Posts Tagged: Iran US Sanctions
Iran Warns It Could Resume High-Level Uranium Enrichment in 5 Days if US Drops out of Nuclear Deal
JNS.org - Iran warned Tuesday that it is capable of resuming high-level uranium enrichment—up to 20 percent—within five days. This degree of enrichment can be...
Iranian Official: US Sanctions Were Created to Derail Nuclear Deal
The United States is undermining the Iran nuclear deal by imposing sanctions on the country, a ranking Iranian official said Thursday on state TV. "The main...
Iran Condemns ‘Worthless’ US Sanctions on Ballistic Missile Program
JNS.org - Iranian officials condemned fresh US sanctions against Iran’s ballistic missile program on Tuesday, calling the sanctions announcement “contemptible and worthless.” Iran “will reciprocate the move...
Iran Sanctions 15 US Companies for Alleged Collusion With Israel
JNS.org - Iran has imposed sanctions against 15 U.S. companies for their cooperation with Israel and alleged human rights violations, the Iranian state news agency...
US Says It Has Upheld Iran Deal; No Reason for Tehran Complaints
The United States has kept its side of a landmark nuclear deal with Iran, and Tehran has no reason to complain that Washington has not...
Khamenei Claims Iran Sanctions Only Lifted ‘on Paper’
Iran's Supreme Leader accused the United States on Wednesday of scaring businesses away from Tehran and undermining a deal to lift international sanctions. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei...
To Stop Iran’s Bomb, Bomb Iran
For years, experts worried that the Middle East would face an uncontrollable nuclear-arms race if Iran ever acquired weapons capability. Given the region's political, religious...
Iranian Foreign Minister: No Nuclear Deal Unless All Sanctions Immediately Lifted
JNS.org - Iran is insisting that all sanctions against the country be lifted immediately as part of any nuclear deal with world powers. "This is...
Obama Outlines ‘Very Real Difference’ With Netanyahu Over Iran Sanctions
NBC News - President Barack Obama on Monday cited his "very real difference" with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the issue of further sanctions...
Iran’s Weak Economy Increases Washington’s Leverage in Nuclear Talks, US Treasury Sanctions Czar Says
Wall Street Journal - Iran's economy is now fundamentally incapable of recovery without a nuclear accommodation with the West, increasing Washington's leverage in final negotiations...
Iran Threat – When Principle Trumps Protocol
Are there circumstances under which breaching diplomatic protocol is justified, even if it offends a friendly government? In recent days, Obama administration officials have loudly criticized...
US Imposes Sanctions on Nine New Iranian Targets
Reuters - The United States on Tuesday imposed sanctions on nine new targets, saying the entities and people targeted had supported Iran's efforts to avoid...
AIPAC Calls for Tougher Sanctions on Iran Amid Nuke Talks Extension
JNS.org - The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) has called on President Barack Obama and Congress to toughen and introduce new sanctions against...
