Posts Tagged: Iran US Relations
Pentagon Denies Iranian Claims of Confronting US Navy in Persian Gulf
Iran released footage over the weekend purporting to show its military forces harassing US Navy vessels and forcing multiple helicopters to make an emergency landing...
Iran Says US Move to Seize Oil Shipment Is ‘Act of Piracy’
Iran said on Monday that a US move this month to seize a cargo of oil on the grounds that it came from Tehran was an act of piracy,...
Top Iran Leader Posts Trump-Like Golfer Image, Vows Revenge
The Twitter account of Iran's Supreme Leader on Friday carried the image of a golfer resembling former President Donald Trump apparently being targeted by a drone, vowing revenge over the killing of a top Iranian general in a...
Khamenei Says Iran’s US Policy Not Affected by Who Wins Election
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Tuesday the US presidential election's result will not impact Tehran's policy towards Washington. "Our policy towards the United...
Exclusive: Shared Afghanistan Interests Create Opening for US-Iran Back Channel
Western intermediaries are trying to persuade arch foes Iran and the United States to cooperate on bolstering security in Afghanistan as US President Donald Trump...
IDF Raises Alert Status Following Spike in Iran-US Tensions
JNS.org - Israel’s defense establishment has heightened its military readiness and alert status in the wake of increased tensions between Tehran and Washington, according to...
Guards Chief Says Iran Will Resist, Defeat US Sanctions
The top commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guards, Major General Mohammad Ali Jafari, said on Sunday that Iran will resist and defeat a US "psychological war"...
Iran Plans to Respond in Kind if US Blocks Oil Exports
Iran will react with equal countermeasures if Washington tries to block its oil exports, the Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday, while the Islamic Republic's armed...
Iran’s Rouhani Warns Trump About ‘Mother of All Wars’
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Sunday cautioned US President Donald Trump about pursuing hostile policies against Tehran, saying "America should know ... war with Iran...
Iran Claims It Can Handle Fresh Sanctions, Amid Unrest Reports
President Hassan Rouhani promised Iranians on Tuesday the government would be able to handle the economic pressure of new US sanctions amid reports of a second...
Iran Pours to Scorn on Nuclear Talks, Dismisses ‘Tradesman’ Trump
Iran's president poured scorn on Wednesday on US and European discussions over Tehran's nuclear agreement, and dismissed Donald Trump as a "tradesman" who lacked the qualifications...
Iranian Official: John Bolton as US National Security Adviser ‘Shameful’
A senior Iranian official said on Sunday it was "shameful" that US President Donald Trump had named John Bolton as national security adviser because of...
Iran Warns US Against Imposing New Sanctions, Labeling Revolutionary Guards a Terrorist Group
Iran warned the United States against designating its Revolutionary Guards Corp as a terrorist group and said US regional military bases would be at risk...
Iran’s North Korean Path
Iran is reacting angrily to US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson's announcement on Tuesday, and to subsequent comments by US Defense Secretary James Mattis Wednesday,...
