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US Navy puzzled by recent behavior of Iranian attack boats - CNN Fri, 26 Jan 2018 20:38:29 GMT

US Navy puzzled by recent behavior of Iranian attack boats
CNN
CNN was first to report one notably tense encounter in August 2017 when a US Navy patrol craft fired three warning shots at an Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps boat after US officials said it had harassed that patrol craft. Another US patrol craft and ...
Iran has scaled back its provocations towards the US — and some are crediting Trump's tough rhetoricBusiness Insider
Military Baffled Why Iran's Fast Boats Stopped Harassing NavyNewsmax
Respite in Iran-US Naval EncountersFinancial Tribune

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Religious Rule Fuels Unrest in Iran - U.S. News & World Report Fri, 26 Jan 2018 15:04:00 GMT

U.S. News & World Report
Religious Rule Fuels Unrest in Iran
U.S. News & World Report
Iran's Constitution enshrines the right to peaceful protest, but dissent has historically been met with harsh reprisal. By The Conversation, Contributor |Jan. 26, 2018, at 10:04 a.m.. Religious Rule Fuels Unrest in Iran. Share. ×. Share on Facebook ...

US seeks to boost case against Iran with UN Washington visit - Reuters Fri, 26 Jan 2018 20:14:54 GMT

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US seeks to boost case against Iran with UN Washington visit
Reuters
Iran has denied supplying the Houthis with such weaponry and described the arms displayed in Washington as “fabricated.” However, experts reported to the Security Council this month that Iran had violated U.N. sanctions on Yemen because “it failed to ...
Trump, UN Security Council to meet Monday on IranWashington Examiner
UN Security Council to View Alleged Iranian Missile PartsVoice of America
American UN Envoy Nikki Haley to Press Iran Missile Threat on Security Council Delegation Visit to WashingtonAlgemeiner

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Iran Says Nuclear Deal “Absolutely Not Renegotiable” - OilPrice.com Fri, 26 Jan 2018 20:00:30 GMT

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Iran Says Nuclear Deal “Absolutely Not Renegotiable”
OilPrice.com
The Iranian nuclear deal that Tehran and the world powers signed in 2015 and that led to the lifting of restrictions on Iran's crude oil exports is “absolutely not renegotiable”, a senior Iranian lawmaker told the local Islamic Republic News Agency ...
Why the protests ended in Iran, and is there any chance they may resume?The Jerusalem Post mobile website
We Should Listen Closely To IranForbes
Too many Europeans are determined to appease Iran at all costsWashington Examiner
The Sydney Morning Herald -The Sun -Fox News
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Tel Aviv Diary: If the US Ends All Aid to the Palestinians, Iran Will Step In - Newsweek Fri, 26 Jan 2018 14:56:00 GMT

Newsweek
Tel Aviv Diary: If the US Ends All Aid to the Palestinians, Iran Will Step In
Newsweek
Early in the week, Vice President Michael “Mike” Pence visited Israel, and President Donald J. Trump met with Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday. The Vice President's trip to Israel was clearly one of the strangest visits by a ...

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What were the Iran protests really about? - The Globe and Mail Fri, 26 Jan 2018 14:47:55 GMT

The Globe and Mail
What were the Iran protests really about?
The Globe and Mail
Peter Loewen is director of the School of Public Policy and Governance at the University of Toronto, Janice Stein is the founding director of the Munk School of Global Affairs, and Farhaan Ladhani is director of the Digital Public Square at the Munk ...

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Iran Leader Said Eyeing Ways To Muzzle 'Mad Dog' Internet - RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty Fri, 26 Jan 2018 12:48:30 GMT

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Iran Leader Said Eyeing Ways To Muzzle 'Mad Dog' Internet
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei met recently with "cyberspace experts" to discuss challenges that the Internet poses to Iran's leadership, the head of the powerful Guardians Council said. Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati did not specify when Khamenei's ...

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Robert Fulford: Iran's youth want change and reform. So the mullahs make them disappear - National Post Fri, 26 Jan 2018 16:51:31 GMT

National Post
Robert Fulford: Iran's youth want change and reform. So the mullahs make them disappear
National Post
In Iran, the demonstrations produced no notable internal changes, but Iran's international position was affected. When the protests broke out, Israel's prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, sent his best wishes to Iranians in “their noble quest for ...
Iran Proposes a Path to Peace in the Middle EastMintpress News (blog)
Iran accuses Washington and Riyadh of backing DaeshMiddle East Monitor
KSA, UAE, Bahrain front against Iran in Davos 'strategic flaw'Mehr News Agency - English Version

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Iran Booming Digitally - Financial Tribune Fri, 26 Jan 2018 20:31:45 GMT

Financial Tribune
Iran Booming Digitally
Financial Tribune
M ore than three decades of sanctions have not negatively affected Iran's attractiveness as an emerging market. The country has long been of geostrategic importance because of its central location in Eurasia and West Asia. Iran is the second-largest ...

Lebanese prime minister says he wants 'the best relationship with Iran' - CNBC Wed, 24 Jan 2018 19:36:00 GMT

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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 ...

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