Bloomberg View | The New Iranian Hostage Crisis Bloomberg View When the family of Amir Hekmati, an Iranian-American Marine, learned he was taken prisoner in 2011, the State Department told them to keep quiet. Family members were told Amir would be in greater danger if they went to the media than if they remained ... Families of US citizens held or missing in Iran testify on Capitol Hill Families: It's Now or Never to Bring Home Americans Held in Iran Families Tell Lawmakers of Americans Held Hostage in Iran |
CNN | Harf: We're All 'Totally Perplexed' by NYT Story on Iran's Increased Nuclear ... Washington Free Beacon State Department spokesperson Marie Harf said she was “perplexed” by a New York Times story Tuesday on Iran's 20 percent increase in nuclear fuel over the past 18 months. The United States has been in negotiations with Iran for a final deal about their ... US: Report of growing Iran nuclear fuel stockpile not 'major obstacle' to deal PM preempts Obama TV interview pitching Iran deal to Israeli public: We must ... Iran's Nuclear Stockpile Grows, Complicating Negotiations |
The Guardian | Broken leg won't hobble Iran talks, says US, as John Kerry flies back for surgery The Guardian With an end-of-June deadline for an Iranian deal fast approaching, the 71-year-old Kerry left Geneva aboard a US military plane accompanied by his orthopaedic surgeon, Dennis Burke, and additional medical personnel. Officials said Burke is expected in ... Kerry injury will not slow Iran talks, US officials say John Kerry breaks leg in bike accident after Iran nuclear talks, will fly home Requiring surgery, Kerry hopes for in-person role at Iran talks endgame |
Wall Street Journal | French Minister Laurent Fabius Wary on Iran Nuclear Deal Wall Street Journal ABUJA, Nigeria—French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said a possible nuclear deal with Iran risks sparking a nuclear arms race in the Middle East unless the agreement grants international inspectors access to Iranian military sites and other secret ... |
Business Insider | Iran's military mastermind promises a 'surprise' in Syria Business Insider Iranian Revolutionary Guards Quds Force chief Qassem Soleimani has vowed that upcoming developments in Syria will soon “surprise” the world, Al-Quds al-Arabi reported. “The world will be surprised by what we and the Syrian military leadership are ... |
'Iran-North Korea Cooperation May Sabotage Nuclear Deal' The Weekly Standard (blog) Growing cooperation between Iran and North Korea suggests that Tehran may develop a nuclear weapon with support from Pyongyang despite ongoing negotiations with the P5+1. Accordingly, the United States must seek to prohibit any form of nuclear ... |
Business Insider | Russian firm to provide Iran with S-300 missile system once contract agreed Business Insider Russia hopes to reap economic and trade benefits if a final deal is concluded to build on the framework agreement reached in the Swiss city of Lausanne between Iran and six world powers – Russia, the United States, France, Britain, Germany and China. Russia Preparing to Send S-300 Missile Systems for Iran by 2016 Russian Firm to Sell S-300 Missile System to Iran Russian Firm To Sell Iran S-300 Missile System Once Contract Agreed |
Jerusalem Post Israel News | 'Contrary to Obama's claims, Iran increased its nuclear fuel stockpiles' Jerusalem Post Israel News Contrary to the Obama administration's claims that Iran has frozen its nuclear program, international inspectors discovered recently that the Islamic Republic's stockpile of nuclear fuel has increased by about 20 percent over the course of the last 18 ... Obama admin dismisses reports of Iran hoarding nuclear fuel Talks Begin to Conclude Nuclear Deal With Iran US and Iran resume 'substantive' nuclear talks in Geneva as deadline looms |
Sun Sentinel | Son implores Iran to release Coral Springs man missing for eight years Sun Sentinel Daniel Levinson, son of Robert Levinson, speaks during a hearing of the Foreign Affairs Committee on Capitol Hill June 2, 2015 in Washington, D.C. The committee held the hearing to hear from four family members of Americans held in in Iran. Son Of Hostage In Iran Says Time Is Right To Push For Release |
Fox News | Crackdown on Christianity: Iran sentences 18 to prison over faith Fox News Iran's revolutionary court imposed harsh prison sentences last week on 18 Christian converts for charges including evangelism, propaganda against the regime, and creating house churches to practice their faith, according to sources with knowledge of ... |