Iranian, Iraqi government forces to hold joint border drills - Iran TV Reuters DUBAI (Reuters) - Iranian and Iraqi central government forces are to hold joint military exercises near their borders, Iran's state television reported on Saturday, as part of Tehran's effort to support Baghdad after the Kurdish independence referendum. |
FRANCE 24 | The Latest: Iraqis reach Turkey's border with Kurdish region Washington Post Iran closed its borders and stopped flights to Iraqi Kurdistan airports following a Kurdish referendum of independence from Iraq on Monday. Ahead of the vote, Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guard launched a military exercise in the same region. ___. 8 ... Iran bans fuel trade to Kurdistan after independence referendum 'yes' vote Iran, Iraq to hold drills after Kurds choose independence Post-referendum: Kurds in Iran demand rights as regime cracks down |
Washington Post | US judge orders Iran to pay $63 million to ex-Marine tortured, imprisoned four years Washington Post A U.S. judge Friday ordered the government of Iran to pay $63 million in damages to Amir Hekmati, a former U.S. Marine who alleged Iranian captors tortured and held him prisoner for 4-1/2 years from 2011 to 2016. Hekmati, 33, an Iranian-American from ... |
Washington Post | The Iran deal is working. Here's how we know. Washington Post If the United States breaks with the International Atomic Energy Agency, the six other signatories and the conclusions of our own State Department by decertifying Iran's compliance with the nuclear agreement, the deal's fate will rest with Congress ... Trump wants to cancel the Iran deal. His administration doesn't ... - Vox Iran's foreign minister urges Europe to defy US if Trump sinks ... Trump Goes Rogue on Iran |
The Spokesman-Review | Iranian baby with heart defect impacted by Trump 'thriving' The Spokesman-Review An Oregon lawmaker says an Iranian baby once barred from entering the U.S. to receive heart surgery because of President Donald Trump's travel ban continues to do well since undergoing an operation in Portland in February. U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici ... |
BBC News | Iran nuclear deal: Tehran expects US to ditch agreement, says FM ... BBC News Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says he hopes Europe will keep the agreement alive. Trump Could Face Another Nuclear Crisis if He Scraps the Iran Deal Iran may abandon nuclear agreement if US withdraws from deal Sticking to nuclear deal with Iran |
US accuses Iran, Venezuela of human trafficking failings Reuters.com WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House said on Saturday it had ordered that Iran, Venezuela and four African nations be added to a U.S. list of countries accused of failing to crack down on human trafficking, a step that further isolates them from the ... |
Voice of America | Deadly Fighting Rages in Afghan Province Bordering Iran Voice of America Dozens of Afghan forces are said to have been killed in repeated insurgent attacks over the past week in western Farah province, which borders Iran. Politicians and residents in the province have told local media that Taliban insurgents also have ... Russia, Iran still provide weapons to Afghan Taliban: Mattis |
CNBC | Iran may drop nuclear deal if US withdraws CNBC Iran may abandon the nuclear deal it reached with six major powers if the United States decides to withdraw from it, the Iranian foreign minister told al Jazeera. Trump is considering whether the accord serves U.S. security interests. He faces a mid ... Tim Kaine: Backing Out of the Iran Agreement Would Damage America's Moral Authority EU ambassadors defend Iran deal, pushing back at Trump Iran scolds Trump for an 'alternative fact' tweet about a missile launch |
Los Angeles Times | What's wrong with the Iranian army? Deadly shootings put spotlight on forced military service Los Angeles Times They described Iran's military training as a 21-month ordeal of physical humiliation, psychological stress and petty corruption, where mental health problems fester and socioeconomic grievances are magnified. Many said superiors often trample on poor ... |