Washington Post | Iran condemns extension of nuclear-related sanctions by Senate Washington Post Iranian officials and clerics vowed retaliation Friday against the United States for congressional approval of an extension of nuclear-related sanctions, but Middle East analysts say they expect no substantive response from Iran in the waning weeks of ... Iran Considers Renewal of US Sanctions a Violation of Nuclear Deal Iran says US extension of sanctions act violates nuclear deal Iran Issues Threats As US Senate Votes To Extend Sanctions |
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty | US-Iranian, wife in Iran jail, no charges since July: rights group Reuters The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran (ICHRI) said Karan Vafadari and his wife Afarin Niasari, who run an art gallery in Tehran, were being held in Tehran's Evin Prison. The Islamic Republic does not recognise dual nationality, a position ... Iranian-American art dealer, wife detained in Iran Iranian-American, Wife Detained In Iran Since July |
Why is Iran backing Syria's Bashar al-Assad? - Al Jazeera English Aljazeera.com We speak to Iranian Vice President Masoumeh Ebtekar, and Slavoj Zizek defends his stance on refugees in Europe. |
Aljazeera.com | Inside Iran's 'Silicon Valley' Aljazeera.com There are 80 million mobile phone users in Iran today, almost half of them with smartphones. The country also boasts a young population with 32 million people [out of approximately 78 million] between the age of 20 and 32. According to Iran's Ministry ... |
Bloomberg | Saudi Central Bank Systems Said to Be Struck by Iran Malware Bloomberg The attacks, which afflicted at least eight government entities, used a computer-killing malware known as Shamoon that is linked to Iran, the two people said. They had the potential to inflict damage on targets across several critical sectors ... Iran Takes Its Grievances Online Saudi Arabia has been hit by a 'digital bomb' - possibly from Iran |
Fox News | Key Democrat lawmaker steps up criticism of White House Iran deal as Obama's term nears end Fox News Before Thursday's vote authorizing new sanctions against Iran, one of the most impassioned speeches on the chamber's floor against the U.S.-Iran nuclear deal came from a member of President Obama's own party. Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., a veteran ... |
The New York Review of Books | Iran's Game in Aleppo The New York Review of Books Over the past few days, Syrian government forces, along with their Russian and Iranian allies, have been pounding rebel-held areas of Aleppo with the kind of destructive air power rarely seen since the bombing of Dresden. A third of the city has been ... Iran to Use All Resources in Joint Humanitarian Aleppo Operation With Russia |
Wall Street Journal (blog) | Corruption Currents: Iran Vows Response to US Sanctions Extension Wall Street Journal (blog) A daily roundup of corruption news from across the Web. We also provide a daily roundup of important risk & compliance stories via our daily newsletter, The Morning Risk Report, which readers can sign up for here. Follow us on Twitter at @WSJRisk ... |
The Times of Israel | Iran 'made $100 million' off German ship builders in past decade The Times of Israel According to Yedioth, the Iranian investments in ThyssenKrupp began in the 1970s, during the era of the Shah. Tehran invested some $400 million in the German company, giving it a 24.9% share that was inherited by the Islamic regime when it took over ... Report: Iran owns 5% of shares of the German firm building subs for Israel Iran Made Millions From German Submarine Maker That Netanyahu Insisted on Buying From Iran owns 4.5% stake in German sub-maker at center of Netanyahu scandal: report |
Fox News | US general accuses Russia, Iran of boosting Taliban in Afghanistan Fox News The top commander of U.S. and allied forces in Afghanistan denounced Russia and Iran during a Pentagon briefing Friday, charging the two nations were “legitimizing” the Taliban inside Afghanistan. TWO US SERVICE MEMBERS KILLED FIGHTING ... |