Posts Tagged: US and Iran
Militant Iran Taunts US on Islamic Revolution’s 40th Birthday
Hundreds of thousands of Iranians marched and some burned US flags to mark the Islamic Revolution's 40th anniversary on Monday as Tehran showed off ballistic missiles...
Has the US Intelligence Community Misread Iran’s Nuclear Program?
JNS.org - Donald Trump clashed with the intelligence community last week over the threats posed by Iran and North Korea, a position that has some...
Iraqi President Says Trump Did Not Ask Permission to ‘Watch Iran’
Iraqi President Barham Salih said on Monday that President Donald Trump did not ask Iraq's permission for US troops stationed there to "watch Iran." Speaking at a...
Iran’s Foreign Minister Says Deals With US ‘Not Worth the Ink’
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif chided the United States on Friday for saying it may leave an arms treaty with Russia, and said on...
US Sanctions Hit Iran-Backed Airlines, Fighters in Syria
The United States on Thursday targeted two Iran-backed foreign fighter militias in Syria and two airlines that help send weapons to Syria in fresh sanctions as...
Iran Satellite Launch, Which US Warned Against, Fails
Iran's bid to put a satellite into orbit, in defiance of US warnings, failed on Tuesday after the rocket carrying it did not reach escape...
Zarif Calls Upcoming Iran-Focused Summit in Poland a ‘Desperate Circus’
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif criticized Poland on Friday for jointly hosting a global summit with the United States focused on the Middle East,...
US Says Aware of Reports of Iran’s Detention of American Citizen
The US State Department said on Tuesday it was aware of reports of the detention of an American citizen held in Iran for more than six months,...
US Withdrawal From Syria Does Not Jeopardize Efforts to Counter Iran, Pompeo Says in Jordan
The US decision to withdraw troops from Syria will not jeopardize Washington's efforts to counter threats in the region, which come from Iran and Islamic State, Secretary...
Iran to Send Warships to the Atlantic, Closer to US Waters
The Iranian navy will send warships to deploy in the Atlantic from March, a top commander said on Friday, as the Islamic Republic seeks to increase...
US Secretary of State: Iran and Its Proxies Must Be Expelled From Syria
Any resolution to the ongoing conflict in Syria must include the removal of Iran and its proxies from the war-torn nation, US Secretary of State...
Iran Says Claims Full Control of Gulf, Says US Navy Does Not Belong There
Iran has full control of the Gulf and the US Navy does not belong there, the head of the navy of Iran's Revolutionary Guards, General Alireza Tangsiri,...
French Finance Minister: US Rejected Our Request for Iran Sanctions Exemptions
The United States has rejected a French request for waivers for its companies operating in Iran that Paris sought after President Donald Trump imposed sanctions on the...
US Diplomat Tells UN Security Council: Iran and Hezbollah at ‘Root of Violence’ in Middle East
The Iranian regime -- which “seeks political, military, and territorial advantage through the spread of violence and human misery” -- is one of the main...
