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Iran nuclear deal is in the crosshairs and may not survive a Trump administration - Washington Post Wed, 11 Jan 2017 20:08:07 GMT

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Iran nuclear deal is in the crosshairs and may not survive a Trump administration Washington Post The Iran nuclear deal was written with several “sunset” provisions setting expiration dates, some of them 15 years into the future, when restrictions on the Islamic Republic's nuclear program would lift. Then Donald Trump was elected president, and a ... How Team Trump should handle the failing Iran dealNew York Post Will Iran's Alliance With Russia Last?Voice of America Tillerson Calls for 'Full Review' of Iran Nuclear DealThe Weekly Standard (blog) Financial Tribune all 16 news articles »

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Iran Will Send Delegation to Saudi Arabia to Discuss Hajj - New York Times Wed, 11 Jan 2017 16:44:15 GMT

Iran Will Send Delegation to Saudi Arabia to Discuss Hajj New York Times TEHRAN, Iran — An Iranian official says a delegation will visit Saudi Arabia next month to discuss plans for this year's hajj pilgrimage. The official IRNA news agency Wednesday quoted a representative of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as ... and more »

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Iran after Rafsanjani - Aljazeera.com Wed, 11 Jan 2017 08:37:47 GMT

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Iran after Rafsanjani Aljazeera.com Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is right to be concerned about the loss of one of the leading members of Iran's religious establishment in an election year. "With the loss of Hashemi," he said on Sunday referring to the late Ayatollah ... Terra Incognita: There are no reformers in the Iran regimeJerusalem Post Israel News The Islamic Republic of Iran mourns an Ayatollah – Tehran is neither shaken nor stirredRT Iran arrests MKO ringleader in IsfahanPress TV PBS NewsHour -Wall Street Journal all 129 news articles »

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Ayatollah Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, Ex-President of Iran, Dies at 82 - New York Times Tue, 10 Jan 2017 15:29:08 GMT

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Ayatollah Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, Ex-President of Iran, Dies at 82 New York Times Ayatollah Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, a former president of Iran and a founder of the Islamic republic, who navigated the opaque shoals of his country's theocracy as one of its most enduring, wiliest and wealthiest leaders, died on Sunday in Tehran. Death Of A Former Iranian President May Shape The Race For The Next OneNPR The Future Of Iran Following Rafsanjani's DeathForbes Death of Iran's Rafsanjani: Ex-president was a man of peaceCNN BBC News -Aljazeera.com -The New Yorker all 725 news articles »

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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

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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) PAT BUCHANAN: Iran nuclear deal – alive or dead?Stillwater News Press Obama's farewell gift to Iran: 130 tons of UraniumAl-Arabiya USA TODAY -Reuters -TheBlaze.com all 119 news articles »

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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

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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 navy destroyer fires warning shots at speeding Iranian vesselsThe Guardian US Warship Fires Warning Shots After Iranian Boats Approach at High SpeedsNBCNews.com CNN -Yahoo News -Washington Times all 120 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

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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 ... and more »

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Man kills five in central Iran shooting rampage - BBC News Wed, 11 Jan 2017 15:59:21 GMT

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Man kills five in central Iran shooting rampage BBC News A man has shot dead at least five people and wounded four others in Iran in an apparent act of revenge. The 26 year old opened fire at two houses in the central city of Arak. The Isna news agency cited a local prosecutor as saying the man was a murder ... State TV: Prisoner on leave kills 5 in a rampage in IranFox News Bailed murder suspect kills six in Iran rampageAl-Arabiya all 6 news articles »

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American Destroyer Fires Warning Shots at Iranian Boats - New York Times Tue, 10 Jan 2017 01:55:36 GMT

New York Times

American Destroyer Fires Warning Shots at Iranian Boats New York Times WASHINGTON — In a vivid illustration of the tensions between the United States and Iran, an American Navy warship fired warning shots at Iranian boats that were racing toward it near the Strait of Hormuz, Defense Department officials said on Monday. How Iran made the US look weak with a tiny, outdated navy and some old ballistic missilesBusiness Insider U.S. Destroyer Fires Warning Shots at Iranian Patrol Boats - YahooYahoo News all 24 news articles »

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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

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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. Tillerson Backs 'Full Review' Of Iran Nuclear DealRadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty Trump nominee backs Paris climate agreement and questions Iran nuclear dealNature.com Tillerson faces tough questions on Iran, RussiaAl-Monitor The Japan Times -Slate Magazine (blog) -Daily Beast -NPR all 1,057 news articles »