CNNMoney | Did Iran just make a big economic mistake? CNNMoney The landmark nuclear deal that Iran signed with the P5+1 (the U.S., U.K, Germany, France, Russian and China) was built on a simple premise: Iran agrees to open up its nuclear facilities for inspection and monitoring in exchange for international ... The Latest: Iran President Says Saudis Fan Religious Strife Iraq Offers to Mediate Dispute Between Saudi Arabia and Iran Saudi Arabia and Iran need each other |
Washington Post | North Korea Clearly Saw 'Iran Gaming The System,' Expert Says Daily Caller North Korea's nuclear test yesterday shows that the hermit country has learned something from the Iran nuclear deal, continuing a tradition of the two countries learning from each other to outwit the international community. The two nations have had a ... North Korea got less attention as Obama focused on Iran nuke deal Ted Cruz Says North Korea Bomb Test Foreshadows Where Iran Is Headed 'US, Israel should ensure Iran not involved in N. Korean nuclear program' |
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 ... |
BBC News | Saudi TV: Djibouti cuts ties with Iran Jerusalem Post Israel News DOHA - Djibouti cut its diplomatic relations with Iran on Wednesday, Saudi-owned al-Arabiya news channel said, quoting an official source. Saudi Arabia severed its own ties with Shi'te Iran on Sunday after protesters stormed its embassy in Tehran in an ... 'To cut diplomatic ties, press 9' - and other Iranian jokes about tension with ... |
The Guardian (blog) | Iran's failed cultural diplomacy in Syria The Guardian (blog) Shocked, Von Maltzahn wondered how Iran and Syria could have such strong political relations with such poor cultural understanding, and thereby found a subject for her doctorate at St Antony's College, Oxford, and for her book The Syria-Iran Axis ... |
Chicago Tribune | Iran blusters, Obama blinks Chicago Tribune Last Wednesday morning, the Obama administration notified Congress that it was about to slap new economic sanctions against Iran for conducting ballistic missile tests that violated a United Nations ban. The Treasury Department announcement, set for ... The Speaker of Iran's Parliament Just Toured an Underground Bunker Filled With ... Iran State TV Shows Off Nuclear-Capable Missiles in Underground Depot Iran releases a video of a new underground missile storage site |
The National | Bahrain smashes 'Iran-linked' terror cell The National It was Muscat's the first response to the ongoing tensions between Saudi Arabia and Iran, which began with the kingdom's execution of the Shiite cleric Nimr Al Nimr on Saturday. Iranian protesters, angered by the execution, later attacked the Saudi ... Bahrain says catches Iran-linked cell plotting attacks |
Reuters | Rouhani shows determination to end embassy attacks in Iran Reuters Rouhani's comments appear to show his determination to reduce tension with Iran's Sunni Gulf neighbors and continue his attempts to normalize ties with world powers by speaking out on a practice that has become a challenge for the Islamic Republic's ... |
RT | Saudi-Iranian spat: Another skirmish in the oil war RT Pepe Escobar is an independent geopolitical analyst. He writes for RT, Sputnik and TomDispatch, and is a frequent contributor to websites and radio and TV shows ranging from the US to East Asia. He is the former roving correspondent for Asia Times Online. |
Wall Street Journal | Iran Crisis Puts Pressure on New Generation of Saudi Leaders Wall Street Journal The fallout from torched Saudi embassy buildings in Tehran, as well as severed and downgraded diplomatic ties between Sunni Arab gulf states and Iran, has pushed oil prices up and then down. The crisis also fanned speculation in currency markets ... |