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India's $500 Million Bet on Iran - Foreign Policy (blog) Tue, 31 May 2016 11:33:34 GMT

Foreign Policy (blog)

India's $500 Million Bet on Iran Foreign Policy (blog) India's plan to spend $500 million on a new port complex on Iran's Indian Ocean coast caps a decade-long quest to find a way to get sorely needed supplies of energy. But the Chabahar port deal also offers India a way to outflank Pakistan and elbow its ... Pakistan defence experts worried over India-Iran-Afghanistan allianceEconomic Times India-Iran Chabahar port deal reveals tense Asian rivalriesWashington Times all 34 news articles »

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Iran's 'marriage of convenience' with Taliban - Al-Monitor Tue, 31 May 2016 20:39:29 GMT

Al-Monitor

Iran's 'marriage of convenience' with Taliban Al-Monitor But experts on Afghanistan tell Al-Monitor that Iran has played a complicated game with the Afghan militant group for over a decade and has stepped up contacts in recent years in part to keep an even more dangerous organization — the group that calls ... What Was Mullah Mansour Doing in Iran?Foreign Policy (blog) all 486 news articles »

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How Hillary Clinton will squander the nuclear deal with Iran - The Week Magazine Tue, 31 May 2016 09:58:22 GMT

The Week Magazine

How Hillary Clinton will squander the nuclear deal with Iran The Week Magazine Strangely, the picture reminded me of probable next president Hillary Clinton and her attitude towards one of America's longstanding geopolitical antagonists, Iran. I have argued that the nuclear bargain with that country provides the most promising ... What Washington Doesn't Get about IranThe National Interest Online 'Moderate' Iran? Don't kid yourselfMiami Herald Gov. Greg Abbott urges other governors to defy Obama on Iran sanctionsDallas Morning News (blog) The Hill (blog) -Commentary Magazine -Huffington Post all 46 news articles »

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The Obama Administration Is Ignoring Iran's Human Rights Abuses - U.S. News & World Report Tue, 31 May 2016 16:20:32 GMT

U.S. News & World Report

The Obama Administration Is Ignoring Iran's Human Rights Abuses U.S. News & World Report Apparently, Iran's decision to hang 13 prisoners on a single day in May, including one in the city square of Mashhad in the presence of children, doesn't constitute "truly horrific human rights action." Nor, apparently, does the 10-year sentence that ...

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Norway's Hemla Vantage closes in on $600m Iran gas joint venture - Financial Times Tue, 31 May 2016 13:44:00 GMT

Financial Times

Norway's Hemla Vantage closes in on $600m Iran gas joint venture Financial Times The potential deal is an indication of Iran's ambitions: the country sits on the world's fourth-largest oil and second-largest gas reserves, according to the US energy department, and is among the world's top 10 oil and top five natural gas producers ... and more »

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Iran closes borders on messaging apps - BBC News Tue, 31 May 2016 13:22:47 GMT

BBC News

Iran closes borders on messaging apps BBC News Instant messaging apps must store data about Iranian users inside the country, Iran has ordered. The new rule comes from Iran's Supreme Council of Cyberspace and firms have been given one year to comply. Campaign group Privacy International described ... Iran's new data policy could mean end of local access to Telegram appMashable Iran orders messaging apps to store data of local users in the countryCSO Online Iran Insists Messaging Apps Store Data On Iran-Based ServersValueWalk The Verge -SocialTimes -TheTower.org all 74 news articles »

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Key Info Missing From UN Report On Iran's Nuclear Program, Says Think Tank - Daily Caller Tue, 31 May 2016 22:10:09 GMT

AMEinfo

Key Info Missing From UN Report On Iran's Nuclear Program, Says Think Tank Daily Caller A recent compliance report on Iran's nuclear program is missing several important pieces of information that could determine whether or not the Islamic Republic is abiding by the terms of last July's nuclear agreement. The International Atomic Energy ... Should South Korea be Iran's next nuclear energy partner?Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists Asia's April Iran oil imports rise 13 per cent as Tehran retakes marketsAMEinfo all 5 news articles »

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Iran volleyball team loses to France in Rio 2016 qualifier - Press TV Tue, 31 May 2016 10:18:45 GMT

Press TV

Iran volleyball team loses to France in Rio 2016 qualifier Press TV The Iranian volleyball squad lost to the 2015 Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) World League title holder 20-25, 18-29, and 22-25 on Tuesday at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in the Japanese capital to sustain its first loss in the ... Volleyball: France defeats Iran in Olympic QualifierPayvand France beats Iran in straight sets at WOQTTehran Times all 12 news articles »

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Iran Lawmakers Re-elect Their Conservative Speaker, Ali Larijani - New York Times Tue, 31 May 2016 10:34:03 GMT

New York Times

Iran Lawmakers Re-elect Their Conservative Speaker, Ali Larijani New York Times TEHRAN — A leading conservative was re-elected speaker of Iran's Parliament on Tuesday, denying reformists a post they thought they had earned with a big win in February elections. In a mild surprise, an overwhelming majority of Iran's lawmakers chose ... Iran Parliament Confirms Election of Speaker for 1 Year TermABC News Larijani reelection shows Iran politics dynamic: AcademicPress TV Iran's New Parliament Sworn InRadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty Reuters all 140 news articles »

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Commentary: With Washington looking the other way, Iran fills a void in Iraq - Reuters Wed, 01 Jun 2016 01:06:14 GMT

Reuters

Commentary: With Washington looking the other way, Iran fills a void in Iraq Reuters Sunni politicians in Iraq condemned the involvement of Soleimani and other Iranian advisers in the battlefield preparations, saying it could fuel sectarian tension and unleash a new round of Sunni-Shi'ite bloodletting. They also cast doubt on the Iraqi ... Middle East|Iran-Led Push to Retake Falluja From ISIS Worries USNew York Times 'US playing sectarian card in Iraq over fears of Baghdad-Tehran bloc'RT all 892 news articles »