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Iran Vows 'Firm Response' Unless Obama Stops Sanctions Renewal - Huffington Post Sun, 04 Dec 2016 14:24:35 GMT

Huffington Post

Iran Vows 'Firm Response' Unless Obama Stops Sanctions Renewal Huffington Post DUBAI (Reuters) - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani demanded on Sunday that Barack Obama block an extension of sanctions passed by the U.S. Congress, saying Tehran would otherwise “firmly respond”. In a speech to parliament, Rouhani denounced ... Iran, Russia reaffirm Middle Eastern axisWashington Times Rouhani Urges Obama to Block Iran Sanctions Law ExtensionBloomberg Iran issues threat over US bill renewing sanctionsCBS News The Week Magazine -NEWS.com.au -The Hill all 475 news articles »

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Netanyahu to discuss 'bad' Iran deal with Trump, Kerry stresses settlement... - Reuters Sun, 04 Dec 2016 23:33:00 GMT

Reuters

Netanyahu to discuss 'bad' Iran deal with Trump, Kerry stresses settlement... Reuters Speaking separately to a conference in Washington, Netanyahu and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry clashed over the Iran deal and Israel's settlement construction on the occupied West Bank, which Kerry depicted as an obstacle to peace. During the U.S. ... Israel's Navy Sub Scandal Widens; Iranian Ties And Deal-Making QuestionedForbes Netanyahu will work with Trump against 'bad deal' with IranJerusalem Post Israel News Netanyahu Will Work With Trump to Remedy 'Bad' Iran DealThe Weekly Standard (blog) Arutz Sheva -Sputnik International -Haaretz all 97 news articles »

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James Mattis' 33-Year Grudge Against Iran - POLITICO Magazine - POLITICO Magazine Sun, 04 Dec 2016 14:59:11 GMT

POLITICO Magazine

James Mattis' 33-Year Grudge Against Iran - POLITICO Magazine POLITICO Magazine For many, and even for self-proclaimed progressives, Donald Trump's pick to be secretary of defense, retired Marine Corps Gen. James Mattis, is a light in the ... and more »

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Iran's Supreme Court confirms death sentence of billionaire businessman Babak Zanjani - CBS News Sun, 04 Dec 2016 18:21:39 GMT

CBS News

Iran's Supreme Court confirms death sentence of billionaire businessman Babak Zanjani CBS News TEHRAN, Iran - Iran's Supreme Court has confirmed the death sentence against a well-known tycoon, the country's state-run news agency reported Saturday. The Saturday report by IRNA said Babak Zanjani was sentenced to death over a number of charges ... Iran upholds oil fraud death sentenceFinancial Times Iran's Supreme Court upholds death sentence for tycoonAl-Arabiya Iran's Supreme Court confirms death sentence for tycoonFox News RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty -Reuters all 17 news articles »

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EU urged to clarify if states are funding mass executions in Iran - The Independent Sun, 04 Dec 2016 16:21:28 GMT

The Independent

EU urged to clarify if states are funding mass executions in Iran The Independent The European Union has been urged to urgently clarify whether it is helping to fund Iranian anti-narcotics programmes linked to mass executions. In a letter seen by The Independent, human rights charity Reprieve raises concerns that as part of a “new ... and more »

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Universities land potential billion-dollar deal on NZ trade mission to Iran - The National Business Review Sun, 04 Dec 2016 20:14:42 GMT

The National Business Review

Universities land potential billion-dollar deal on NZ trade mission to Iran The National Business Review New Zealand universities will be the first to benefit from renewed trade relations with Iran. A mission led by Trade Minister Todd McClay has signed an education cooperation agreement in Tehran that will lead to more PhD students choosing to study in ... NZ-Iran Education Agreement signed in TehranScoop.co.nz (press release) all 6 news articles »

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American Citizen and Wife Detained in Iran Without Charge Since July - TheTower.org Sun, 04 Dec 2016 17:01:36 GMT

TheTower.org

American Citizen and Wife Detained in Iran Without Charge Since July TheTower.org An American-Iranian dual national and his wife were arrested by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in July, and have been detained ever since without charge or access to a lawyer in Tehran's Evin Prison, a New-York based human rights group said ...

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Liberman: Assad and Iran must leave Syria as part of deal - Arutz Sheva Sun, 04 Dec 2016 14:15:51 GMT

Arutz Sheva

Liberman: Assad and Iran must leave Syria as part of deal Arutz Sheva Trump has said he wants to enhance cooperation with Russia in combating the Islamic State terrorist group in Syria; Russia, allied with Assad and effectively allied with Iran, will not agree to ousting Assad. And as recently as Thursday, at his first ... and more »

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Ex-CIA officer fights conviction for leaking anti-Iran operation - The Times of Israel Sun, 04 Dec 2016 17:47:00 GMT

The Times of Israel

Ex-CIA officer fights conviction for leaking anti-Iran operation The Times of Israel That operation involved using a CIA agent nicknamed “Merlin” to deliver flawed nuclear blueprints to Iran in the hopes that they would spend years trying to develop a product that would never work. Risen described the mission in his 2006 book “State of ... and more »

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'Human error' behind Iran fatal train crash - The New Arab Sun, 04 Dec 2016 11:22:22 GMT

The New Arab

'Human error' behind Iran fatal train crash The New Arab An error by a railway signals operator was likely the reason for a collision involving two trains in Iran last month, which left 45 people dead. Tags: Semnan, Iran railways, Mashhad, railways crash, Mohsen Poor Sayyed Aqaei. Human error was the likely ... Iran reveals cause of fatal train crash in Semnan ProvincePress TV all 2 news articles »