Sale of jetliners to Iran completed before nuclear agreement
Iran’s purchase of nine used commercial jetliners that had been part of the Virgin Atlantic fleet is seen as evidence that U.S. sanctions are being ignored by Western firms (more…)
UN: Iran tried to use ‘false end user’ to buy compressors
A United Nations panel reported Iran attempted to circumvent sanctions by purchasing compressors that could be used in its nuclear program from an American-owned company through a “false end (more…)
Obama’s relaxed attitude about S-300 sale to Iran shocks U.S. allies
U.S. President Barack Obama induced a “jaw-dropping” response after saying he was “not surprised” about Russia’s decision to proceed with sales of its S-300 missile system to Iran. “This (more…)
Obama asks Iran to solve Yemen war involving Iran-backed Houthis
U.S. President Barack Obama last week urged Iran to “bring all the parties together and find a political arrangement” in Yemen, where a Saudi-led coalition had been battling Iran-backed (more…)
Kurds in Iran burn hotel after alleged rape attempt on woman
Kurdish protesters burned a hotel in the Iranian city of Mahabad on May 7 after a female hotel worker leaped to her death allegedly to escape rape attempts by (more…)
Intelligence sees Iran link to N. Korean nuclear ICBM capability
Iran and Syria, as well as other Mideast nations, have been on the receiving end of North Korea’s nuclear expertise and technology for years, according to intelligence officials. The (more…)
Iran’s Zarif: UN to drop sanctions ‘whether Sen. Cotton likes it or not’
Foreign Minister Javad Zarif met with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in New York this week to discuss the nuclear framework deal and used the occasion to take (more…)
Iran in intelligence-sharing agreement with key NATO partner
Iran and Syria, as well as other Mideast nations, have been on the receiving end of North Korea’s nuclear expertise and technology for years, according to intelligence officials. SUBSCRIBE (more…)
Report: Iran got high-tech speedboat called threat to U.S. warships
In 2000, the USS Cole was nearly sunk by a slow-moving suicide boat filled with explosives in Aden, Yemen. SUBSCRIBE l LOGIN (more…)