CNBC | Lebanese prime minister says he wants 'the best relationship with Iran' CNBC Lebanon must "deal with" Iran, Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri told Davos attendees during a panel hosted by CNBC at the World Economic Forum. "Iran is a country that we need to deal with. Each nation must understand how it wants to deal with Iran ... |
Foreign Policy (blog) | Nixing the Iran Deal Would Be Better Than a Fake Fix Foreign Policy (blog) If Trump lets them, he'll unknowingly share responsibility with his predecessor, President Barack Obama, for facilitating and legitimizing a nuclear-armed Iran. The president, for example, said that any legislation “must demand that Iran allow ... TASS: Russian Politics & Diplomacy - Russian envoy slams Trump's ... Donald Trump's wrong-headed course on Iran Europe Sees Way to Save Iran Deal by Placating Trump on Missiles |
Reuters | In Davos, Gulf Arabs slam an absent Iran Reuters Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif attends a meeting with Belgian counterpart Didier Reynders (unseen) at the Egmont Palace in Brussels, Belgium January 11, 2018. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir. Iran denies interference in Arab countries' affairs ... Saudi Arabia is the light and Iran is darkness, says foreign minister Iran's absence at Davos sparks speculation Al Jubeir slams Iranian sectarianism |
Bloomberg | Smog Choking Iran's Oil Belt Tests Leaders Hit by Protests Bloomberg The region suffered badly during Iran's eight-year war with neighboring Iraq in the 1980s. Khuzestanis -- many of whom come from Iran's Arab minority -- have long complained that their sacrifices during the period haven't been matched by authorities ... Report to Congress on Iran Politics, Human Rights and US Policy |
Los Angeles Times | An Iranian protester removed her head scarf and waved it in public like a flag. She hasn't been seen since Los Angeles Times In an act of defiance as quiet as it was striking, she removed her white head scarf, tied it to a stick and waved the garment back and forth like a flag in protest against modesty laws that require Iranian women to cover their hair. In cellphone videos ... |
Project Syndicate | Iran, the Hollow Hegemon Project Syndicate In fact, Iran's nuclear program was intended to compensate for its conventional military weakness in a neighborhood where it has more enemies than friends. Yet, by spurring the international community to impose crippling sanctions, Iran's nuclear ... Counteracting Iran's Gray Zone Strategy in Syria Iran seeks regional alliance against Israel, Saudi and US Is Trump Ready for a Proxy War Against Iran in Syria? |
Two caches of arms and explosives found in Iran, says intelligence ministry Reuters Last June, Islamic State carried out attacks at the Iranian parliament in Tehran and the mausoleum of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the founder of the Islamic Republic, south of the capital, which killed at least 18 people. Iran blamed Saudi Arabia for ... |
Daily Mail | Amnesty calls for the release of Iranian women who was seen being arrested after bravely standing on a pillar box in ... Daily Mail Amnesty has called on the Iranian government to 'immediately and unconditionally' release a woman arrested for taking off her headscarf in public to protest the Islamic dress code enforced on women. The unnamed woman was filmed standing on a pillar box ... Lawyer who took off her hijab in protest goes missing in Iran |
The Jerusalem Post | Netanyahu to Merkel: Make real, not cosmetic, changes to Iran deal The Jerusalem Post German Chancellor Angela Merkel meets Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland January 24, 2018.. (photo credit: BUNDESREGIERUNG/GUIDO BERGMANN/HANDOUT VIA REUTER). Prime ... Netanyahu Told Merkel: 'Only Option' Is to Amend Iran Deal to Prevent Nuclear Tehran Berlin denies it expressed understanding for Israel's rejection of Iran deal Netanyahu at Davos Lobbies World Leaders to Fix Iran Deal |
Women's March Betrayed Women of Iran and Kurdistan Middle East Forum They came in the tens of thousands. Women across the United States and Canada marched to assert their rightful place in society, no longer on the periphery, but at the centre. Excesses of language and silly pussy hats aside, this year's march came in ... |