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Saudi Arabia and Iran fail to reach deal on Hajj - Aljazeera.com Fri, 27 May 2016 23:16:00 GMT

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Saudi Arabia and Iran fail to reach deal on Hajj
Aljazeera.com
Saudi Arabia and Iran have failed to reach a deal on arrangements for Iranians to attend this year's Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca, with officials from both countries trading accusations on who was to blame for the impasse. Saudi officials accused their ...
Saudi Arabia Has a Plan B to Try to Stop Iran's Economic RiseBloomberg
Has the Iran-Saudi cyberwar already started?Al-Monitor
Iran ends Hajj talks in Saudi without reaching accordMiddle East Eye
Asharq Alawsat -Reuters -Press TV
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Iran Punishes Dozens Of Partying College Students With 99 Lashes Each - Huffington Post Fri, 27 May 2016 21:20:45 GMT

Huffington Post
Iran Punishes Dozens Of Partying College Students With 99 Lashes Each
Huffington Post
As part of a wider crackdown on behaviors considered to be contrary to Islamic values, authorities punished a group of college students for partying. Here, an unidentified Iranian woman walks on a street in Tehran, on July 13, 2004.
Iran students flogged with 99 lashes for 'dancing and jubilating' at mixed partyTelegraph.co.uk
Iranian students threw a graduation dance party. It cost them 99 lashes each.Washington Post
Iranian Students Lashed 99 Times Over Party That Included Men and WomenNew York Times
Daily Mail -The Express Tribune -NCR-Iran.org
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What Was Mullah Mansour Doing in Iran? - Foreign Policy (blog) Fri, 27 May 2016 19:51:00 GMT

Foreign Policy (blog)
What Was Mullah Mansour Doing in Iran?
Foreign Policy (blog)
According to reports in the Pakistani press, the passport indicated that its owner, presumably Mullah Mansour, had been returning from Iran, where he had been since April 26. He had also traveled there for several weeks in February and March.
Iran Denies Ties to Slain 'Terrorist' Taliban LeaderVoice of America

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4 reasons Iran's new parliament is a really big deal - Vox Thu, 26 May 2016 18:30:17 GMT

Vox
4 reasons Iran's new parliament is a really big deal
Vox
On May 28, Iran's newly elected parliament will be sworn in. It will be the 10th — and potentially the most consequential — elected assembly since the founding of the Islamic Republic in 1979. Of course, ultimate power rests in the hands of the ...
The Biggest Obstacle to Iran's Energy Makeover Is ItselfSTRATFOR
Iran's Rouhani may now control parliament, but do his economic reforms stand a chance?The Conversation US
Iran's Reformist-Dominated, Massively Overhauled Parliament To Be Sworn InInternational Business Times
Al-Monitor
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Saudi Arabia biggest sponsor of terrorism: Iran - Press TV Fri, 27 May 2016 11:16:34 GMT

Press TV
Saudi Arabia biggest sponsor of terrorism: Iran
Press TV
Iran says Saudi Arabia is the “biggest sponsor of terrorism” in Iraq and elsewhere, dismissing Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir's allegations that Iran was meddling in regional affairs. Foreign Ministry spokesman Hossein Jaberi Ansari was reacting ...

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Iran footballers investigated over lesbian claims - BBC News Fri, 27 May 2016 15:41:12 GMT

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Iran footballers investigated over lesbian claims
BBC News
Iranian authorities are investigating the women's national football team because they believe some players might be homosexual. Under Iran's Sharia law homosexuality is a crime punishable by death. Gender reassignment surgeries are seen as an antidote ...

Chabahar deal 'not finished'; Pakistan, China welcome: Iran - Economic Times Fri, 27 May 2016 13:40:00 GMT

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Chabahar deal 'not finished'; Pakistan, China welcome: Iran
Economic Times
The offer to cooperate had first been extended to Pakistan and then China, implying neither had expressed interest, he said while speaking on Pakistan-Iran relations at the Institute of Strategic Studies in Islamabad (ISSI), Dawn newspaper reported.
India-Backed Chabahar Port Not A Rival To Gwadar, Iran Tells PakistanNDTV
India and Iran: Changing the Great GameThe Diplomat
Watch the follow throughThe Hindu
Sputnik International -Times of India (blog) -The Asian Age
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Wendy Sherman Defends U.S. Human Rights Record in Iran - The Weekly Standard (blog) Fri, 27 May 2016 12:30:01 GMT

Daily Signal
Wendy Sherman Defends U.S. Human Rights Record in Iran
The Weekly Standard (blog)
"We have sanctions on human rights in Iran and any entities who are part of those human rights abuses in Iran. We say that forcefully all of the time," Sherman, who was the lead negotiator for the Iran Deal, said during an event at the Center for ...
How the Liberal Echo Chamber Sold the Lie of 'Moderate' Iranian LeadersDaily Signal
Pay for Play: NPR Under Fire Over Iran Deal 'Echo Chamber' RevelationTown Hall

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Iran Tortures ANIMALS, Too: Obama, UN Silent on Nuke Partner's Shocking Animal Abuse - PJ Media (blog) Fri, 27 May 2016 18:36:26 GMT

PJ Media (blog)
Iran Tortures ANIMALS, Too: Obama, UN Silent on Nuke Partner's Shocking Animal Abuse
PJ Media (blog)
This disturbing video spread quickly online in Iran, especially through the popular mobile phone messaging application, Telegram. The incident was investigated by park rangers who traced the truck's number plate and were later able to locate the man, ...

Trump Criticized Obama For Not Intervening During 2009 Iran Protests - BuzzFeed News Fri, 27 May 2016 20:52:11 GMT

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Trump Criticized Obama For Not Intervening During 2009 Iran Protests
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Trump Criticized Obama For Not Intervening During 2009 Iran Protests. “If Obama would've backed the people of Iran two years ago when that county had a big, big problem—and the protesters were making headway…we wouldn't have any problems in Iran, ...

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