Wall Street Journal | Inside the 37-Year Standoff Over Iran's Frozen U.S. Dollars - WSJ Wall Street Journal When the shah of Iran fell in 1979, the U.S. froze at least $400 million of Iranian money sitting in a Pentagon trust fund. The Islamic Republic of Iran never ... |
Fox News | Iran Says It Warns Off Fighters, Drones During Drill ABC News An Iranian general said Wednesday that his country's air defenses have warned off several fighter jets and drones during an ongoing military drill. "In the past three days of military drills, the air defense has given warnings to 12 aircraft of ... Iran conducts 'war-game' exercises, threatens to shoot down ... PressTV-Iran test-fires long-range S-200 missile amid drills Iran says it warns off foreign planes near Gulf coast |
CNBC | Russia, Turkey, Iran eye dicing Syria into zones of influence: Report CNBC Syria would be divided into informal zones of regional power influence and Bashar al-Assad would remain president for at least a few years under an outline deal between Russia, Turkey and Iran, sources say. Such a deal, which would allow regional ... How Iran-Russia-Turkey Dialogue Can Help Solve Syria Crisis Russia-Turkey-Iran Brokered Agreement on Syria Brings US' Ploys to Naught |
Bloomberg | Iran's Gulf Ally Said to Signal Rapprochement With Saudis Bloomberg Sunni-ruled Saudi Arabia and Shiite-led Iran are on the opposite sides of Middle East conflicts from Syria to Yemen. The kingdom suspended ties with Iran last year after its embassy in Tehran was attacked in a protest over the execution of a prominent ... Saudi Arabia's Determination in Combating ISIS, Iran's Terrorism |
Townhall | Iran To Pay Boeing Only Half of $16.6 Billion Agreement Townhall Earlier this month, Iran Air finalized a deal with Boeing in which it would receive 50 of the 737 planes and 30 of the 777 planes. This is the largest agreement between Iranian and American businesses since the 1979 revolution and U.S. Embassy takeover. This is why Iran is paying half-price for 80 Boeing airplanes |
Why Iran's rial hit an all-time-low against the US dollar euronews Iran's currency, the rial, has hit an all-time record low against the U.S. dollar. Although several reasons for the slide have been put forward by economists – amongst them the strength of the dollar against other currencies in the last few weeks, and ... |
Eaten Fish: Iranian asylum seeker and cartoonist's refugee claim rejected The Guardian Eaten Fish, the award-winning cartoonist and Iranian asylum seeker detained on Manus Island, has had his refugee claim rejected and been told he must return to Iran, despite severe mental illness and Iran refusing to accept asylum seekers who are ... |
The Times of Israel | Iran's 'Grave Sleepers' Prompt Calls For Action RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty Images and video of the men living in squalor have sparked shock and outrage in Iran -- including at the highest levels of government -- and prompted mounting calls for action. The existence of the graveyard shantytown was exposed by the daily ... Iran Shocked by Images of Homeless Sleeping in Graves Images of homeless living in graves shock Iran Iran's poor forced to seek shelter in graves |
New York Times | Mehdi Karroubi, Iranian Cleric Under House Arrest, Quits Political Party New York Times Mehdi Karroubi, a cleric, at a rally in 2009 in Tehran, the year he ran for president of Iran. He founded the National Trust Party in 2005, after a previous unsuccessful presidential campaign. Credit Olivier Laban-Mattei/Agence France-Presse — Getty ... |
Gamasutra | Clash of Clans mobile game 'blocked' in Iran BBC News Iran has put limits on who can play the popular Clash of Clans mobile game. A government committee called for restrictions citing a report from psychologists, who said it encouraged violence and tribal conflict. The app could also negatively affect ... Clash of Clans banned in Iran after suggestions game causes 'tribal conflict' Clash of Clans to be banned by Iran for allegedly encouraging violence and tribal war Iran bans 'Clash of Clans' for encouraging tribal conflict - Engadget |