CNN | Iran escalates high seas harassment of US Navy CNN The provocative maneuver, which on Sunday brought the Iranian boat within 100 yards of the Firebolt, a coastal patrol boat that carries a crew of about 30, was assessed by the US to be unsafe and unprofessional and could have led to a collision, the ... Iran vessel 'harasses,' sails close to US Navy ship in Gulf: US offici... Iran vessels harass another US Navy ship in Persian Gulf, defense officials say US military ship changes course after Iran vessel confrontation |
Wall Street Journal | US Transferred $1.3 Billion More in Cash to Iran After Initial Payment Wall Street Journal The Obama administration followed up a planeload of $400 million in cash sent to Iran in January with two more such shipments in the next 19 days, totaling another $1.3 billion, according to congressional officials briefed by the U.S. State, Treasury ... Republicans seek to censure Obama administration on $400 million 'ransom' to Iran Obama administration acknowledges $1.7B transfer to Iran was all cash Wait–We Paid Iran $1.7 Billion To Release Four Detained Americans, Not $400 Million? |
New York Times | Iran and Saudi Arabia Squabble as Millions of Muslims Begin Pilgrimage New York Times BEIRUT, Lebanon — As Muslims from around the world head toward Mecca for the annual hajj pilgrimage, Saudi Arabia and Iran have escalated their sectarian rivalry over which country represents the true Islam. Iran unleashed the first barb Monday, when ... Saudi Arabia and Iran spar over Hajj pilgrimage Hajj rift: Top Saudi cleric says Iranians 'aren't Muslims' after Iran calls Saudis 'murderers' Iran's top leader charges Saudi Arabia with murdering hajj pilgrims |
Justice Against State Sponsors of Terror—But Not Iran? Daily Caller The Iran Lobby, which went into hyperdrive to support the Obama-Kerry nuclear deal with Iran, is now gleefully ramping up support for JASTA as a measure to hold Saudi Arabia to blame for 9/11, hoping it will allow Tehran to continue to evade ... |
Reuters | Iran gives cautious nod to oil deal as bargaining starts Reuters Iran has been the main factor preventing an output deal between OPEC and non-OPEC Russia as Tehran argued it should be excluded from any such agreement before its production recovers from Western sanctions that ended in January. Iran's rival Saudi ... Iran President Says 'Vital' to Restore Pre-Sanctions Oil Output Oil minister: Iran backs OPEC moves geared toward stability Iran Shoots to Complete a New Oil Export Terminal By Year-End |
U.S. News & World Report | Washington Is Hesitating as Iran Advances After the Nuclear Deal U.S. News & World Report From the start, President Barack Obama and his top aides viewed a nuclear deal with Iran as a singular good – a goal to pursue on its own rather than linked to Iran's terror sponsorship, its efforts to destabilize Sunni Arab states, its grotesque human ... 'US is ignoring Iran pushing the envelope on nuclear deal' Iran withdraws $4B lawsuit against Russia over missile systems Commentary: The country that's holding its own against Islamic State |
UPI.com | Israel girds for Golan war with Iran, Hezbollah UPI.com BEIRUT, Lebanon -- Amid the carnage of Syria's civil war, well into its sixth year, Israeli military chiefs say that Iran and its prized proxy, Hezbollah, are surreptitiously seeking to establish a new front in an older conflict, the Iran-backed group ... |
ESPN FC | China's Gao sees improvement in 0-0 draw ESPN FC Gao Hongbo stopped short of criticising the referee after his China side picked up their first point of the final phase of Asia's World Cup qualifying campaign on Tuesday with a 0-0 draw with Iran in Shenyang. China lost their opening game against ... Battling China earns first point after Iran draw China hold Iran, Korea slip up China held by Iran in World Cup qualifier |
The Guardian | UK and Iran appoint ambassadors for first time since 2011 The Guardian A key figure in the Iranian nuclear negotiating team, Hamid Baeidinejad, has been appointed the Iranian ambassador to the UK. The move came as British Airways restored direct flights to Tehran six days a week and British banks continued to increase ... Britain and Iran restore full diplomatic ties - but four Britons remain behind bars in Tehran UK appoints first ambassador to Iran in five years Britain & Iran appoint ambassadors for first time since 2011 |
Jerusalem Post Israel News | Cory Booker's brazen defense of Iran Jerusalem Post Israel News While visiting Israel Cory gave an interview in which he justified his vote on the Iran deal: “It was affirming to me to meet security experts over there, former military commanders who fought in wars, who confided in me that the nuclear threat has ... Israel, Iran join together to uncover fate of Ron Arad |