Reuters | Obama, Iran and the Late William Buckley Huffington Post It seems the only issue being contested at present is the extent of the cosmetic and temporary concessions the Iranians will grant so that Iran does not fully emerge as a nuclear weapons state until after the expiration of the Obama presidency. The ... China foreign minister pushes Iran on nuclear deal 'China can expedite final Iran N-deal' China opposes Iran deadline extension |
Yahoo News | Iran win at Berlin film fest called 'free speech triumph' Yahoo News Berlin (AFP) - The Berlin film festival wrapped up Sunday after awarding its Golden Bear top prize to Iranian dissident director Jafar Panahi, in a move hailed as a triumph for freedom of expression. Iran director Panahi's 'Taxi' wins top honor at Berlin fest Iran's 'Taxi' wins at Berlin film fest; called 'free speech triumph' Banned Iranian director Jafar Panahi wins Berlin film festival's Golden Bear |
Jerusalem Post Israel News | Netanyahu too hesitant to order military attack on Iran, rival MK says Jerusalem Post Israel News “I don't trust Benjamin Netanyahu to advance a military option against Iran after we saw his hesitancy on a number of other decisions,” MK Omer Bar Lev said. “On the other hand, [Zionist Union chief] Isaac Herzog has the courage and the capability if ... Fearing leaks, US 'limiting' information it shares with Israel on Iran nuke talks Report: US cuts Israel out of Iran talks Latest from Iran |
Consortium News | The One-Sided US Narrative on Iran Consortium News In the preferred U.S. narratives, American leaders are always wise and rational but must deal with pigheaded and crazy adversaries. That is the way the current U.S.-Iranian nuclear negotiations are presented inside Official Washington but there is a ... Iran's Peace Letter from a Poison Pen Israel's Foreign Ministry sees little chance of Iran nuclear deal by March Iran negotiator told to control temper in talks with Kerry |
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty | Iran former vice president jailed for corruption U.S. News & World Report TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's former first vice president has been taken to jail to serve his prison term for corruption, the official IRNA news agency reported Sunday. Mohammad Reza Rahimi, a top aide to former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, was ... Iranian Ex-Vice President Jailed |
Boston Globe (subscription) | UMass Amherst stops admitting Iranians to some graduate programs Boston Globe (subscription) The University of Massachusetts Amherst told students this week that it will no longer accept Iranian nationals into graduate programs in chemical, computer, and mechanical engineering or the natural sciences, to avoid violating US sanctions against Iran. |
Daily Beast | With Irans Rocket Men Who Start Gazas Wars Daily Beast Some would say they are Iran's shock troops. And these are the men who start wars. When they begin to launch missiles and Israel responds, then Hamas and Islamic Jihad respond, too. And the rest is pure carnage. The buzz of Israeli drones above serves ... |
Missiles and menaces in an Iran-Russia-North Korea alliance The Hill (blog) Russia, Iran and North Korea are in active cahoots. They are pooling resources, including banking systems (the better to bust sanctions), intelligence and military technology, as part of an ongoing war against the West, of which the most melodramatic ... |
TIME | Does Iran really control Yemen? Al-Monitor Despite some differences in their religious beliefs, when it comes to foreign policy, very little separates the Iranian Twelver Shiites from Houthis, who are Zaidi Shiites. The political narrative that Houthis have propagated is “Death to America ... How Yemen Fits Iran Plans for Mideast Rule, Beyond |
War is Boring | Looks Like Iran Upgraded Syria's Helicopters War is Boring Some old but very interesting pictures of Syrian Mi-17s have circulated online recently. The pics show the helicopters with Iranian-made infrared sensors. The open-source military blogger Oryx analyzed the technology, which he said allows “for even ... |