Foreign Policy (blog) | Don't Give Iran Cash Foreign Policy (blog) Iran is once again the center of a heated debate between the Barack Obama administration and Republicans in Congress, this time over whether the United States' $1.7 billion payment to Iran amounted to a ransom to secure the release of American hostages ... |
Foreign Policy (blog) | Friends Don't Let Friends Do Business With Iran Foreign Policy (blog) Unfortunately, the U.S. government doesn't know the full scope, scale, and reach of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), the military branch charged with enforcing Iran's theocratic rule at home and “exporting the revolution” abroad. The IRGC ... |
Iran detains 2 Sunni militants near Pakistan border Fox News TEHRAN, Iran – Iranian media says the Revolutionary Guard has detained two Sunni militants near the border with Pakistan, where clashes erupted earlier this month. The semi-official Fars news agency said Tuesday that the Guard seized weapons and ... |
CBS News | Iran imprisons US resident after secret tribunal CBS News DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- A U.S. permanent resident detained for a year in Iran over spying allegations has been sentenced to 10 years in prison and a $4.2 million fine, his supporters said Tuesday, the latest in a wide crackdown in Iran on those ... Lebanese man sentenced to 10 years imprisonment in Iran: lawyer Iran Sentences US Resident to 10 Years in Prison on Spying Charges Iran Jails Lebanese IT Expert |
UPI.com | May presses Iran president on jailed mother Sky News Asked what he wanted Mrs May to say to Mr Rouhani, he said: "Just to press personally that this is a real priority for her and for the British Government - that Iran cannot keep taking, in our case, a mother and a baby, and in other cases of British ... Iran, Cuba tout economic resilience Iran supports any move to stabilize oil market: Rouhani Iran's president meets Castros in Cuba to reaffirm friendship |
Al-Monitor | Why Iran never counted on US-Russia agreement Al-Monitor Iran's official stance, as expressed by Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Ghasemi, welcomed the US-Russia deal. On Sept. 11, Ghasemi told reporters in Tehran, “Iran has always welcomed a cease-fire in Syria and the facilitation of humanitarian access ... |
USA TODAY | Help us, help you, Iran: Your Say USA TODAY Letter to the editor: Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif seeks to characterize Saudi Arabia as the driving force behind Islamic extremism, as part of the regime's ongoing and unconvincing attempts to paint Iran as a source of moderation ... |
Press TV | UAE tiff turns India to Iran for extra oil Press TV Deadlocked talks with the UAE have pushed India to Iran's lap for purchase of 6 million barrels of crude as New Delhi is boosting its strategic oil reserves, a report says. India has stepped up oil purchases from Iran, lifting nearly 600,000 barrels ... India Turns To Iran To Boost Its SPR After Talks With UAE Stall India set to buy Iran oil for emergency reserves: sources |
Fox Business | Iran Emboldened By Obama's Nuke Deal Fox Business “As much as we would like to see Iran's behavior change in the region, we've not seen a significant shift,” Toner said when Rosen asked about Iran's increasing aggression since the accord went into effect. After Rosen asked him to clarify, Toner ... |
Wall Street Journal | Iran Can't Whitewash Its Record of Terror Wall Street Journal Ronald Reagan was fond of quoting John Adams, who famously said: “Facts are stubborn things.” So when Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif made public pronouncements about fighting extremism, the facts show that his comments are ironic at best and ... Saudi FM Responds to Iranian FM: Iran Can't Whitewash Its Terror Record Riyadh rejects Iran's claims on 'terrorism' IRAN: On Hunger Strike, Health of Imprisoned Music Distributors Deteriorates |