Posts Tagged: Brian Hook
Ex-Envoy Reportedly Leading Trump’s State Dept. Transition Indicates Return of ‘Maximum Pressure’ Against Iran
The man reportedly leading the transition team for the incoming Trump administration's State Department has indicated that US policy will return to a campaign of...
The FBI’s Counterterrorism Operations Against Iran’s Terrorist Sleeper Cells
JNS.org - The invisible but alarming threat of Iranian terrorist sleeper cells in the United States has become a major concern for the FBI and...
‘Wanted’: FBI Searching for Iranian Spy Allegedly Plotting to Assassinate US Officials
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is searching for an Iranian spy who is suspected of plotting to assassinate current and former US government...
US Iran Envoy Brian Hook Praised for ‘Historic Results’ in Countering Tehran as He Steps Down
US Special Representative for Iran Brian Hook is stepping down from his position, it was announced on Thursday. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a statement, "Special...
US Pushes Ahead With Bid to Extend International Arms Embargo on Iran
The United States is pushing ahead with its bid to extend an international arms embargo on Iran by way of a second draft UN Security Council resolution,...
‘We Can’t Afford to Wait’: Israel’s Netanyahu Urges Immediate ‘Snapback’ Sanctions on Iran
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday called for “snapback” sanctions to be implemented immediately on the Tehran regime due to its “provocations and violations.” “I...
US Warns Russia, China of UN Isolation if Iran Arms Ban Extension Blocked
Russia and China will be isolated at the United Nations if they continue down the "road to dystopia" by blocking a US bid to extend...
US Wants Face-to-Face Meeting With Iran on Prisoners
The United States would like a face-to-face meeting with Iran to discuss prisoner releases and it wants the UN Security Council to impose an indefinite arms embargo...
US Blacklists Five Iranian Officials for Impeding ‘Fair’ Elections
The United States on Thursday blacklisted five Iranian officials, accusing them of preventing free and fair elections, a day before a parliamentary vote seen as a...
Top US Official Urges Tehran Regime to Give Iranian People a ‘Real Choice’ in Parliamentary Elections
A top US official on Friday cast doubt on the legitimacy of the Iranian parliamentary elections set to be held next week. “The Iranian regime is...
Defense Secretary: US Military Has Enough Capability in Middle East for Now
US Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Friday he believed the US military had sufficient capability in the Middle East for now to deter conflict,...
US Says Iran May Have Killed More Than 1,000 in Recent Protests
Iranian security forces may have killed more than 1,000 people since protests over gasoline price hikes began in mid-November, US Special Representative for Iran Brian Hook said...
With Peace Plan Still Locked Away, Trump Envoy Kushner Visits Israel, Meets With Gantz and Netanyahu
US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner visited Israel on Monday, meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his top rivals, Benny...
Report: Israel and United Arab Emirates in Washington-Brokered Talks on Countering Iran
Israel and the United Arab Emirates are engaged in secret direct talks on how best to confront Iran, according to a leading US newspaper. The Wall...
