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Anti-Iran Lobby President Steps Down, Now Supports Iran Deal
Former Sen. Lieberman to assume unspecified 'leadership role'
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Will the Iran deal usher in an era of nuclear terror attacks?
The main obstacle to the detonation of an improvised nuclear device is nuclear know-how.
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Retired generals and admirals back Iran nuclear deal
Three dozen retired generals and admirals Tuesday released an open letter supporting the Iran nuclear deal and urging Congress to do the same. Calling the agreement “the most effective means currently available to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons,” the letter said that gaining international support for military action against Iran, should that ever become necessary, “would only be possible if we have first given the diplomatic path a chance.”
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Turkey, Iran Help Broker Rare Truce in Syria
Syria's warring parties declared a 48-hour ceasefire in a frontline area on Wednesday after a month of unprecedented mediation from Turkey and Iran, signaling a new approach by some regional powers
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A Jewish Journalist’s Exclusive Look Inside Iran
Larry Cohler-Esses traveled to Iran on the first journalism visa granted to a Jewish publication since 1979. What he found is a country on the brink of change — but the final outcome remains uncertain.
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The High Price of Rejecting the Iran Deal
THE Iran nuclear deal offers a long-term solution to one of the most urgent threats of our time. Without this deal, Iran, the world’s leading state sponsor of terrorism, would be less than 90 days away from having enough fissile material to make a nuclear bomb. This deal greatly reduces the threat of Iran’s nuclear program, making Iran’s breakout time four times as long, securing unprecedented access to ensure that we will know if Iran cheats and giving us the leverage...
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Iran's supreme leader is not happy about this McDonald's knockoff in Tehran
The supreme leader of Iran went off about American influence in his country, saying that even with a newly struck nuclear deal, they will "block all attempts of penetration of Iran." Much of the concern seems to revolve around American culture seeping into Iran — like the knockoff fast food restaurants that have popped up in the country.
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Despite loud opposition, Congress now unlikely to block Obama's nuclear deal with Iran
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama appears headed toward a major foreign policy win in Congress. The top Senate Republican says the Iran nuclear deal is likely to survive despite unified GOP opposition and some Democratic defections.
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It’s Miller Time! – Judy, That Is by Justin Raimondo -- Antiwar.com
Media ready for Iraq war repeat
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British embassy in Tehran reopens four years after closure
The British embassy in Iran reopens nearly four years after it was closed.
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Retired generals and admirals urge Congress to reject Iran nuclear deal
A group of nearly 200 retired generals and admirals sent a letter to Congress on Wednesday urging lawmakers to reject the Iran nuclear agreement, which they say threatens national security. The letter is the latest in a blizzard of missives petitioning Congress either to support or oppose the agreement with Iran, which would lift sanctions if Iran pared back its nuclear program.
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A new era? Iranians erase 'Death to America' graffiti from wall of former US embassy in Tehran
Slogans against America are being erased from walls on the street of Tehran, Iranian media has reported in recent days. Iranian news sites have published pictures of a person wiping off graffiti that reads,"Death to America," also from the walls of where the US embassy was formerly located prior to its closure after the Islamic Revolution of 1979.
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Walker: I'd cripple Iran on Day 1
Many 2016 aspirants have set their sights on the Iran nuclear agreement as something they would undo on day one.
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Iran’s Supreme Leader Says Israel Won’t Exist in 25 Years
Iran’s supreme leader predicted Wednesday that Israel would not exist in 25 years, and ruled out any new negotiations with the “Satan,” the United States, beyond the recently completed nuclear accord. In remarks published Wednesday on his personal website and in posts on Twitter, the supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, responded to what he said were claims that Israel would be safe for that period under the nuclear agreement reached in July.
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Flash from the past: Why an apparent Israeli nuclear test in 1979 matters today
At a time when the Iran agreement is in the headlines and other Middle Eastern countries—notably Saudi Arabia—are making noises about establishing their own programs for nuclear energy and nuclear weapons, it is worth giving renewed scrutiny to an event that occurred 36 years ago: a likely Israeli-South African nuclear test over the ocean between the southern part of Africa and the Antarctic.
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How the hijab has made sexual harassment worse in Iran
Islamic dress laws have failed to protect women who talk of constant unwanted attention with the tacit approval of all, including the authorities who are supposed to protect them
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The Lost Empire that Ruled the Silk Road
Today, the city of Samarkand in Uzbekistan is relatively remote, known mostly for its magnificent medieval ruins. But over a millennium ago, it was one of the richest cities on the infamous trade route known as the Silk Road. Back in the 600s CE, that route was called simply "the road to Samarkand."
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Iran earns more from tax than oil for first time in almost 50 years
The Iranian government is earning more from tax than oil for the first time in almost half a century as the country shifts its traditional reliance on crude to taxation revenues in the face of plummeting oil prices. President Hassan Rouhani’s economic strategy is to significantly reduce the government’s dependency on oil and instead collect tax more systematically, according to Ali Kardor, the deputy managing director of the national Iranian oil company.
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Iran Troops to Join Syria War, Russia Bombs Group Trained by CIA
Hundreds of Iranian troops have arrived in Syria to join a major ground offensive in support of President Bashar al-Assad's government, Lebanese sources said on Thursday, a further sign of the rapid internationalization of a civil war in which every major country in the region has a stake.
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Eight Of Iran's Women's Football Team Are Actually Men
Eight members of Iran's national women's football team are actually men awaiting sex change operations, reports have claimed. A report in the 'Daily Telegraph' quoted an Iranian football official revealing the bizarre development. Iran's national football association was accused of being "unethical" for knowingly fielding eight men in its women's team.
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