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House passes two sanctions bills, sending foreign policy message on Iran and Syria - Washington Post Tue, 15 Nov 2016 20:56:50 GMT

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House passes two sanctions bills, sending foreign policy message on Iran and Syria
Washington Post
The House laid down two markers on Tuesday of how it will try to shape foreign policy going into the new administration by passing two sanctions bills: one targeting Iran, and the other Syria. The House overwhelmingly passed a 10-year extension of the ...
House reauthorizes Iran sanctions bill, sets Syria sanctionsReuters
House Votes to Extend Iran Sanctions in Bid to Ensure Nuclear ComplianceNew York Times
House OKs Bills to Renew Iran Sanctions, Crack Down on SyriaABC News
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76 Experts Urge Donald Trump to Keep Iran Deal - New York Times Tue, 15 Nov 2016 03:15:03 GMT

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76 Experts Urge Donald Trump to Keep Iran Deal
New York Times
Seventy-six national security experts urged President-elect Donald J. Trump on Monday to reverse his hostility to the nuclear agreement signed with Iran last year and to use it as a tool to ease other tensions with the country. A report signed by the ...
Why Donald Trump needs the Iran nuclear dealThe Guardian
Iran Rejects Idea That Trump Could Scrap Nuke DealNBCNews.com
Iran counts on EU support in keeping nuclear dealAl-Monitor
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US officials 'concerned' as Iran, Russia plan $10 billion arms deal - Fox News Tue, 15 Nov 2016 18:56:57 GMT

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US officials 'concerned' as Iran, Russia plan $10 billion arms deal
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U.S. officials are expressing concern about a budding arms pact between Iran and Russia estimated to be worth more than $10 billion, according to State Department officials who spoke to the Washington Free Beacon and expressed alarm over the ...
Trump's challenge on the Iran dealWashington Post (blog)
Obama Promises to Veto Bill That Would Block Aircraft Exports to IranFortune
Russia may sell Iran $10 billion worth of tanks and jets in new arms dealTelegraph.co.uk
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Iran Declares Missile Program 'Non-Negotiable' As Donald Trump Presidency Looms - Newsweek Tue, 15 Nov 2016 17:59:02 GMT

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Iran Declares Missile Program 'Non-Negotiable' As Donald Trump Presidency Looms
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Iran's ballistic missile program and tests of its arsenal are “non-negotiable,” Iran's foreign ministry spokesman said Tuesday. The move followed criticism from the European Union (EU) and further concern over the U.S. presidential election victory of ...
Iran to continue missile tests, says program 'non-negotiable'The Times of Israel

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Iran says intel service confiscated IS-linked explosives - Fox News Tue, 15 Nov 2016 19:07:04 GMT

Iran says intel service confiscated IS-linked explosives
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TEHRAN, Iran – Iran's official IRNA news agency says the nation's intelligence service has confiscated about 2 tons of explosives linked to planned attacks by the Islamic State group in the country's west. Tuesday's report quotes an unnamed ...

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Iran denies it supports the Taliban - AMN Al-Masdar News (registration) Wed, 16 Nov 2016 00:16:03 GMT

Iran denies it supports the Taliban
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Asif Nang, the governor of the western Afghan province of Farah, claimed in an interview with Kabul News TV channel on November 9 that Iran hosts Taliban commanders and provided training for the group. Iran hit back by denying the repeated allegations ...

Donald Trump may torpedo European oil giants' return to Iran, says ... - CNBC Mon, 14 Nov 2016 20:13:33 GMT

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Donald Trump may torpedo European oil giants' return to Iran, says ...
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Donald Trump's threat to tear up the Iran nuclear deal creates risks for oil firms eager to develop Iran's oil and gas fields.

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Giuliani was paid advocate for shady Iranian dissident group - Washington Post Tue, 15 Nov 2016 14:37:22 GMT

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Giuliani was paid advocate for shady Iranian dissident group
Washington Post
For years, Giuliani has been one of the most prominent American officials to advocate on behalf of the Mujahideen-e Khalq (MEK), a Marxist Iranian opposition group that claims to be the legitimate government of Iran and resembles a cult. A Treasury ...
Giuliani was reportedly paid advocate for Iran group once listed as terror org.The Times of Israel
'Vindictive' Giuliani or 'Bomb Iran' Bolton For Top US DiplomatteleSUR English
Trump's Frontrunner for SecState: GiulianiNewser

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Netanyahu elated at Trump's condemnation of Iran nuclear pact - The Globe and Mail Wed, 16 Nov 2016 02:00:42 GMT

Netanyahu elated at Trump's condemnation of Iran nuclear pact
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Most important, as far as Mr. Netanyahu is concerned, Mr. Trump said numerous times on the campaign trail that his “No. 1 priority” on taking office would be to dismantle the nuclear pact with Iran. This deal lifts international sanctions against Iran ...

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UN committee flags Iran over human rights - Fox News Tue, 15 Nov 2016 23:34:51 GMT

UN committee flags Iran over human rights
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UNITED NATIONS – A U.N. committee is urging Iran to cease enforced disappearances and the widespread use of arbitrary detention and has expressed serious concern about severe limitations on freedom of thought, conscience and religion or belief.

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