Posts Tagged: Trump and Iran
On Eve of Debate, Senator Warren Rips Trump on Iran
On the eve of the first Democratic presidential debate, US Senator Elizabeth Warren, rising in public opinion polls, slammed President Donald Trump’s posture toward Iran...
Trump Threatens ‘Obliteration’ as Iran Condemns Sanctions on Khamenei
US President Donald Trump threatened on Tuesday to obliterate parts of Iran if it attacked "anything American" after Tehran said the latest US sanctions had...
Iran Says US Sanctions on Khamenei Mean End of Diplomacy
New US sanctions against Iran's supreme leader and foreign minister have closed off diplomacy, Iran said on Tuesday, blaming the United States for abandoning the...
Trump Imposes New US Sanctions on Iran, Targeting Ayatollah Khamenei
US President Donald Trump targeted Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and other senior Iranian officials with new US sanctions on Monday, looking for a fresh blow to Iran's...
Iran Claims US Cyber Attacks Failed, Hints Talks Are Possible
Iran said on Monday US cyber attacks on its military had failed, while also hinting that it could be willing to discuss new concessions with Washington...
Policy Experts Split in Analysis of Trump’s Iran Strike Stand-Down
Top policy experts debated on Friday US President Donald Trump's decision the previous night to halt an attack against Iranian targets following the downing of...
Trump Says He Aborted Retaliatory Strike to Spare Iranian Lives
US President Donald Trump said on Friday he had aborted a military strike on Iran because such a response to Tehran's downing of an unmanned American surveillance...
Trump Warned Tehran a US attack Was Imminent, Called for Talks, Iranian Officials Say
Iranian officials told Reuters on Friday that Tehran had received a message from US President Donald Trump warning that a US attack on Iran was imminent but...
‘I Think Probably Iran Made a Mistake,’ Trump Says of Downing of US Surveillance Drone
US President Donald Trump played down Iran's downing of a US military surveillance drone on Thursday, saying he suspected it was shot by mistake and that...
Trump Says Iran ‘Made a Very Big Mistake’ by Shooting Down Drone
US President Donald Trump on Thursday said Iran made "a very big mistake" by shooting down a US military drone that Tehran said was on a spy...
Iran Says It Will Not Extend 60-Day Nuclear Deal Deadline
Iran said on Wednesday it would not give European powers more time beyond July 8 to save its nuclear deal by shielding it from US...
US to Seek Russian Support for Pushback Against Iran at Key Israel Meeting
The United States believes Russia may be more amenable than in the past to addressing American and Israeli concerns about Iran's influence, including in Syria, when...
Iran’s Khamenei: Tehran Will Not Abandon Its Missile Program
Iranian Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Tuesday that Tehran would not be "deceived" by US President Donald Trump’s offer of negotiations and would not give...
Iran Calls US Sanctions ‘Economic War,’ Says No Talks Until They Are Lifted
Iran called American sanctions "economic war" on Monday, and said there could be no talks with the United States until sanctions are lifted, a day...
