Toronto Star | Iran exports first oil shipment to Europe since sanctions were lifted Toronto Star Iran has sweetened the terms of the new model, hoping to bring in $30 billion in new investment. The new contracts last 15 to 20 years and allow for the full recovery of costs. The older model contracts were shorter term and investors complained of ... Iran Exports First Oil Shipment to Europe Since Nuclear Deal Iran prepares first oil shipment to Europe in 3 years Iran resumes oil export to Europe after 5-year-halt |
Reuters | Senator McCain says could subpoena US sailors held by Iran Reuters WASHINGTON U.S. Republican Senator John McCain said on Sunday he would subpoena 10 U.S. sailors to testify about their brief detention by Iran if the Obama administration does not provide the findings of an investigation into the incident by March 1. |
Financial Times | Iranian businesses still hobbled by sanctions fallout Financial Times Optimism that Iran's economy would quickly open up to foreign trade and investment after the easing of international sanctions has been dashed by continuing restrictions on financing businesses in the Islamic republic. Iranian state-related bodies ... Iran remains off limits to US banks Iran nuclear accord means little to US |
The Times of Israel | Swiss to Represent Saudi Arabia in Iran After Ties Cut ABC News Switzerland has separately offered to represent Iranian interests in Saudi Arabia, Iran's semi-official ISNA news agency quoted Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Hossein Jaberi Ansari as saying. He said Switzerland is prepared to assume that role once ... Iran warns against Saudi intervention in Syria Saudi Arabia says Switzerland to handle its consular affairs in Iran |
Jerusalem Post Israel News | Shultz warns of religious war led by Islamic State, Iran Jerusalem Post Israel News “One of the things you have to watch for with Iran having all this money [from the lifting of sanctions], and with them having Soviet, or rather Russian support, is that Hezbollah will be putting weapons in Lebanon without a doubt,” he added. “We have ... |
Christian Science Monitor | To enlist Iran's youth, Islamic Republic adds a nationalist pitch Christian Science Monitor In awe, both supportive and ridiculing, Mr. Tataloo's fans have watched his transformation from a flamboyant pop star operating below the radar of Iran's strict cultural rules – he was once arrested by the “Moral Security” police – to one who embraces ... |
The Detroit News | Syria condemns shelling; Iran offers to help The Detroit News Diplomats from a group of countries that have interests in Syria's civil war, including the U.S., Russia, Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Iran, agreed on Friday to seek a temporary “cessation of hostilities” within a week. But the fighting on the ground ... The Latest: Iran offers to help Syria with air defenses |
Al-Monitor | How the Arab Spring impacted Iran Al-Monitor KASHAN, Iran — Some 190 kilometers (120 miles) south of Tehran lies the city of Kashan. There a group of Iranian university lecturers who are also pro-reform activists gather around a dinner table in a traditional cafe near the old bazaar, which is ... |
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 ... Iran Plays and Backstabs the US: Iran Dumps Dollar in Trade Ghana and Iran ink two MoUs on Agric, Standards US, UK have long sought to derail Islamic Revolution: Farrakhan |
The Times of Israel | Defense chief raps West over missteps in Iran, Syria The Times of Israel “In the last two years, we didn't absorb even one Daesh terror attack,” he said, using an Arabic name for IS, while noting that Israel was attacked some 10 times by Iran-backed forces. “It might happen, Daesh is an enemy. They should be defeated ... Arab states are seeking nuclear weapons to counter Iran, Israel warns Israeli Warning: Arab States Seeking Nukes to Counter Iran Ya'alon: Arab states are seeking out nukes in wake of Iran deal |