Los Angeles Times | After Iran bans two soccer players for playing against Israelis, fans rush to their defense Los Angeles Times Two soccer players have been barred for life from Iran's national team after they appeared in a match against players from Israel, prompting anger among the sport's many fans in the Islamic Republic. Masoud Shojaei and Ehsan Haji Safi played last week ... Iran bans footballers for playing against Israelis Iran Bans Two Soccer Stars for Playing Against Israelis Persian speakers demand Iran be punished for banning soccer stars who played against Israel |
The Intercept | For Netanyahu and the Saudis, Opposing Diplomacy With Iran Was Never About Enrichment The Intercept For a former senior Israeli official to deny the importance of the nuclear issue was unusual, to say the least. The conversations, attended by American civilian and military officials and other Western representatives, as well as Iranian diplomats and ... Iran's Zarif Accuses Trump Of 'Bad Faith' On Nuclear Deal Trump says he doesn't think Iran is complying with nuclear agreement Iran accuses Trump of 'bad faith' on nuclear deal |
Washington Post | Iran opposition leader's daughter holds painting exhibition Washington Post TEHRAN, Iran — The daughter of Iran's opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi, who has been under house arrest since early 2011, hides her pain behind abstract watercolor paintings of birds and blossoms — but bullets and bars are never far away. |
Reuters | Russia says 'a pity' US casts doubt on Iran nuclear deal Reuters "In the Trump administration they continue calling these agreements wrong and erroneous, and it's a pity that such a successful treaty is now somewhat being cast into doubt." Trump said on Thursday said he did not believe that Iran was living up to the ... |
LobeLog | Iran: The Change that Matters Is Happening Already LobeLog In Washington, the policy of Iranian regime change that blossomed during the Bush years and withered under Obama has flowered again in the Trump administration. But those advocating regime change and those arguing vociferously against it are both ... |
Telegraph.co.uk | Iran: Tehran Strikes Back Against US Sanctions STRATFOR The Persian empire strikes back. The Iranian parliament's Committee for National Security and Foreign Policy agreed on Aug. 9 to allocate additional money to projects intended to counter recent U.S. foreign policy. The funds are included in a draft law ... Iran arrests six for dancing Zumba Iran Arrests 6 Young People for Promoting Banned Zumba Dance Iran Zumba ban leads to arrest of 6 individuals |
Washington Post | Trump says Iran is not in compliance with nuclear deal Washington Post President Trump said that Iran is not in compliance with the nuclear deal while speaking in Bedminster N.J. on Aug. 10. President Trump said that Iran is not in compliance with the nuclear deal while speaking in Bedminster N.J. on Aug. 10. August 10 ... |
BBC News | Iran's Rouhani appoints female vice-presidents after criticism BBC News Iran President Hassan Rouhani has appointed three women as vice-presidents and one as a civil rights assistant following criticism of his all-male cabinet. Iran's 12 vice-presidents run organisations linked to the presidency. There has been only one ... Iran: No female ministers in Rouhani's proposed cabinet list Iran cabinet: President Rouhani criticised over all-male line-up Iran's Rouhani presents new ministers to parliament |
CNN | Iranian drone forces US jet to take evasive action - CNNPolitics CNN An Iranian drone came within 100 feet of a US Navy F/A-18 attempting to land on the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz in the Persian Gulf on Tuesday, according to two ... Iran Drone Buzzes US Navy F/A-18 Jet In Persian Gulf, Forcing Evasive Action Iranian Drone Buzzes US Fighter Jet Over Persian Gulf Iran keeps trying to crash US ships and aircraft |
PRI | Step inside a Los Angeles bookstore that takes on Iran's censors PRI Bijan Khalili knows plenty about Farrokhzad and Iranian censorship. Banned books are a specialty of his. For 36 years he has owned Ketab Corporation, a Persian bookstore in Los Angeles. It started as a simple service to exiles who had fled Iran's ... |