Reuters | Iran says ready to put rivalries aside with Saudi Arabia Reuters "Iran and Saudi Arabia cannot exclude each other from the region," he said, referring to Riyadh as "our Saudi brothers". "We are prepared to work with Saudi Arabia ... I believe Iran and Saudi Arabia can have shared interests in Syria." Arch-rivals for ... Iran Calls for Better Relations with Rival Saudi Arabia Iranian foreign minister: 'Iran and Saudi Arabia can have shared interests in Syria' Iran says ready to put rivalries aside with Saudi Arabia | Reuters |
The New Yorker | Iran's Revolutionary Grandchildren The New Yorker All the Khomeini kids (eight males and seven females) are committed reformers pushing for Iran to open up at home—politically, economically, and socially—now that it has reëngaged with the world. In public letters and interviews, seven have ... |
The Verge | This app will help you avoid Iran's morality police The Verge The app, called Gershad, uses crowdsourcing to identify the locations of Iran's morality police, known by their Persian name Gasht-e Ershad ("guidance patrol"). Ershad officers regularly patrol the streets of Tehran to identify men and women who ... This App Lets Women In Iran Dodge The 'Morality Police' Iran's newest hit app helps users dodge morality police This Android app is helping young people in Iran avoid the 'morality police' |
In Iran, A Poet's 700-Year-Old Verses Still Set Hearts Aflame NPR Just ahead of Valentine's Day, we visited the tomb of a poet who wrote often of love. The 14th century Persian poet Hafez is buried in Shiraz, the city where he lived almost 700 years ago. He remains venerated in Iran, even though he wrote of romance ... |
Newsweek | Can Iran Change For The Better? Forbes We are apparently unwilling to listen to the plain meaning of Iranian words. I invariably get an uncomfortable silence when I ask listeners “what do you think the Iranians mean when they chant 'Death to America'?” It is as if the chanting were some ... Iran to Receive Russian S-300 Missile System in Coming Months |
WQAD.com | Iran makes Valentine's Day celebrations a crime WQAD.com TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran says it is cracking down on Valentine's Day celebrations and shops engaging in them will be guilty of a crime. Iranian news outlets reported the police directive Friday warning retailers against promoting “decadent Western ... Iran Cracks Down on 'Decadent' Valentine's Day |
Fox News | Top official overseeing nuclear deal unsure where Iran's enriched uranium is stored Fox News WASHINGTON – A State Department official told lawmakers Thursday he was unsure of the precise location of tons of low-enriched uranium shipped out of Iran on a Russian vessel as part of last summer's nuclear agreement. Ambassador Stephen Mull, the ... GOP lawmakers probe US envoy over Iran's uranium Bipartisan roadmap to a nuclear-free Iran US official: Half of Iran's $100 billion windfall from the nuclear deal is already tied up in debts |
snopes.com | GOP Delayed Iran Prisoner Release for Election? snopes.com A single-source statement from an Iranian leader suggested unnamed Republicans had attempted to delay the release of American prisoners until the upcoming election, but the claim didn't seem very plausible. Iranian official says that US Republicans tried to delay prisoner exchange until 2016 election Republicans 'asked Iran to delay prisoner swap' until after US election Iran Claims Republicans Tried To Delay Return Of US Prisoners Until After The Election |
Vox | How Iran's election could make history Vox Iran is about to hold a national election that could shape the country's future for a generation — potentially even more so than the presidential elections in 2009, when "green movement" protests signaled public outrage with the regime, and in 2013 ... Iran mocks U.S. sailors during parade marking 1979 revolution Iran Mocks US Sailors in Revolution Day Parade Iran again postpones London energy summit |
WDSU New Orleans | Sailors underwent 'steady questioning' by Iran WDSU New Orleans The official said three current scenarios are being reviewed: The sailors used the GPS incorrectly, or failed to maintain navigational awareness; the GPS suffered a technical malfunction; or Iranian forces or some other personnel in the region "spoofed ... Video from Iranian state television shows captured US sailor crying, mocked in revolution celebration |