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Saudi Arabia Cuts Billions in Aid to Lebanon, Opening Door for Iran - New York Times Thu, 03 Mar 2016 02:06:32 GMT

New York Times

Saudi Arabia Cuts Billions in Aid to Lebanon, Opening Door for Iran New York Times BEIRUT, Lebanon — Even as Iran and Saudi Arabia supported opposite sides in a bitter and bloody proxy war in Syria, the two adversaries managed to preserve a tense calm just over the border in Lebanon, where they have long competed for influence. When elephants battleThe Economist Iran: Hezbollah is the vanguard of resistance against the Zionist regimeJerusalem Post Israel News Iran says blacklisting Hezbollah may jeopardize Lebanon's stabilityReuters Washington Post -The Times of Israel all 925 news articles »

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Iran Invites Boeing for Talks, a Stride Toward Business Ties With the US - New York Times Fri, 04 Mar 2016 02:15:25 GMT

New York Times

Iran Invites Boeing for Talks, a Stride Toward Business Ties With the US New York Times Boeing has been invited to talks with Iranian officials about modernizing Iran's aged commercial aircraft fleet, the country's transport minister said Thursday, in what could be a precursor to the biggest business arrangement with an American company ...

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Who Really Won Iran's Elections? - The Atlantic Thu, 03 Mar 2016 21:47:50 GMT

The Atlantic

Who Really Won Iran's Elections? The Atlantic Who, or what, actually won the Iranian elections held last week? To hear some tell it, the vote—for parliament and the Assembly of Experts, a clerical body—was a victory for the forces of moderation, a repudiation of the “hardline” anti-Western ... Why Boeing Kept Its Iran Dealings Under the RadarU.S. News & World Report Iran's election wasn't about moderation or democracy. It was about how Iran will re-engage with the world.Washington Post How the nuclear deal boosted Iran's moderates — and showed Iranian elections can matterVox New York Times -American Enterprise Institute -CNN all 189 news articles »

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The luxury hotels luring Western tourists to Iran - Telegraph.co.uk Thu, 03 Mar 2016 18:19:35 GMT

Telegraph.co.uk

The luxury hotels luring Western tourists to Iran Telegraph.co.uk Iran has been devoid of international-standard hotels since the Islamic Revolution of 1979, when signs of Western decadence such as five-star resorts were banished from the country. That may change with the announcement that Meliá hotels group will ... Iran to Get Luxury Hotel Along Caspian Sea as Tourism ThawsBloomberg Iran capable of turning into tourism hubTrend News Agency Iran To Get First Foreign-Branded Luxury Hotel On Caspian SeaRadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty all 22 news articles »

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The Nuclear Deal Pays Off In Iran's Elections - TIME Thu, 03 Mar 2016 16:00:52 GMT

TIME

The Nuclear Deal Pays Off In Iran's Elections TIME President Obama has made his share of foreign policy mistakes, particularly in the Middle East. But it's ironic that Republican critics now hammer him hardest over his nuclear deal with Iran, a bet that has already paid out for those who want to ... and more »

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Blacklisted in Iran, Gay Poet Seeks Asylum in Israel - New York Times Wed, 02 Mar 2016 22:42:09 GMT

New York Times

Blacklisted in Iran, Gay Poet Seeks Asylum in Israel New York Times JERUSALEM — In his native Iran, leaders openly wish for Israel to be wiped off the map. Yet Payam Feili, a poet and novelist, developed what he called a “special relationship” with the place, imagining it in his stories, which are replete with gay ... and more »

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Saudi Arabia is trying to steal Iran's biggest oil customer: China - CNNMoney Wed, 02 Mar 2016 15:26:00 GMT

CNNMoney

Saudi Arabia is trying to steal Iran's biggest oil customer: China CNNMoney Saudi shipments of oil into China jumped by 36% in February to the highest level in at least three years, according to ClipperData, a firm that tracks global crude shipments. The shipments accounted for a 75% increase in Chinese imports of Saudi crude ... Egypt SuMed Pipeline Yet to Accept Iranian Oil After SanctionsBloomberg OPEC watching Iran, Russia, unlikely to cut output in JuneReuters all 1,402 news articles »

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Iran's Voters Sent a Message to the Hard-Liners - The New Yorker Tue, 01 Mar 2016 22:55:20 GMT

The New Yorker

Iran's Voters Sent a Message to the Hard-Liners The New Yorker Iran's twin polls—for the Majlis, or parliament, and for the Assembly of Experts, which chooses the country's Supreme Leader—weren't quite that straightforward. Before the vote, most reformists were disqualified by the government's mercurial vetting ... 4 reasons Iran's election is a bigger deal than you thinkVox Iranian 'moderate' victory anything but: ColumnUSA TODAY How Iran's elections marginalized radicals and consolidated a new political centerWashington Post Financial Times -The Guardian -CNN all 5,412 news articles »

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Iran's Oil Market Return Not Yet Fulfilling Grand Promises - Bloomberg Thu, 03 Mar 2016 14:38:08 GMT

Bloomberg

Iran's Oil Market Return Not Yet Fulfilling Grand Promises Bloomberg Six weeks after the historic nuclear deal that allowed Iran to resume oil sales around the world, the OPEC member is shipping barely a third of the extra 500,000 barrels a day it had vowed to unleash within weeks of sanctions being lifted. The country ... Iran hopes to raise March oil exports on higher European sales: sourcesReuters Iran hopes to raise March oil exports on higher European salesThe Star Online Iran offers huge discounts to handle oil tankers' insurance problem - expertTrend News Agency all 26 news articles »

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Family of Robert Levinson, ex-FBI missing in Iran since 2007, marks grim anniversary with few answers - Fox News Thu, 03 Mar 2016 18:00:44 GMT

Fox News

Family of Robert Levinson, ex-FBI missing in Iran since 2007, marks grim anniversary with few answers Fox News Nine years after Robert Levinson disappeared on what has since been revealed as a secret CIA operation in Iran, his bitter supporters say his case underscores the hollow nature of the supposedly thawed relations between Tehran and Washington.