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The US is on a collision course with Iran in the Middle East - Washington Post Thu, 26 Oct 2017 23:13:08 GMT

Washington Post

The US is on a collision course with Iran in the Middle East
Washington Post
BEIRUT — President Trump's assertive new strategy toward Iran is already colliding with the reality of Tehran's vastly expanded influence in the Middle East as a result of the Islamic State war. The launch of the strategy signaled an important shift ...
Iraqi Leader Visits Iran as Tehran Seeks to Drive Wedge With WashingtonU.S. News & World Report
Commentary: In Sunni North Africa, fears of Iran's Shi'ite shadowReuters
Tillerson says Iraq must resist Iran influenceTODAYonline
AzerNews -RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
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Iran expects to sign more than $20bn of energy contracts in 2018 - Financial Times Thu, 26 Oct 2017 11:55:08 GMT

Financial Times

Iran expects to sign more than $20bn of energy contracts in 2018
Financial Times
Iran expects to seal energy contracts worth more than $20bn over the next year despite the threat of new US sanctions as it pushes ahead with negotiations with international oil companies, including Royal Dutch Shell, the Anglo Dutch group, and ...
Iran says it's signed its first agreement tied to LNGUPI.com

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Iraq's Abadi heads to Iran for regional security talks - Aljazeera.com Thu, 26 Oct 2017 04:54:23 GMT

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Iraq's Abadi heads to Iran for regional security talks
Aljazeera.com
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi is set to meet Iran's leaders for talks on regional security, including the future of Iraq's Kurdish region and the role of the Tehran-backed Shia militias in his country. Abadi's meeting on Thursday with Iran's ...
Iraqi premier in Iran after recent visits to Turkey, JordanFox News
Iran Reopens Border Crossing With Iraq's Kurdish RegionRadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
Iraq wins Iran's support of battle against Islamic State, KurdsThe Times of Israel
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House approves bill to sanction Iran for ballistic missiles - Washington Post Thu, 26 Oct 2017 15:24:47 GMT

Washington Examiner

House approves bill to sanction Iran for ballistic missiles
Washington Post
WASHINGTON — The Republican-led House overwhelmingly approved bipartisan legislation Thursday that would slap new sanctions on Iran for its pursuit of long-range ballistic missiles without derailing the 2015 international nuclear accord that President ...
House votes 423-2 to impose sanctions on Iran's ballistic missile supply chainWashington Examiner
US House passes ballistic missile sanctions on IranReuters
House votes to impose non-nuclear sanctions on IranThe Hill (blog)
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty -Haaretz
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Why It's Tough to Get Tough on Iran - Foreign Affairs Wed, 25 Oct 2017 12:11:16 GMT

Foreign Affairs

Why It's Tough to Get Tough on Iran
Foreign Affairs
It's hard to get tough on Iran. U.S. President Donald Trump's recent announcements that he would decertify the Iranian nuclear deal (the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, or JCPOA) and expand sanctions against Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps ...
If Trump Fails To Stop Iran's Nuclear Ambitions, Israel Will Strike, Minister WarnsNewsweek
Washington speeds up collision course with Europe over IranThe Herald
North Korea and Iran's nuclear threatThe Jerusalem Post mobile website
Common Dreams -Toledo Blade -The American Conservative
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Iran, Uganda open hospital in Kampala - ReliefWeb Thu, 26 Oct 2017 23:26:44 GMT

Iran, Uganda open hospital in Kampala
ReliefWeb
Kampala, Oct 26, IRNA – Iran-Uganda hospital was inaugurated in the Ugandan capital of Kampala, in a ceremony attended by visiting Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Thursday. Ugandan Foreign Minister Sam Kutesa also was present in ...


Iran Should Go For Gold, Not A Currency Reform Illusion - Forbes Wed, 25 Oct 2017 16:17:35 GMT

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Iran Should Go For Gold, Not A Currency Reform Illusion
Forbes
Last December, the Iranian government of Hassan Rouhani passed a bill to change the name of Iran's national currency from the rial to the toman. This would require a redenomination in which one zero was lopped off Iran's unit of account, as 1 toman is ...

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Scientist Sentenced to Death in Iran - Inside Higher Ed Thu, 26 Oct 2017 07:09:35 GMT

Scientist Sentenced to Death in Iran
Inside Higher Ed
A researcher of disaster medicine has been sentenced to death in Iran on charges of spying for the Israeli government, Nature News reported. Ahmadreza Djalali, a Swedish resident who earned his Ph.D. at the Karolinska Institute and teaches at the ...

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BBC appeals to UN over Iran's crackdown on journalists - The Guardian Wed, 25 Oct 2017 15:19:10 GMT

The Guardian

BBC appeals to UN over Iran's crackdown on journalists
The Guardian
The BBC's director general has accused Iran of “unprecedented collective punishment” as the corporation appealed to the UN over crackdowns on Iranian employees of its London-based Persian service. Iranian authorities have imposed an asset freeze on at ...
UN urges Iran to stop harassing BBC Persian staffBBC News
BBC accuses Iran of 'sustained harassment' of staff in complaint to ...Telegraph.co.uk
BBC Complains To UN About Harassment Of Reporters In IranRadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
ABC News -Rudaw
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We must challenge Iran's human rights abuses - Hampstead and Highgate Express Thu, 26 Oct 2017 12:16:02 GMT

The Hill

We must challenge Iran's human rights abuses
Hampstead and Highgate Express
Ever since the UK became one of the six parties to negotiate with Iran over its nuclear programme, the British Government – and the West as a whole - has been opening itself up to criticism that it is neglecting the issue of Tehran's record of human ...
Terror designation for Iran's Revolutionary Guards a necessary first stepThe Hill
Iran's Guards winner of tough Trump stanceNEWS.com.au

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