Posts Tagged: US and Iran
Pompeo Says US Seized Iranian Weapons on Way to Houthi Rebels in Yemen
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced on Wednesday that US and "partner" forces seized a boat in June carrying Iranian weapons to Houthi rebels in...
Pompeo Pushes UN Security Council to Extend Arms Embargo on Iran
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo pushed the UN Security Council on Tuesday to indefinitely extend an arms embargo on Iran before it expires in October, arguing...
Iran Issues Warrant for Trump Over Killing of Top General Soleimani
Iran has issued an arrest warrant for US President Donald Trump and 35 others over the killing of top general Qassem Soleimani and has asked Interpol...
France Confirms It Will Read Black Boxes of Ukrainian Jet Downed by Iran
France said on Friday it would download the black boxes from a Ukrainian airliner downed by an Iranian missile in January, easing a stand-off over where...
US Imposes Sanctions on Companies Operating in Iran’s Metals Sector
The United States on Thursday blacklisted four companies in Iran's metals sector, as well as one German and three Emirati subsidiaries of Iran's largest steelmaker that Washington...
US Warns Russia, China of UN Isolation if Iran Arms Ban Extension Blocked
Russia and China will be isolated at the United Nations if they continue down the "road to dystopia" by blocking a US bid to extend...
US Wants Face-to-Face Meeting With Iran on Prisoners
The United States would like a face-to-face meeting with Iran to discuss prisoner releases and it wants the UN Security Council to impose an indefinite arms embargo...
Iran Foreign Minister Challenges Trump to Return to Nuclear Deal
Seizing on Donald Trump’s conciliatory tone after Tehran released an American Navy veteran, Iran’s foreign minister challenged the US president on Friday to return to the...
American Detained in Iran Since 2018 Freed, on His Way Home
A US Navy veteran detained in Iran since 2018 was freed on Thursday and was on his way back home, President Donald Trump and his family said,...
Iranian Professor Jailed in US Returns Home: Report
An Iranian professor who was acquitted in the United States of stealing trade secrets arrived in Iran on Wednesday, Iranian media reported. Materials science professor Sirous...
Iran Says Nuclear Work Will Not Be Hurt by End of US Sanctions Waivers
A US decision to terminate sanctions waivers that have allowed foreign companies to do some work at Iranian nuclear sites will not affect Iran's nuclear program, Iran’s Atomic...
US to End Sanctions Waivers Allowing Some Work at Iran Nuclear Sites
The United States has decided to end sanctions waivers allowing Russian, Chinese and European firms to continue work at certain Iranian nuclear sites, an American official...
US Blacklists Iran’s Interior Minister Over Human Rights Abuses
The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on Iran's interior minister, accusing him of having a role in serious human rights abuse, including giving orders that...
After US Warning, Iran Says Its Navy Will Still Operate in Gulf
The Iranian navy will maintain regular missions in the Gulf, the ISNA news agency reported on Wednesday, a day after the United States warned mariners there...
