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White House threatens Iran over detained Americans - Washington Post Sat, 22 Jul 2017 00:52:59 GMT

Washington Post

White House threatens Iran over detained Americans Washington Post WASHINGTON — The White House is threatening “new and serious consequences” for Iran unless it releases all U.S. citizens who are detained there. The White House says President Donald Trump is prepared to act in an attempt to end Iran's practice of ... Iran accuses US of nuclear deal 'sabotage'Aljazeera.com Trump warns of 'serious consequences' unless Iran releases detained Americans: White HouseReuters Trump Assigns White House Team to Target Iran Nuclear Deal, Sidelining State DepartmentForeign Policy (blog) The Hill -Vox -Quartz -New York Times all 96 news articles »

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Iran ratchets up its US hostage-taking game - New York Post Sat, 22 Jul 2017 00:37:00 GMT

New York Post

Iran ratchets up its US hostage-taking game New York Post Last week, after all, their kangaroo courts slapped a 10-year prison sentence on another US student, Xiyue Wang, who's pursing a doctorate at Princeton. Tehran claims Wang, a Chinese American, is a US spy who took 4,500 pictures of Iranian documents. Campus news of the week: Student held in Iran, Harvard diversity report and moreUSA TODAY College all 2 news articles »

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Is Iran in Our Gun Sights Now? - The New American Fri, 21 Jul 2017 21:18:51 GMT

Salon

Is Iran in Our Gun Sights Now? The New American "Iran must be free. The dictatorship must be destroyed. Containment is appeasement and appeasement is surrender." Thus does our Churchill, Newt Gingrich, dismiss, in dealing with Iran, the policy of containment crafted by George Kennan and pursued by ... NYT rewrites history of Iraq War, painting US as democracy-lover, Iran as sinister imperialistSalon If Iran has its way, Abadi won't see a second term in IraqAl-Monitor all 14 news articles »

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Rubio: Iran must face 'consequences' if it does not return ex-FBI agent Bob Levinson - Fox News Fri, 21 Jul 2017 19:59:08 GMT

Fox News

Rubio: Iran must face 'consequences' if it does not return ex-FBI agent Bob Levinson Fox News Robert “Bob” Levinson disappeared in 2007 from Iran's Kish Island, where the retired FBI agent had traveled on an unauthorized mission to recruit an intelligence source for the CIA. With the exception of a proof-of-life video in late 2010, there has ...

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Rights Group Says Iran Jailing Christian Converts - RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty Fri, 21 Jul 2017 12:17:57 GMT

RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty

Rights Group Says Iran Jailing Christian Converts RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty The Center For Human Rights In Iran (CHRI) has voiced concern over what it says is a "disturbing trend" of arrests and imprisonments of Christian converts in Iran. The New York-based rights group said on July 20 that in less than two months, eleven ... Iran Jails 12 Christians In Less Than 2 MonthsThe Daily Caller all 4 news articles »

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Iran's latest culture battle: Should women in cars keep their heads ... - Los Angeles Times Wed, 19 Jul 2017 14:14:46 GMT

Los Angeles Times

Iran's latest culture battle: Should women in cars keep their heads ... Los Angeles Times The hottest debate in Iran revolves around whether the car is a public space, where women must clothe themselves modestly, or a private space in which the ... and more »

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Trump Officially Hands Syria Over to Russia and Iran - Haaretz Fri, 21 Jul 2017 20:28:48 GMT

Haaretz

Trump Officially Hands Syria Over to Russia and Iran Haaretz Iran is also very happy with Trump's decision to pull the rug out from under the dozens of militias still fighting Assad. The militias themselves have long known that Washington doesn't see them as significant forces worth cultivating, especially after ... and more »

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Report: Iran Guard kills 3 terrorists, wounds 4 in north - Washington Post Fri, 21 Jul 2017 08:45:48 GMT

Washington Post

Report: Iran Guard kills 3 terrorists, wounds 4 in north Washington Post TEHRAN, Iran — Iran's official IRNA news agency is reporting that elite Revolutionary Guard forces have killed three terrorists and wounded four others in a clash in a border area in the country's northwest. The Friday report said a Guard member was ... Iran claims it killed and wounded 7 'terrorists' on KRG borderRudaw all 2 news articles »

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Iranian president says country will "stand up to" US over sanctions - CBS News Wed, 19 Jul 2017 21:00:48 GMT

CBS News

Iranian president says country will "stand up to" US over sanctions CBS News The new sanctions, perceived as the latest attempt to clamp down on Iran's military financing, target 18 Iranian individuals and groups, ranging from an Iran-based company accused of aiding the country's drone program to a Turkey-based provider of ... Iran nuclear deal is workingUSA TODAY The Iran TrapSlate Magazine Avoiding War With IranNew York Times CNN -Washington Post -The New Yorker -New York Times all 902 news articles »

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Acclaimed Iranian artist refused visa to attend Edinburgh book ... - The Guardian Fri, 21 Jul 2017 06:00:15 GMT

The Guardian

Acclaimed Iranian artist refused visa to attend Edinburgh book ... The Guardian Children's book illustrator Ehsan Abdollahi says Kafkaesque reasons given for refusal. and more »