UNF Spinnaker: In short, this treaty is about more than just keeping a leash on tiny saber-rattling theocracy. It’s a small step on the path to finding solutions to the complex problems in the Middle East that affect the interests of the powers to be.
Fun with geopolitics: The forces behind the new treaty with Iran
Pentagon contractors exploring business with Iran
Free Beacon: Multiple companies currently exploring new business ventures in Iran are also cashing in on highly lucrative contracts with the U.S. Defense Department, raising questions about whether their dealings with Iran could run afoul of U.S. law.
Iran’s moderate mask and the execution of a poet
Al-Arabiya: Rowhani and Zarif are active on Twitter although the Iranian authority still bans its citizens from using this site and other social networking websites in general. But this is no major detail for the Iranian regime to consider.
Iran sells weapons to Iraq, breaks U.N. embargo
Time: Iran has denied any knowledge of the deal, which was supposedly reached only weeks after al-Maliki returned from lobbying the Obama administration in Washington for additional arms.
Nordic conference urges safety for Camp Liberty residents
Ground Report: Supporters of free Iran in Nordic nations have called for international pressure against human rights abuses in the regime and urgent action to ensure the safety of residents in Camp Liberty.
Power punishment & execution in Iran
Medium.com: Iran leads the world in per capita executions, and is one of the few countries which continues to publicly hang condemned individuals, creating a spectacle of terror in the street.
Iran says Pakistan obliged to complete gas pipeline
AFP: Iran’s oil ministry said Wednesday that Pakistan is contractually obliged to complete a major pipeline project which would allow Tehran to export gas to its southeastern neighbour.
Is Iran the next Ukraine?
Forbes: With all eyes on the courageous protesters of Independence Square in Kiev, an interesting parallel with Iran simmers under the surface that you can bet is not lost on President Rouhani and Ayatollah Khamenei.
U.S. lawmakers seek to revive stalled Iran sanctions bill
Reuters: Republican U.S. senators sought to revive a bill that would impose new sanctions on Iran despite President Barack Obama’s insistence that the measure would endanger delicate negotiations seeking to curb Tehran’s nuclear program.
US Congress should reconsider Iraq helicopters after Iran report: McCain
Reuters: U.S. Senator John McCain said on Tuesday a proposed agreement to sell 24 Apache attack helicopters to Iraq should be reconsidered because of a Reuters report that Iran has signed a deal to sell Iraq arms and ammunition.
