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 ... Iran Is Scared of America's Hardliners State TV: Iran Invites Boeing to Tehran for Aircraft Talks Who Really Won Iran's Elections? |
VICE News | Iran Is About to Execute Another 100 Prisoners for Drug Offenses VICE News In the latest salvo of Iran's routine slaughter of narcotics offenders, some 100 prisoners jailed together for drug crimes in Iran have been informed of their impending execution. Mahmood Moghaddam, director of the Norway-based Iran Human Rights group, ... |
Yahoo News | Syria divisions aside, Turkey eyes closer ties with Iran Jerusalem Post Israel News But differences on Syria, where Shi'ite Iran backs President Bashar Assad and Turkey backs the mainly Sunni Muslim opposition, will also be on the table, officials on both sides said. Iran is also concerned by Turkey's deepening ties with Saudi Arabia ... Syria divisions aside, Turkish PM eyes closer ties with Iran Davutoğlu to visit Iran, discuss Syria, regional issues Important for Turkey to keep trade relations with Iran - expert |
Al-Monitor | Iran-Saudi tensions play out on soccer field Al-Monitor The rising tensions between Iran and Saudi Arabia are spilling out onto the soccer field. First in the media, and later in a letter to the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), Saudi officials have asked for games between Iranian and Saudi teams to be ... Will Iran become the next Middle East superpower? |
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 battle In jab at Iran, gulf Arab states declare Hezbollah a terrorist group Iran: Hezbollah is the vanguard of resistance against the Zionist regime |
Civil Georgia | Georgia: Azerbaijan Wins Gas Deal Over Russia, Iran EurasiaNet Gone is the fear of betrayal, and bilateral love, once again, is in the air. Georgia, the strategic crossroads for energy alternatives to Russia, finally announced on March 4 its pick for a supplier of extra gas, and the choice is longtime partner ... Georgia not to import gas from Iran |
The Times of Israel | Movie in works about man who sued Iran for attack that killed daughter The Times of Israel In the suit he filed afterward, he was awarded a judgment against the Islamic Republic of Iran and found that several major banks, including Credit Suisse, Barclays and HSBC, were creating fraudulent documents and laundering money for the Iranians. Movie in works about Jewish father who sued Iran for attack that killed daughter |
Skift | Iran Gets 5-Star Melia Hotels Property on Caspian Sea Skift Iran, where beaches are segregated by gender and alcohol is banned, is getting its first foreign-branded seaside hotel, complete with swimming pools, bars and a spa. Melia Hotels International SA plans to open the five-star property in a 130-meter (427 ... The luxury hotels luring Western tourists to Iran Meliá Hotels International announces its first Gran Meliá hotel in Iran alongside a leading Iranian industrial ... Iran to Get Luxury Hotel Along Caspian Sea as Tourism Thaws |
Reuters | Iran set to raise April light crude prices to Asia on strong demand Reuters NEW DELHI OPEC's third-largest producer Iran is expected to raise the April price of its flagship light crude for Asian buyers to the highest versus a similar Saudi grade since 2011, as a lifting of nuclear sanctions this year buoys demand for its oil ... |
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 ... OPEC watching Iran, Russia, unlikely to cut output in June |