Posts Tagged: US Iran policy
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...
Britain Says Shares Same Assessment of Iran Threat as US
Britain agrees with the United States that Iran poses a heightened threat and will work closely with its ally, Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt said on Thursday. Hunt said...
Iran Halts Some Commitments Under Nuclear Deal
Iran has officially stopped some commitments under a 2015 nuclear deal with world powers following an order from its national security council, an informed official in...
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...
Europeans Reject ‘Ultimatums’ From Iran as It Eases Nuclear Curbs
European countries said on Thursday they wanted to preserve Iran's nuclear deal and rejected "ultimatums" from Tehran, after Iran scaled back curbs on its nuclear program and threatened...
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...
Iran Dismisses US Deployment of Carrier, Bombers to Middle East as ‘Psychological Warfare’
Iran's top security body dismissed as "psychological warfare" a US announcement that a carrier strike group and bombers are being sent to the Middle East...
Iran Says It Will Keep Exporting Oil Despite US Pressure
Iran will continue to export oil despite US pressure aimed at reducing the country's crude shipments to zero, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday. "America's decision that Iran's...
Dispute Flares Among US Officials Over Trump Administration Iran Arms Control Report
A new Trump administration report on international compliance with arms control accords provoked a dispute with US intelligence agencies and some State Department officials concerned...
US Officially Designates Iran’s Revolutionary Guards a Terrorist Group
The United States officially designated Iran's elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a foreign terrorist organization, according to a notice published in the US Federal Register...
Report: White House Asked for Options to Strike Iran Last Year
The White House's national security team last fall asked the Pentagon to provide it with options for striking Iran after a group of militants aligned with Tehran...
