Forbes | Iran Pivots Toward Oil Deal; Expect Iraq To Go Rogue Forbes Iran is learning from its geopolitical rival and fellow OPEC-member Saudi Arabia . Pivoting from its reluctance in April and even last month that it would balk at joining any OPEC production cuts later this month when the cartel meets in Vienna, Iran's ... Iran Optimistic on OPEC Production Cuts After Barkindo Visit Iran Oil Minister Says OPEC Production-Curb Deal Is 'Highly Likely' Oil may rise to $55 if all producers cooperate: Iran |
New York Times | How the Iranian-Saudi Proxy Struggle Tore Apart the Middle East New York Times Saudi Arabia and Iran are waging a struggle for dominance that has turned much of the Middle East into their battlefield. Rather than fighting directly, they wield and in that way worsen the region's direst problems: dictatorship, militia violence and ... |
Wall Street Journal | Iran to Ship Heavy Water Out of Country to Ease Nuclear Conflict Wall Street Journal BRUSSELS—Iran will ship about 11 metric tons of heavy water out of the country in the next couple of days, according to people familiar with the plans, defusing a conflict with the U.S. and others over the Iranian nuclear deal. Earlier this week, the ... If Trump actually rips up the Iran deal, Tehran wins US seeking to talk to Iran on non-nuclear issues: Pundit In Trump Era, Israel Sees Opportunity to Shift Iran Approach |
Iran appoints new chief for army's ground forces Washington Post TEHRAN, Iran — The website of Iran's Supreme Leader is reporting that he has appointed a new chief for the national army's ground forces. The Saturday report says Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who has final say on all state matters, has appointed Gen ... Iran's Supreme Leader replaces two senior Army commanders |
Politico | Iran deal foe Schumer not ready to scrap it Politico Schumer, who infuriated liberal groups by opposing the Iran pact last year, told POLITICO on Friday that while he remains “skeptical” of the agreement, “it would be wrong to repeal it now.” His warning comes as other detractors of the deal also urge ... |
Breitbart News | Arab Nations: Iran's Sponsorship Of Terrorism Has Only Worsened Since Nuclear Deal Breitbart News TEL AVIV – Eleven Arab nations warned outgoing UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon that “expansionist” and “sponsor of terrorism” Iran has only intensified its policy of “aggression in the region and the continuation of support for terrorist groups” since ... Analysis: End of a golden era for the Islamic Republic of Iran |
Western Journalism | Analysis: Obama's Middle East Legacy? The Rise Of Iran And Seven Conflicts Western Journalism Almost eight years have passed since Barack Obama became president of the United States and he is now in the waning days of his administration. The unexperienced Obama truly thought he could open a new chapter in U.S. relations with Middle Eastern ... A pair of Corker apologists distort the record on Congress's review of Obama's Iran nuclear agreement Righting the Wrongs of US-Iran Policy Obama's eight years of failure with Iran |
Fox News | Deadly mission: Kurds risk all smuggling alcohol into Iran, even as Baghdad mulls ban Fox News One smuggler estimates that 15 men die each month at this very peak, felled by gunfire from an Iranian border patrol tower that looms above, landmines left over from the bloody 1980s war between Iran and Iraq or the harsh elements. The men are ... |
Reuters | OPEC: Iran Must Cap Output At 3.9 Million Bpd OilPrice.com OPEC's eagerly awaited production cut agreement may have just gotten even harder to reach as OPEC members meeting in Doha are now asking Iran to freeze its output at 3.92 million barrels per day, according to an anonymous source who spoke to ... OPEC moves closer to oil output deal as Iran gets new offer OPEC made a new offer to Iran Iran overtakes Saudi Arabia as top oil supplier to India |
Rights Groups Assail Iran Over Videos of Condemned Prisoners ... New York Times When Iran conducted a mass hanging in August of Sunni prisoners accused of attacks in its restive western Kurdish region, the executions were widely criticized ... |