Washington Post | Saudi Arabia and Iran accuse each other of not really being Muslim Washington Post The latest round began with comments from Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who in full bluster condemned the Saudis for prohibiting Iranian pilgrims from joining the hajj after talks about security and logistics collapsed. Last year's ... Iranian leaders criticize Saudi Arabia over last year's deadly hajj crush and stampede Saudi-Iran war of words escalates over Hajj row Top Saudi cleric says Iran leaders not Muslims as haj row mounts |
CNN International | Administration confirms two more payments to Iran, totaling $1.3 billion CNN International That cash payment was made in January on the same day Iran released four American prisoners and formally implemented the nuclear deal. The money was flown in a plane to Iran on wooden pallets stacked with various currencies to resolve a dispute ... The US Sent Another $1.3 Billion to Iran After Hostages Were Released Republicans up pressure over Iran 'ransom' amid admission US paid $1.7B in cash US sent $1.3 billion more in cash to Iran to settle arms dispute: WSJ |
Vox | The US paid Iran $1.3 billion in secret. It's not a scandal. Vox Wednesday's Wall Street Journal contains what sounds like a pretty damning revelation. The story, by Jay Solomon and Carol Lee, reveals that the US quietly paid Iran $1.3 billion in foreign cash. Sounds like a scandal, right? Republicans certainly ... Hillary Iran Deal Support Disqualifies Her as Commander-in-Chief Iran Nuclear Deal Likely to Survive Next Administration There's Still a Lot We Don't Know About the Iran Deal |
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 ... 7 Iranian Vessels Harass Navy Ship In Gulf: U.S. Officials Why Iran is 'playing with fire' in the Persian Gulf against US Navy ships 7 Iranian Boats Harass Navy Ship in Gulf |
Wall Street Journal | Remember Iran's Role in 9/11 Wall Street Journal 'Never forget” is the commitment the American people made after Sept. 11, 2001. Yet sometimes our leaders seem to have forgotten Iran's role in that worst terror attack on American soil, and Iran's continuing assistance to terror organizations and ... |
CNN | Inside Iran's museum to its wartime past CNN Tehran, Iran (CNN) The Holy Defense Museum may not be the first place travelers would seek out when visiting Iran. In a country with more than 3,000 years of history they're more likely to see the ancient ruins at Persepolis or take a walk through the ... |
Jerusalem Post Israel News | Iran spy head welcomed by German officials Jerusalem Post Israel News “The Iranian regime is planning to intensify the monitoring and cracking down on members of the opposition in Germany in order to prevent protests against the visit of Hassan Rouhani, Iran's president of executions. It would be a huge scandal if German ... Iranian Reportedly Charged After Releasing Material on Mass Execution of Dissidents |
Politico | Obama administration downplays 'spin' on Iran payments Politico Hours after a report that the United States transferred an additional $1.3 billion in cash to Iran in two shipments earlier this year in addition to the first planeload of $400 million, Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken sought to again tamp down ... Deputy Secretary of State Blinken: "Can't Say That Not One Single Dollar" Given To Iran Will Go To Terrorist Groups |
CNBC | Iran says it'll increase output, ignoring Russia-Saudi oil deal CNBC The National Iranian Oil Company's (NIOC) director for international affairs told CNBC on Wednesday that Iran's oil output had reached 3.8 million barrels per day and that it would increase production. "Our current rate of production is slightly over 3 ... |
Daily Beast | Iran Totally Bamboozled Western Media Into Believing ISIS Banned The Burka Daily Caller Iranian media successfully conned several Western news outlets into believing the Islamic State had banned women from wearing the burka near checkpoints in Mosul, Iraq. The story seemed too good to be true, because it was: ISIS banned the burka, ... How Iran Conned the Internet Into Believing a Fake ISIS Story |