The Guardian | Mashhad in the spotlight: inequality plagues Iran's holy city | Cities ... The Guardian The wave of anti-government protests in Iran at the end of December began in one of the country's conservative strongholds: its second city, Mashhad. Site of the huge Imam Reza shrine that draws more than 20 million Shia pilgrims a year, the city's ... |
PBS NewsHour | Tillerson sees progress in fixing Iran nuclear deal with Europeans PBS NewsHour LONDON — U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Monday that he sees progress in getting European support for tough new penalties against Iran that could prevent a U.S. withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal. After meeting with British Prime ... Is Trump Ready for a Proxy War Against Iran in Syria? Tillerson: US may miss Iran nuclear deal deadline Rex Tillerson: US, EU to launch Iran nuclear deal working group |
Christian Science Monitor | Syria: Can Trump's anti-Iran strategy survive hostilities with Turkey? Christian Science Monitor But analysts note that Russia and Iran have already prevailed in Syria, and the US is acting from a position of relative weakness. And they ask whether the US administration, which has a history of inconsistent messaging on foreign policy, has the ... Turkey, Russia, Iran agree on '1600-attendee list' for Sochi meeting |
Wall Street Journal | US, European Officials to Meet on Iran Nuclear Deal Wall Street Journal PARIS—The U.S. and three European countries will begin formal talks as early as next week on what the Trump administration considers flaws in the 2015 Iran nuclear agreement, but Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said they might not meet a White House ... |
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty | Pence Calls Iran Nuclear Deal 'Disaster,' Warns Of US Withdrawal RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty U.S. Vice President Mike Pence has reiterated that the United States will "withdraw" from the Iran nuclear deal with world powers unless the agreement is "fixed." Pence made the comments in an address to the Israeli parliament on January 22, as U.S ... The Latest: Israel PM praises Pence speech, approach to Iran Netanyahu Standing Alongside Pence: Iran Nuclear Deal Should Be Nixed if Not Fixed Mike Pence vows US will NEVER let Iran develop nukes in rant against nuclear deal |
Times LIVE | France says Iran not respecting UN text on ballistic missiles Times LIVE France's foreign minister accused Iran on Monday of not respecting part of a UN resolution that calls on Tehran to refrain from work on ballistic missiles designed to carry nuclear warheads. Speaking on arrival at a European foreign ministers meeting ... UPDATE 1-France says Iran not respecting UN text on ballistic missiles France criticizes Iran over ballistic missile program How could EU retaliate if Trump quits Iran deal? |
NBCNews.com | Iranian movement 'White Wednesdays' finds solidarity with US Women's March NBCNews.com And people were paying attention in Iran as well. Iranian housewife Shaparak Shajari, who regularly supplies videos and photos to Alinejad described how inspiring it was to see the marches in America. "Just knowing we have people's support in other ... |
Washington Post | Iran may try to loosen Revolutionary Guard's grip on economy Washington Post DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran's supreme leader has ordered the Revolutionary Guard to loosen its hold on the economy, the country's defense minister says, raising the possibility that the paramilitary organization might privatize some of its vast ... Iran Armed Forces to Sell 'Irrelevant' Businesses, Official Says Iran Moves to Lessen Revolutionary Guard Presence in Economy |
Sputnik International | Iran says warplanes warned off two western vessels during drill Reuters LONDON (Reuters) - Iranian warplanes warned off two “coalition vessels” during military drill in waters off the country's southeast, a senior naval officer said, in the latest confrontation between Iranian and western forces that patrol the Gulf. The ... Iranian Warplanes Warn Off '2 Coalition Vessels' - Admiral |
Bloomberg | Iran central bank governor warns speculators they face losses betting against rial Reuters Since last year, the central bank has been engineering a gradual depreciation of the rial to compensate for Iran's high inflation rate and to help to make exports more competitive. But the rial's drop has accelerated in the past several weeks, posing a ... Iran Tries to Contain Fallout From Financial Industry Collapse |