NPR | Energy Giant Shell Inks Oil Deal With Iran NPR Royal Dutch Shell has signed a provisional agreement to develop oil and gas fields in Iran, a move that could signal energy companies will not be deterred from doing business with the Islamic Republic despite uncertainty whether a Trump administration ... Shell Signs Preliminary Iran Oil Deal Despite Uncertainty Over Trump Shell, Iran agree on future oil and gas development Shell, Total on track for Iran energy deals |
Reuters | How Iran closed the Mosul 'horseshoe' and changed Iraq war Reuters But Tehran, anxious that retreating fighters would sweep back into Syria just as Iran's ally President Bashar al-Assad was gaining the upper hand in his country's five-year civil war, wanted Islamic State crushed and eliminated in Mosul. The sources ... |
Vox | Iran's big new oil deal with Shell will help keep its nuclear agreement safe from Trump Vox Iran is showing signs of attracting major foreign investment in its long-neglected oil fields. That's good news for its economy, and it could make it harder for Donald Trump to reinstitute sanctions against the country should he try to fulfill his ... Iran vows not to let Trump destroy nuclear deal Iran's President Says Donald Trump Can't Tear Up Nuclear Pact State Dept Admits Iran Is Wrong, Trump Actually Can Rip Up Nuclear Deal |
Wall Street Journal | British premier, Gulf Arab nations pledge to counter Iran Washington Post DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — British Prime Minister Theresa May and leaders from six Gulf Arab countries agreed Wednesday to counter Iran's “destabilizing activities,” a pledge meant to calm nerves following the nuclear deal with world powers. Theresa May 'clear-eyed' over Iran threat UK Leader Calls Iran Nuclear Deal Critical for Regional Security Iran nuclear deal 'vital', warns Theresa May after Donald Trump vows to scrap it |
The National Interest Online (blog) | Will the Trump Administration Start a War with Iran? The National Interest Online (blog) The direct stakes in whether the Trump administration adheres to the agreement that restricts the Iranian nuclear program are important enough, in terms of nuclear nonproliferation. Also important are the opportunities to build on that agreement ... Iran takes fight to UN in strongly-worded letter as US extends sanctions Why the Iran nuclear agreement is a deal worth honouring Iran nuclear deal offers best chance for peace |
UPI.com | Iran anticipates arrival of European energy representatives UPI.com Sanctions pressures on Iran started easing in January after the United Nations confirmed compliance with a multilateral nuclear agreement brokered last year. European sanctions are easing faster than those enacted by the United States, though some ... |
Huffington Post | Islamic Republic of Iran: Minority Report Huffington Post The science fiction movie Minority Report portrays a criminal justice system where citizens are arrested based on their foreknowledge of a pre-crime yet to be committed. Only this is no longer fiction. It is now an actual reality in the Islamic ... Instagram models accused of 'un-Islamic acts' are being imprisoned in Iran |
The Nation. | With Mattis, Trump Adds Another Iran Hawk to His Cabinet The Nation. Michael Flynn at the NSC and Mattis in the Pentagon means, among other things, that this is shaping up to be an administration of die-hard Iran hawks. And this is pretty much in keeping with Trump's campaign rhetoric. As early as September 2015, when ... Video: Why Iran Should Be 'Very Afraid' of Trump's Pick to Run the Pentagon |
Express.co.uk | Inside Iran's regime: Student tortured for FIVE years ESCAPES to tell of horror Express.co.uk ... and electrocute her brother Farzad as they ordered her to tell them about opposition group the People's Mojaheidn Organisation of Iran (MEK). Intelligence authorities charged the siblings for speaking out against Iran's regime, with Ms Madadzadeh ... |
Telegraph.co.uk | Saudi Arabia sentences 15 people to death for spying for Iran Telegraph.co.uk A Saudi court on Tuesday sentenced 15 people to death for spying for the kingdom's arch-adversary Iran, Saudi-owned media reported, a ruling that could heighten antagonism between the regional powers. The Specialised Criminal Court in Riyadh ... Iran denies link to alleged spy cell in Saudi Arabia Saudi Court Orders Executions for 15 Accused of Spying for Iran Saudi Arabia to execute 15 people over spying for Iran |