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Obama Seeks to Fortify Iran Nuclear Deal - Wall Street Journal Mon, 21 Nov 2016 02:01:12 GMT

Wall Street Journal

Obama Seeks to Fortify Iran Nuclear Deal Wall Street Journal The Obama administration is considering new measures in its final months in office to strengthen the landmark nuclear agreement with Iran, senior U.S. officials said, with President-elect Donald Trump's first appointments foreshadowing an increasingly ... Trump, Though Critical of Nuclear Deal, Could Offer Opportunities for IranNew York Times Whither the Iran Deal Under Trump?The Atlantic John Bolton: Trump Needs to Confront Russia, China, Iran, North Korea, and Embrace Forever WarCenter for Research on Globalization The Weekly Standard (blog) -Newsweek -Washington Examiner (blog) all 44 news articles »

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Report: Iran Transfers Excess Heavy Water To Oman - RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty Mon, 21 Nov 2016 00:09:23 GMT

RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty

Report: Iran Transfers Excess Heavy Water To Oman RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty "In view of the progress of talks with several foreign firms and countries to purchase heavy water, some quantities of Iran's surplus production have been transferred to Oman," said Behrouz Kamalvandi, spokesman for Iran's Atomic Energy Organization, ... Iran has shipped 'surplus' heavy water to Oman, shows reportThe Indian Express Iran plans on shipping heavy water abroad amid nuclear uneaseAl-Arabiya Iran's surplus heavy water sent to Oman: AEOIPress TV Tehran Times -Construction Week Online all 15 news articles »

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Iran Pivots Toward Oil Deal; Expect Iraq To Go Rogue - Forbes Sun, 20 Nov 2016 01:42:16 GMT

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 Says OPEC Deal Curbing Production Is ''Highly Likely''Nasdaq Iran Optimistic on OPEC Production Cuts After Barkindo VisitBloomberg Iran: OPEC Deal To Cut Oil Production 'Highly Likely'RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty Economic Times -Washington Post all 103 news articles »

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In Syria's Aleppo, Shiite militias point to Iran's unparalleled influence - Washington Post Sun, 20 Nov 2016 17:17:22 GMT

Washington Post

In Syria's Aleppo, Shiite militias point to Iran's unparalleled influence Washington Post That task has been taken up by thousands of Shiite militiamen from Lebanon, Iraq, Pakistan and Afghanistan who are loyal to Iran, a Shiite country and perhaps Assad's most important ally. For much of Syria's civil war, these religiously motivated ... and more »

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How the Iranian-Saudi Proxy Struggle Tore Apart the Middle East - New York Times Sat, 19 Nov 2016 16:34:54 GMT

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 ... and more »

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Iran Optimistic About OPEC Output Cut - Bloomberg Mon, 21 Nov 2016 00:31:53 GMT

Bloomberg

Iran Optimistic About OPEC Output Cut Bloomberg Robin Mills, founder and chief executive officer at Qamar Energy, discusses the recent round of OPEC talks and the production cut deal. He speaks to Tracy Alloway and Sam Wilkin on "Bloomberg Markets: Middle East." (Source: Bloomberg) ...

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Iran appoints new chief for army's ground forces - The Times of Israel Sun, 20 Nov 2016 17:07:13 GMT

The Times of Israel

Iran appoints new chief for army's ground forces The Times of Israel He is a veteran of the 1980-88 Iran-Iraq war that cost both sides over a million people. Separately, Khamenei also appointed the former chief of ground forces Gen. Ahmad Reza Pourdastan to the post of acting commander of the army. Pourdastan has served ... and more »

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Israel presses India on Iran threat - Jerusalem Post Israel News Sun, 20 Nov 2016 10:26:04 GMT

Jerusalem Post Israel News

Israel presses India on Iran threat Jerusalem Post Israel News Rivlin quoted Modi as saying India has good relations with Iran, but supports Israel “every place where international agencies take decisions against you that you see as absurd." President Rivlin meets Prime Minister Modi of India. President Reuven ... and more »

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Afghanistan accuses Iran of supporting Taliban - Al-Arabiya Sun, 20 Nov 2016 14:16:54 GMT

Al-Arabiya

Afghanistan accuses Iran of supporting Taliban Al-Arabiya He said to the London-based Asharq Al-Awsat in an email 19 months ago, that the movement had received drone planes from Iran, which help film suicidal operations. *A version of tis article written by Al Arabiya's Saleh Hamid also appears on AlArabiya.net. and more »

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In Iran, treatment of transgender people is a double-edged sword - LGBTQ Nation Sun, 20 Nov 2016 20:31:47 GMT

LGBTQ Nation

In Iran, treatment of transgender people is a double-edged sword LGBTQ Nation Iran — an Islamic theocracy that criminalizes consensual same-sex relations, forces women to adhere to a strict and modest dress code in public, and has zero-tolerance for dissidents' freedom of expression — presents a surprisingly lenient attitude ... and more »