Newsweek | Netanyahu's Iran Thing New York Times Let's begin with Benjamin Netanyahu's Iran logic. He portrays a rampaging Islamic Republic that “now dominates four Arab capitals, Baghdad, Damascus, Beirut and Sana,” a nation “gobbling” other countries on a “march of conquest, subjugation and terror. Iran Might Be Warming to US Demands on Nuclear Talks Iran Talks Closer on One-Year Nuclear 'Breakout' Demand In possible US-Iran conflict, Netanyahu leaves the Jews with no alibi |
Newsweek | Iran Blinds Acid-Attacker In 'Eye For an Eye' Justice Newsweek An Iranian man convicted of blinding another man by throwing acid in his face has been punished by having one of his own eyes gouged out by medics, according to state media, an act which has prompted outrage from international human rights groups, and ... Iran blinds man in 'eye for an eye' justice Man's eye gouged out in Iran under Sharia 'eye for eye' retribution law for ... Iran carries out an 'eye for an eye' punishment — literally |
NPR (blog) | Beautiful Photos Of Everyday Life In 19th And 20th Century Iran NPR (blog) Since 1979, tens of thousands of Iranians have lived in exile in the United States. The Iranian Revolution forced large numbers of the population out of the country, and many have never returned. As Persian New Year, referred to by Iranians as Nowruz, ... Beautiful Photos Of Everyday Life In 20th-Century Iran |
Christian Science Monitor | Iran-backed advance in southern Syria rattles Israel Christian Science Monitor For nearly a month, Lebanon's militant Hezbollah organization and other Shiite forces under Iranian command have been inching their way across a belt of southern Syria in a bid to drive out rebel forces fighting the regime of Syrian President Bashar al ... Iran general and 10000 troops, within six miles of Israeli border Saudi and Israel Iran anxieties align Iran plays on in Syria, but is it eyeing up Jordan? |
The Economist | Iran's economy The Economist TO TEHRAN'S businessmen, they are known as the tea-ceremony set: foreign day-trippers sizing up the bounty that could be on offer if Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, takes the plunge and backs a conclusive nuclear deal with the West. |
Foreign Policy (blog) | Obama is conceding too much to Iran Washington Post Now Obama is offering Iran the prospect of being, in his words, “a very successful regional power” in exchange for limits on its nuclear program. Across the board, the administration emphasizes common interests with Iran in the defeat of the Islamic State. Scholar Says Obama 'Like A Battered Woman' When It Comes To Iran The Pentagoner: No illusions about Iran The Reagan alternative to Obama's Iran deal |
Stanford Report | Iran nuclear commitments do not go far enough: France Reuters Fabius said he had invited U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini and the foreign ministers of Germany and Britain to Paris on Saturday to review the state of the Iran nuclear negotiations. "We are in favor of a ... US and Iran seek nuclear deal despite huge hurdles, a Stanford scholar says Good deal is at hand in Iran nuclear talks - EU's Mogherini EU foreign policy chief Mogherini optimistic about finding Iran nuclear deal |
National Post | Iran 'taking over' Iraq, Saudis warn, blaming US refusal to send troops ... National Post Saudi Arabia became the second key American ally in the Middle East to demand U.S. President Barack Obama change tack towards Iran Thursday, as it called for U.S.-led coalition “boots on the ground” to fight the Islamic State of Iraq and Al-Sham. John Kerry, in Saudi Arabia, Reassures Gulf States on Iran Nuclear Talks Nuclear Talks Not Part of an Iran Grand Bargain, Kerry Says 'Nobody is going to wait': Saudi drafting nuclear back-up plan to counter Iran? |
The Guardian | The Guardian view on Iran: America's uncomfortable ally The Guardian An ever more visible feature of the ongoing US-led military operation against Islamic State (Isis) is the intertwining of this effort with Iran's objectives in the region. Battling the same enemy, the old adversaries have found themselves a common cause. Iraqi and Iranian forces push on toward Tikrit Iran Gains Influence in Iraq as Shiite Forces Fight ISIS U.S. allies raise concern about Iran's involvement in Iraq |
Wall Street Journal | Yemen's Houthis Seek Iran, Russia and China Ties Wall Street Journal Houthi militants controlling Yemen's capital are trying to build ties with Iran, Russia and China to offset Western and Saudi support for the country's ousted president. The Houthis' interim government has sent delegations to Iran in search of fuel ... Iran's Yemen Play |