Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said Friday he wanted to avoid war after Iran and the U.S. appeared on the brink of direct military confrontation in early January for the second time in less than a year. Ahead of parliamentary elections on Feb. 21 – predicted to be a challenge for Rouhani’s camp – and amid […]
Trump Imposes First Round of Sanctions Against Iran Since Nuclear Deal Exit…
The Trump administration on Monday plans to reimpose the first round of sanctions against Iran since the U.S. withdrew from its nuclear agreement with the country earlier this year. Monday’s deadline marks the end of a 90-day “wind-down” period the administration provided to companies and individuals doing business with Iran after exiting the Joint Comprehensive […]
Rouhani: U.S. Not Trustworthy for Negotiations After Quitting Nuclear Deal…
Sanctions Worry German and EU Firms…
‘No Preconditions’:Trump Offers to Meet Iran’s Rouhani with No Strings Attached…
President Trump said Monday he would be willing to meet with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani with “no preconditions,” on the heels of a fiery exchange of threats earlier this month. “I would certainly meet with Iran if they wanted to meet. I don’t know if they’re ready yet,” Trump said, when asked at a White […]
Second Day of Protests in Iran…
As the unofficial exchange rate in Iran hit a record 90,000 rials to the dollar June 24, a second day of protests erupted in Iran. On June 24, shopkeepers selling cellphones and computer equipment at two main malls in Iran went on strike over the sudden increase in the unofficial rate — until recently, the […]
Secretary of State Pompeo Threatens Iran with ‘Strongest Sanction in History,’ Outlines New Nuclear Demands…
Saying the 2015 Iran nuclear deal negotiated by the Obama administration had “fatal flaws,” Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday said the U.S. was preparing “the strongest sanctions in history” if Tehran did not change its destabilizing ways and forever abandon its drive for nuclear weapons. In an address to the Heritage Foundation, Mr. […]
Tehran Eyes Path Ahead After U.S. Withdrawal from Nuclear Pact…
BP’s Withdrawal from Iran’s Oil Fields Signals New U.S. Front…
While We Were Sleeping, Russia, Iran and Turkey Made an Ominous Deal…
There can’t possibly be that many Russians of importance left to sanction. But President Donald Trump has laid more economic restrictions on Russia, Russians and Russian companies, described as the most punitive yet, for a variety of evil-doings in recent years. Forget for a moment that every president loudly announces such sanctions, which then are […]