Reuters | Iran denounces Saudi Arabia over haj and demands apology Reuters Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Muslim countries should demand Saudi Arabia be held to account for the deaths. The kingdom presents itself as the guardian of Islamic orthodoxy and custodian of its holiest places in Mecca and Medina. Iran Ratchets Up Criticism of Saudi Arabia Following Deadly Mecca Stampede Iran demands Saudi apology for stampede at hajj Iran denounces Saudi Arabia over Hajj and demands apology |
CBS News | Russia Surprises US With Accord on Battling ISIS New York Times UNITED NATIONS — For the second time this month, Russia moved to expand its political and military influence in the Syria conflict and left the United States scrambling, this time by reaching an understanding, announced on Sunday, with Iraq, Syria and ... Iraq announces ISIS deal with Russia, Syria and Iran Iranian President: Syria's al-Assad must remain to fight 'terrorists' Iran's Rouhani: Assad government in Syria 'can't be weakened' |
The Guardian | Iran earns more from tax than oil for first time in almost 50 years The Guardian “For the first time in 50 years, the government's share of the oil revenue is less than what it is earning from tax, including VAT,” he told the Guardian on the sidelines of the second Europe-Iran forum in Geneva. “Only around 10% of Iran's GDP is ... Oil Dependency No More: Iran Goes for Taxation, Resists Oil Curse |
NPR | Rouhani: There Are 'Differing Viewpoints' In Iran Over Nuclear Deal NPR Iran's President Hassan Rouhani tells NPR that much like in the United States, there are in his country "two differing viewpoints" on the six-party nuclear deal – one that is cautiously optimistic of success and another which is highly skeptical of ... GOP opponents of nuclear deal couldn't find Iran on a map, says Rouhani Iranian President Proposes Prisoner Exchange With US A Warm Welcome Expected at UN for Hassan Rouhani of Iran |
Reuters | France says Iran can help facilitate Syria political solution Reuters The meeting, the first between the two leaders since a nuclear deal was reached in July between six global powers and Iran, was aimed to help prepare a scheduled state visit by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani to France in mid-November to boost ... Iran's Rohani: Defeating ISIS in Syria Is 'Top Priority,' Assad Can't Be Weakened France launches air strikes against Islamic State in Syria |
Telegraph.co.uk | Iran invites families of black men shot by police to a Tehran anti ... Telegraph.co.uk He added: "I'm not worried about going to Iran. A black man in America is just like a foreigner. They're killing us. We live in the land of the free and the home of the brave but we're not worried about terrorists, we're worried about the police ... |
Financial Times | Iran to test investor confidence with debt issue Financial Times About $300m-worth of the Treasury Bills — a sharia law-compliant way for the government to raise money — will be offered to investors at a steep discount to their face value in a sign of how nascent capital markets are developing in Iran. |
Al-Monitor | What Israel should do about Iran Al-Monitor There are two major reasons why Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should pull back from his hard-line opposition to the Iranian nuclear deal. First, Iran is on a path toward international rehabilitation, whereby the United States and its ... “If You Can't Do This Deal ... Go Back to Tehran.” Cruz on ayatollah: 'We may have to help introduce him to the 72 virgins' A Strategy to Push Back Iran in Syria |
Forward | Travel Agents Turn to Iran — and Find Plenty of Jewish Interest Forward Ask the State Department whether it is any safer now for Americans to travel to Iran, and the answer you'll get will be unequivocally negative. The nuclear deal reached with Tehran, as a State Department travel warning makes clear, “does not alter the ... |
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty | Iran Ready To Discuss "Plan Of Action" On Post-War Syria RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty Iran's President Hassan Rohani addresses a plenary meeting of the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit 2015 at UN headquarters in New York on September 26. By RFE/RL. September 27, 2015. Iranian President Hassan Rohani says he is ... |