The Guardian yesterday conveyed statements from multiple Hamas figures indicating that the Palestinian terror group has rebuilt warm relations with its long-time sponsor Iran, overcoming a temporary break in relations that had some analysts declaring that there was an opening for Western engagement. “Relations between us are now almost back to how...

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The Commerce Department scrambled yesterday to issue what Reuters described as “a rare emergency order” designed to block a Turkish-based company from illegally passing along two U.S.-built commercial jet engines to Iran’s Pouya airline. The broad order – which names multiple companies and would impose crippling consequences for any violations – comes amid...

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A new oil contract being negotiated between China and Iran, which would see the Chinese state-trader Zhuhai Zhenrong Corp purchase light crude from Tehran, could according to Reuters boost imports from the Islamic republic “to levels not seen since tough Western sanctions were imposed in 2012,” in the process undermining Western efforts...

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The Wall Street Journal reported earlier this week that, in contrast to previous years in which successfully Israeli startups had focused on mergers and acquisitions, 2014 is shaping up to be a year in which similar companies attempt to go public. “I think 2014 will be the year for more...

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Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Marziyeh Afkham was quoted by Iranian state media today declaring that the White House is mischaracterizing the terms of an interim agreement signed this weekend between the P5+1 and Iran, a statement that threatens to deepen an already-pitched controversy over the degree to which the agreement conceded that...

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A dispute over the degree to which Iran won enrichment concessions in this weekend’s interim deal has pitted Iran and Russia on one hand against the U.S. and Britain on the other, and is threatening to severely complicate talks aimed at achieving a comprehensive agreement over Tehran’s nuclear program. Iranian...

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Analysts, diplomats, and journalists spent overnight Saturday and into Sunday outlining both the meaning and the implications of an interim agreement secured last night between the P5+1 global powers and Iran. Controversy erupted not just over the substance of the deal – whether it met the benchmark previously set by...

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Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei last night doubled down on a controversial Wednesday speech in which he branded Israel a “rabid dog” – part of a diatribe in which he also declared that Israeli leaders “cannot be called humans” but “are like animals” – by posting images to Twitter...

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Efforts by U.S. lawmakers to impose new financial pressure on Iran picked up momentum Thursday, with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid committing to having the Senate vote to boost sanctions after the body’s Thanksgiving recess, and 14 other senators, hailing from both parties, declaring that they would cooperate to push...

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Reports emerged late yesterday that Jibril Rajoub – a senior Palestinian official and for decades a top figure in the Israeli-Palestinian peace process – had earlier this month accused the United States of permitting Israel to assassinate former Palestinian President Yasser Arafat: In an interview given to official PA television earlier this month, Fatah...

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