Posts Tagged: Trump and Iran
Report: Ex-Obama Administration Officials Urge Iran, ‘Don’t Take Trump’s Bait’
Amid heightened recent tensions between the US and Iran, a number of former Obama administration officials have been advising the Tehran regime to avoid escalation...
Iranian Foreign Ministry Sees No Prospect of Negotiations With US
Iran sees no prospect of negotiations with the United States, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Tuesday, a day after US President Donald Trump said a...
Trump Says New Iran Nuclear Deal Possible, Not Seeking Regime Change
US President Donald Trump said on Monday a deal with Iran on its nuclear program was possible, crediting economic sanctions for curbing activities Washington has said are...
US Deploys More Troops to Middle East, Blames Iran for Tanker Attacks
The United States on Friday announced the deployment of 1,500 troops to the Middle East, describing it as an effort to bolster defenses against Iran as it...
Amid Heightened Tensions With Iran, Trump Says He Will Send 1,500 Troops to Middle East
US President Donald Trump said on Friday he will send about 1,500 American troops to the Middle East, mostly as a protective measure, amid heightened tensions with...
Report: Japan PM Abe Mulling Visit to Iran as Early as Mid-June
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is considering a visit to Iran as early as mid-June, NHK national television said on Friday, the first such trip in four...
Trump: US Will Respond With ‘Great Force’ if Iran Attacks Interests
President Donald Trump warned on Monday Iran would be met with "great force" if it attacked US interests in the Middle East, and government sources said Washington...
Defiant Iran Says It Can ‘Easily’ Hit US Ships, Works to Counter Sanctions
Iran said on Friday it could "easily" hit US warships in the Gulf, the latest in days of saber rattling between Washington and Tehran, while...
Trump Says He Hopes US Not Going to War With Iran
President Donald Trump said on Thursday he hoped the United States was not heading to war with Iran as he prepared to meet with Switzerland President Ueli...
Trump Denies US Plan to Send 120,000 Troops to Counter Iran Threat
President Donald Trump on Tuesday denied a New York Times report that US officials were discussing a military plan to send up to 120,000 troops...
Britain Warns of Iran-US Conflict, EU Officials to Meet With Pompeo
Iran and the United States could trigger a conflict by accident in an already unstable Gulf region, Britain's foreign minister said on Monday, urging a period...
Eyeing Iran, US Sending More Patriot Missiles to Middle East
Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan has approved a new deployment of Patriot missiles to the Middle East, an American official told Reuters on Friday, in...
One Year After Withdrawal From Iran Nuclear Deal, Pompeo Hails US-Led Drive Against Tehran Regime
The first anniversary of the US withdrawal from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal was marked this week with blistering rhetoric against the Tehran regime from the...
Trump Slaps Fresh Set of Sanctions on Iran as ‘Maximum Pressure Campaign’ Ratchets Up
US President Donald Trump imposed a fresh set of sanctions on the Tehran regime on Wednesday, targeting Iran’s iron, steel, aluminum and cooper sectors. The move...
