CNBC | Iran got away with murder for 30 years: Saudi Min CNBC The execution of an Islamic cleric by Saudi Arabia has sparked violent protests in Iran and halted diplomatic relations — but the Saudi foreign minister told CNBC on Tuesday that the man in question was "as much a religious scholar as Osama bin Laden.". How Relations Between Saudi Arabia And Iran Reached A Breaking Point How Saudi Arabia's Spat With Iran Affects the US Saudi Foreign Minister to Iran Amid Diplomatic Crisis: 'Stop Being Aggressive' |
New York Times | Saudi-Iran Feud Poses Threat to Iraq's Effort to Combat ISIS New York Times Now, as Iraq faces the even greater challenge of routing the Islamic State from other cities, it is confronted with a heated conflict between Iran and Saudi Arabia that threatens to inflame sectarian tensions across the entire region. For Iraq, which ... |
NBCNews.com | Iran State TV Shows Off Nuclear-Capable Missiles in Underground Depot NBCNews.com DUBAI — Iran unveiled a new underground missile depot Tuesday, with state television showing weapons in store that the United States says are capable of carrying nuclear warheads. The Emad precision-guided missiles shown in the footage also violate a ... Emad for it: Iran unveils underground ballistic rocket launch site Iran unveils second underground missile, likely to irk US After US exercises restraint on new sanctions, Iran reveals new missile silo |
Wall Street Journal | Iran's Congressional Veto Wall Street Journal President Obama has staked much of his foreign-policy legacy on the Iran nuclear deal, but does that deal effectively give the Iranians veto power over legislation by the U.S. Congress? That's the question at the center of Tehran's “outrage” at a ... |
Washington Post | The diminished legacy of the Iran deal Washington Post Let's rewind the clock all the way back to 2015, when advocates for the Iranian nuclear deal were making the case that it would help bring stability to the Middle East. For example, a group of international relations scholars and Middle East experts ... |
Examining The Confrontation Between Saudi Arabia And Iran NPR Renee Montagne talks to Vali Nasr, dean of Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, about the deteriorating relationship between Iran and Saudi Arabia. RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: Another majority Sunni nation recalled its ambassador ... |
Daily Mail | Iran to build 125 luxury hotels as it plans to be 2016's must-see destination Daily Mail With the government's tourism arm aiming to increase visitors to the Middle Eastern country to 20 million by 2025, a 20 fold increase, hopes are that it can contribute £20billion to the economy. Masoud Soltanifar, the head of Iran's Cultural Heritage ... |
U.S. Declines To Play Referee In Saudi Arabia, Iran Dispute NPR The State Department says the U.S. is not going to be the "referee" in the dispute between Saudi Arabia and Iran, but their dispute threatens U.S. goals in the region. More From Middle East. Prices, as seen at a gas station in Woodbridge, Va., on ... |
CNN | Saudi Arabia cuts ties with Iran CNN As Saudi Arabia severs ties with Iran, questions loom in volatile region. By Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN. Following the execution of a prominent Shiite cleric in Saudi Arabia, Saudi and Iranian officials continue to trade barbs as relations between the ... |
ABC News | Man Held Hostage in Iran Seeks Quick Release of Compensation ABC News Ellen Kennedy whispers to her husband, Moorhead Kennedy, 85, who was one of 53 American hostages held 444 days at the United States Embassy in Iran from 1979 to 1981, during a Monday, Jan. 4, 2016 press conference in Hartford, Ct. During the press ... |