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Newsweek
April 3, 2018
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attends the Future Investment Initiative conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia October 24, 2017. He has said that Iran's leader "makes Hitler looks good." REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed/File Photo. “I believe that the Iranian supreme leader makes Hitler look good.
National Geographic
April 3, 2018
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has pledged to spend five billion dollars to revive Urmia by releasing more water from dams, improving the efficiency of ... Yet some promised funding appears to have dried up too, thwarting progress and bringing petitions to Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei,Ãâà...
Sputnik International
April 3, 2018
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said that the Islamic Republic sees the problems of Palestine as its own. ... "The Islamic Republic of Iran sees the problems of Palestine as its own, like all other friends and neighboring Muslims, and their security and freedom as its own security andÃâà...
The Herald
April 3, 2018
TEHRAN. – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says Iranians have made the Palestinian cause an ideal of their own, stressing that the Islamic Republic will never compromise on this issue. “The Islamic Republic of Iran sees the problems of Palestine as its own, like all other friends andÃâà...
Axios
April 3, 2018
"I believe the Iranian supreme leader makes Hitler look good. Hitler didn't do what the supreme leader is trying to do. Hitler tried to conquer Europe. … The supreme leader is trying to conquer the world." Show less. Keep reading131 Words. More from MbS: "Our country doesn't have a problem with Jews. ... You will find a lotÃâà...
CNBC
April 3, 2018
"Saudi Arabia-Iran tensions appear to be intensifying. While this provides a geopolitical premium in oil for now, it could develop cracks in OPEC's unity, which could end the pact prematurely," Nitesh Shah, commodities strategist at ETF Securities, said in a research note Tuesday. Saudi Arabia and RussiaÃâà...
Aljazeera.com
March 31, 2018
"We must achieve this in order to avoid a military conflict, if we fail to do this, we will probably have a war with Iran in 10-15 years," bin Salman told The Wall Street Journal. Saudi Arabia has expressed alarm at what it views as creeping Iranian influence in the region and has stepped up its efforts to containÃâà...
RadioFarda
March 30, 2018
Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei's military adviser Hossein Dehghan has likened defiant former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to “the door of a mosque, which may not be burnt or thrown away,” an allusion to the fact that Ahmadinjad is part and parcel of the Islamic regime in Iran regardless of hisÃâà...
Asharq Al-awsat English
March 30, 2018
According to Iranian agencies, officials of the Iranian Radio and Television Corporation tried to speak to representatives of the demonstrators in an attempt to contain the tension, stressing "their legitimate and legal rights." Officials have promised to follow up on the demands of the protesters, demanding thatÃâà...
Foreign Policy (blog)
March 30, 2018
Iranian Shahab-2 and Shahab-3 missiles stand on display in front of a large portrait of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in a square in ... Conventional wisdom declares that Trump would be foolish to kill the Iran deal (formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, or JCPOA) if heÃâà...
Al-Monitor
March 30, 2018
A prominent Iranian conservative compared being active on Twitter to being active on a battlefield. ... When Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif began his tenure in 2013, the American-educated diplomat knew that he would need to bypass many of the traditional media outlets to spread Iran'sÃâà...
International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran
March 30, 2018
Alipour told CHRI that many Iranian Christians have fond memories of the garden property, which was used as a camp for youths and their families before it was confiscated. In August 2016, an Appeals Court upheld the confiscation order in favor of an organization under the control of Supreme Leader AliÃâà...
Aljazeera.com
March 30, 2018
Secretive Iranian opposition group finds new White House ally in John Bolton, but remains a 'pariah' back home. ... On June 28, 1981, a huge explosion ripped through the headquarters of Iran's ruling Islamic Republic Party, killing at least 74 government officials, including the country's chief justice,Ãâà...
Breaking Israel News
March 24, 2018
In every [African] country that we have alliances and agreements with, we are pushing Iran out and isolating her. “If Israel doesn't seize the opportunity to deepen cooperation, then others, in particular the Iranians will do so in our place,” he warned. During the trip, the first by an Israeli defense minister toÃâà...
IHS Jane's 360
March 24, 2018
People hold posters of the first and second Supreme Leaders of Iran, Ruhollah Khomeini and Ali Khamenei, during a ceremony marking the 39th anniversary of the Islamic revolution in Tehran on 11 February. Source: Fatemah Bahrami/Anadolu Agency/Getty ImagesÃâà...
Observer
March 24, 2018
For followers of the Zoroastrian tradition, Nowruz is the New Year. Literally, the term means “a new day,” and it is linked to the vernal equinox, the first day of spring. The ancient country Persia, today's Iran, followed Zoroastrianism. And so, on March 20th, President Donald J. Trump wished Iran a HappyÃâà...
CNBC
March 24, 2018
The U.S. decision to hit Chinese goods with tariffs comes as Washington tries to obtain Beijing's help on North Korea. Wendy Sherman, a former U.S. State Department official, weighs in on the White House's actions. The appointment of policy hawk John Bolton as national security advisor is also bad newsÃâà...
Al-Monitor
March 23, 2018
Ehsan Bodaghi, a journalist for Iran newspaper, which operates under the Hassan Rouhani administration, tweeted, “The leader stressed that there is complete freedom of speech, thought and choice, and no one is pursued for expression of their opinions. It would be very good that in order to prove thisÃâà...
TheTower.org
March 20, 2018
An Iranian official claims that proposed European sanctions on Iran for its ballistic missile program would “be making a big mistake” and suggested that they would be violating the nuclear deal, Reuters reported on Saturday. “In case some European countries are following steps to put non-nuclear sanctionsÃâà...
Center for Human Rights in Iran
March 20, 2018
The Yaran was an ad-hoc group which tended to the basic spiritual and material needs of the Iranian Baha'i community. It was formed with the full knowledge and approval of Iranian authorities after formal Baha'i institutions were declared illegal in Iran in the 1980s. All seven members of the Yaran wereÃâà...
Middle East Eye
March 20, 2018
A leader of the Baha'i community in Iran was released from jail on Monday, the last among a group of leaders of the religious community who were arrested in 2008. Seven members of the Yaran, a Baha'i outreach group seen as the figureheads of the 300,000-strong religious minority in Iran, were initiallyÃâà...
CNBC
March 20, 2018
MBS compared Iran's Ayatollah Khamenei to Adolf Hitler in an interview over the weekend, and he termed the Iran nuclear deal as a "flawed agreement" echoing President ... The Saudis recently trotted out an unexploded rocket that was launched from Yemen into the kingdom that bore Iranian markings.
U.S. News & World Report
March 20, 2018
FILE PHOTO: Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei gestures during a meeting with religious poets in Tehran, Iran, March 8, 2018. ... But he appeared to be mainly referring to the Islamic State militant group, which Iranian forces have confronted in Syria and Iraq as well as at home. Shi'ite Iran hasÃâà...
The Guardian
March 18, 2018
In his CBS interview, he said: “This whole situation with North Korea … is somewhat unorthodox, and I think you're dealing with a leader there that probably doesn't think the same way that other countries and their leadership might. So I'm not sure that [ending the Iran deal] is gonna end up having aÃâà...
The Hill
March 11, 2018
6 was Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. He spoke of the good, Israel's current strengths; the bad, Iran's growing threats; and the beautiful, Jerusalem's alignment with Washington. “Bibi” spoke of how the words of Biblical prophets inspired U.S. leaders, including Thomas Jefferson, AbrahamÃâà...
Arab News
March 11, 2018
Iranian FM arrives in Pakistan ... Foreign Minister of Iran Mohammad Javad Zarif arrives in Islamabad to hold talks with leadership of Pakistan. ... Pakistan's Foreign Ministry spokesman Mohammed Faisal on Thursday said his country and Iran remain actively engaged in enhancing cooperation in all areasÃâà...
Financial Tribune
March 11, 2018
During the visit, Mustafayev will take part in the 12th meeting of Iran-Azerbaijan Intergovernmental Commission for Economic, Trade and Humanitarian Cooperation. Mustafayev is the co-chair of the joint commission. He is also scheduled to hold meetings with Iranian officials, during which prospects forÃâà...
Trend News Agency
March 4, 2018
Iran's economy minister Masoud Karbasian has arrived in Moscow for participation in the Iran-Russia joint Economic and Trade Cooperation meeting, the ... The Iranian minister also is scheduled to hold meetings with senior Russian officials including prime minister, ministers of energy and economicÃâà...
BBC News
March 1, 2018
The head of Iran's wrestling federation has resigned after criticising authorities for letting players be punished because of the country's ban on athletes competing against Israel. Rasoul Khadem, an Olympic gold medallist, was re-elected as the Iranian Wrestling Federation head only two months ago.
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
March 1, 2018
Iranian officials "must announce to international bodies whatever decision they make and make things clear so that we are no longer forced to lie," Javadi also said. Wrestling is a very popular sport in Iran, where dozens of athletes have boycotted competitions against Israelis since the 1979 IslamicÃâà...
Aljazeera.com
February 20, 2018
Iran has located the wreckage of a passenger plane that went down in a mountainous part of the country earlier this week, killing all 65 people on board. A military drone was used to locate the crash site, and two helicopters were then dispatched to the snow-covered scene, Iranian Revolutionary GuardÃâà...
CNN
February 19, 2018
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif responded afterward, saying that "you were the audience for a cartoonish circus just this morning, which does not even deserve a dignity of a response." Tensions between Iran and Israel have escalated recently, with the ongoing Syrian war spilling over intoÃâà...
The Japan Times
December 31, 1999
DUBAI – A senior Iranian official said Sunday it was “shameful” that U.S. President Donald Trump had named John Bolton as national security adviser because of his ties with rebels whom Iran sees as “terrorists,” the state news agency IRNA reported. Commentators said last week when Bolton was namedÃâà...
Mehr News Agency
December 31, 1999
He wrote that the MKO, the most hated terrorist group among the Iranians, has carried out numerous terrorist attacks against Iranian civilians and government officials and sided with the former Iraqi dictator, Saddam Hussein, during Iraq's eight-year imposed war against Iran in the 1980s.'Now the questionÃâà...
New York Times
December 31, 1999
BEIRUT, Lebanon — Saudi Arabia's powerful crown prince has compared the supreme leader of Iran to Adolf Hitler, and said that his country would ... His comments on Iran also suggested that he would seek further cooperation with the United States in combating Iranian influence in the Middle East, a goalÃâà...
Mehr News Agency
December 31, 1999
According to the Iranian Leader's official website, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has agreed to pardon and commute the jail sentences of a number of eligible convicts. On special occasions like the anniversary of the victory of the Islamic Revolution and the beginning of the New Year (Nowruz), Iran'sÃâà...
Deutsche Welle
December 31, 1999
The Bundeswehr refueled Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif's plane in Munich in mid-February after local fuel companies refused to do so out of fear they would violate US sanctions against Iran, according to German media reports. The refueling took place while Zarif was attending the Munich SecurityÃâà...
New York Times
December 31, 1999
But on Tuesday the former prosecutor, Seyyed Alireza Avaei, now Iran's minister of justice, appeared at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, one of nearly 100 ministers and dignitaries to speak at the start of its main session this year. The reaction inside and outside the council was outrage.
