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Iranian President Rouhani wins reelection, beating hard-liner by a wide margin - Los Angeles Times Sat, 20 May 2017 19:55:00 GMT

Los Angeles Times

Iranian President Rouhani wins reelection, beating hard-liner by a wide margin
Los Angeles Times
Iranian voters delivered a decisive reelection victory to President Hassan Rouhani, endorsing his efforts to engage with the West and find a peaceful path out of diplomatic isolation, according to official results released Saturday. The Iranian ...
Iran's Moderates Win Election, but It Won't Matter to TrumpThe New Yorker
Iranian President Rouhani wins reelection by a landslideWashington Post
Rouhani Wins Re-election in Iran by a Wide MarginNew York Times
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In Saudi Arabia, Tillerson argues Iran is Trump's top Gulf region concern - Fox News Sat, 20 May 2017 22:59:58 GMT

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In Saudi Arabia, Tillerson argues Iran is Trump's top Gulf region concern
Fox News
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Saturday in Saudi Arabia that the focal point of President Trump's visit to the Gulf nation is to curb the threat of neighboring Iran, while putting much of the burden on recently reelected Iranian President Hassan ...
Rouhani's victory is good news for Iran, but bad news for Trump and his Sunni alliesThe Independent
Trump, Saudi Arabia sign $110 billion arms deal 'to counter Iran'FRANCE 24
Trump, Saudi Arabia Deals Look to Counterbalance IranWall Street Journal (subscription)
MLive.com -The Guardian -Aljazeera.com
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In Saudi Arabia, Tillerson hints at possibility of direct talks with Iran - CBS News Sat, 20 May 2017 17:53:00 GMT

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In Saudi Arabia, Tillerson hints at possibility of direct talks with Iran
CBS News
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said he's never shut off the phone to Iran -- or to any country that wants a "productive conversation" -- in a joint press conference Saturday in Riyadh with Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Adel bin Ahmed Al-Jubeir ...
Tillerson Says He'll Talk to Iran's Zarif 'at the Right Time'Bloomberg
Tillerson calls out Iran over human rights, terror supportNew York Post
Tillerson: Curbing Iran a focus of Trump tripPBS NewsHour
Wall Street Journal (subscription) -The Week Magazine -Voice of America
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U.S. airstrike in Syria targeted forces directed by Iran: defense secretary - Chicago Tribune Sat, 20 May 2017 15:31:11 GMT

Chicago Tribune

U.S. airstrike in Syria targeted forces directed by Iran: defense secretary
Chicago Tribune
Under the Obama administration, U.S. forces steered clear of direct confrontations with Iran and its proxies across Syria, Iraq and Yemen, prioritizing the upholding of Washington's nuclear deal with Tehran above all else. "If U.S. troops are now ...
US says Iranian-directed convoy targeted by US strike in SyriaReuters
With latest airstrikes, US signals to Iran: Containment is backCNN
US jets attack Iran-backed militiamen in south-eastern SyriaThe Guardian
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Iran strikes back at US with more reciprocal sanctions - WAVY-TV Sat, 20 May 2017 15:21:00 GMT

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Iran strikes back at US with more reciprocal sanctions
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TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran has sanctioned nine more U.S.-linked businesses, organizations and people over America's sanctions over its ballistic missile program. Iran's Foreign Ministry published a new sanctions list on its website Saturday, which added ...
Iran imposes new sanctions on US-linked companiesRT
Trump waives Iran nuclear sanctions - what next?Jerusalem Post Israel News
Treasury Sanctions Iranian Defense Officials and a China-Based Network for Supporting Iran's Ballistic Missile ProgramU.S. Treasury

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A Momentous Week for the Iran Nuclear Deal - POLITICO Magazine Thu, 18 May 2017 21:02:17 GMT

POLITICO Magazine

A Momentous Week for the Iran Nuclear Deal
POLITICO Magazine
It won't get the banner headlines of the latest outrage in the Russia investigation or North Korea's most recent missile test, but we have entered perhaps the most consequential week for American policy toward Iran since implementation of the nuclear ...
Why Trump's Iran Sanctions Waiver Should Worry the MullahsForeign Policy (blog)
Trump Administration Upholds Iran Sanctions Waiver, Keeping Nuclear Deal AliveNPR
Iran Nuclear Deal Will Remain for Now, White House SignalsNew York Times
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Week in pictures: From Nakba Day to Iran elections - Aljazeera.com Fri, 19 May 2017 13:22:58 GMT

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Week in pictures: From Nakba Day to Iran elections
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0; All Social. Female voters queue at a polling station for presidential and municipal elections in Qom, 125km south of Iran's capital Tehran. Iranians began voting on Friday in the country's first presidential election since its nuclear deal with ...


On Election Day, Taking Stock Of Free Expression In Iran - NPR Fri, 19 May 2017 09:12:00 GMT

On Election Day, Taking Stock Of Free Expression In Iran
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Iranians are voting Friday on whether to re-elect the country's president, Hassan Rouhani, who has promised greater freedom for a country dominated by conservative Muslim clerics. RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Iranians are voting on the future of their country ...


Iran is voting for president in a broadly consequential election Friday - The Week Magazine Fri, 19 May 2017 08:36:16 GMT

Iran is voting for president in a broadly consequential election Friday
The Week Magazine
Iranians are choosing Friday between four presidential candidates, but the race is really between incumbent President Hassan Rouhani, 68, a moderate cleric, and his hardline main opponent, Ebrahim Raisi, 56 (pictured). No Iranian president has lost a ...

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Netanyahu Seeks 'Dirty Harry' Moment With Iran as Trump Arrives - Bloomberg Fri, 19 May 2017 09:52:43 GMT

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Netanyahu Seeks 'Dirty Harry' Moment With Iran as Trump Arrives
Bloomberg
The restrictions would aim to inflict damage in the same way that blocking money transfers did before Iran signed the 2015 agreement to curtail its nuclear program, said Michael Oren, a deputy cabinet minister to Netanyahu and his former ambassador to ...

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