CNN | First on CNN: US fires warning shots at Iranian vessel after close encounter CNN At one point, the Iranian boat came within 200 yards of one of the US Navy boats. When it failed to leave the area after the Navy had fired flares and had a radio conversation with the Iranian crew, the US officials said, the USS Squall fired three ... Navy patrol ship fires warning shots amid series of confrontations with Iranian vessels Tensions Rise Between Iran and US in Persian Gulf US Navy vessel fires warning shots at Iran boat |
Wall Street Journal | Iranian Oil Production Stalls Ahead of OPEC Talks Wall Street Journal Iran's revival as a crude-oil exporter appears to have stalled, seven months after Western sanctions over its nuclear program were lifted, casting uncertainty over the country's willingness to cooperate with other producers on limiting output. Iran's ... Oil Ticks Up on Iran Cooperation Oil up on US-Iran scare, dollar; Saudi output stance cuts gains Oil recovers as Iran confirms it will meet Opec in Algeria |
Jerusalem Post Israel News | 'Saudi and Persian Gulf states share Israel's concerns about Iran hegemony' Jerusalem Post Israel News “The Iranian interference is considered to be a threat to a number of countries in the region,” Bahrain's Interior Minister Shaikh Rashid Bin Abdullah Al Khalifa was quoted as saying. “Their interference includes support for terrorism, promoting chaos ... |
CNN | Burkini bans: France is giving Iran a run for its money - CNN.com CNN In instituting burkini bans, France is defending the country's famed secularism with a theocracy that would give Iran a run for its money, writes Ruwan Rujouleh. |
Charleston Post Courier | Iran evicts 'ungentlemanly' Russia Charleston Post Courier In this Feb. 16, 2016 file photo, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, right, and Iranian Defense Minister Gen. Hossein Dehghan shake hands during their meeting in Moscow, Russia. Dehghan was quoted by Iranian State TV website Monday, Aug. Iran Revokes Russia's Use of Air Base, Saying Moscow 'Betrayed Trust' Russian Raids on Syria From Iranian Air Base Finished, Tehran Says 3 Reasons Russia's Bombers in Iran Were a Big Deal |
Press TV | Iran says security forces killed senior spy Press TV Iran's Intelligence Minister Mahmoud Alavi says Iranian security forces have killed a senior spy working for foreign intelligence services to destabilize the borders. "The trace of spying agencies is seen in creating certain security challenges in the ... |
Fox News | In Iran, unique system allows payments for kidney donors Fox News TEHRAN, Iran – The whirling hum of a dialysis machine could have been the soundtrack to the rest of Zahra Hajikarimi's life but for an unusual program in Iran that allows people to buy a kidney from a living donor. ADVERTISEMENT. Iran's kidney program ... |
New York Post | Covering up the $1.3 billion payoff to Iran New York Post Call it judgment day. It looks like the Obama administration may yet face some kind of reckoning — in Congress, at least — over its payoff of a long-simmering claim to the Iranian regime. That's because to do so, the administration tapped a little ... US paid $1.3bn in interest on debt to Iran left over from Shah's time, critics call it 'ransom' US paid $1.3 billion to Iran two days after cash delivery Krauthammer on Obama administration Iran payment: 'Can they not stop lying about this?' |
New York Post | Chemical weapons in Syria a deadly sign of how Obama's Iran deal will end up New York Post In a new book, “The Iran Wars,” The Wall Street Journal's Jay Solomon reports that Tehran threatened to end secret negotiations with Obama's diplomats if the United States took military action against its ally Assad. For Obama, those talks were ... Terry Glavin: How Barack Obama sold out Syrians to appease Iran |
The Denver Post | Q&A: Michael Bennet on Iran nuclear deal, $400 million payment tied to hostages The Denver Post Michael Bennet took significant political heat for his support of the Iran nuclear deal in 2015, and it remains an issue as he campaigns for re-election. A year later, the Denver Democrat remains resolute in his support, even as he expressed concern in ... Jewish Republicans Hope Iran 'Ransom' Flap Could Sway Senate Races |