Donald Trump refutes Iran's claim in televised address, says no American or Iraqi lives lost in missile attack
5 years ago

Donald Trump refutes Iran's claim in televised address, says no American or Iraqi lives lost in missile attack

Firstpost  

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday in a televised addressed said that no American lives had been lost in the Iranian missile attack on two American bases in Iraq US president Donald Trump on Wednesday in a televised addressed said that no American lives had been lost in the Iranian missile attacks on two American bases in Iraq earlier in the day and claimed that Iran seems to be “standing down”. If you value your own life you will not threaten the lives of our people,” he said, adding, “Soleimani’s hands were drenched in both American and Iranian blood.” The US president called on Iran to “work together” to eliminate the Islamic State, saying the killing of Islamic State chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was “good” for Iran. Trump criticised the Barack Obama-era Iran nuclear deal as “very defective” and “foolish”. Urging Iran to abandon nuclear ambitions and end support for terrorism, he said, “Peace and stability cannot prevail in West Asia as long as Iran continues to foment terrorism.” Addressing Iranian leadership and its people through the address, Trump said, “We want you to have a great future, one that you deserve.

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Trump’s National Security Pick Vows Return to Maximum Pressure on Iran
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Trump’s National Security Pick Vows Return to Maximum Pressure on Iran

Live Mint  

Donald Trump’s pick for national security adviser vowed a return to the maximum pressure campaign that defined Iran policy in the president-elect’s first term, even as leaders in Tehran signal they want to reduce tension. “You’re going to see a huge shift on Iran,” after Trump takes office Jan. 20, Mike Waltz said in a Fox News interview Wednesday. We …

Trump trashed Biden's foreign policy — but his could be largely the same: NYT
1 month, 1 week ago

Trump trashed Biden's foreign policy — but his could be largely the same: NYT

Raw Story  

President-elect Donald Trump railed against President Joe Biden's foreign policy, but as he enters the White House, Trump may end up agreeing more than he thinks. "Mr. Trump casts himself as Israel’s best friend in American politics, and he may give Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wide latitude on security issues and his treatment of Palestinians. While the Biden administration often …

Under Trump's shadow, Iran-Europe nuclear talks to be test of diplomacy
1 month, 1 week ago

Under Trump's shadow, Iran-Europe nuclear talks to be test of diplomacy

Firstpost  

Ahead of US President-elect Donald Trump’s return to White House in January, European and Iranian diplomats are exploring whether they can have serious talks over the Islamic Republic’s nuclear programme Rewriting the rules of engagement is challenging, but undoubtedly both Iran and Israel have made a symbolic statement and managed the escalation cycle wherein they have played to the gallery …

UN nuclear agency’s board condemns Iran for the 2nd time this year for failing to fully cooperate
1 month, 2 weeks ago

UN nuclear agency’s board condemns Iran for the 2nd time this year for failing to fully cooperate

Associated Press  

VIENNA — The U.N. nuclear watchdog’s board on Thursday condemned Iran for failing to cooperate fully with the agency, the second time it has done so in just five months. The resolution approved on Thursday requires the IAEA to now produce a “comprehensive and updated assessment” of Iran’s nuclear activities, which could eventually trigger a referral to the U.N. Security …

Iran claims U.S. has 'fabricated' Tehran-backed plot to assassinate Donald Trump and compares allegations to a 'third-rate comedy'
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1 month, 4 weeks ago

Iran claims U.S. has 'fabricated' Tehran-backed plot to assassinate Donald Trump and compares allegations to a 'third-rate comedy'

Daily Mail  

Iran has broken its silence after a chilling plot to assassinate Donald Trump was exposed Friday by the Justice Department. The IRGC tasked Shakeri with surveilling and killing Trump to avenge the devastating drone strike that killed Soleimani, the leader of Iran's elite Quds Force, in January 2020. The IRGC tasked Shakeri with surveilling and killing Trump to avenge the …

When Trump is back as president, will Iran's oil market and Chinese connection suffer?
2 months ago

When Trump is back as president, will Iran's oil market and Chinese connection suffer?

Firstpost  

Former President Donald Trump’s potential return to the White House could tighten US sanctions on Iran, potentially boosting oil prices, but also risking geopolitical tensions with China and Russia, with mixed impacts on global oil markets Former President Donald Trump’s return to the White House could mean tougher enforcement of US oil sanctions against Iran, potentially trimming global supplies, but …

'I was President': Trump's response to Iranian missile attack puts the focus on himself
3 months, 1 week ago

'I was President': Trump's response to Iranian missile attack puts the focus on himself

Raw Story  

Donald Trump responded to the worsening crisis in the Middle East with a lengthy comment about himself minutes before Iran launched missiles into Israel. The former president's campaign issued a statement Tuesday that he shared on Truth Social blaming President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris for the ballistic missile attack, which U.S. officials had warned was imminent, and …

Iran Hopes For Nuclear Agreement, President Says
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Iran Hopes For Nuclear Agreement, President Says

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING UNITED NATIONS — Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Monday emphasized his openness to a new international agreement over his country’s nuclear program — a subject that has fueled global tensions for years, risking potentially catastrophic warfare between Iran and the U.S. Pezeshkian slammed Washington for supporting Israel’s ongoing military offensive in Gaza and attacks elsewhere in the …

Iran’s new president is sworn in and pledges to keep trying to remove Western sanctions
5 months, 1 week ago

Iran’s new president is sworn in and pledges to keep trying to remove Western sanctions

Associated Press  

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran swore in the country’s new president on Tuesday, with the reformist politician and heart surgeon Masoud Pezeshkian pledging that his administration will keep trying to remove economic sanctions imposed by the West over Tehran’s controversial nuclear program. “I am optimistic about the future.” Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on Sunday officially endorsed Pezeshkian, urging him …

Donald Trump wishes America to ‘wipe Iran off the face of the earth’ if…
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Donald Trump wishes America to ‘wipe Iran off the face of the earth’ if…

Hindustan Times  

Former US President Donald Trump hopes “America obliterates Iran, wipes it off the face of the earth” if the US adversary succeeds in “assassinating” him. Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump is helped off the stage by U.S. Secret Service agents at a campaign event in Butler, Pa., on Saturday, July 13, 2024. “If they do ‘assassinate President Trump,’ …

How Iran and Israel became archenemies
8 months, 4 weeks ago

How Iran and Israel became archenemies

NPR  

How Iran and Israel became archenemies Enlarge this image toggle caption Louai Beshara/AFP via Getty Images Louai Beshara/AFP via Getty Images ISTANBUL — Israel is on high alert for a possible attack from Iran, following an airstrike that hit the Iranian consulate in Syria two weeks ago and killed several senior Iranian military officers. Enlarge this image toggle caption Hossein …

Iran’s president says US should ease sanctions to demonstrate it wants to return to nuclear deal
1 year, 3 months ago

Iran’s president says US should ease sanctions to demonstrate it wants to return to nuclear deal

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said Wednesday that relations with the United States can move forward if the Biden administration demonstrates it wants to return to the 2015 nuclear deal, and a first step should be easing sanctions. The Iranian leader added: “We have not left the table of negotiations.” Raisi said the American withdrawal from the 2015 …

What It Means That the U.S. Has Been Talking to Iran About Its Nuclear Program Again
55 years ago

What It Means That the U.S. Has Been Talking to Iran About Its Nuclear Program Again

Slate  

American and Iranian diplomats are talking again about Tehran’s nuclear program and Washington’s economic sanctions, seeing if there might be some way to clamp down on the former and loosen the latter. In a little-noted speech back on May 4, National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said that the Biden administration was “engaging Iran diplomatically regarding its nuclear program.” Just last …

Trump Iran nuclear deal withdrawal: Five years later, Iran is closer to having nuclear weapons than ever.
1 year, 8 months ago

Trump Iran nuclear deal withdrawal: Five years later, Iran is closer to having nuclear weapons than ever.

Slate  

Exactly five years ago, Donald Trump withdrew from the Iran nuclear deal in one of the dumbest moves of his presidency—the dumbest when it comes to foreign policy. Finally, and perhaps most significantly: To Trump’s mind, nothing Obama ever did could be touted as a success, so the Iran deal—a resounding success by all objective measures—had to be pummeled as …

Iran ‘carefully reviewing’ US response to nuclear deal proposal
2 years, 4 months ago

Iran ‘carefully reviewing’ US response to nuclear deal proposal

Al Jazeera  

Iran had sent a ‘reasonable’ response to the EU’s proposal to restore the nuclear deal last week, as negotiations continue. Iran is studying the United States’ response to a European Union-drafted agreement that would restore the 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and Western powers, Iran’s foreign ministry has said. Iran had already given its own response to the EU proposal …

Leaders of US, UK, France, Germany discuss Iran nuclear deal
2 years, 4 months ago

Leaders of US, UK, France, Germany discuss Iran nuclear deal

Al Jazeera  

Talks come as world powers await Iran’s response to what the European Union calls its ‘final’ proposal to revive the landmark 2015 nuclear accord. The leaders of the United States, Britain, France and Germany held a conversation on efforts to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, the White House said on Sunday. “In addition, they discussed ongoing negotiations over Iran’s …

Iran imposes sanctions on 61 Americans as nuclear talks hit impasse
2 years, 5 months ago

Iran imposes sanctions on 61 Americans as nuclear talks hit impasse

The Hindu  

Iran said on July 16, 2022 it had imposed sanctions on 61 more Americans, including former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, for backing an Iranian dissident group, as months of talks to revive a 2015 nuclear deal are at an impasse. Others blacklisted by Iran's Foreign Ministry for voicing support for the exiled dissident group Mujahideen-e-Khalq included former President Donald …

Biden delivers tough talk on Iran as he opens Mideast visit
2 years, 5 months ago

Biden delivers tough talk on Iran as he opens Mideast visit

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — President Joe Biden on Wednesday opened his first visit to the Mideast since taking office by offering anxious Israeli leaders strong reassurances of his determination to stop Iran’s growing nuclear program, saying he’d be willing to use force as a “last resort.” The president’s comments came in an interview with Israel’s Channel 12 taped before he left Washington …

U.S. must ditch 'Trump method' in nuclear talks, says Iran
2 years, 6 months ago

U.S. must ditch 'Trump method' in nuclear talks, says Iran

The Hindu  

Iran warned the U.S. to abandon the "Trump method" on Wednesday after the two sides opened indirect talks to revive a nuclear deal that was torpedoed by the former American President. Iran agreed to curb its nuclear programme in return for sanctions relief in 2015, before then U.S. President Donald Trump pulled out of the deal three years later. "We …

Blinken defends Iran deal talks against congressional criticism
2 years, 8 months ago

Blinken defends Iran deal talks against congressional criticism

Al Jazeera  

US secretary of state backs efforts to restore the multilateral pact amid stalled push to revive the agreement. Despite an apparent impasse in talks to revive the Iran nuclear deal, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has defended efforts to revive the agreement against congressional criticism, stressing that a return to the pact would curb Tehran’s nuclear programme. “We continue …

Iran Slams New United States Sanctions as Sign of 'Ill Will'
2 years, 9 months ago

Iran Slams New United States Sanctions as Sign of 'Ill Will'

News 18  

Iran on Thursday criticised a decision by the United States to impose new sanctions on the Islamic republic, saying it shows the Americans have bad intentions towards its people. “This move is another sign of the US government’s ill will towards the Iranian people,” Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said in a statement. The United States said the new …

As Iran nuclear talks hit snags, Israel seeks harder US line
3 years, 1 month ago

As Iran nuclear talks hit snags, Israel seeks harder US line

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — The long-delayed resumption of nuclear talks with Iran has gotten off to a rough start — with Iran digging in and its negotiating partners openly voicing frustration and pessimism. “Iran must begin to pay a price for its violations.” Perhaps the most encouraging outcome of last week’s talks was an agreement to continue talking. Bennett said Israel was …

Nobody said making a nuclear deal with Iran would be easy
3 years, 1 month ago

Nobody said making a nuclear deal with Iran would be easy

LA Times  

Diplomats from Iran, the United States and five other powers gathered in Vienna last week to try to revive President Obama’s 2015 deal limiting Tehran’s nuclear activities. Iran’s new hard-line government showed up with maximalist demands, insisting the United States lift all its economic sanctions before Tehran takes any steps toward curbing its uranium enrichment. Under the deal, Iran’s “breakout …

Biden, Trio Of European Allies Discuss Iran Nuclear Program
3 years, 2 months ago

Biden, Trio Of European Allies Discuss Iran Nuclear Program

Huff Post  

ROME — As Iran’s nuclear program makes troubling advances, President Joe Biden huddled Saturday with European allies to talk through strategy as they press for a diplomatic resolution — and to plan for the possibility Iran declines to return to the negotiating table. U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan said the meeting w would feature the leaders “all singing from …

Iran’s president slams US in first speech to UN as leader
3 years, 3 months ago

Iran’s president slams US in first speech to UN as leader

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran’s new president slammed U.S. sanctions imposed on his nation as a mechanism of war, using his first U.N address since his swearing-in to forcefully call out Washington’s policies in the region and the growing political schism within America. “Sanctions are the U.S.’ new way of war with the nations of the world,” Raisi said, …

Iran swears in new hard-line president amid regional tension
3 years, 5 months ago

Iran swears in new hard-line president amid regional tension

Associated Press  

TEHRAN, Iran — The protégé of Iran’s supreme leader, Ebrahim Raisi, was sworn in as the country’s new president during a ceremony in parliament on Thursday, an inauguration that completes hard-liners’ dominance of all branches of government in the Islamic Republic. Iran’s indirect talks with the U.S. to salvage Tehran’s landmark 2015 nuclear deal have stalled, as Washington maintains crippling …

Standing up to the US on the Iran deal is not an option
3 years, 6 months ago

Standing up to the US on the Iran deal is not an option

Al Jazeera  

United States President Joe Biden’s expected signature on an amended nuclear agreement with Iran puts Israel’s new government before a strategic dilemma. He is breathing down the necks of Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Lapid, whom he accused of damaging Israel’s security interests by pledging to give the US advance warning of any military action against Iran. “If there were …

UN chief urges US to remove Iran sanctions as agreed in 2015
3 years, 6 months ago

UN chief urges US to remove Iran sanctions as agreed in 2015

Al Jazeera  

Antonio Guterres’ appeal comes amid talks to revive the nuclear deal under which Iran accepted curbs on its nuclear programme in return for a lifting of sanctions. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appealed to US President Joe Biden’s administration to lift or waive all sanctions on Iran as agreed under a 2015 deal aimed at stopping Tehran from developing a nuclear …

US officials in Mideast to reassure jittery allies over Iran
3 years, 8 months ago

US officials in Mideast to reassure jittery allies over Iran

Associated Press  

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — Top Biden administration officials and U.S. senators crisscrossed the Middle East on Monday, seeking to assuage growing unease among Gulf Arab partners over America’s re-engagement with Iran and other policy shifts in the region. Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., a key Biden ally dispatched on overseas diplomatic missions, told reporters in the UAE’s capital of …

Editorial: Biden must undo Trump’s original sin on the Iran nuclear deal
3 years, 9 months ago

Editorial: Biden must undo Trump’s original sin on the Iran nuclear deal

LA Times  

President Biden has said that the U.S. will rejoin the Iran nuclear agreement if Iran strictly complies with its terms. President Biden must make it clear that his administration is willing to move quickly to lift the sanctions reimposed by Trump if Iran agrees to return to full compliance with the agreement. During the campaign, Biden said that the United …

Biden repudiates Trump on Iran, ready for talks on nuke deal
3 years, 10 months ago

Biden repudiates Trump on Iran, ready for talks on nuke deal

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration says it’s ready to join talks with Iran and world powers to discuss a return to the 2015 nuclear deal, in a sharp repudiation of former President Donald Trump’s “maximum pressure campaign” that sought to isolate the Islamic Republic. “The United States would accept an invitation from the European Union High Representative to attend a …

Iran to curb cooperation with nuclear watchdog inspectors
3 years, 10 months ago

Iran to curb cooperation with nuclear watchdog inspectors

Al Jazeera  

Iran informed the agency it would stop implementing ‘voluntary transparency measures’ under the 2015 nuclear deal. Iran has told the International Atomic Energy Agency that it plans to halt snap nuclear inspections outside of its declared sites as of February 23, the United Nations nuclear watchdog said. The Additional Protocol of Iran’s 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, known as …

Iran’s Zarif urges Biden to make a speedy return to nuclear deal
3 years, 11 months ago

Iran’s Zarif urges Biden to make a speedy return to nuclear deal

Al Jazeera  

Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says time ‘running out’ for the US to ease sanctions. Iran’s foreign minister has urged the United States to act fast to return to the 2015 nuclear accord, noting that legislation passed by parliament forces the government to harden its nuclear stance if US sanctions are not eased by February 21. Biden has said …

Trump's presidency not just a blip in US foreign policy
3 years, 11 months ago

Trump's presidency not just a blip in US foreign policy

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy President-elect Joe Biden’s plan to scrap President Donald Trump’s vision …

Trump’s presidency not just a blip in US foreign policy
3 years, 11 months ago

Trump’s presidency not just a blip in US foreign policy

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President-elect Joe Biden’s plan to scrap President Donald Trump’s vision of “America First” in favor of “diplomacy first” will depend on whether he’s able to regain the trust of allies and convince them that Trumpism is just a blip in the annals of U.S. foreign policy. From Europe to the Middle East and Asia, Trump’s brand of transactional …

No let-up: Trump administration targets Iran with more sanctions
3 years, 11 months ago

No let-up: Trump administration targets Iran with more sanctions

Al Jazeera  

With less than a week before President-elect Joe Biden is sworn in, the Trump administration has slapped sanctions on firms in Iran, China and the United Arab Emirates as part of its maximum pressure campaign against Iran. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Washington had sanctioned seven companies, including Chinese-based Jiangyin Mascot Special Steel Co and UAE-based Accenture Building …

Trump may launch ‘reckless’ attack on Iran, experts fear
4 years ago

Trump may launch ‘reckless’ attack on Iran, experts fear

Al Jazeera  

US President Donald Trump could take “reckless” military action against Iran in his final days in office, experts have warned, as tensions between Tehran and Washington mount on the eve of the first anniversary of top Iranian general Qassem Soleimani’s assassination. “It may be the case that his most erratic, most reckless lashing out is yet to come.” On Saturday, …

Provocation trap: The Hindu Editorial on Iran-American relations
4 years ago

Provocation trap: The Hindu Editorial on Iran-American relations

The Hindu  

The rocket attacks on the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad on Sunday, which American military leaders called the largest attack on the highly fortified Green Zone in a decade, have sent tensions in the region soaring. The attack comes at a volatile time for Iran-American relations, which have collapsed after Mr. Trump took the U.S. out of the Iran nuclear deal …

Biden: Iran nuclear deal best way to avoid Middle East arms race
4 years, 1 month ago

Biden: Iran nuclear deal best way to avoid Middle East arms race

Al Jazeera  

Biden said he is committed to returning to, and expanding, the 2015 deal, as Trump reportedly tries to cripple those chances. United States President-elect Joe Biden has said in a new interview that returning to the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran is the best way to avoid a nuclear arms race in the Middle East. Biden said a return to …

US announces sanctions on Chinese, Russian firms supporting Iran's nuclear deal
4 years, 1 month ago

US announces sanctions on Chinese, Russian firms supporting Iran's nuclear deal

Firstpost  

US secretary of state Mike Pompeo said that the the four firms, accused of transferring sensitive technology and items to Iran’s missile programme, will be subject to restrictions on US government aid for two years Washington: The United States on Friday announced economic sanctions on Chinese and Russian companies that Washington said had supported the development of Iran’s missile program. …

Ex-CIA boss says Ted Cruz ‘unworthy’ of Texas during Twitter row over Iran killing
4 years, 1 month ago

Ex-CIA boss says Ted Cruz ‘unworthy’ of Texas during Twitter row over Iran killing

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Former CIA director John Brennan called senator Ted Cruz “unworthy …

The ultimate failure of Trump’s Iran strategy.
55 years ago

The ultimate failure of Trump’s Iran strategy.

Slate  

President Donald Trump’s interest in launching an attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities—an interest batted down by all of his security advisers, according to a story in Tuesday’s New York Times—is nail-in-the-coffin proof that his “maximum pressure” policy against the Islamic republic has been an unmitigated disaster. Trump’s rationale was that Iran would fold under the pressure and return to the …

Donald Trump asked for options for attacking Iran last week, but held off: Report
4 years, 1 month ago

Donald Trump asked for options for attacking Iran last week, but held off: Report

India Today  

US President Donald Trump, with two months left in office, asked for options on attacking Iran’s main nuclear site last week but ultimately decided against taking the dramatic step, a US report said on Monday. Trump made the request during an Oval Office meeting on Thursday with his top national security aides, including Vice President Mike Pence, Secretary of State …

Iran’s Rouhani says Trump administration ‘abjectly struck down’
4 years, 1 month ago

Iran’s Rouhani says Trump administration ‘abjectly struck down’

Al Jazeera  

President says US President Donald Trump befell a fate it wished to exact on Iran’s governing establishment. Tehran, Iran – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has said the Trump administration, which he alleged aimed to overthrow Iran, has been “abjectly struck down” by its own people in the 2020 US elections. “The policies of the Islamic Republic of Iran are very …

Iran’s president calls on Biden to return to nuclear deal
4 years, 2 months ago

Iran’s president calls on Biden to return to nuclear deal

Associated Press  

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s president called on President-elect Joe Biden to “compensate for past mistakes” and return the U.S. to Tehran’s 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, a state-run news agency reported Sunday. One of Trump’s signature foreign policy moves was unilaterally withdrawing the U.S. from Iran’s nuclear deal in 2018, which had seen Tehran limit its enrichment of uranium …

Iran President Hassan Rouhani Says Joe Biden Win a Chance for US to 'Compensate for Mistakes'
4 years, 2 months ago

Iran President Hassan Rouhani Says Joe Biden Win a Chance for US to 'Compensate for Mistakes'

News 18  

Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani on Sunday said the next US administration has an opportunity to “compensate for its previous mistakes” following Joe Biden’s victory in the presidential election. “Now there is an opportunity for the future American administration to compensate for its previous mistakes and return to the path of adherence to international commitments,” Rouhani said, in a statement on …

As US counts votes, Iran’s Rouhani signals tough times ahead
4 years, 2 months ago

As US counts votes, Iran’s Rouhani signals tough times ahead

Al Jazeera  

In a televised speech, the Iranian leader says the next US president should respect international treaties and laws. Tehran, Iran – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has said it does not matter who wins a surprisingly tight US presidential election and that his country has planned for “difficult conditions” in the future. No matter who wins the US election… What we …

Analysis: Iran frets over US vote it insists doesn’t matter
4 years, 2 months ago

Analysis: Iran frets over US vote it insists doesn’t matter

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Top officials in Iran say the upcoming U.S. election doesn’t matter, but nearly everyone else there seems to be holding their breath. The state-owned polling center ISPA said this month that 55% of people believe the outcome of the election will affect Iran “a lot.” Over half expected Trump would win, while a fifth said …

US sanctions Iranian groups for ‘attempted election interference’
4 years, 2 months ago

US sanctions Iranian groups for ‘attempted election interference’

Al Jazeera  

The US accuses Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, among other groups, of trying to interfere in upcoming election. In a statement on Thursday, the US Department of the Treasury said it designated Iran’s elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, the IRGC’s Quds Force, and the Bayan Rasaneh Gostar Institute “for having directly or indirectly engaged in, It also designated the Iranian …

Iran dismisses US efforts at UN sanctions as currency drops
4 years, 3 months ago

Iran dismisses US efforts at UN sanctions as currency drops

India Today  

Iran dismissed U.S. efforts to restore all U.N. sanctions on the country as mounting economic pressure from Washington pushed the local currency down to its lowest level ever on Sunday. Iran’s currency was at 32,000 rials to the dollar at the time of Tehran’s 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, which was signed by the Obama administration but which the …

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