Newsletter: Business & Tech Washington’s Iran airline squeeze US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent had told CNBC on Monday that there would be a global “shutdown” of Iranian airlines beginning Wednesday. By Jack Dutton In Bristol, reporting on regional business, climate change, AI, tech
Fresh clashes leave 6 dead in Iran's Sistan and Baluchistan: What to know Iran is experiencing worsening violence in the southeast amid the broader regional conflict and following a dispute over the environmental impact of a gold mine. Iran
Rubio: US-Iran talks 'positive,' no breakthrough yet The top US diplomat said it was "significant" the two warring sides spoke at all. Iran
Cargo vessel attack in Hormuz kills 1 as world leaders gather at UN India said 19 other Indian seafarers were rescued after the MV Cape Dao was hit by an unknown projectile. Iran
Analysis As Trump confirms US-Iran meeting, can Pezeshkian find at UN path to a deal? By A correspondent in Tehran In Tehran, reporting on politics
Can Iran go around Turkey to reach Europe? The regional turmoil, and particularly the unstable situation in Turkey, is prompting Iran to speed up plans to establish alternative trade routes to Europe. Turkey
Will Rouhani sue critics who insult him? Iranian Vice President for Legal Affairs Hojjat al-Islam Majid Ansari said that the judiciary will pursue cases against critics who insult the president. Iran
Ahmadinejad wants Obama to give back Iran’s $2 billion Former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has written US President Barack Obama another letter. United States
Why Abbas-MEK meeting made waves everywhere but Palestine Though many observers fret that the meeting between Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Iranian opposition leader Maryam Rajavi was a sign that Abbas is taking sides in the region, the event was barely on the Palestinian radar. Palestine
Was Israel's Iran deal-Nazi agreement comparison step too far? Amid an effort to quickly conclude a US military aid deal, the Israeli Defense Ministry issued a statement comparing US President Barack Obama to Neville Chamberlin and the Iranian deal to the Munich Agreement. Israel
'Pallets of cash' controversies pay off for conservatives in US, Iran The controversy over a US-Iran settlement of a canceled arms deal indicates that opponents of reconciliation between the two countries are likely to try to use future settlements for political gain. Iran
No end to the militias in Iraq Every once in a while a new militia emerges in Iraq, increasing the chance of instability in the country. Iraq
Iran’s volleyball team looks to shock the world in Rio With their first-ever Olympic qualification, the Iranian men’s volleyball team is looking to shock the world in the Rio Olympics. Iran
Why are Gulenists hostile toward Iran? There seems to be a blind spot in the excited discussion surrounding the failed coup in Turkey: the long and complex enmity between Iran and the followers of exiled Turkish cleric Fethullah Gulen. Turkey
Is Iran judiciary open to negotiating on human rights? Iran’s judiciary said that Iran has begun talks with the European Union in regard to human rights. Iran
Iranian 'cuckold' actors lash out in defense of their wives Iranian hard-line weekly Ya Lesarat al-Hussein is once again in hot water — this time for insulting Iranian actors over the way their wives dress. Iran
Iranian wrestlers go for the gold in Rio Iranian official says Iranian wrestlers’ “biggest challenge” at the Olympics will come from Russians and Americans. Russia
![- PHOTO TAKEN 30NOV05 - Hundreds of trucks bringing in diesel from Iran line up on a road as they head to the eastern province of Van in Turkey November 30, 2005. [In the shadows of mountains bordering Iraq and Iran, Turkey's Hakkari province may one day be an outpost of the European Union. But for now, it feels cut off from the world. Picture taken November 30, 2005.] - RTXO1TK](/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/almpics/2016/08/RTXO1TK.jpg/RTXO1TK.jpg?h=f7822858&itok=ARf0wB28)
