Posts Tagged: Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA)
UK Announces New Iran Sanctions Regime in Response to 15 Kidnapping, Assassination Plots
UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly on Thursday announced plans for sweeping new powers to sanction the Iranian government in response to what he said were...
Iran Confirms ‘Exchange of Messages’ With US Over Nuclear Deal
Iran’s Foreign Ministry on Monday confirmed that the US and Iran continue to have an “exchange of messages” over the possible return to the Iran...
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,...
Mideast Analysts: In Trump Era, Iranian Regime Feeling ‘Besieged and Under an Emerging Existential Threat’
Since US President Donald Trump took office two months ago, the Iranian regime has been feeling “besieged and under an emerging existential threat,” three Mideast...
Proliferation Expert: Trump Administration Should Keep Close Eye on Potential Iran-North Korea Nuclear Cooperation
Paying attention to any potential nuclear cooperation between Iran and North Korea should be a priority for the Trump administration, a proliferation expert told The...
Top Tehran Regime Official: Trump Less Flexible Than Obama Regarding Iran, We Must Not Show Weakness
US President Donald Trump is not as flexible as his predecessor Barack Obama was regarding Iran, a top Tehran regime official said this week, the...
Top Tehran Regime Official: Iran Can Force Trump to Abide by Nuclear Deal
Iran has the power to compel the Trump administration to abide by the July 2015 nuclear deal, a top Tehran regime official asserted on Wednesday,...
Ex-Top Israeli Official: Iran ‘Far More Dangerous’ Post-Nuclear Deal, Seeks ‘Continuing Conflict and Escalation’
Rather than becoming more moderate -- as promised by the Obama administration during its marketing of the July 2015 Iran nuclear deal -- the Iranian...
Middle East Experts: Trump’s Promise to Israel That Iran Won’t Be Allowed to Get ‘Nuclear Weapons Capability’ Could Indicate Shift in US Policy
The Trump administration’s promise to Israel this week that Iran will not be allowed to get “nuclear weapons capability” could indicate a US policy shift vis-à-vis...
Former CIA Chief: Iran Might Be ‘Relatively Short Time Away’ From Having Nuclear Weapon
Tehran might be a “relatively short time away” from having a nuclear weapon, a former CIA chief said on Monday. “Iran is a very serious problem already...
Senator: US Should Designate Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps as a Terrorist Organization
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) should be designated as a foreign terrorist organization, a Republican member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee said on...
Ex-Top Israeli Official: Iran Nuclear Deal ‘Like Carton of Milk That Will Go Sour at Definite Future Date’
A decade from now, Iran will be able to enrich uranium “in any quantity that it wants,” a former top Israeli diplomatic official warned on...
Iran Experts: Recent Tough Talk by Top Tehran Regime Officials Reflects Islamic Republic’s ‘Trepidation’ in Trump Era
Recent tough talk by top Iranian officials reflects the regime’s concerns about the future of the nuclear deal in the Trump era, two experts on...
Iranian Atomic Energy Chief: If Trump Rips Up Nuclear Deal, We Will ‘Snap Back’ and Be In Better Position Than Before
If newly inaugurated US President Donald Trump nixes the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), Iran’s nuclear program will “snap back” and be better off...
