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Obama Defends Cash Payment to Iran - Wall Street Journal Thu, 04 Aug 2016 22:14:25 GMT

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Obama Defends Cash Payment to Iran
Wall Street Journal
The $400 million cash payment to Iran, reported by The Wall Street Journal this week, was part of a $1.7 billion settlement of a lengthy financial dispute between the U.S. and Iran. The two governments reached the settlement during negotiations that ...
The US did not pay a $400 million “ransom” to Iran. Here's what actually happened.Vox
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Iran cash payment: Did Tehran film transfer? - BBC News Fri, 05 Aug 2016 01:33:26 GMT

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Iran cash payment: Did Tehran film transfer?
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The affair was murky enough even before Donald Trump got involved. Why did the US government authorise the transfer of $400m (£305m) in cash to Iran at the same moment that four American captives were released by the Iranian government? Even the ...
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Iran executes Sunni convicts - Aljazeera.com Thu, 04 Aug 2016 12:29:40 GMT

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Iran executes Sunni convicts
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Iran has executed a group of 20 mostly Sunni prisoners, drawing condemnation from rights groups which said the convictions may have been based on forced confessions. The men, who were hanged on Tuesday, were accused of carrying out a string of ...
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Iran executes at least 10 Sunni prisoners despite unfair trial claimsThe Guardian
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Iran executes gay teenager in violation of international law - Jerusalem Post Israel News Thu, 04 Aug 2016 12:35:51 GMT

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Iran executes gay teenager in violation of international law
Jerusalem Post Israel News
Stefan Schaden, a LGBT rights activist and spokesman for the European 'STOP THE BOMB' campaign, told The Jerusalem Post on Thursday, “Consensual homosexual conduct remains illegal under Iran's Sharia law and is punished with public flogging or ...
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The Porn Star In Search of a Perfect Nose In Iran - Daily Beast Thu, 04 Aug 2016 17:58:23 GMT

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The Porn Star In Search of a Perfect Nose In Iran
Daily Beast
The picture showed Candy Charms, a British porn star in the hijab and baggy clothing all women must wear by law in Iran. “Hey guys,” she wrote, “I have been on holiday in Iran. I only told my very close friends, as social networks and Twitter are ...

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Donald Trump repeats false claim of tape showing cash delivered to Iran - Los Angeles Times Thu, 04 Aug 2016 22:53:34 GMT

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Donald Trump repeats false claim of tape showing cash delivered to Iran
Los Angeles Times
Donald Trump on Thursday repeated a claim that he's seen a video showing a plane delivering $400 million in cash from the United States to Iran, even after his own campaign acknowledged such an assertion is incorrect. "A tape was made, you saw that?

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The surprising women of Iran - Harvard Gazette Thu, 04 Aug 2016 14:01:36 GMT

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The surprising women of Iran
Harvard Gazette
Three decades later, Goodman went back to her photos from Iran, assembling “Iran: Images from Beneath a Chador” and touring with her exhibit through the United States and Europe from 2009 to 2011. Following the show's success, Goodman wanted to ...

Congress Should Get Serious About Verifying Iran's Compliance - National Review Online Thu, 04 Aug 2016 08:35:01 GMT

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Congress Should Get Serious About Verifying Iran's Compliance
National Review Online
Secretary of State John Kerry seemed preternaturally confident about a year ago, when he appeared before the House Foreign Affairs Committee to defend the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), known colloquially in Washington as the “Iran deal.

Iran nuclear pact opponents lobby in US against Boeing, Airbus deals - Reuters Thu, 04 Aug 2016 19:36:06 GMT

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Iran nuclear pact opponents lobby in US against Boeing, Airbus deals
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PA) commercial aircraft to Iran, opponents of last year's nuclear pact with the Islamic republic have launched a lobbying campaign against the deals. The international agreement to curb Iran's nuclear program made such sales possible by easing ...

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The Remarkable Reason Men in Iran Have Started Wearing Hijabs ... - Inc.com Wed, 03 Aug 2016 11:33:47 GMT

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The Remarkable Reason Men in Iran Have Started Wearing Hijabs ...
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Sometimes a fashion statement is a powerful statement.
Men In Iran Are Wearing The Hijab To Support Their WivesGOOD Magazine
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