Aljazeera.com | Javad Zarif shrugs off Iran-al Qaeda collusion claims Aljazeera.com Tehran, Iran - Just hours after a data dump by the CIA alleging among things collusion between Iran and al-Qaeda, Mohammad Javad Zarif, Iran's foreign minister, responded via Twitter. "A record low for the reach of petrodollars: CIA & FDD fake news w/ ... Correction: Bin Laden Files-Iran story Iran and al-Qaeda: Best of Frenemies Regime-change rumblings? New CIA release suggests Iran conspired with Osama bin Laden |
Foreign Policy (blog) | Did Iran Sanctions Make the Revolutionary Guard Stronger? Foreign Policy (blog) Did the sanctions regime that preceded the Iran nuclear deal enable the Iranian regime's most notorious actor, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)? That's among the implications of a recent New York Times piece by Thomas Erdbrink, which notes ... |
The Guardian | Netanyahu says he will not let Iran take strategic control inside Syria The Guardian He claimed in a speech at Chatham House in London on Friday that “Iran had come into the Syrian war to Lebanon-ise Syria economically and militarily”. “They want to leave their army, their airbases and fighter aircraft within seconds of Israel and we ... Netanyahu: 'Iran is devouring one nation after another' Netanyahu warns Iran over Mediterranean military bases Netanyahu: A nuclear Iran 'infinitely more dangerous' than North Korea |
Foreign Affairs | How the US Can Deal With Iran's Ballistic Missile Program Foreign Affairs When President Donald Trump announced last month that he had refused to certify the national security value of the Iran nuclear deal, giving Congress an opportunity to fatally undermine the agreement, he focused on a supposed shortcoming that has long ... |
Washington Post | US asked French to broker Trump-Rouhani discussion, but Iranian president said no Washington Post Just hours after President Trump finished calling Iran a “murderous regime” in his Sept. 19 speech at the United Nations, the administration asked French President Emmanuel Macron for a favor. Would Macron inquire whether Iranian President Hassan ... |
Bloomberg | Erdogan Links Alleged in US Documents Before Iran Trial Bloomberg The documents introduced in the sanctions and money-laundering case against the Turkish-Iranian gold trader, Reza Zarrab, could further complicate the relationship between the U.S. and Turkey, a majority-Muslim country long considered a crucial ally in ... US says Turkish gold trader facing Iran trial invoked Erdogan ties |
The Guardian | United by blood: Afghan artists come together for Iran exhibition The Guardian The Nimrouz exhibition – the first of its kind held in Iran and the largest for Afghan artists in at least four decades – is challenging Iranian society's attitude towards its Afghan community, who have found sanctuary from war in their homeland but ... |
Voice of America | Iran-backed Shi'ite Groups Seek Institutionalized Role in Post-IS Iraq Voice of America As the Iraqi forces come closer to expelling the Islamic State (IS) terror group from their last remaining enclaves inside Iraq, Shi'ite paramilitary groups aligned with Iran are attempting to retain their power by integrating into the Iraq's political ... |
The New York Review of Books | Why the Kurds Are Paying for Trump's Gift to Iran The New York Review of Books Najmaldin Karim, the governor of the Kirkuk governorate, was at his official residence on October 16 when American special forces showed up. They warned him that the Popular Mobilization Forces, an Iraqi Shiite militia controlled by Iran, was on its ... Iraq Is Not Iran's Puppet - The New York Times |
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty | Iran's border guard kills 8 militants near Turkish border Fox News TEHRAN, Iran – Iran's state TV's website says eight border guard members have been killed during clashes with militants near the border with Turkey. Iribnews.ir, reported Friday that the clashes took place near Chaldoran, some 865 kilometers (or 530 ... Eight Iranian Border Guards Killed In Clashes Near Turkish Border Clashes in northern Iran kill 8, including 5 border guards Iran's guards clash with militants on NW border, eight killed - TV |