Washington Post | NRA threatens Iran with video about men who wrestle alligators Washington Post It's a particularly spectacular entry featuring a gray-bearded man in a wide-brimmed hat telling the "ayatollahs of Iran" to "listen up." Here's the opening conceit: "You might have met our fresh-faced flower child president and his weak-kneed, Ivy ... Music Legend Charlie Daniels Sends Blistering Message to 'Ayatollahs of Iran,' Mocks 'Fresh-Faced Flower Child ... Insane NRA video warns Iran: Americans are crazier and more violent than 'flower child' Obama NRA Toys With Iran: 'You've Never Met America. And You Oughta Pray You Never Do' [VIDEO] |
TIME | What Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Visit to Iran Means for Asia TIME Correction appended, May 24. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi concluded a two-day visit to Iran by signing a raft of agreements Monday, including two key deals that will likely enable him to circumvent contentious neighbor and regional rival ... How significant is India's $500 million deal with Iran? To sidestep Pakistan, India embraces an Iranian port Here's What Narendra Modi's Trip to Tehran Means for India, Iran and Afghanistan |
New York Times | Powerful Council in Iran Selects Hard-Liner as Chairman New York Times TEHRAN — An Iranian council that would have the authority to select a new supreme leader elected an 89-year-old hard-liner as its chairman on Tuesday, Iranian state news media reported. The council, the Assembly of Experts, holds an increasingly ... Iran: Ahmad Jannati to head Assembly of Experts Anti-Western Cleric Picked to Head Iran's Council of Experts Iran hardliner Jannati elected head of Assembly of Experts |
Financial Times | Iran fulfils pledge to raise oil production Financial Times Iran is fulfilling its pledge to raise oil production and exports almost six months after western sanctions on the sector were lifted, surprising many analysts and commentators. Oilfields pumped almost 3.6m barrels a day in April, a level last reached ... Oil Rally Pauses After Canada, Iran Up Production Oil slides on Iran supply, US rigs; Cushing draw cuts loss Iran isn't backing down over oil |
Reuters | In Iran, dividends of nuclear deal are slow to appear Reuters TEHRAN Hopes that Iran would quickly reintegrate with world markets after its nuclear deal, bringing investment and opportunities to a young population, are turning to frustration. An opaque business environment in Iran and political uncertainty in the ... The Syria conflict fanned by Iran |
Washington Free Beacon | Iran 'Blackmailing' US for Greater Nuke Concessions Washington Free Beacon The Obama administration is taking steps to aid and please Iran far beyond U.S. commitments under last summer's nuclear accord, according to experts, who warned Tuesday during testimony on Capitol Hill that the White House is becoming “dangerously ... Emails Show NPR Cancelled Interviews With Anti-Iran Deal Congressman The secret history of the Iran-deal 'echo chamber' Ploughshares and the Iran Deal Echo Chamber |
DEBKA file | Iran Sends Its 'Single Most Powerful' Agent To Help Retake Fallujah Daily Caller Iranian Revolutionary Guard Commander Qassem Soleimani (L) stands at the frontline during offensive operations against Islamic State militants in the town of Tal Ksaiba in Salahuddin province March 8, 2015. Picture taken March 8, 2015. REUTERS/Stringer. Iran's Soleimani leads US-backed attack on Fallujah Iranian Qods Force leader reportedly in Fallujah |
BBC News | Iran's teachers' leaders warn of jail threat BBC News A teachers' union leader in Iran has warned of an intensifying campaign of harassment and imprisonment by the Iranian authorities against teachers' union representatives. Hashem Khastar, from Mashhad in north-east Iran, says there have been hunger ... |
Nuclear Deal Promised to Spur Investment. Iran's Still Waiting. Bloomberg The answer so far -- "not much" -- is infuriating Iranian officials, who are demanding more U.S. concessions, including access to dollar-denominated trades, after curbing their nuclear program. In the U.S., opponents of the original agreement are ... |