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Tillerson Toughens Tone on Iran After US Confirms Nuclear Deal Compliance - New York Times Wed, 19 Apr 2017 21:57:22 GMT

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Tillerson Toughens Tone on Iran After US Confirms Nuclear Deal Compliance
New York Times
The whiplash left Republicans on Capitol Hill, who had universally excoriated the agreement to limit Iran's nuclear program and voted against its implementation, uncertain of how to respond. It architects, however, said they were cautiously optimistic ...
The Iran nuclear deal that Trump once vowed to tear apart is holding — at least for nowLos Angeles Times
Tillerson: Iran Left 'Unchecked' Could Follow North Korea's PathNBCNews.com
Tillerson compares Iran to North Korea, vows Trump administration won't pass the buckWashington Post
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Tillerson slams Iran nuclear deal as 'failed approach,' vows 'comprehensive review' - Fox News Wed, 19 Apr 2017 21:47:29 GMT

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Tillerson slams Iran nuclear deal as 'failed approach,' vows 'comprehensive review'
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Secretary of State Rex Tillerson ratcheted up criticism Wednesday of the Obama-era nuclear deal with Iran, publicly confirming the Trump administration is conducting a “comprehensive review” and declaring they have “no intention of passing the buck.”.
Trump, US allies working to 'checkmate' IranWashington Examiner
US, Saudi Arabia Affirm Cooperation in Countering 'Iran's Mischief'Voice of America
US defense secretary: must overcome Iran's destabilization efforts to help YemenReuters
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Trump Administration Sends Mixed Signals About Iran Nuclear Deal - NPR Wed, 19 Apr 2017 20:31:21 GMT

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Trump Administration Sends Mixed Signals About Iran Nuclear Deal
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NPR's Robert Siegel interviews Iran expert Raymond Tanter, who served on the National Security Council under President Reagan and was involved in arms control talks from 1983 to 1984, about the Trump administration's re-examination of the Iran nuclear ...

Iran's 'stealth' fighter is a total joke - Business Insider Wed, 19 Apr 2017 20:13:15 GMT

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Iran's 'stealth' fighter is a total joke
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The scientist said he seriously doubted that Iran had the engineering processes and expertise in place to manufacture a stealth aircraft, the details of which need to be perfectly lined up to baffle radars. Iran has for years been under sanctions ...
Iranian F-35: Tehran 'Rightly Proud of Its Prospective 5th-Gen Stealth Fighter'Sputnik International

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“Everyone treated me like a saint”—In Iran, there's only one way to survive as a transgender person - Quartz Wed, 19 Apr 2017 11:02:31 GMT

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“Everyone treated me like a saint”—In Iran, there's only one way to survive as a transgender person
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In Iran, homosexuality is a crime, punishable with death for men and lashings for women. But Iran is also the only Muslim country in the Persian Gulf region that gives trans citizens the right to have their gender identity recognized by the law. In ...
Iran shows off newest long-range missiles at Army Day parade ...RT
Now Iran brings out the big guns to bait Trump with show of military strength… so are THEIR missiles real?The Sun
Iran shows off new air defense systems, declares 'Death to Israel'The Times of Israel

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Discharge panel votes to retain naval officer who apologized to Iran - NavyTimes.com Wed, 19 Apr 2017 23:50:16 GMT

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Discharge panel votes to retain naval officer who apologized to Iran
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Discharge panel votes to retain naval officer who apologized to Iran. By: Mark D. Faram, April 19, 2017 (Photo Credit: Navy). The officer who was in charge of two riverine boats that strayed into Iranian waters in January 2016 scored a victory Tuesday ...
US Officer Whose Crew Iran Held Hostage Allowed To Stay In NavyDaily Caller

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Iran May Keep Same Oil Output If Others Extend Cuts, Kuwait Says - Bloomberg Wed, 19 Apr 2017 09:39:14 GMT

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Iran May Keep Same Oil Output If Others Extend Cuts, Kuwait Says
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Iran will probably be allowed to keep its oil production unchanged if OPEC decides to extend its six-month agreement on output cuts beyond June, Kuwaiti Oil Minister Issam Almarzooq said. “I think they will keep the same level if the deal is extended,” ...
Most oil producers want extension of output cuts: Iran ministerReuters

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Syria and North Korea are bit players. Iran is the bigger threat. - Washington Post (blog) Tue, 18 Apr 2017 18:32:47 GMT

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Syria and North Korea are bit players. Iran is the bigger threat.
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He praises the administration for the strikes on Syria and for sending ships to patrol off North Korea to uphold the framework behind anti-WMD agreements, but the danger from these states is of lesser magnitude than that from Iran, without which Syrian ...

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Exiled cleric points to Iran's widening influence in Bahrain | Reuters - Reuters Tue, 18 Apr 2017 09:13:01 GMT

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Exiled cleric points to Iran's widening influence in Bahrain | Reuters
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At a wake in Iran's holy city of Qom in February, a small group of Bahraini emigres and clerics mourned a young militant killed in a gun battle with Bahrain's ...

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No Woman Has Ever Run For Iranian President. Will Azam Taleghani Be The First? - RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty Wed, 19 Apr 2017 17:49:02 GMT

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No Woman Has Ever Run For Iranian President. Will Azam Taleghani Be The First?
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On April 14, a tiny, frail-looking woman wearing a chador and using a walker made her way slowly up the stairs of Iran's Interior Ministry in Tehran. Seventy-three-year-old Azam Taleghani was there to register as a candidate in the May 19 vote for Iran ...

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