New York Times | Iran Hints at Rift With Atomic Agency if US Quits Nuclear Deal New York Times “Salehi said that in case the U.S. fails to honor its commitments under the Iran nuclear deal, Iran will adopt measures that can affect the current trend of Iran's cooperation with the agency,” the Iranian report said. Fredrik Dahl, a spokesman for Mr ... The Iranian protests are an opportunity for Trump — just not the one he wants Iran Says It Might Reconsider Cooperation With UN Nuclear Watchdog In jab at rivals, Rouhani says Iran protests about more than economy |
Washington Post | Iran bans teaching English in primary schools Washington Post Iran just banned the teaching of English in primary schools — even after school hours — because, it said, those early years should be devoted to strengthening students' skills in the Persian language and Iranian Islamic culture. Mehdi Navid-Adham ... Iran bans English from being taught in primary schools Iran Bans English in Primary Schools to Block 'Cultural Invasion' Iran to ban teaching of English in primary schools |
POLITICO Magazine | Iran FM warns neighbors against fomenting unrest ABC News Iran's foreign minister on Monday warned neighboring countries against fomenting unrest after anti-government protests roiled the country over the past two weeks. The remarks by Mohammad Javad Zarif at a security conference in Tehran echoed previous ... Why the Iranian Uprising Won't Die Will Iran's Protests Help the Hard-Liners? Iran is not near a precipice, but vast changes are afoot |
New York Times | Oprah Winfrey, El Salvador, Iran: Your Tuesday Briefing New York Times In Iran, President Hassan Rouhani used the recent nationwide protests to attack his hard-line opponents, saying the people who took to the streets did so because they were seeking a better life. Mr. Rouhani said the protesters objected not just to the ... |
NPR | Iran's Revolutionary Guard Claims To Have Put Down Protests NPR Iran's Revolutionary Guard is claiming to have quelled anti-government protests that began late last month and spread to several major cities, resulting in the deaths of at least 21 people. The demonstrations began on Dec. 28 in the second-largest city ... Iran's Guard claims victory against anti-government protests Iran's Revolutionary Guard claims victory against anti-government protests Iran says it has ended anti-government protests and blames US, Israel and Saudi Arabia for unrest |
Finding the way forward with the kleptotheocracy that is Iran Seattle Times Last May an article in The New York Times asked, “Is Iran a democracy or a dictatorship?” After more than a week of protests in as many as 80 Iranian cities, it's safe to say we have the answer. Again. So much was apparent from the speed with which the ... |
The Guardian | Trump plans to enforce sanctions against Iran state TV, says source The Guardian Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, seen below a portrait of the late founder of the Islamic republic, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, appoints the head of the state-run broadcaster. Photograph: HANDOUT/AFP/Getty Images. Iran. Trump plans to ... |
POLITICO Magazine | Is Trump Stuck With an Iran Deal He Loathes? POLITICO Magazine Last year, both Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis advocated that Trump remain in the Iran nuclear deal and attest to Iranian compliance with its terms. Both pointed out that nothing in the deal stopped Trump from ... |
NPR | Iranian Oil Tanker Continues To Burn After Saturday Collision Off China's Coast NPR The AP reports that an official in Iran's Oil Ministry said 30 of the tanker's 32 crew members were Iranians. "We have no information on their fate," he told the news agency. "We cannot say all of them have died, because rescue teams are there and ... Collision Near China Leaves Iranian Oil Tanker in Flames Iranian tanker ablaze off China amid fears of oil spill Iranian Tanker at Risk of Sinking as Buyer Seeks Alternative Oil |
Reuters | Commentary: Cracks in Russia-Iran alliance open options for Trump Reuters The first is to maintain its ability to supply its longtime Shi'ite proxy Hezbollah with weaponry while building a “Sunni free” Shi'ite land corridor from Iran to the Mediterranean – a development Iran fears a new government would not permit. Second ... Assad believed to be preventing Iran military entrenchment in Syria PM leading 'multifaceted' effort against Iranian presence in Syria – minister |