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Undercover Video Gives Insight Into Controversial 'Prisoner Swap' With Iran - ABC News Fri, 12 Aug 2016 19:07:16 GMT

Undercover Video Gives Insight Into Controversial 'Prisoner Swap' With Iran
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President Obama called it "a reciprocal humanitarian gesture," after the nuclear deal with Iran and the release of "several Americans unjustly detained by Iran," including Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian and former Marine Corps sergeant Amir ...

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An opponent of political violence was once set to lead Iran. One last quarrel changed it all. - Washington Post Fri, 12 Aug 2016 15:00:16 GMT

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An opponent of political violence was once set to lead Iran. One last quarrel changed it all.
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In 1988, nearly a decade after Iran's Islamic revolution, the country's leader-in-waiting faced a decision. He could stay silent as Iran stepped up a campaign of mass executions, torture and gulag-style imprisonment against perceived internal opponents.
Why is Iran intensifying crackdown on dual citizens?Al-Arabiya

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Obama Admin Gives Green Light for Iran to Build Two New Nuclear Plants - Washington Free Beacon Fri, 12 Aug 2016 14:15:54 GMT

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Obama Admin Gives Green Light for Iran to Build Two New Nuclear Plants
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Iran is permitted to pursue the construction of two newly announced nuclear plants under the parameters of last summer's nuclear agreement, Obama administration officials informed the Washington Free Beacon, setting the stage for Tehran to move forward ...
Pentagon: Iran Has Improved Cyber Abilities and Ballistic Missiles Since Nuclear DealAlgemeiner
Iran Gets US' Green Light to Go Ahead With Two Russian Nuclear PlantsSputnik International
Whether we get Clinton or Trump, Iran nuclear deal is headed for troubleMiddle East Eye
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Iran Investigates If Series of Oil Industry Accidents Were Caused by Cyber Attack - TIME Fri, 12 Aug 2016 16:58:00 GMT

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Iran Investigates If Series of Oil Industry Accidents Were Caused by Cyber Attack
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After weeks of speculation on the cause of an unprecedented string of fires and explosions in major Iranian oil and gas facilities, Iran's Supreme National Cyberspace Council has said that it is looking into cyber-attacks as a possible cause. “Special ...

A secret school for Afghans in Iran - News from Al Jazeera - Aljazeera.com Fri, 12 Aug 2016 07:11:22 GMT

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A secret school for Afghans in Iran - News from Al Jazeera
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As Iran struggles to care for millions of refugees, dozens of undocumented Afghans study in covert roadside classrooms.

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Iran and Turkey agree to cooperate over Syria - Aljazeera.com Fri, 12 Aug 2016 15:31:00 GMT

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Iran and Turkey agree to cooperate over Syria
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The foreign ministers of Turkey and Iran have pledged greater cooperation on resolving the Syria crisis, vowing to keep the dialogue open despite their differences. At a joint news conference on Friday in Ankara, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut ...
Turkey, Iran pledge cooperation over SyriaWashington Post
Iran News Round Up - August 12, 2016Critical Threats Project
Turkey, Iran agree to boost cooperation for peace in SyriaTRT World
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Cruz demands answers on $400 million payment to Iran amid hostage release, nuclear deal - Dallas Morning News Fri, 12 Aug 2016 22:47:18 GMT

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Cruz demands answers on $400 million payment to Iran amid hostage release, nuclear deal
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Sen. Ted Cruz and Utah Republican Sen. Mike Lee sent a letter to Obama administration officials asking how the payment squares with U.S. laws prohibiting the transfer of goods to a country under economic sanctions.
The $400 million payment to Iran was American diplomacy at its finestWashington Post
Senior Justice Official Raised Objections to Iran Cash PaymentWall Street Journal
Iran Payoff Earns More DisrespectThe New American
The Hill (blog) -Breitbart News -Hot Air -Wall Street Journal
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Weightlifting: World record and gold for Iran's Rostami - Reuters Sat, 13 Aug 2016 01:05:18 GMT

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Weightlifting: World record and gold for Iran's Rostami
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RIO DE JANEIRO Kianoush Rostami broke his own world record to win gold in the men's 85kg weightlifting at the Rio Olympics on Friday and clinch Iran's first medal of the Games, before promising it would not be the last. Rostami, 25, a bronze medalist ...
Rostami wins Iran's 1st Rio medal with weightlifting goldPress TV
Iranian Weightlifter Rostami Sets New Record, Wins First Rio Gold For IranRadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
Weightlifter Rostami wins Olympic gold for IranYahoo Sports
Sportstarlive -Sputnik International
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From Iran to Russia, Trade Links Promise Protection Against Future Sanctions - World Politics Review Fri, 12 Aug 2016 13:07:30 GMT

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From Iran to Russia, Trade Links Promise Protection Against Future Sanctions
World Politics Review
Geo-economics dominated the agenda of two critical meetings this week: a trilateral economic summit in Baku between Russia's Vladimir Putin, Azerbaijan's Ilham Aliyev and Iran's Hassan Rouhani, followed by a bilateral summit in St. Petersburg between ...

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Major rise seen in Russia's trade with Iran - Press TV Fri, 12 Aug 2016 16:13:13 GMT

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Major rise seen in Russia's trade with Iran
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Russia's Ambassador to Tehran Levan Dzhagaryan was quoted by the media as saying that the value of trade between Iran and Russia had already reached $697 million since January. "In particular, Russian exports to Iran jumped by 91.5 percent and ...
Trade between Russia & Iran surges 71%RT
Russia and Iran working closely to 'stabilize' Syrian situationRudaw
Iran Interested in Acquiring Latest Russian Weapons - Ambassador to TehranSputnik International
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