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Iran election: Counting starts after high turnout - BBC News Fri, 26 Feb 2016 20:59:13 GMT

BBC News

Iran election: Counting starts after high turnout BBC News Polls have closed in Iran's first election since a deal with world powers over the country's nuclear programme and the lifting of sanctions. Voting was extended three times as crowds reportedly flocked to polling stations. Turnout was said to be high ... Why Iran's Election Is A Self Fulfilling ProphecyDaily Caller High-stakes Iran election: Parliament, Assembly of Experts up for voteCNN Iran votes in first elections since landmark nuclear dealWashington Post Reuters -Chicago Tribune all 2,107 news articles »

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UN agency report shows Iran mostly complying with nuke deal - CBS News Fri, 26 Feb 2016 18:40:00 GMT

CBS News

UN agency report shows Iran mostly complying with nuke deal CBS News The report by the International Atomic Energy Agency did not specifically say that Iran was honoring its commitments. But that conclusion could be drawn from the report, which essentially ticked off the major obligations that it said Iran already met ... Iran Abiding by Nuclear Deal, UN Agency SaysWall Street Journal Iran briefly overstepped a limit set by nuclear deal, IAEA saysReuters GOP rep: Iran wouldn't let me visitThe Hill RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty all 147 news articles »

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Iran executed all adult men in one village for drug offences, official reveals - The Guardian Fri, 26 Feb 2016 17:55:43 GMT

The Guardian

Iran executed all adult men in one village for drug offences, official reveals The Guardian The entire adult male population of a village in southern Iran has been executed for drug offences, according to Iran's vice-president for women and family affairs. The matter came to light earlier this week after Shahindokht Molaverdi revealed it ... Iran executes men of entire village for drug smugglingThe Times of Israel Every man in Iranian village 'executed on drugs charges'The Independent Every Man in an Iranian Village Was Executed for Drug …Foreign Policy (blog) all 11 news articles »

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Court says terrorism victims can collect $2.8M award to Iran - Minneapolis Star Tribune Fri, 26 Feb 2016 19:26:48 GMT

Court says terrorism victims can collect $2.8M award to Iran Minneapolis Star Tribune SAN FRANCISCO — Ten terrorist attack victims who won financial claims against Iran can seize a $2.8 million judgment owed to that country's defense ministry, a federal appeals court said Friday. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled the seizure ... and more »

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Iran Elections Seen as Referendum on Benefits of Nuclear Deal - Wall Street Journal Fri, 26 Feb 2016 13:43:00 GMT

Wall Street Journal

Iran Elections Seen as Referendum on Benefits of Nuclear Deal Wall Street Journal Iran's first elections since last year's nuclear deal are set to be a referendum on President Hassan Rouhani's efforts to mend ties with the West—and an early verdict on the Obama administration's gamble on engagement. Iranians vote Friday on ...

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Tehran's teens: Iran isn't what you think it is - CNN Thu, 25 Feb 2016 18:49:00 GMT

CNN

Tehran's teens: Iran isn't what you think it is CNN First of all, she told me that in our school, when I talk about Iran, they all get scared and say, 'OK, isn't there a war going on there?' And something like that. "I was like, 'How? How do they think like that?'" MORE: Inside Tehran's American-made ... and more »

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Iran arrests Baquer Namazi, father of imprisoned American businessman - CNN Thu, 25 Feb 2016 08:29:40 GMT

CNN

Iran arrests Baquer Namazi, father of imprisoned American businessman CNN Washington (CNN) Six weeks after freeing U.S. citizens in a prisoner swap with the United States, Iran appears to have arrested yet another man whom Washington may take an interest in seeing freed. Baquer Namazi, 80, is the father of American ... American in Iran Jail With SonNew York Times 80-year-old American jailed by Iran along with son, lawyer saysFox News Family Says Iran Has Detained Another US CitizenABC News BBC News all 368 news articles »

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Boehner decries nuclear agreement with Iran - Columbus Dispatch Sat, 27 Feb 2016 00:54:25 GMT

Columbus Dispatch

Boehner decries nuclear agreement with Iran Columbus Dispatch Boehner, a West Chester Republican, made a rare — these days — public appearance in Washington before the Organization of Iranian American Communities, a group of Iranian-Americans advocating for a Democratic, secular Iran. He said that by entering ... John Boehner says Iran elections are 'phony,' slams nuclear deal in first public speechWashington Times all 7 news articles »

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Nuclear Deal in Place, Iran Is Testing New Missiles and … - Foreign Policy (blog) Fri, 26 Feb 2016 02:27:00 GMT

Foreign Policy (blog)

Nuclear Deal in Place, Iran Is Testing New Missiles and … Foreign Policy (blog) Iran's unabashed pursuit of missile technology is the latest example of how the country is asserting itself in the aftermath of the landmark nuclear deal that Tehran signed in July with the United States and five other major powers. While U.S ... Why Iran is launching a rocketBulletin of the Atomic Scientists all 3 news articles »

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Your Friday Briefing: Donald Trump, FIFA, Iran - New York Times Fri, 26 Feb 2016 11:34:29 GMT

New York Times

Your Friday Briefing: Donald Trump, FIFA, Iran New York Times The name of the gunman was not released, and no motive for the shootings was given. • Next steps for Iran. Iranians are at the polls today, electing a Parliament and a clerical council that is technically in charge of naming the country's next supreme ...