Slate Magazine (blog) | Trump Era Continues to Work Out Just Great for Iran Slate Magazine (blog) On Sunday, ISIS agreed to a cease-fire in an area along the Lebanon-Syria border where militants had been fighting against simultaneous offensives by the Lebanese Army, the Syrian army, and Hezbollah, an Iranian-backed militia. While there's no ... ANALYSIS: How the tide is turning against Iran What Iran-Qatar reset means for Syria |
CBS News | 2 Americans serving 10 years in Iran lose appeal, lawyer says CBS News DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- An Iranian-American businessman and his father, who are serving 10-year prison sentences in Iran over their ties to the U.S., have lost a court appeal, a lawyer said Monday. Siamak Namazi and his 81-year-old father Baquer ... Iran Upholds Convictions of Iranian-American Father and Son Three Americans Denounce Iranian Court Rulings Reaffirming Their 'Spying' Convictions Lawyer says 2 Americans serving 10 years in Iran lose appeal |
Foreign Policy (blog) | Shut Out of the White House, Iran Hawk Makes Public Appeal to Trump Foreign Policy (blog) But after Bannon and other Iran hawks at the White House were sacked in recent weeks, the Iran deal skeptic — former U.N. ambassador John Bolton — decided to publish his plan on Monday, saying he feared his ideas would never reach the president. White House 'pressuring' intelligence officials to find Iran in violation of nuclear deal How to Get Out of the Iran Nuclear Deal The Results of the Iran Nuclear Deal |
Chicago Tribune | Iran and North Korea are partner threats to the US and the world Chicago Tribune One reason that North Korea even has a missile program is due to the fact that two years ago, the U.S. released billions of dollars to North Korea's main missile test partner, Iran, with the signing of a misguided nuclear deal. North Korea's missile ... |
The Seattle Times | New Hamas leader says it is getting aid again from Iran The Seattle Times GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hamas' new leader in the Gaza Strip said Monday his group has repaired relations with Iran after a five-year rift and is using its newfound financial and military aid to gear up for new hostilities with Israel. The ... Hamas leader: Iran helping Hamas prepare for war with Israel After Syria fall-out, Hamas ties with Iran restored: Hamas chief Hamas leader in Gaza: Ties with Iran now 'fantastic'; we're preparing battle for Palestine |
BBC News | Iran building missile factories in Syria and Lebanon - Netanyahu BBC News Israel's prime minister has said Iran is building sites in Syria and Lebanon to produce precision-guided missiles. Benjamin Netanyahu accused Iran of turning Syria into a "base of military entrenchment as part of its declared goal to eradicate Israel". Netanyahu accuses Iran of building missile production sites in Syria Netanyahu: Iran building missile sites in Syria Netanyahu criticizes UN, claims Iran building missile sites in Syria, Lebanon |
Hamas mends military, financial ties with Iran The Boston Globe GAZA CITY — Hamas's new leader in the Gaza Strip said Monday his group has repaired relations with Iran after a five-year rift and is using its newfound financial and military aid to gear up for new hostilities with Israel. The announcement by Yehiyeh ... |
New York Times | As 'Death to America' Chants Lose Power, Iran Retools Propaganda With Rap Videos New York Times TEHRAN — It's a common theme in the state-controlled media in Iran: The armed forces are not to be trifled with; they're tough men doing a tough job, defending a country permanently under threat. Nevertheless, it was a shock to some young Iranians ... |
New York Times | Iran Out to Remake Mideast With Arab Enforcer: Hezbollah New York Times Founded with Iranian guidance in the 1980s as a resistance force against the Israeli occupation of southern Lebanon, Hezbollah became the prototype for the kind of militias Iran is now backing around the region. Hezbollah has evolved into a virtual arm ... The US's Catch-22: Defeat ISIS, don't empower Iran Iran extends reach with fight for land link to Mediterranean |
TechCrunch | Why the rise of Iranian-Americans in tech is no surprise TechCrunch Longtime Expedia CEO Dara Khosrowshahi has put Iranians and Iranian-Americans in the spotlight. In part, that's because the 48-year-old, just elected to become Uber's new CEO, fled Iran with his family at age 9 to escape the Iranian Revolution. In part ... |