Oh, Nuts! US Pistachio Growers Worry About Competition From Iran NPR The American pistachio industry didn't boom until an embargo was put in place on the Iranian nut in the wake of the Iran hostage crisis of 1979-81. Jim Zion, with Meridian Growers in Clovis, Calif., says this opened the door for the U.S. pistachio ... |
CBS News | Saudis pull $4B in arms deals from Lebanon over Iran dispute CBS News BEIRUT -- Saudi Arabia announced on Friday it is halting deals worth $4 billion aimed at equipping and supporting Lebanese security forces in retaliation for the tiny country's siding with Iran amid the Sunni kingdom's spat with the Shiite power. The ... Saudi Arabia Flip-Flops On Curbing Oil Production, Iran Just Refuses Iran sees oil freeze pact as not enough to help market: Iranian sources |
OCRegister | Journalist who was imprisoned in Iran speaks in Newport OCRegister In June of 2009, journalist Maziar Bahari was roused from bed and arrested at his mother's house in Tehran by Iranian intelligence officers. He had been reporting for Newsweek on the protests and government crackdown that followed the contentious 2009 ... |
The National Interest Online (blog) | Iran Isn't Sweating Saudi Intervention in Syria The National Interest Online (blog) The possible new Arab special operations deployments come as Iran's hand in the conflict grows stronger, and the return on Saudi investment in Syrian opposition groups continues to disappoint. The opposition-held areas of Aleppo appear increasingly ... FM Zarif: Iran 'Does Not Have Boots on the Ground' in Syria Iranian cruelty against Yemen civilians rapped |
The Guardian (blog) | How will Iran choose its next Supreme Leader? PBS NewsHour Iranians will go to the polls next week to choose a new Parliament, as well as select the council that will in turn choose the country's next Supreme Leader after Ayatollah Khamenei's death. But how will the recent nuclear deal with the U.S. affect voting? More than an ornament: Iran's 'female statesmen' and elections Iran's internal power struggles Iran prayer leaders urge voters to pick anti-US candidates |
Washington Post (blog) | An Iran test for the administration Washington Post (blog) In all likelihood, Iran's strategy will once again be successful. Iran watchers, as the Free Beacon reports, “maintain that the White House is turning a blind eye to Iranian violations of the nuclear accord in order to preserve diplomatic ties with the ... |
24/7 Wall St. | Boeing Secures Iran License Wall Street Journal Boeing Co. said Friday that it received a license from the U.S. government to begin commercial discussions with Iranian airlines, opening the door to what could be the first U.S. jet deliveries to the Islamic Republic since the 1970s. Iranian carriers ... Boeing cleared for aircraft talks with Iran Boeing Gets OK to Enter Iran Market US grants Boeing license to study Iran market |
STRATFOR | Iran's Military Plays Catch Up STRATFOR Decades of sanctions have also made it difficult for Iran to source spare parts to repair and maintain its existing military equipment, particularly Western weaponry acquired when Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi was in power. Relying on the black market and ... US Criticizes Russian Plan to Sell Fighter Jets to Iran US: Russian Fighter Jet Sale to Iran Would Violate Arms Ban Iran Promotes the Terrorist Behind the Deaths of 241 Americans |
Breitbart News | Russia Announces Closer Military Cooperation with Iran in Syria Breitbart News The Russian government has promised to increase military cooperation with Iran as both countries continue to support Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. “I am convinced that our meeting is going to contribute towards reinforcing friendly relations ... A new Iran deal? Syria truce may demand one |
NPR | At Persepolis, Iran's Grand Past Overshadows Its Frustrating Present NPR Why would Iranians visit their country's most spectacular ancient sites and come away disappointed? We talked with 10 Iranian visitors to Persepolis, the ruins of an ancient Persian capital, and found a collective sense of unease — less with the ruins ... |