Iran
Trump expected to decertify Iran nuclear deal, official says
Middle East
October 6, 2017
Trump expected to decertify Iran nuclear deal, official says
President Donald Trump is expected to announce soon that he will decertify the landmark international deal to curb Iran’s nuclear…
Keeping the competition out: Iran startups thrive despite sanctions
Business
October 6, 2017
Keeping the competition out: Iran startups thrive despite sanctions
Low on cash but high on hope, Iran’s technology entrepreneurs are learning to live with revived hostility in the United…
Turkey’s Erdogan in Iran amid tensions over Iraqi Kurd vote
Middle East
October 4, 2017
Turkey’s Erdogan in Iran amid tensions over Iraqi Kurd vote
Iran’s state TV is reporting the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is visiting Iran as Tehran and Ankara weigh how…
Iran nuclear deal: Mattis urges Trump not to withdraw from accord
Middle East
October 4, 2017
Iran nuclear deal: Mattis urges Trump not to withdraw from accord
US Defense Secretary Mattis has said it would be against US security interests to withdraw from the Iran nuclear accord.…
Iran foreign minister visits Qatar amid diplomatic standoff
Middle East
October 3, 2017
Iran foreign minister visits Qatar amid diplomatic standoff
Iran’s foreign minister on Tuesday met with Qatar’s ruling emir as a quartet of Arab states continues its boycott of…
Iranian foreign minister arrives in Oman for talks
Middle East
October 2, 2017
Iranian foreign minister arrives in Oman for talks
Iran’s foreign minister has arrived in Oman for a daylong visit with officials in the sultanate, which has served as…
Iranians pour onto the streets to mourn soldier beheaded in Syria
Middle East
September 27, 2017
Iranians pour onto the streets to mourn soldier beheaded in Syria
Thousands of people took to the streets of Tehran on Wednesday to bury a soldier whose beheading by Islamic State…
Iraqi Kurdish leader says ‘yes’ vote won independence referendum
Middle East
September 27, 2017
Iraqi Kurdish leader says ‘yes’ vote won independence referendum
Iraqi Kurdish leader Masoud Barzani said on Tuesday that Kurds had voted “yes” to independence in a referendum held in…
Iranian Kurds rally in support of Iraqi Kurdish referendum
Middle East
September 26, 2017
Iranian Kurds rally in support of Iraqi Kurdish referendum
Thousands of Iranian Kurds poured into the streets of Iran overnight and into early Tuesday in support of the Iraqi…
Trump replaces 90-day ban with new travel restrictions
World
September 25, 2017
Trump replaces 90-day ban with new travel restrictions
President Donald Trump has signed a proclamation imposing strict new restrictions on travelers from a handful of countries, including five…