Forbes | Jerusalem: Giving Away the Store, or Risking Everything to Stop Iran? Forbes Either way, the Middle East is in for a very turbulent 2018. As Thomas Friedman argues in today's NYT Op Ed, entitled The Art of the Giveaway, President Trump's speech recognizing Jerusalem as Israel's capital looks to be a boneheaded move against ... Saudi-Iran rivalry threatens to upend Middle East politics |
PBS NewsHour | Does Iran's deep religious influence in Iraq translate to politics? PBS NewsHour During the rule of Saddam Hussein, few Iranians dared to make the religious pilgrimage to the holy city of Karbala in Iraq. But the toppling of Saddam has drawn millions of worshippers back, revealing Iran's powerful influence there. In the first of ... |
CNBC | Iran's terror threat and nuclear compliance should be dealt with separately, NATO chief says CNBC "This kind of agreement of those issues should be addressed outside the Iran nuclear deal," he said. "That's the best way to ensure unity between allies and also between Europe and the U.S. on how to deal with Iran." Earlier Wednesday, Israeli ... |
Forbes | An Exhibition By Iranian Artist Farhad Moshiri Might Be All We Have Left Of Winter In 100 Years Forbes When I saw the canvasses in Snow Forest, an exhibition of hand-embroidered canvasses by Fahrad Moshiri at Perrotin New York, I was immediately reminded of the woods that surround my parents' house in Chappaqua. Throughout my childhood, we spent every ... |
Financial Times | Plans to change Jerusalem status draw criticism from Pope and Iran Financial Times Pope Francis and the president of Iran both spoke out against US plans to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel on Wednesday morning, highlighting the growing global anxiety the expected move has created. The pope took indirect aim at the Trump ... Netanyahu quiet on US Embassy move in speech, focuses on Iranian threat Iran warns of 'intifada' against Israel Losing Jerusalem to focus on Iran |
Kermanshah Earthquake - Iran: Operations Update 2 ReliefWeb A magnitude 7.3 earthquake hit Kermanshah province, western part of Iran along the border with Iraq on Sunday November 12, 2017 at 21:48 pm local time, killing at least 569 people and injuring more than 9.000 in numerous districts of the province. In ... |
New York Times | Zarrab's Take From Iran Sanctions Plot? 'Maybe $150 Million,' He Says New York Times Reza Zarrab, the government's star witness in a trial involving a billion-dollar conspiracy to smuggle gold for oil in violation of United States sanctions on Iran, testified on Tuesday that he had made huge sums of money in the scheme — but he could ... Erdogan Says US Trying To 'Blackmail' Turkey With Iran Sanctions Case Erdogan helped Iran evade US sanctions, Zarrab claims Turkish-Iranian businessman Reza Zarrab says he paid $45000 bribe to US prison guard |
Aljazeera.com | US: Rex Tillerson vows to hold Iran to the nuclear deal Aljazeera.com The US secretary of state says pressure will continue to be applied to Iran over its commitments to the nuclear deal as the US Congress mulls over whether to re-apply economic sanctions on Tehran. Rex Tillerson's statement - made in Brussels on Tuesday ... Iran Denies US Accusation of Destabilizing the Region Iran denies US accusation of 'destabilising the region' EU calls on US to stick to Iran nuclear deal |
New York Times | Obsession With Iran Is Driving the Mideast and the US Crazy New York Times If there is a common denominator explaining so many recent events in the Middle East — actions by Saudi Arabia, the U.S., Syria, Israel and Yemen — it can be expressed in one word: Iran. Everyone has Iran's growing power and influence in the region ... Iran asks Muslims to disrupt Israeli ties in region |
Iraq and Iran negotiating start date for Kirkuk oil exports: Luaibi Reuters BADRA OILFIELD, Iraq (Reuters) - The head of Iraq's state oil marketer SOMO is currently holding talks in Iran to determine a start date for oil exports from Iraq's Kirkuk oilfields, Iraqi Oil Minister Jabar al-Luaibi said on Wednesday. An oil official ... |