Al Arabiya: In an unprecedented move, the head of the Syrian coalition Ahmad al-Jarba dared to meet with head of the Iranian opposition Mariam Rajavi. The Iranian regime considers Rajavi to be a red line and considers dealing with her as unacceptable behavior.
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Kerry calls for American held in Iran to be freed
AFP: Secretary of State John Kerry called on Iran on Monday to release a former US Marine “unjustly” held for nearly three years. Amir Hekmati was arrested in August 2011, put on trial and found guilty of spying for the CIA. He was subsequently sentenced to death.
Kuwait hopes emir visit to Iran will boost Gulf peace
AFP: Kuwait expressed its hopes on Monday that a landmark visit by Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad Al-Sabah to visit Iran next week will strengthen security, stability and peace in the Gulf. The visit comes amid a recent thaw in relations between Shiite Iran and the Sunni-ruled Gulf states.
Despite nuclear probe progress, IAEA access to key Iran site elusive
Reuters: The U.N. nuclear watchdog appears no closer to finding out what happened at a military site at the center of its investigation into suspected atom bomb research by Iran, despite signs Tehran is becoming more cooperative.
Iran Facebook page wants women lashed for unveiled photographs
Bloomberg: A Facebook page seeks lashes and imprisonment for Iranian women who posted photographs of themselves without headscarves on the social media website. The anonymous page asks viewers to identify the women in the pictures.
Iran slams Syrian opposition chief
AFP – Iran said Sunday that Syrian opposition chief Ahmad Jarba was the “most inappropriate person” to lead the war-torn country, referring to talks between Jarba and Maryam Rajavi, head of the People’s Mujahedeen Organisation of Iran (PMOI), who lives in exile.
Ashton, Iran’s Zarif to meet Monday in Istanbul: media
AFP: EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton and Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif are to meet Monday in Istanbul to review progress on negotiations toward a nuclear deal, media reports said.
Iraqi Kurds slam Baghdad legal action over oil shipment
AFP- Iraq’s Kurdistan region on Sunday slammed legal action filed by the central government against Turkey, saying it was illegitimate and likely to fail, in the latest sign of worsening ties with Baghdad.
The head of the Syrian opposition supports the Iranian Resistance
AFP: The head of the Syrian opposition , Ahmad Jarba, lent his support to the President of the National Council of Resistance of Iran ( NCRI opposition in exile), Maryam Rajavi, at a meeting in Paris, according to the NCRI.
Iran ‘promoting terrorism in Gulf’
Gulf Daily news: Iran has come under fierce attack for backing terrorism in GCC countries and Bahrain in particular. It was accused of using Shi’ites in Gulf nations as a sectarian tool to threaten their regimes and spread terrorism.
