New York Post | Iran just raised its price for the next hostage ransom New York Post Early this year, the Obama administration paid Iran $1.7 billion, including $400 million in cash loaded on a secret flight, to spring several Americans. The president's men offered excuses for why it wasn't really ransom — but the Iranians plainly ... Sentenced in Iran Surprise: Iran Wants Ransom Payments to Release New American Hostages Iran Takes More US Hostages, Wants More Ransom Money |
Daily Signal | How Republicans Plan to Shape Next President's Iran Policy Daily Signal Republican opponents of the Iran nuclear deal have been stymied in their ability to shape U.S. policy with America's longtime adversary in the Middle East. “We are very frustrated as members of Congress with this issue because whatever we do, President ... Iran: Government Issues First Report On Nuclear Deal Implementation Obama Adminstration Reportedly Lied About Lifting Of Financial Sanctions Against Iran |
Business Insider | These 4 maps explain Iran's strategy Business Insider If you ranked the civilizations that have most affected the course of human development, Persia would be near the top of the list. We forget this because in recent centuries the states that have ruled in Iran have been either weak or isolated from the ... |
Gizmodo | House of Cards Is Airing in Iran, But What About Those Sanctions? Gizmodo The Iranian people are really enjoying the Netflix show House of Cards right now. Yesterday, the New Yorker reported that the first season of the show has aired on state-run TV, despite bans on virtually all American cultural products. But it got me ... |
Fox News | Iran seeking 'many billions of dollars' in ransom to free US hostages ... Fox News Iran is seeking “many billions of dollars” in payments from the United States in exchange for the release of several U.S. hostages still being detained in Iran, ... |
New York Times | How to Ensure the Iran Nuclear Deal Survives the Next President ... New York Times WASHINGTON — With every presidential debate this year, Americans are reminded that the Iran nuclear deal remains as controversial as ever. Iranians, too, are ... Report: Take More Risk to Find Common Ground with Iran « LobeLog |
The Guardian | Iran 'wanted Egypt at Syria talks' as Middle Eastern alliances shift The Guardian The Guardian has seen emails indicating that the Iranian foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, asked Kerry for Cairo's team to attend the Lausanne talks. When the US secretary of state proposed six-nation talks to “see if a new reasonableness can ... Saudi Arabia Cares More About Iran Than Iran Does About Saudi Arabia How Syria is pushing Egypt and Iran closer Why an Iran-Saudi Arabia Conflict Is More Likely Today Than Ever Before |
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty | Wife Of Iranian-Austrian Jailed In Iran Proclaims His Innocence RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty The wife of an Iranian-Austrian man sentenced recently by an Iranian court to 10 years in prison on spying charges has told RFE/RL's Radio Farda that her husband is a "simple businessman" unjustly imprisoned. Hanika Ghaderi's husband, businessman ... |
Reuters | Exclusive: Iran steps up weapons supply to Yemen's Houthis via Oman - offi... Reuters WASHINGTON Iran has stepped up weapons transfers to the Houthis, the militia fighting the Saudi-backed government in Yemen, U.S., Western and Iranian officials tell Reuters, a development that threatens to prolong and intensify the 19-month-old war. US general suspects Iran in Yemen missile launches Iran: US claims of attack role 'suspicious' US General thinks Iran is behind the missile attacks on US Navy near Yemen |
PRI | A 'questionable result' in Iran's 2009 presidential election nearly tore the country apart PRI So let's take a look at what happened in one country where there were serious allegations of fraud after a recent presidential election: Iran. In the summer of 2009, Iran was going through one of the most lively presidential elections in its history ... |