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Trump's Iran Gambit: “The Equivalent of Pulling the Pin Out of the Grenade” - Vanity Fair Mon, 23 Oct 2017 23:03:52 GMT

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Trump's Iran Gambit: “The Equivalent of Pulling the Pin Out of the Grenade”
Vanity Fair
Donald Trump's declaration earlier this month that he intends to withdraw from the Iran nuclear accord—the “worst deal ever,” as he loves to say—unless lawmakers on Capitol Hill made it broader and tougher, was “the equivalent of pulling the pin out ...
Panetta: Countries won't trust US if Iran deal is brokenThe Hill
Trump's tougher stance could backfire by boosting Iran's GuardsReuters
House Democrat: New sanctions will make Iran 'come begging to us'Washington Examiner
Bangor Daily News -Newsweek -Salon -The White House
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Tillerson Visits Iraq to Chilly Reception Over His Remarks on Iran-Backed Militias - New York Times Mon, 23 Oct 2017 21:51:30 GMT

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Tillerson Visits Iraq to Chilly Reception Over His Remarks on Iran-Backed Militias
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BAGHDAD — Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson slipped into Iraq Monday night after having spent the morning in Afghanistan, but his welcome in Baghdad was far less effusive as the Trump administration pushes to isolate Iran, an important Iraqi ally.
Abadi defends role of Iranian-backed paramiltaries at meeting with TillersonReuters
Tillerson tells Iranian militias in Iraq to 'go home'Washington Post
Iraq rebuffs Tillerson call to disband Iran-backed militiasBBC News
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Anti-regime protests spreading across Iran, says country's opposition - Fox News Mon, 23 Oct 2017 23:43:04 GMT

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Anti-regime protests spreading across Iran, says country's opposition
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According to a report and video from an Iranian opposition group, the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), there were more than 2,000 people protesting outside the country's parliament, known as the Majlis. The protesters who were accosted by ...

FSA rebels: We would have won if not for Iran | Syria News | Al ... - Aljazeera.com Mon, 23 Oct 2017 11:03:11 GMT

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FSA rebels: We would have won if not for Iran | Syria News | Al ...
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Tehran helped keep rebels from government centres of power but its rising influence could undermine Assad's government.
Iran and Syria Make Plans for Closer Military CooperationVoice of America
Trump wants to take on Iran but has no idea how to do that - LA TimesLos Angeles Times
Buoyed by Iran and Russia, Assad gains confidence to test Israel ...Haaretz
The Times of Israel -Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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Iran Is Flying One of America's Most Powerful Fighter Jets - Scout Mon, 23 Oct 2017 19:30:26 GMT

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Iran Is Flying One of America's Most Powerful Fighter Jets
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One of the ironies of the bitter relations between the Iran and the United States today is that half a century ago they were the closest of allies. The repressive, secular government of the shah had come to power thanks to a CIA-orchestrated coup, and ...

Pence, McMaster slam Iran on anniversary of barracks attacks - CBS News Mon, 23 Oct 2017 16:28:00 GMT

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Pence, McMaster slam Iran on anniversary of barracks attacks
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McMaster said the day was a moment to honor the memory of those service men and women who were killed in the "mass murder" conducted at the "behest of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps," making it the the deadliest surprise attack on Americans ...
Thirty-four years ago today, Iran began its blood feud with AmericaWashington Examiner
Mike Pence: US will not sit idly while Iranian Ayatollahs plan more attacksKurdistan24

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Poll finds broad support for renegotiating nuclear deal with Iran - The Hill Mon, 23 Oct 2017 20:21:49 GMT

Poll finds broad support for renegotiating nuclear deal with Iran
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A strong majority of voters — including most Democrats — said the U.S. should renegotiate the Obama administration's nuclear deal with Iran, according to a recent poll. Furthermore, there is broad support for any new deal to be ratified by Congress ...

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Iranian scholar sentenced to death - Nature.com Mon, 23 Oct 2017 15:58:36 GMT

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Iranian scholar sentenced to death
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Djalali was convicted of espionage following a trial led by Abolqasem Salavati, a judge in Iran's revolutionary court, and sentenced to death on 21 October, according to Djalali's wife Vida Mehrannia and to Italian diplomatic sources. They say he has ...
Iran: Prominent academic sentenced to death after grossly unfair trialAmnesty International
Iranian Academic Said Sentenced To Death In 'Grossly Unfair Trial'RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty

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UK Foreign Minister Sees 'No Doubt' Iran Nuclear Deal Will Survive Despite Trump Move - RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty Tue, 24 Oct 2017 00:53:51 GMT

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UK Foreign Minister Sees 'No Doubt' Iran Nuclear Deal Will Survive Despite Trump Move
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British Foreign Minister Boris Johnson says there is “absolutely no doubt” the 2015 nuclear agreement between Iran and world powers will survive despite the decision by U.S. President Donald Trump not to recertify the deal. Johnson, in a London speech ...
UK certain Iran nuclear deal to be preserved, US says remains committedTODAYonline
UK's Boris Johnson says Iran nuclear deal will surviveThe Times of Israel
Boris Johnson to urge Donald Trump to keep Iran nuclear dealThe Independent
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'Satanic' Blue Whale Game Under Spotlight In Iran After Teenager's Death - RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty Mon, 23 Oct 2017 18:36:12 GMT

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'Satanic' Blue Whale Game Under Spotlight In Iran After Teenager's Death
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Iranian authorities have blamed a murky social-media challenge known as Blue Whale for suicide leaps by two teenaged girls, throwing the spotlight on an online phenomenon that has been tentatively linked to suicides around the world but remains clouded ...

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