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Navy destroyer opens fire after 'harassing' behavior by Iranian patrol boats - Washington Post Tue, 10 Jan 2017 11:30:27 GMT

Washington Post

Navy destroyer opens fire after 'harassing' behavior by Iranian patrol boats Washington Post A Navy destroyer opened fire Sunday in the Strait of Hormuz after four Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps patrol boats acted in a way that a U.S. defense official described as “harassing.” The USS Mahan, a guided-missile destroyer, fired three warning ... US navy fired 'warning shots' at Iranian patrol boatsAljazeera.com US Warship Fires Warning Shots After Iranian Boats Approach at High SpeedsNBCNews.com Official: US Navy ship fires warning shots at Iranian boatsCNN The Guardian -Yahoo News all 120 news articles »

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Death Of A Former Iranian President May Shape The Race For The Next One - NPR Tue, 10 Jan 2017 17:13:59 GMT

NPR

Death Of A Former Iranian President May Shape The Race For The Next One NPR Iran's former president, Ayatollah Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, was buried Tuesday, and the large outpouring of grief at his funeral reflects the uncertainty facing Iranian moderates. Rafsanjani may have risen along with the country's 1979 Islamic ... As Protests Flare, Iran Bids Farewell to RafsanjaniNew York Times Iran Rafsanjani death: Huge crowds at ex-president's funeralBBC News Huge crowd bids farewell to Iranian ex-president who fell out with supreme...Reuters Forbes -Aljazeera.com -Sky News all 725 news articles »

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Arms Seized Off Coast of Yemen Appear to Have Been Made in Iran - New York Times Wed, 11 Jan 2017 01:23:44 GMT

New York Times

Arms Seized Off Coast of Yemen Appear to Have Been Made in Iran New York Times Photographs recently released by the Australian government show that light anti-armor weapons seized from a smuggling vessel near Yemen's coast appear to have been manufactured in Iran, further suggesting that Tehran has had a hand in a high-seas ...

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Iran Agrees to Take Steps to Reduce Enriched Uranium Stockpile - Wall Street Journal Tue, 10 Jan 2017 18:17:22 GMT

Wall Street Journal

Iran Agrees to Take Steps to Reduce Enriched Uranium Stockpile Wall Street Journal BRUSSELS—Iran agreed to take steps that would push its stockpile of enriched uranium far below the 300-kilogram cap fixed in its 2015 nuclear agreement, potentially eliminating one flashpoint over an accord that President-elect Donald Trump repeatedly ... One final Iran blunder by ObamaWashington Post (blog) Iran decides not to upset nuclear deal over US sanctions extensionReuters Diplomats: Iran to get natural uranium batchUSA TODAY CNBC -Townhall -The National all 84 news articles »

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How Iran made the US look weak with a tiny, outdated navy and some old ballistic missiles - Business Insider Tue, 10 Jan 2017 21:38:53 GMT

Business Insider

How Iran made the US look weak with a tiny, outdated navy and some old ballistic missiles Business Insider Iranian military personnel participate in the Velayat-90 war game in unknown location near the Strait of Hormuz in southern Iran December 30, 2011. REUTERS/Fars News/Hamed Jafarnejad. The news came out Monday that Iranian fast-attack craft had once ... and more »

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Secretary of State pick Tillerson expressed interest in Iran deals in 2016 - USA TODAY Tue, 10 Jan 2017 23:54:21 GMT

USA TODAY

Secretary of State pick Tillerson expressed interest in Iran deals in 2016 USA TODAY President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for secretary of State expressed interest in a 2016 interview as CEO of ExxonMobil about doing business with Iran if sanctions were lifted, a view that puts him at odds with Republicans weighing his confirmation. With Rex Tillerson in Leadership, Exxon Skirted U.S. Terrorism Sanctions, Did Business With Iran AnywaySlate Magazine (blog) Exxon subsidiary did business with Iran under Tillerson: reportThe Hill Tillersons ExxonMobil Worked With IranDaily Beast The Daily Dot -The Week Magazine -USA TODAY all 170 news articles »

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Iran Leader Faces Test After Ally's Death - Wall Street Journal Tue, 10 Jan 2017 20:37:36 GMT

Wall Street Journal

Iran Leader Faces Test After Ally's Death Wall Street Journal The only declared candidate backed by conservatives has a low public profile and there are no official opinion polls to gauge popularity in Iran's opaque electoral system. But Mr. Rafsanjani's death deprived incumbent President Hassan Rouhani, who ... Iran Unites, Briefly, to Mourn a Founding Father of the RepublicTIME How Iran's former president Rafsanjani played kingmaker and political counterweightPBS NewsHour Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani's death rattles Iran reformersIrish Times Daily Caller -CNN International -UPI.com all 138 news articles »

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Ebrahim Raisi: the Iranian cleric emerging as a frontrunner for supreme leader - The Guardian Mon, 09 Jan 2017 14:20:44 GMT

Ebrahim Raisi: the Iranian cleric emerging as a frontrunner for supreme leader The Guardian Ebrahim Raisi is the custodian of Astan Quds Razavi, the wealthiest charity in the Muslim world and the organisation in charge of Iran's holiest shrine. It is believed he is being groomed to be a leading candidate to succeed 77-year-old Ayatollah Ali ... and more »

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Iran To Get Huge Shipment Of Natural Uranium From Russia - Yahoo News Tue, 10 Jan 2017 16:40:50 GMT

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Iran To Get Huge Shipment Of Natural Uranium From Russia Yahoo News The move aimed at solidifying the landmark Iran nuclear deal, signed in July 2015, also compensates Iran for the 40 metric tons of heavy water (reactor coolant) exported by it to Russia, according to anonymous diplomats who spoke ahead of a meeting ... and more »

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The Hunger Strike, the Protest Tactic of Gandhi, is Vexing Iran's ... - New York Times Mon, 09 Jan 2017 20:33:03 GMT

New York Times

The Hunger Strike, the Protest Tactic of Gandhi, is Vexing Iran's ... New York Times Arash Sadeghi, an Iranian political prisoner, went on hunger strike for more than two months to protest the incarceration of his wife, Golrokh Ebrahimi-Iraee, who ... and more »