NBCNews.com | Iran Pledges To Press On With Missile Program, Slams Sanctions NBCNews.com TEHRAN, Iran — Iran's supreme leader on Thursday slammed the new U.S. sanctions on Tehran signed by President Donald Trump the previous day, and vowed his country would continue its missile program despite international pressure. Washington will ... In Iran, Rouhani Begins 2nd Term With Signs He's Yielding to Hard-Liners Rouhani vows to end isolation amid fresh US sanctions Rouhani gets Iranian supreme leader's nod as second-term president, faces risks |
Washington Post | Iran calls new US sanctions a violation of nuclear deal Washington Post ISTANBUL — New U.S. sanctions targeting Iran are a breach of its nuclear deal with world powers and an attempt to abolish the accord, Iranian officials said Thursday, adding that the government will respond to what it sees as an escalation of U.S. ... Iran: US sanctions designed to derail nuclear deal Iran says new US sanctions violate nuclear deal, vows 'proportional reaction' Iran says US sanctions 'breach' nuclear deal: state tv |
Commentary Magazine | The Spark to Unleash Iranian Unrest Commentary Magazine Iran's 1979 Islamic Revolution largely caught the world by surprise. Only a handful of analysts—Israel's Uri Lubrani most famously—predicted that the shah could fall. In the aftermath of Iran's upheaval, publishers scrambled to commission authors who ... |
The Independent | Iran election and Qatar crisis set Middle East on edge as Saudi Arabia seeks to extend its influence The Independent Mr Marandi, an academic with influence in Iran's governing circles, was speaking about the state of power-play in the Middle East which is going through a particularly volatile period, even by its turbulent standards, with repercussions spreading far ... Gulf Diplomatic Row: Will Saudi Arabia Take on Iran to 'Teach Qatar a Lesson'? |
The Hindu | The Iran question The Hindu A new political order in West Asia is in full force, led assertively by Saudi Arabia, and one that regards Iran as the existential threat. The assumption in some sections of the international community, that India's ties with Israel naturally negate ... Hamas, PFLP Thank Iran for Supporting Palestinian Cause During Beirut Meetings Iran Tries to Use the Temple Mount to Turn Arab States Against Israel |
Newsweek | Russia, Not the US, is Now Calling the Shots in the Middle East With Iran and Iraq Newsweek Russia's deputy foreign minister met Wednesday with leading diplomats from Iran and Iraq to discuss combating Islamist extremist groups and the future of Syria. With the U.S. minimizing efforts to topple the government of Syrian President Bashar al ... |
BBC News | Spain police bust huge Iran-UK immigration ring BBC News Police in Spain say they have broken up a large immigration ring that smuggled Iranians as young as five into the UK. The gang allegedly supplied fake Spanish passports to Iranian nationals so they could fly into the UK. More than 100 people were ... Spanish National Police break up ring smuggling Iranians to the UK, supported by Europol | Europol |
Seeking Alpha | Boeing 747: Russia, Iran Or Presidential Aircraft? Seeking Alpha Both aircraft were once destined for Russian Transaero and also Iran was interested in the airframes. There is little reason to be skeptical about the USAF taking aircraft once destined for a Russian carrier. The next aircraft to carry the President of ... |
CNN | Teahouse in Iran's Grand Bazaar may be world's smallest CNN (CNN) — Among the thousands of shops that line the labyrinthine alleyways of Tehran's Grand Bazaar sits the Haj Ali Darvish teahouse. It's not the only teahouse in the bazaar, but having first opened in 1918, it's definitely one of the oldest. And ... |
Bloomberg | Iraq's Kirkuk Province Spurns Plan to Ship Its Oil to Iran Bloomberg Iraq's northern province of Kirkuk refuses to cooperate with any plans to ship its oil to neighboring Iran because the central government didn't consult with it on the matter, Kirkuk provincial officials said. The central government in Baghdad and the ... KRG Refuses Plan To Ship Kirkuk Oil To Iran |