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Saudi Arabia's Rivalry With Iran Is Further Destabilizing the Middle East - The Nation. Mon, 27 Nov 2017 18:50:35 GMT

The Nation.

Saudi Arabia's Rivalry With Iran Is Further Destabilizing the Middle East The Nation. Iran's influence has gone from almost zero in the 1990s to predominant in the eastern reaches of the Middle East today. The mildly Shiite Houthi rebels staged a coup in Yemen in 2014, and deepened their control over the country the following year. That ... Saudis host first Muslim anti-terror summit – but without Qatar, IranFRANCE 24 Saudi-led Islamic military alliance: counterterrorism or counter Iran?Deutsche Welle Saudi Crown Prince Calls Supreme Leader of Iran “New Hitler of the Middle East”The New American all 259 news articles »

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Iran's new videos of US, British prisoners show Tehran angling for influence - Washington Post Tue, 28 Nov 2017 00:19:09 GMT

Washington Post

Iran's new videos of US, British prisoners show Tehran angling for influence Washington Post Two videos that aired on Iranian television over the weekend suggest Tehran is trying to pressure the United States in advance of a potential decision on sanctions and push Britain to repay more than a half-billion dollars for undelivered weapons. The ... British mother Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe speaks on phone from Iranian jail where she is facing an extra 16 years to ...Daily Mail Iran TV airs stories targeting 2 detained dual nationalsCanton Daily Ledger The Latest: Detained Princeton student's wife wants him homeWSB Atlanta all 14 news articles »

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Iran-Sanctions Trial to Open After Jury Selected in New York - Bloomberg Mon, 27 Nov 2017 23:42:48 GMT

Bloomberg

Iran-Sanctions Trial to Open After Jury Selected in New York Bloomberg The banker, Mehmet Hakan Atilla, will be the only defendant on trial, U.S. District Judge Richard Berman told jurors in court on Monday. That still leaves unanswered whether the main defendant, Turkish-Iranian gold trader Reza Zarrab, has struck a deal ... US Says Alleged Mastermind In Iran Sanctions Case Won't Stand TrialRadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty Turkish Gold Trader a No-Show at US Trial Over Iran SanctionsU.S. News & World Report No US sanctions trial for Turkish-Iran mogul ZarrabChannel NewsAsia all 39 news articles »

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Is Iran Trying to Inflate Yemen's Currency as a Tool of Warfare? - Lawfare (blog) Mon, 27 Nov 2017 22:32:51 GMT

Is Iran Trying to Inflate Yemen's Currency as a Tool of Warfare? Lawfare (blog) On Nov. 20, the Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control, which enforces sanctions, identified and designated individuals and entities connected to an operation by the Quds force, the special forces division of Iran's Revolutionary Guard ...

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How Qatar Is Being Pushed Into The Arms Of Iran By Saudi Arabia And Its Allies - Forbes Mon, 27 Nov 2017 16:42:00 GMT

Forbes

How Qatar Is Being Pushed Into The Arms Of Iran By Saudi Arabia And Its Allies Forbes Slowly but surely, Qatar is moving closer into an alliance of sorts with Iran. Hampered by a trade and transport boycott from former allies Bahrain, the UAE and Saudi Arabia which is almost in its sixth month, the small but extremely rich state of ... Iran, Turkey sign deal with Qatar to ease Gulf blockadeYahoo News Iran, Turkey, Qatar Sign Deal to Ease Doha BlockadeFinancial Tribune Turkey, Iran and Qatar sign new trade-transport agreementMiddle East Monitor Egypttoday (blog) all 65 news articles »

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Oil Sleeps Through Saudi-Iran Spat and Imminent OPEC Meeting - Bloomberg Tue, 28 Nov 2017 00:16:15 GMT

Oil Sleeps Through Saudi-Iran Spat and Imminent OPEC Meeting Bloomberg With tensions between Saudi Arabia and Iran ratcheting up and OPEC about to announce its plans for global crude supply, investors would be forgiven for anticipating a few gyrations in oil prices. The opposite has happened: the market is the calmest it ... and more »

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SitRep: Trump Looking to Stop Arming Kurds; White House Steps Up Pressure on Iran - Foreign Policy (blog) Mon, 27 Nov 2017 12:34:11 GMT

USA TODAY

SitRep: Trump Looking to Stop Arming Kurds; White House Steps Up Pressure on Iran Foreign Policy (blog) By Paul McLeary with Adam Rawnsley Trump makes surprise deal. Turkish leaders said Monday they fully expect the United States to follow through on president Donald Trump's surprise pledge last week to stop sending weapons to Syrian Kurdish fighters. Trump said what? How chaos on Turkey, Kurds and Syria could work for USUSA TODAY all 106 news articles »

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Iran TV videos target 2 detainees accused of espionage - ABC News Sun, 26 Nov 2017 18:08:49 GMT

Telegraph.co.uk

Iran TV videos target 2 detainees accused of espionage ABC News Richard Ratcliffe, the husband of Nazanin Zaghari Ratcliffe who is detained in Iran, during a public demonstration to the Shia Islamic Centre of England in north London, calling for her release from prison, Saturday Nov. 25, 2017. Mother of young child ... Iran claims 'proof' Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe was training journalists before arrestTelegraph.co.uk Iran announces 'new evidence' against jailed Brit mum Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe which could add 16 years to her ...The Sun Iran makes fresh allegations against jailed Nazanin Zaghari-RatcliffeSky News Evening Standard -The Independent all 118 news articles »

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Saudi-Iranian cold war in Middle East heats up in Lebanon - National Catholic Reporter Mon, 27 Nov 2017 20:35:48 GMT

National Catholic Reporter

Saudi-Iranian cold war in Middle East heats up in Lebanon National Catholic Reporter With the so-called 'Islamic State' terrorist group, or ISIS, all but defeated in the Middle East, at least in terms of territory it once held, the cold proxy war between Sunni Saudi Arabia and Shiite Iran is rapidly heating up; and could herald even ... Why Iran's spies are hacking Hariri's accountAl-Arabiya Hariri: Iran behind Hezbollah's involvement in regionAnadolu Agency Iran: Israel Will Be 'Eradicated' In Next War With HezbollahNewsweek Aljazeera.com -Reuters all 244 news articles »

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Is Iran Really a Threat to Israel From Syria? - Haaretz Mon, 27 Nov 2017 21:57:16 GMT

Haaretz

Is Iran Really a Threat to Israel From Syria? Haaretz The defense minister is demanding that the defense budget be increased by 4.8 billion shekels ($1.4 billion) and has cited the consolidation of Iran's presence in Syria as one of his reasons. The flaccid public debate over this demand reflects the ... Report: ISIS, Israel temporary 'allies' against IranThe Jerusalem Post all 5 news articles »