CNN | How Iran-US relations plummeted in a week CNN Travel bans, missile tests, sanctions and insults have been ping-ponged in a provocative show of force by both sides. It all raises concerns over the future of a deal, brokered by the Obama administration, that requires Iran to heavily restrict its ... Iran holds military exercise in defiance of US sanctions Defiant Iran holds military drills after US sanctions Iran fires back at US sanctions |
CNN | Iran world's 'biggest state sponsor of terrorism,' Mattis says CNN (CNN) US Defense Secretary James Mattis called Iran "the single biggest state sponsor of terrorism in the world" in his first comments on the country Saturday, a day after the Trump administration imposed fresh sanctions over an Iranian ballistic ... Iran is world's biggest state sponsor of terrorism, US says Iran is 'world's biggest sponsor of state terrorism', says US Defense Secretary James Mattis US says Iran 'world's biggest state sponsor terrorism' as war of words escalates |
Chicago Tribune | Lawyer: Iranian family thrilled baby to get life-saving heart surgery in US Chicago Tribune The family of an Iranian infant who was temporarily banned from coming to the United States for life-saving heart surgery is "overwhelmingly relieved and thrilled" the child will now be able to have the treatment, their lawyer said Saturday. Jennifer M ... 'She is not a terrorist': Iranian baby caught in travel ban is granted entry for heart surgery Iranian baby will travel to Oregon for life-saving surgery, hospital says Iranian baby caught in travel ban will get surgery in US, hospital says |
Washington Post | Iran holds military exercises in response to US sanctions Washington Post ISTANBUL — Iran on Saturday began extensive military exercises in a defiant response to a week of warnings from the Trump administration, including new sanctions, with a senior Iranian military commander calling the actions “futile” and threatening to ... |
The Independent | Iran sentences professor at Belgian university to death 'without trial' for alleged espionage The Independent A scientist who worked for a Belgian university has been sentenced to death in Iran on suspicion of espionage. Ahmadreza Djalali, an Iranian national and professor of disaster medicine at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), was arrested in April 2016 ... |
Washington Post | Pentagon chief advocates restraint in response to Iran, China Washington Post TOKYO — Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Saturday that the threat from Iran's missile program does not currently require the realignment of U.S. forces in the Middle East, striking a note of restraint shortly after the White House issued a strong ... |
New York Times | Iran to Bar American Wrestling Team From World Cup New York Times The event, the Freestyle World Cup, is scheduled for Feb. 16 and 17 in Kermanshah, Iran. Held annually, it pits the best wrestlers in the world in team competition. Last year, the event was held in Los Angeles, and it is scheduled to be held in Iowa ... US wrestling team denied visas for competition in Iran Iran Bans US Wrestlers From a Competition Because of President Trump Iran bars US wrestlers from World Cup in response to President Trump's executive order |
CNBC | Iranian tech exec scouts expansion outside US after Trump travel ban CNBC President Donald Trump's travel ban targeting citizens of seven majority-Muslim countries forced Shokrollahi, a native Iranian who left for Germany when he was 16, to stay behind in Switzerland, home to his tech start-up Kandou Bus. A federal judge in ... |
The Guardian | Former Norway PM held at Washington airport over 2014 visit to Iran The Guardian A former prime minister of Norway has spoken of his shock after he was held and questioned at Washington Dulles airport because of a visit to Iran three years ago. Kjell Magne Bondevik, who served as prime minister of Norway from 1997-2000 and 2001-05, ... Norwegian Ex-Premier Is Stopped at Dulles Airport Over Iran Visit Former Norwegian PM says he was held at US airport over Iran visit Former Norwegian prime minister detained at Dulles Airport for an hour. He visited Iran in 2014. |
CNNMoney | Trump's move on Iran could cost jobs at Boeing CNNMoney After he assumed office, he signed an immigration ban restricting people from seven Muslim-majority countries, including Iran, from entering the U.S. Then, after Iran performed a missile test, he issued a new round of Iranian sanctions Friday morning. |