The Guardian | Amid the chaos of Syria, will Israel and Iran launch an all-out war ... The Guardian Neither country will benefit from a new Middle East conflict, but unless they cease military clashes, such as those inside Syria last weekend, hopes of peace remain fragile. Israel Prepares to Take On Iran and Hezbollah in Syria Time to put a higher price tag on Iran in Syria Iran, Israel battle openly in race to define 'rules of the game' |
New York Times | Nikki Haley: The UN's Uncomfortable Truths About Iran New York Times Die-hard defenders of the Iran nuclear deal don't want to hear it because it proves, once again, that the Iranian regime can't be trusted. And some members of the United Nations don't want to hear it because it is further proof that Iran is defying ... US, Allies Press UN To Punish Iran For Huthi Access To Missiles UN council mulls condemning Iran over Yemen's Houthis' getting missiles Haley calls for UN to act after report finds Iranian weapons in Yemen |
Wall Street Journal | European Diplomats Aim to Curb Iran Actions, Save Nuclear Deal Wall Street Journal MUNICH—European diplomats met with a senior Iranian official Saturday in a bid to curtail Iran's regional muscle-flexing and meet a key Trump administration demand. The push by the European diplomats to check Iranian meddling in Yemen, Syria and other ... Israel Builds Case for Europeans to Accept Iran Nuclear Deal 'Fix' |
Reuters | Iran deepens freight discount to boost oil sales to India: sources Reuters We will boost oil imports from Iran compared to this fiscal year,” Pradhan told reporters, without elaborating. Iran, which used to be the second-biggest oil supplier to India before sanctions, is gradually raising its market share in the world's third ... India, Iran to cooperate in Iranian port project India, Iran to step up cooperation on Afghanistan Iran, India Vow To Do More To Stabilize Afghanistan |
DefenseNews.com | McMaster to allies: Track your investments and stop funding Iran's proxy militias DefenseNews.com MUNICH — National Security Advisor H.R.McMaster made an appeal to NATO members and allies at the Munich Security Conference to look hard at who they're doing business with overseas and cut off funding that indirectly funds Hezbollah and other proxy ... U.S. Calls for Action to Halt Iran's Growing 'Network of Proxies ... McMaster: Iran Is Growing Network of Proxy Forces In Syria, Yemen and Iraq, National Security Adviser Warns McMaster concerned by trade with Iran |
Arab media: Iran seeks cooperation with Turkey despite Syrian complications Ahval Turkey's ongoing military incursion in northwest Syria, and some of the geopolitical implications of these on Turkish-Iranian relations were the focus of a number of interesting articles in the Arabic press this week. A Saudi newspaper also described ... |
The Local Sweden | Sweden grants citizenship to scientist sentenced to death in Iran Reuters “We have been in regular contact with Iranian representatives, requested access to Djalali and presented Sweden's view of the death penalty, which we condemn in all its forms. Our demand is that the death penalty is not carried out,” the spokeswoman ... Sweden grants citizenship to academic facing Iran death sentence Sweden Confirms Citizenship For Iranian Scientist Facing Death Penalty Ahmadreza Djalali: Sweden grants citizenship to academic facing death penalty in Iran |
Aljazeera.com | Currency devaluation against US dollar rattles Iran Aljazeera.com Tehran, Iran - Iran has introduced new monetary measures to halt the devaluation of the country's currency, a move seen as a setback to President Hassan Rouhani's efforts to bring investment and create more jobs following a 2015 nuclear deal. The rial ... Iran president slams US recognition of Jerusalem as capital Iran's Rouhani Comes to India: What to Expect Iran's Rohani In India To Seek Investment |
BBC News | Iranian wrestler Karimachiani banned for throwing match - BBC News BBC News Karimachiani would have faced an Israeli in the next round, and deliberately lost the match. Iran protests ban on wrestler who threw bout to avoid Israeli Iran to protest ban of wrestler who boycotted Israeli |
Axios | The high stakes of hijab protests in Iran Axios About 30 women have been arrested in Iran as a result of hijab protests that began in December when one woman, Vida Movahed, silently waved her hijab in the air for an hour atop a utility box on the crowded Enghelab Street in Tehran. Why it matters: In ... |