TheBlaze: Naghmeh Abedini, wife of imprisoned Pastor Saeed Abedini, an American citizen who has been trapped in the brutal Iranian prison system for more than a year, is planning to stage a peaceful protest outside the White House on March 8.
Wife of American pastor detained in Iran wants Obama’s attention
Syria’s Assad accused of boosting al-Qaeda with secret oil deals
The Telegraph: The Syrian regime of President Bashar al-Assad has funded and co-operated with al-Qaeda in a complex double game even as the terrorists fight Damascus, according to new allegations by Western intelligence agencies, rebels and al-Qaeda defectors.
UN defends Iran exclusion from Syria talks
AFP: The United Nations on Tuesday strongly defended Iran’s exclusion from Syria peace talks after criticism from Russia and the Tehran government.
Stiffen the penalties on Iranian non-compliance
The Hill: There is increasing congressional irritation with a White House so determined to clinch an agreement with Tehran’s mullahs that they are wiling to risk the broader peace.
UN withdraws its invitation for Iran to join Syria peace talks
Bloomberg: The United Nations rescinded its invitation for Iran to join this week’s peace talks on Syria in Switzerland in an attempt to sustain the effort to end a war that’s killed more than 100,000 people.
US eases sanctions as Iran starts halting nuclear program
AFP: The United States Monday approved a waiver to ease sanctions on Iran, its part of an international deal after the Islamic republic began imposing curbs on its suspect nuclear program.
Syria opposition threatens talks boycott over Iran invite
AFP: A furious Syrian opposition threatened Monday to pull out of this week’s peace conference and the United States issued a warning after the United Nations invited Iran to the talks.
US sets condition on Iran’s invitation to Syria peace negotiations
The Hill: The State Department late Sunday described as conditional the United Nations’ invitation to Iran to attend peace talks with Syrian President Bashar Assad’s regime later this month.
Iran nuclear deal comes into force as US sanctions loom
AFP: Iran is due Monday to unplug key nuclear equipment for six months in return for a slight easing of crippling Western sanctions, as an interim deal between Tehran and world powers takes effect.
West hails Syria opposition vote to join peace talks
AFP: Western leaders have hailed a decision by Syria’s opposition to attend an international peace conference next week alongside representatives of a regime they despise and remain determined to overthrow.
