Fox News | Biden meets with family of US Marine imprisoned in Iran Fox News In a meeting Sunday with relatives of a U.S. Marine imprisoned in Iran, Vice President Joe Biden said a "good atmosphere" has been created with the Islamic Republic to work toward the release of Amir Hekmati, according to his family. Biden met Sunday ... Iran: American Prisoner Resumes Hunger Strike Over Languishing Case |
Bloomberg View | Obama's New Answers on Iran Fall Flat Bloomberg View In speeches last week to a conference at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, Treasury Secretary Jack Lew and Vice President Joe Biden revealed new details about the end of most sanctions against Iran if a nuclear deal is reached. The ... Obama's unconvincing new answers on Iran sanctions: Bloomberg View Snap Back Iran Sanctions? Don't Bet on It. Treasury Secretary's Talk Fails to Reassure Critics of Iran Nuclear Deal |
Reuters | France, Saudi Arabia: Iran nuclear deal must avoid destabilizing region Reuters Saudi Arabia invited French President Francois Hollande, whose country is deemed to have a tough stance in Iran nuclear negotiations, to Riyadh to discuss regional issues with Gulf Arab leaders who fear a rapprochement with Tehran could lead to further ... Gulf states want weapons, promises from US for Iran nuke deal support France, Saudi Arabia - Iran nuclear deal must avoid destabilising region France, Saudi Arabia say Iran nuclear deal must not destabilize region |
CBS News | Senate prepares to advance bill on Iran nuclear deal CBS News Republican Senate leaders, worried that proposals from conservatives in their caucus could upend the fragile bipartisan agreement on legislation targeting the Iranian nuclear deal, are poised to cut off debate on the bill, Politico reports. The U.S ... Republicans working to get Iran legislation moving again Do-or-die time for Iran legislation Our Hardliners, and Iran's |
International Business Times | US Navy Escorting UK Commercial Vessels In Strait Of Hormuz After Iran Ship ... International Business Times Last month, an Iranian convoy of ships reportedly carrying weapons for Houthi rebels in Yemen turned back before facing U.S. Navy ships operating in the Gulf of Aden. The ongoing conflict in Yemen has escalated tensions between rivals Iran and Saudi ... Iran's legal claims for seizing the Maersk Tigris What Obama Should Learn From Reagans War With Iran Iran: US Navy Escorting British Ships Through Strait After Detention Dispute |
ABC Online | Iran bans jagged 'devil-worshipping' haircuts, tattoos and male eyebrow plucking ABC Online Hairstyles of a spiky and unorthodox nature have reportedly been banned in Iran because they are "devil worshipping", while tattoos and other male bodily adornments are also being outlawed. Jagged haircuts have become fashionable for Iranian youths in ... Iran bans 'devil worshipping' haircuts Iran Says Spiky Hair Is Devil Worship |
New York Times | Iran Nuclear Talks Open a Tangled Path to Ending Syria's War New York Times Now, with Mr. Assad's forces having suffered a string of losses on the battlefield and the United States reaching at least a partial rapprochement with Mr. Assad's main backer, Iran, Mr. de Mistura is changing course. Starting Monday, he is set to hold ... |
bellingcat | Iran's Mock-up Aircraft Carrier Returns to Bander Abbas bellingcat New satellite imagery shows that Iran's mock-up aircraft carrier was not destroyed during naval exercises but was towed back to Bander Abbas. Imagery captured in mid-March shows what Western sources have called a “barge” berthed at the naval base with ... |
Politico | Tom Cotton, Marco Rubio face defeat on Iran Politico In a bid to pressure President Barack Obama to take a tougher negotiating line with Tehran, Cotton (R-Ark.) made a surprise move Thursday to try and force a vote on his amendment, which would require Iran to disclose the history of its nuclear program ... McConnell's tough choice on Iran Rubio, Cotton throw Iran bill passage into question Rubio: I don't want Iran bill to fail |
The Guardian | Kerry 'guarantees' Israelis that US can prevent an Iranian bomb The Guardian US Secretary of State John Kerry sought to pacify Israeli worries over an emerging nuclear deal with Iran in an interview aired Sunday, dismissing some concerns as brought on by “hysteria” over the possible agreement. Israeli prime minister Benjamin ... The Corker Bill Will Not Block Obama's Iran Deal Kerry just tried to reassure Israel on Iran by mentioning a newly redesigned ... Palin: Obama 'flirting with the devil' on Iran |