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Kirk opposes Iran deal, but his presidential pick has supported it - Chicago Tribune Wed, 10 Aug 2016 23:04:16 GMT

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Kirk opposes Iran deal, but his presidential pick has supported it
Chicago Tribune
Mark Kirk, who has unendorsed Donald Trump, said Wednesday he "can't support" Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton or anyone for president who backs the Iran nuclear agreement. But Kirk's stated choice as a write-in candidate for president, former ...
#NeverTrump GOP senator voting for Colin Powell over Hillary because of Iran deal — which he backedRaw Story

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OPEC pumpfest continues; Saudis at record as U.S. shale cuts back - CNBC Wed, 10 Aug 2016 20:22:14 GMT

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OPEC pumpfest continues; Saudis at record as U.S. shale cuts back
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Saudi Arabia is pumping record amounts of oil, and Iran is resuming production faster than expected — a strong sign neither is likely to easily entertain the idea of an OPEC deal to control production. OPEC this week said it would hold an informal ...
Saudi-Iran Oil Rivalry Heats Up as OPEC Seeks to Stabilize PriceBloomberg

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Shah's son issues appeal over Iranian activist held in Italy - The Guardian (blog) Wed, 10 Aug 2016 14:53:02 GMT

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Shah's son issues appeal over Iranian activist held in Italy
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The son of Iran's deposed shah has appealed to Italy's prime minister, Matteo Renzi, to intervene to help an Iranian activist detained in Italy who he says could face execution if he is extradited. Reza Pahlavi, whose late father was toppled by the ...
Son of Iran's deposed shah appeals to Italy over activist's arrestBusiness Insider

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Iran Blurs Photograph Showing Olympics Volleyball Player : snopes.com - snopes.com Thu, 11 Aug 2016 00:45:02 GMT

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Iran Blurs Photograph Showing Olympics Volleyball Player : snopes.com
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Claim: Iran's Tasnim News Agency blurred a woman volleyball player out of a photograph because she was in a bikini. false. Example: [Collected via Twitter, August 2016]. Origin:A series of Reuters photographs of a women's volleyball game at the 2016 ...

New audio file sheds light on 1980s executions in Iran - Al-Monitor Wed, 10 Aug 2016 20:13:07 GMT

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New audio file sheds light on 1980s executions in Iran
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An audio file recently released by the website of the late Ayatollah Hussein Ali Montazeri — the onetime deputy supreme leader of Iran who was a leading Shiite cleric — has shed light on the cleric's objections to a string of executions in the late ...

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Congress 'Disgusted' With White House Lies on Iran 'Ransom' - Washington Free Beacon Wed, 10 Aug 2016 23:25:32 GMT

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Congress 'Disgusted' With White House Lies on Iran 'Ransom'
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Members of Congress expressed “disgust” with the White House this week and are demanding Obama administration officials come clean about the circumstances surrounding a $400 million cash payment to Iran that is widely perceived as a ransom for the ...
GOP Lawmaker Suggests Obama Administration Employees Should Face Jail Time for Iran Cash DealDaily Signal
Congress Floods Administration With Demands For Details on $400m Iran PaymentThe Weekly Standard (blog)

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The Defector Who Returned to Iran - The New Yorker Tue, 09 Aug 2016 16:07:39 GMT

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The Defector Who Returned to Iran
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Depending on whom you listen to, Amiri was either a defecting spy for the United States or a double agent for Iran. The enmity between the two countries briefly played out over this one man. Amiri first vanished during a pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia's ...
Iran Fast FactsKITV Honolulu
Why Was Our Iranian Spy Killed By The Mullahs?Forbes
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Four more US sailors disciplined in Iran boat seizure incident - NavyTimes.com Tue, 09 Aug 2016 23:56:32 GMT

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Four more US sailors disciplined in Iran boat seizure incident
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More officers and enlisted have been disciplined for their conduct in the January Farsi Island debacle, which lead to the capture of 10 sailors and two riverine command boats by Iranian paramilitaries. Four officers and two enlisted went to mast before ...

Officer of US Sailors Detained by Iran to Be Punished - Washington Free Beacon Wed, 10 Aug 2016 23:25:32 GMT

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Officer of US Sailors Detained by Iran to Be Punished
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The commanding officer of the two U.S. Navy boats that were captured by Iran in January will face punishment for the incident, according to defense officials. Lt. David Nartker was the highest ranking of the 10 sailors detained at gunpoint Jan. 12 by ...
Navy officer filmed in Iran detention faces punishmentStars and Stripes
Only Woman Detained In Iran Incident Recognized For BraveryTask & Purpose

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Undercovered: Women's Rights Advocates in Iran Are Now 'Enemies of the State' - Mediaite Thu, 11 Aug 2016 00:03:00 GMT

Undercovered: Women's Rights Advocates in Iran Are Now 'Enemies of the State'
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“Rather than addressing Iran's disturbing record on women's rights the Iranian authorities have once again opted for repression, accusing women's rights activists of collusion in western-orchestrated plots in a bid to maintain their discriminatory ...

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