New York Times | Even Bold Foreign Investors Tiptoe in Iran New York Times Total wanted to test the banking system and learn how difficult it was to make day-to-day transactions in Iran. As it considers investing in Iran, the company is moving cautiously. It has assigned a full-time compliance officer to the country to ensure ... The Real Winner in the Russia Investigations Is Iran Research in Iran in the Time of Trump Russia FM praises Iran as 'powerful' anti-terror force in Syria |
Foreign Policy (blog) | Dear Senators: Push Back Against Iran, but Not at the Expense of the Nuclear Deal Foreign Policy (blog) During our time in government, there were few issues on which it was easier to build a bipartisan consensus in Congress than the need to contend with the range of threats posed by Iran. Congress played a critical role in penalizing Iran for supporting ... Why Iran Sees Its Missile Program as a Red Line 28 Americans register to run in Iran's 1st Intl marathon The Myth of a 'Special' North Korea-Iran Relationship |
Is Iran a Paper Tiger? Algemeiner JNS.org – Iranian officials often boast about their military technology and their ability to destroy Israel. But are these claims accurate? Iran's military is in much worse shape than is commonly believed, and is overextended in Syria, according to ... |
Newsweek | Iran Military Tells US to Get Out of Persian Gulf Newsweek Iran's defense minister called on the U.S. Thursday to leave the Persian Gulf, apparently in response to recent accusations from a top U.S. military official that Iran's foreign policy had a negative influence in the region. Iranian Defense Minister ... What if Iran Conducts Military Drills in the Gulf of Mexico? US is like 'armed robber breaking into your house' – Iranian defense minister |
Huffington Post | Ready For War With Iran? Huffington Post General Joseph Votel, U.S. CENTCOM commander, testified to the House Armed Services Committee this week that the greatest destabilizing force in the Middle East is Iran, and that the U.S. must be prepared to use “military means” to confront and defeat ... General calls Iran 'destabilizing' force, suggests US 'disrupt' regime by military means Top US Commander: Iran's Heightened Threat Since Nuclear Deal May Require Military Action Iran Is the 'Greatest Long-Term Threat to Stability,' Army General Warns |
Moneycontrol.com | India to cut Iranian oil purchases in row over gas field Moneycontrol.com Indian state refiners will cut oil imports from Iran in 2017/18 by a fifth, as New Delhi takes a more assertive stance over an impasse on a giant gas field that it wants awarded to an Indian consortium, sources familiar with the matter said. India ... |
Reuters | Giuliani sought to end prosecution of Turk in Iran sanctions case Reuters The moves were disclosed in a letter on Friday to U.S. District Judge Richard Berman, who is overseeing the case in which the trader, Reza Zarrab, is accused of conspiring with others to conduct illegal transactions through U.S. banks on behalf of Iran ... Giuliani Sought Top-Level Meetings to End Iran Sanction Case Giuliani discussed Iran sanctions case with Turkey's president, feds say |
The Australian | Donald Trump challenges Iran with arms sales to rivals The Australian Washington officials have not publicly commented on those decisions, nor linked them to Iran, but the developments are in line with a threat made in February by Donald Trump when Tehran tested a ballistic missile in defiance of the nuclear deal it had ... Iran and the GCC Still Have a Gulf Between Them US challenges Iran with arms sales to rivals The GCC's three options for dealing with Iran |
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty | In Rare Video In Persian, IS Threatens To Conquer Iran RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty The militant group Islamic State (IS) has vowed in a rare video message in Persian that includes the apparent beheading of four captured soldiers that it will conquer Iran. In an appeal to sectarian divides, the group also calls on Iran's Sunni ... Forecast: Increasing Isolation for Iran Iran Denies Meddling in Arab World as Its Grip Tightens on Iraq, Syria, and Yemen IS Threatens Iran in Persian Language Video |
Power Line (blog) | From the Iran file Power Line (blog) Wall Street Journal reporter Jay Solomon's new book is The Iran Wars: Spy Games, Bank Battles, and the Secret Deals that Reshaped the Middle East. Solomon has broken many stories on the Iran beat for the Journal. His new book is must reading on the ... |