Iran’s Foreign Minister Javad Zarif warns of ‘all-out war’
5 years, 3 months ago

Iran’s Foreign Minister Javad Zarif warns of ‘all-out war’

Al Jazeera  

In an interview, Mohammad Javad Zarif says Iran ‘won’t blink’ to defend itself but doesn’t want war after oil attacks. Any attack by the United States or Saudi Arabia on Iran will result in an “all-out war”, Tehran warned on Thursday. Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi rebels claimed responsibility for Saturday’s strikes on Saudi’s oil facilities, but the United States alleged the attack involved cruise missiles from Iran and amounts to “an act of war”. ‘Making it up’ Asked about the consequence of “an American or Saudi military strike on Iran”, Zarif responded: “An all-out war.” Saudi Arabia, which has been bogged down in a bloody five-year conflict in neighbouring Yemen, said on Wednesday that Iran “unquestionably “They’re making that up,” Zarif responded. ‘Act of war’ After meeting with allies in Riyadh and Abu Dhabi, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said there was an “enormous consensus in the region” that Iran carried out Saturday’s attacks, despite its denials.

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Iran holds military drills as it faces rising economic pressures and Trump’s return
19 hours, 35 minutes ago

Iran holds military drills as it faces rising economic pressures and Trump’s return

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran is reeling from a cratering economy and stinging military setbacks across its sphere of influence in the Middle East. The “axis” had already been hollowed out by Israel’s punishing offensives last year against two militant groups backed by Iran – Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon. “I’m not answering questions on military strategy.” …

Iran tells region ‘strong and complex’ attack coming on Israel
2 months ago

Iran tells region ‘strong and complex’ attack coming on Israel

Live Mint  

Amid U.S. warnings against a counterattack on Israel, Iran is sending a defiant diplomatic message: It is planning a complex response involving even more powerful warheads and other weapons, said Iranian and Arab officials briefed on the plans. Iran has told Arab diplomats that its conventional army would be involved because it had lost four soldiers and a civilian in …

Middle East latest: Iran indirectly threatens US forces against operating in Israel
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Middle East latest: Iran indirectly threatens US forces against operating in Israel

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Here's the latest: Italian premier says UN peacekeeper security …

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 …

Will Iran’s foreign policy change under a new president?
6 months, 1 week ago

Will Iran’s foreign policy change under a new president?

Al Jazeera  

The two candidates offer different approches, but whoever wins won’t be the sole decision-maker in Iran’s system. He had the backing of reformists like former Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, whose involvement likely indicates Pezeshkian will pursue a key reformist foreign policy goal: renegotiating a nuclear deal to alleviate sanctions on Iran’s economy and ease tensions with the West. “There …

US issues grave warning to Iran after retaliatory attack on Israel, hints at ‘what we would do’ if…
8 months, 3 weeks ago

US issues grave warning to Iran after retaliatory attack on Israel, hints at ‘what we would do’ if…

Hindustan Times  

While US President Joe Biden has made it clear that the US doesn't seek a war with Iran, National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby said that the United States has issued a stern warning to the Islamic State in wake of the attack on Israel. John Kirby remarks comes after Biden told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu …

Eye on the Middle East | Why did Israel attack the Iranian Consulate in Syria?
9 months ago

Eye on the Middle East | Why did Israel attack the Iranian Consulate in Syria?

Hindustan Times  

On September 6, 2007, four Israeli F-16 jets flew deep into Syria, evaded Syrian air defences and struck what was purportedly an under-construction nuclear facility in the Deir-al-Zour province, about 450 km north-east of Damascus. The Netanyahu gambit While Israel’s attacks against Iranian targets in Syria, Lebanon, and Iraq have waxed and waned in recent years, it has come closest …

Iran warns to ‘decisively respond’ to any US attack as Biden vows to take 'revenge' of Jordan assault
11 months, 1 week ago

Iran warns to ‘decisively respond’ to any US attack as Biden vows to take 'revenge' of Jordan assault

India TV News  

Tehran: A day after US President Joe Biden vowed to take "revenge" following a deadly attack on American troops in Jordan, Iran, on Wednesday, threatened to “decisively respond” to any US attack on the Islamic Republic. A US Navy destroyer in the waterway shot down an anti-ship cruise missile launched by the Houthis late Tuesday, the latest attack targeting American …

Iran FM in Saudi Arabia, says relations ‘on the right track’
1 year, 4 months ago

Iran FM in Saudi Arabia, says relations ‘on the right track’

Al Jazeera  

The foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia and Iran meet as both counties seek to overcome past hostility and boost cooperation. Saudi Arabia and Iran are making progress on mending ties, Iran’s foreign minister has said after meeting with his counterpart in Riyadh, as the two regional heavyweights seek to overcome past hostility and boost cooperation. “Relations between Tehran and Saudi …

Saudi Arabia, US on high alert after warning of imminent Iranian attack
2 years, 2 months ago

Saudi Arabia, US on high alert after warning of imminent Iranian attack

Live Mint  

Saudi Arabia has shared intelligence with the U.S. warning of an imminent attack from Iran on targets in the kingdom, putting the American military and others in the Middle East on an elevated alert level, said Saudi and U.S. officials In response to the warning, Saudi Arabia, the U.S. and several other neighboring states have raised the level of alert …

Iran to attack Saudi Arabia within 48 hrs? Intel shared with US, says report
2 years, 2 months ago

Iran to attack Saudi Arabia within 48 hrs? Intel shared with US, says report

Live Mint  

The increasing tension between Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United States that also includes Russia waging war against Ukraine, has escalated to an extent that three officials have informed the United States that Iran might attack Saudi Arabia ‘soon or at least within the next 48 hours’, according to a report by AP. One of the officials who confirmed the …

Amid anti-hijab protests Iran may be planning attack, Saudi Arabia tells US
2 years, 2 months ago

Amid anti-hijab protests Iran may be planning attack, Saudi Arabia tells US

Hindustan Times  

The United States expressed concerns about threats from Iran against Saudi Arabia on Tuesday warning that it will not hesitate to respond if necessary. Earlier Wall Street Journal had reported that Saudi Arabia has shared intelligence with the United States warning of an imminent attack from Iran. The report also said that the planned attacks on Saudi Arabia are an …

US and Saudi Arabia concerned that Iran may be planning attack on energy infrastructure in Middle East
2 years, 2 months ago

US and Saudi Arabia concerned that Iran may be planning attack on energy infrastructure in Middle East

CNN  

CNN — United States and Saudi Arabia have shared intelligence with each other that indicates that Iran may be planning an imminent attack on energy infrastructure in the Middle East, particularly in Saudi Arabia, a US official tells CNN. He said that he was not aware of any public warnings issued through the embassy about a threat and confirmed that …

Iran, Saudi sides continue tension-easing talks in Baghdad
3 years, 3 months ago

Iran, Saudi sides continue tension-easing talks in Baghdad

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 Representatives from Iran and Saudi Arabia have held a new …

Iran’s new president sworn in amid stalled nuclear talks and hopes of Saudi detente
3 years, 5 months ago

Iran’s new president sworn in amid stalled nuclear talks and hopes of Saudi detente

CNN  

Tehran, Iran CNN — Ebrahim Raisi was inaugurated as Iran’s next president on Thursday, signaling the start of a new harder-line era that could herald major shifts in the Islamic Republic’s policies at home and abroad. After his swearing in ceremony, Raisi called for US sanctions to be lifted, saying that his government will “support any diplomatic plan that will …

FM says Iran ready for closer ties with rival Saudi Arabia
3 years, 7 months ago

FM says Iran ready for closer ties with rival Saudi Arabia

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 Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said his country is …

Iranian FM Zarif: ‘Iran does not seek a nuclear weapon’
3 years, 11 months ago

Iranian FM Zarif: ‘Iran does not seek a nuclear weapon’

Al Jazeera  

Iran foreign minister rejects US secretary of state’s reported comments that Tehran could be months away from nuclear weapon. Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has rejected allegations reportedly made by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken that Tehran could be months away from developing enough “fissile material” for a nuclear bomb. If we wanted to build a nuclear weapon, …

Adviser to Iran’s leader: US attack risks ‘full-fledged war’
4 years, 1 month ago

Adviser to Iran’s leader: US attack risks ‘full-fledged war’

Associated Press  

TEHRAN, Iran — An adviser to Iran’s supreme leader who is a possible 2021 presidential candidate is warning that any American attack on the Islamic Republic could set off a “full-fledged war” in the Mideast in the waning days of the Trump administration. That ruling said Iran’s ambassador to Syria at the time called “a member of the Iranian Revolutionary …

Looming war clouds in Iran
4 years, 11 months ago

Looming war clouds in Iran

The Hindu  

It is impossible to capture the magnitude of the resolve and tension within Iran now. Maximum pressure U.S. President Donald Trump, who personally authorised the assassinations of Soleimani and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, a leader of Iraq’s Popular Mobilisation Units, has executed a “maximum pressure” campaign against Iran since he came to office in 2017. When the U.S. government overthrew the …

Iran will go beyond missile strikes to avenge Soleimani
4 years, 11 months ago

Iran will go beyond missile strikes to avenge Soleimani

Al Jazeera  

And that will cause even more instability in the Middle East and beyond. In the Gulf, the escalation in the US-Iran confrontation has caused much anxiety, especially as last year Saudi Arabia and the UAE witnessed Iran’s military capabilities with the drone strikes on Aramco and the attacks on tankers near the Strait of Hormuz. After the assassination of Soleimani, …

Iran Warns US Against Any Retaliation Over Missile Attack At Iraq Military Bases
5 years ago

Iran Warns US Against Any Retaliation Over Missile Attack At Iraq Military Bases

ABP News  

Iran took & concluded proportionate measures in self-defense under Article 51 of UN Charter targeting base from which cowardly armed attack against our citizens & senior officials were launched. Iran’s Revolutionary Guard issued the warning via a statement carried by Iran’s state-run IRNA news agency. Iran on Wednesday said it launched tens of surface-to-surface missiles at Iraq’s Ain Assad air …

Pompeo again declines to present evidence of ‘imminent’ threat that led to strike against Iranian general
5 years ago

Pompeo again declines to present evidence of ‘imminent’ threat that led to strike against Iranian general

CNN  

Washington CNN — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday defended the basis for killing Iranian General Qasem Soleimani because of the threat of an imminent strike but declined to present any evidence, saying President Donald Trump’s decision was “entirely legal.” “There’s been much made about this question of intelligence and imminence,” Pompeo said at the State Department. On Tuesday, …

Iran’s Foreign Minister Javad Zarif accuses US of ‘state terrorism’
5 years ago

Iran’s Foreign Minister Javad Zarif accuses US of ‘state terrorism’

CNN  

Tehran, Iran CNN — Iran’s Foreign Minister Javad Zarif called US President Donald Trump’s decision to order the drone strike that killed the country’s top military commander an act of “state terrorism” in an interview with CNN Tuesday. Zarif said the Trump administration’s decision to abandon the nuclear deal Tehran negotiated with world powers and embrace hardline policies against Iran …

Soleimani killing: Iran’s Zarif vows response to US ‘act of war’
5 years ago

Soleimani killing: Iran’s Zarif vows response to US ‘act of war’

Al Jazeera  

Iran’s foreign minister tells Al Jazeera the US’s days in the region are ‘numbered’, pledges retaliation in due course. Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has warned the United States that its days in the region are “numbered”, describing the US assassination of a top Iranian military commander last week as “an act of war”. In an interview with Al …

US-Iran ties: Jaishankar discusses tense situation in Gulf with Pompeo, Zarif, voices India's concerns
5 years ago

US-Iran ties: Jaishankar discusses tense situation in Gulf with Pompeo, Zarif, voices India's concerns

India Today  

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday held telephonic conversations with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif, voicing India's concerns over the escalating tensions in the Gulf region after the killing of Iranian military commander Qasem Soleimani. Jaishankar also separately spoke with Omani Foreign Minister Yusuf Alawi and his UAE counterpart Sheikh Abdullah bin …

Trump administration warns Congress Iran could retaliate against US ‘within weeks’
5 years ago

Trump administration warns Congress Iran could retaliate against US ‘within weeks’

CNN  

Washington CNN — The Trump administration has warned members of Congress that Iran is expected to retaliate against the US “within weeks” for the strike that killed Qasem Soleimani even as they failed to convince some that the operation was merited due to an imminent threat against American lives. When asked whether there is now a risk to US safety …

"Clear example of terrorism": Iran denounces deadly U.S. bombings in Iraq and Syria
5 years ago

"Clear example of terrorism": Iran denounces deadly U.S. bombings in Iraq and Syria

Salon  

This article originally appeared at Common Dreams. Iran's foreign ministry on Monday condemned the Trump administration's deadly airstrikes in Iraq and Syria over the weekend as a "clear example of terrorism" and demanded that the U.S. end its occupation of the region. The Pentagon claimed Saturday's airstrikes were a "defensive" response to recent rocket attacks by Iraqi militia groups that …

Iran may be planning attacks on US interests: Pentagon chief
5 years ago

Iran may be planning attacks on US interests: Pentagon chief

Al Jazeera  

US Defense Secretary Esper says there are ‘indications’ Iran or groups it supports may be planning ‘additional attacks’. Iran or groups it supports may be planning further attacks on United States interests in the Middle East, and the US is prepared to take pre-emptive military action if it gets sufficient warning, Secretary of Defense Mark Esper said on Thursday. “There …

Saudi Arabia and Iran may finally be ready for rapprochement
5 years, 2 months ago

Saudi Arabia and Iran may finally be ready for rapprochement

Al Jazeera  

The October 11 attack on an Iranian oil tanker in Red Sea waters off the coast of Saudi Arabia stoked further friction in a region rattled by attacks on tankers and oil installations since May and increased fears of war between Riyadh and Tehran. The Saudi leadership cannot ignore the US president’s reluctance to take on Iran and his betrayal …

Iran’s Zarif: Either all Gulf states safe ‘or all deprived of it’
5 years, 3 months ago

Iran’s Zarif: Either all Gulf states safe ‘or all deprived of it’

Al Jazeera  

In opinion piece, Iranian foreign minister says countries in the Gulf region must work collectively for lasting peace. Either all the Gulf countries enjoy security “or they will all be deprived of it”, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said in an opinion piece for Kuwait-based Al Rai newspaper. Either everyone is safe or everyone is deprived of it.” …

Iran’s capacity to strike back should even make a politically desperate Trump think twice
5 years, 3 months ago

Iran’s capacity to strike back should even make a politically desperate Trump think twice

Salon  

On CBS’s “60 Minutes,” the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the architect of his kingdom’s brutal war on Yemen, suggested that a war against Iran would be a bad idea. It could, he said, lead to a “total collapse of the global economy.” The region that includes Saudi Arabia and Iran contains about a third of the world’s energy …

Military response to Iran is possible says Saudi Arabia minister
5 years, 3 months ago

Military response to Iran is possible says Saudi Arabia minister

India TV News  

Adel al-Jubeir, Saudi Arabia's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, has said that all options, including a military response, were open after the September 14 drone attacks on the Kingdom's two oil facilities, which it has blamed on Iran. On Wednesday, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told the UNGA that the US wanted "a peaceful resolution with the Islamic …

Stage set for US, Iran showdown at UN General Assembly
5 years, 3 months ago

Stage set for US, Iran showdown at UN General Assembly

Al Jazeera  

Security in the Middle East expected to dominate agenda as Trump and Rouhani address annual gathering of world leaders. Iran’s president, however, kept up the war of words on Monday suggesting the Saudi oil attack was being used as a pretext because the United States wants to “conquer the region”. It’s not set up.” Zarif told CNN that Rouhani was …

Iran vows ‘destruction of any aggressor’ as US moves troops to Saudi Arabia
5 years, 3 months ago

Iran vows ‘destruction of any aggressor’ as US moves troops to Saudi Arabia

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Iran has threatened “the …

Donald Trump says there are 'many options short of war' with Iran, after US accuses Tehran of 'unquestionably sponsoring' Saudi Arabia attacks
5 years, 3 months ago

Donald Trump says there are 'many options short of war' with Iran, after US accuses Tehran of 'unquestionably sponsoring' Saudi Arabia attacks

Firstpost  

Donald Trump said there were many options short of war with Iran after US ally Saudi Arabia displayed remnants of drones and missiles it said were used in a crippling attack on its oil sites that was ‘unquestionably Los Angeles/Jeddah: US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday there were many options short of war with Iran after US ally Saudi …

Iran: Zarif threatens ‘all-out war’ in case of military strike after Saudi oil attack
5 years, 3 months ago

Iran: Zarif threatens ‘all-out war’ in case of military strike after Saudi oil attack

CNN  

Tehran, Iran CNN — Iran’s foreign minister has warned of “all-out war” in the event of US or Saudi military strikes against his country, and questioned whether Saudi Arabia was prepared to fight “to the last American soldier.” Javad Zarif told CNN that Iran hoped to avoid conflict, adding that the country was willing to talk to its regional rivals …

Saudi oil attacks came from southwest Iran, says US official; Tehran denies involvement as Houthi rebels claim responsibility
5 years, 3 months ago

Saudi oil attacks came from southwest Iran, says US official; Tehran denies involvement as Houthi rebels claim responsibility

Firstpost  

The United States believes the attacks that crippled Saudi Arabian oil facilities last weekend originated in southwestern Iran, a US official told Reuters on Tuesday Washington/Dubai: The United States believes the attacks that crippled Saudi Arabian oil facilities last weekend originated in southwestern Iran, a US official told Reuters on Tuesday, an assessment that further increases tension in the Middle …

Iran's Supreme Leader: No Talks With U.S. At Any Level
5 years, 3 months ago

Iran's Supreme Leader: No Talks With U.S. At Any Level

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s supreme leader announced on Tuesday that “there will be no talks with the U.S. at any level” — remarks apparently meant to end all speculation about a possible U.S.-Iran meeting between the two countries’ presidents at the U.N. later this month. Khamenei said the U.S. wants to prove its “maximum pressure policy” against …

US not seeking war with any country: Donald Trump
5 years, 3 months ago

US not seeking war with any country: Donald Trump

India TV News  

US President Donald Trump has said that America was not seeking a war with any country amid tensions with Iran after Washington indicated that Tehran was behind the drone attacks on Saudi Arabian oil fields. I don't want war with anybody," Trump told reporters at the White House on Monday when asked if he wants war with Iran. When asked …

Donald Trump’s threat in response to drone attack on Saudi Arabia’s Aramco oil plant raises regional tensions with Iran
5 years, 3 months ago

Donald Trump’s threat in response to drone attack on Saudi Arabia’s Aramco oil plant raises regional tensions with Iran

Firstpost  

A weekend drone attack on Saudi Arabia that cut into global energy supplies and halved the kingdom’s oil production threatened Sunday to fuel a regional crisis, as the US released new evidence to back up its allegation that Iran was responsible for the assault amid heightened tensions over Tehran’s collapsing nuclear deal. Dubai: A weekend drone attack on Saudi Arabia …

US ready with evidence to back allegations claiming Iran's role behind Saudi drone attack
5 years, 3 months ago

US ready with evidence to back allegations claiming Iran's role behind Saudi drone attack

India Today  

A weekend drone attack on Saudi Arabia that cut into global energy supplies and halved the kingdom's oil production threatened Sunday to fuel a regional crisis, as the US released new evidence to back up its allegation that Iran was responsible for the assault amid heightened tensions over Tehran's collapsing nuclear deal. The US government produced satellite photos showing what …

Trump’s warning to Iran raises fears of war – and confusion
5 years, 3 months ago

Trump’s warning to Iran raises fears of war – and confusion

CNN  

Washington CNN — President Donald Trump’s amped up rhetoric that the US is “locked and loaded” sparked new fears of war with Iran but also confusion about his true intentions following an attack on a Saudi oil field that rocked global oil markets. But Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Thursday the President “has said he would sit down with Rouhani …

Iran Denies It Is Behind Attacks On Oil Plants In Saudi Arabia
5 years, 3 months ago

Iran Denies It Is Behind Attacks On Oil Plants In Saudi Arabia

NPR  

Iran Denies It Is Behind Attacks On Oil Plants In Saudi Arabia Enlarge this image toggle caption Planet Labs Inc./AP Planet Labs Inc./AP Updated at 11:30 p.m. ET Iran says it is not behind Saturday's attacks on oil plants in Saudi Arabia, denying accusations from Secretary of State Mike Pompeo that Tehran was responsible for "an unprecedented attack on the …

Pompeo blames Iran for drone attacks on Saudi oil field
5 years, 3 months ago

Pompeo blames Iran for drone attacks on Saudi oil field

CNN  

Washington CNN — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo pinned the blame on Iran for an attack at a Saudi oil field in a pair of tweets Saturday. — Secretary Pompeo September 14, 2019 “Tehran is behind nearly 100 attacks on Saudi Arabia while Rouhani and Zarif pretend to engage in diplomacy,” Pompeo tweeted, referencing Iran’s president Hassan Rouhani and foreign …

Iran’s foreign minister Javad Zarif says Tehran ‘will never start a war,’ but will defend itself
5 years, 5 months ago

Iran’s foreign minister Javad Zarif says Tehran ‘will never start a war,’ but will defend itself

CNN  

Washington CNN — Iran’s foreign minister said the US is waging war against his country through intensifying economic sanctions that make civilians “the primary targets,” but told CNN that his country “will never start a war” and that all parties should work to avoid one. ‘Economic terrorism’ Asked by Zakaria about the possibility of a war with the US, Zarif …

Javad Zarif: US holds off on sanctions on Iranian foreign minister
5 years, 5 months ago

Javad Zarif: US holds off on sanctions on Iranian foreign minister

CNN  

CNN — The United States will not impose sanctions on Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif – at least for the time being – two State Department officials confirmed to CNN Thursday. The move to spare Iran’s top diplomat comes weeks after Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told reporters that President Donald Trump had directed him to impose sanctions on Zarif. …

Short US-Iran war ‘an illusion’, Zarif tells Trump
5 years, 6 months ago

Short US-Iran war ‘an illusion’, Zarif tells Trump

Al Jazeera  

Iran’s foreign minister says US president is mistaken in thinking a war between two countries will be short-lived. Iran’s foreign minister has dismissed US President Donald Trump‘s claim that a war between their countries would be short-lived, as Washington sought NATO’s help to build an anti-Tehran coalition. Misconceptions endanger peace @realDonaldTrump: – Sanctions aren't alternative to war; they ARE war …

Iran says ‘idiotic’ new US sanctions shut doors of diplomacy
5 years, 6 months ago

Iran says ‘idiotic’ new US sanctions shut doors of diplomacy

India TV News  

Iran warned Tuesday that new U.S. sanctions targeting its supreme leader and other top officials meant “closing the doors of diplomacy” between Tehran and Washington amid heightened tensions, even as the country’s president derided the White House as being “afflicted by mental retardation.” President Hassan Rouhani went on to call the sanctions against Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei “outrageous and …

Pompeo arrives in Saudi Arabia as Iran threatens US drones
5 years, 6 months ago

Pompeo arrives in Saudi Arabia as Iran threatens US drones

India TV News  

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived Monday in Saudi Arabia in a hastily arranged visit amid mounting tensions between Washington and Tehran as Iran’s navy chief warned Iranian forces wouldn’t hesitate to shoot down more U.S. surveillance drones from their skies. Iran has decried the U.S. sanctions, which essentially bar Iran from selling its oil internationally, as “economic terrorism.” …

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