...

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