Posts Tagged: US Iran
US Navy Ship Fires Warning Shots After Close Encounter With Iranian Vessels
A US military ship fired warning shots after three vessels from Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) came close to it and another American...
The US, Iran, and Constructive Diplomacy Vs. Self-Deceptive Diplomacy
Diplomacy can be either constructive or self-deceptive. Self-deception occurs when the more democratic party succumbs to the illusion that hostility is rooted in historical mistrust...
Amid Anti-Regime Protests, Iranians Repeatedly Refuse to Trample American, Israeli Flags
Video and photo evidence coming out of Iran shows multiple crowds refusing to walk on American and Israeli flags amid protests against the Islamic Republic's...
US General Says Will Ensure Necessary Resources to Counter Iran
US Central Command chief General Kenneth McKenzie said on Saturday the United States would deploy the necessary resources to counter any dangerous actions by Iran, Sky News Arabia reported. "We're gonna continue to reach out...
Iran Experts: West Can ‘Do a Lot’ to Help Anti-Regime Protesters
The West can and should aid the anti-regime protest movement in Iran, and Israel and its formal and informal Arab allies are working toward this...
Top Iranian Official Denounces UN Nuclear Watchdog Chief Yukiya Amano, Confirms Tehran Will Not Open Military Sites to International Inspection
A senior adviser to Iran's Supreme Leader has fiercely denounced Yukiya Amano – the head of the UN's nuclear monitoring body, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) – for...
The US-Iran Syndrome: Leverage or Squander?
Western leaders tend to sacrifice long-term, complex national security strategic goals on the altar of short-term, easily-grasped tactical gain -- a strategy resulting from the realities of...
CIA Names New Iran Chief in Sign of Trump Administration’s Hard Line
He is known as the Dark Prince or Ayatollah Mike, nicknames he earned as the Central Intelligence Agency officer who oversaw the hunt for Osama...
Israeli Intelligence Minister Urges Formal US-Israel Understanding Over Iranian Threat, Calls for Recognition of Jewish State’s Sovereignty in Golan
Israel's intelligence minister has called for a new US-Israeli security understanding over the extensive presence in Syria of Iranian forces. Israel Katz, Israel's Minister for Transportation...
Report: Obama Whitewashed Terror, Nuclear Proliferation Ties of Iranian ‘Businessmen’ He Freed
When President Barack Obama announced the “one-time gesture” of releasing Iranian-born prisoners who “were not charged with terrorism or any violent offenses” last year, his...
Report: Iran Parliament Chief Says US Interpretation of Iran Deal is ‘Unacceptable’
Ali Larijani, Iran's Parliament speaker, rejected the U.S. reading of the nuclear deal between Iran and world powers, particularly regarding sanctions, NPR reported on Wednesday. Speaking to NPR...
On Twitter, Iran’s Ayatollah Khamenei Admits to Being the Head of the Serpent Whose Tail is Hamas in Gaza
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei admitted to providing support for Hamas in Gaza, in a series of hateful tweets against Israel on Sunday and Monday. Iran's...
As U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee Probes Tehran’s Global Terror Ties, Focus on Iranian Provenance of Hamas Missiles
The U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee on Wednesday began a hearing, entitled 'Iran's Destabilizing Role in the Middle East,' where experts fingered Iran for supplying...
Chairman of House Foreign Affairs Committee Royce Questions Kerry Over Reported Iran-Russia Sanctions-Busting Oil-for-Goods Deal
Ed Royce, Chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee, on Monday sent a formal letter to U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry...
