New York Times | For Iran, Qatar Crisis Is a Welcome Distraction New York Times Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates cut diplomatic and commercial ties with Qatar last month for what they said was its financing of terrorism and working too closely with Iran. They then delivered a list of 13 demands that Qatar ... Qatar crisis: Iran is not the only catalyst of the Middle East's turmoil Qatar and Iran trying to 'create chaos': Saudi Arabia |
Washington Post | The winning entry in Iran's Trump cartoon contest shows a drooling president wearing a jacket made of US dollars Washington Post Iranian artist Hadi Asadi has beaten hundreds of other contestants to win first place in a “Trumpism” cartoon contest held in Tehran — his winning caricature depicting President Trump as a flame-haired man wearing a suit made of dollar bills, drooling ... Iran: Donald Trump Cartoon Contest Mocks President as Money-Obsessed Nazi Trump mocked in Iran cartoon competition Iran holds Donald Trump cartoon contest |
Foreign Affairs | ISIS Hits Iran Foreign Affairs After three years of trying to strike Iran, the Islamic State (ISIS) finally succeeded in June. The group attacked two highly symbolic and secure targets near Tehran: the Iranian parliament and the mausoleum of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the founder ... |
The Atlantic | Iran Signs a $5 Billion Energy Deal With France's Total The Atlantic Iran signed a deal Monday with France's Total SA and China's state-run China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) to develop the South Pars offshore field, one of the world's largest natural-gas fields. The $5 billion agreement is the first energy ... What Total's $4.8 billion investment means for Iran France's Total bets big on Iran's gas fields. American rivals are left watching from afar. French Energy Giant to Invest $1 Billion on Iran Gas Field |
WSLS | Volkswagen will sell cars in Iran for first time in 17 years WSLS LONDON (CNNMoney) - Volkswagen will sell cars in Iran for the first time in 17 years, taking advantage of the easing of sanctions. The German automaker said Tuesday it's starting to export cars to the country and will begin selling its Tiguan and ... VW Follows Peugeot, Boeing Into Iran Amid Global Expansion Volkswagen returns to Iran after 17 years as sanctions lifted VW to start importing cars to Iran in August with partner Mammut Khodro |
The next Middle East war Washington Times Eleven years ago this month, Israel went to war with Hezbollah, Iran's Lebanon-based Shi'a proxy militia. The fighting began when Hezbollah fired rockets at Israeli villages and missiles at Israeli armored vehicles patrolling the border. Three Israeli ... |
Wall Street Journal (subscription) | Confront Iran the Reagan Way Wall Street Journal (subscription) One message of President Trump's is popular at home with his political base and embraced abroad by key Middle Eastern allies: The Islamic Republic of Iran is imperialist, repressive, and—unless we adopt a new strategy—on its way toward possessing ... |
VICE News | Ottawa won't stop victims of terror from suing Iran in Canada VICE News The day before the decision was released, an Ontario Court of Appeal dismissed Iran's efforts to stop a massive lawsuit, launched by more than a dozen individuals and families who have all been the victims of terrorist attacks sponsored or supported by ... Canadian court upholds $1.7 billion ruling against Iran Spokesman Blasts Canadian Court's Anti-Iran Ruling |
LobeLog | New Revelations of the US in Iran LobeLog The State Department has finally released a much-awaited volume of internal documents from 1951 to 1954, the period during which Mohammad Mossadeq was prime minister of Iran. The department is obliged to publish 30-year-old documents in its annual ... |
The Times of Israel | Iran Guards head calls Saudi Arabia 'terrorist state' The Times of Israel Jafari, 59, rose through the ranks during the Iran-Iraq war in the 1980s. Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei chose him to lead the Guards in September 2007. The IRGC are a parallel military force set up to safeguard the 1979 Islamic revolution. |