Jerusalem Post Israel News | No, Donald Trump, we are not giving Iran $150 billion for 'nothing' PolitiFact Restrictions on Iranian assets — such as the $1.9 billion the National Iranian Oil Company was restricted from collecting from Shell for delivering crude supplies — began to thaw this year. Per the Iran deal, nuclear inspectors verified in January ... Iran seen escaping UN sanctions over missiles due to ambiguous resolution Donald Doesn't Know Jack About Iran Republican senators propose stricter sanctions against Iran |
New York Times | Meir Dagan, Israeli Spy Chief Who Took Aim at Iran, Dies at 71 New York Times JERUSALEM — Meir Dagan, the Israeli soldier and spymaster who was widely credited with setting back Iran's nuclear program through covert and daring operations as the director of the Mossad intelligence agency from 2002 to 2011, died on Thursday in ... Meir Dagan, Israeli spy director who took aim at Iran, dies at 71 Israel spymaster who worked to thwart Iran nuclear ambitions dies Israeli spymaster who worked to thwart Iran nuke dies |
Obama administration accused of stalling investigation Into US 'ransom payment' to Iran Fox News The Obama administration is being accused of stalling a congressional investigation into a purported $1.7 billion taxpayer-funded “ransom payment” to Iran in exchange for the release of several U.S. prisoners, according to documents and information ... |
Wall Street Journal | Israel's Main Concern in Syria: Iran, not ISIS Wall Street Journal The Israeli government's priority is clear: to stop the rise of Iran as a regional power following last year's nuclear deal and the lifting of international sanctions on Tehran. It is an approach that has increasingly aligned Israel with the anti ... Let's not forget Iran is an extremist state Russia Pullback in Syria Risks Iran Rift Over Assad's Fate Iran sees Russia's withdrawal from Syria as 'positive sign' |
Al-Monitor | 5 reasons Iran will be able to wait out low oil prices Al-Monitor First, Iran experienced the major fiscal shock to its budget earlier than other oil producers. Already since 2011, Tehran was confronted with a drastic decline in oil revenue. Harsh energy and financial sanctions by the EU and the US halved Iranian ... Russia, Iran strive for larger energy cooperation |
The Times of Israel | Iran preparing to dispatch snipers, commandos to Syria The Times of Israel The Tasnim news site, regarded as close to the Iranian Revolutionary Guards, reported Wednesday that the first contingent of “rapid reaction” commandos and snipers had attended a ceremony to mark the end of a two-month intensive course training with an ... |
CNN | US official raises Iran rocket fears; Tehran denies tests are illegal CNN (CNN) A U.S. official has told CNN that Iran has the ability to launch a three-stage rocket with a satellite on top "at any minute." It would be Iran's first ever launch of this configuration, and like the North Korean test earlier this year, would ... Israel Calls on UN to Punish Iran for Missile Tests Iran Warns of Possible 'Armageddon' if Syria Can't Be Held Together US vows to push for UN action on Iran despite Russian opposition |
Military.com | Carter Sidesteps on Response to Iran's Capture of 2 Navy Boats Military.com This picture released by the Iranian Revolutionary Guards on Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2016, shows detained American Navy sailors in an undisclosed location in Iran. Sepahnews via AP; This picture released by the Iranian state-run IRIB News Agency on ... Carter Confirms Iran's Detention of US Sailors Went Against International Law Middle East|Defense Secretary Calls Iranian Seizure of American Sailors 'Outrageous' Carter calls Iran detention of US sailors 'outrageous' |
Quartz | Iran's being stubborn on oil production, but it can't tank prices alone Quartz There's a lot of talking going on in the oil world these days. Russia is talking to Saudi Arabia, both of them are talking to Qatar and Venezuela, and Venezuela in turn is talking to Mexico, Ecuador, and Colombia. All of this in service of doing ... Saudis Open to Oil-Production Freeze Without Iran Iran to U.S. oil companies: We want your money Oil production freeze talks may go ahead without Iran |
Iran is a 'Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde' problem Chicago Tribune It doesn't take long in Iran before you start looking at the country through a Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde prism: how to get rid of the monstrous Hyde without also harming the well-intentioned Jekyll, when they share the same body. The Hyde part of this ... |