ASSASSINATION/IRAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WAR: “Trump says airstrike was ordered ‘to stop a war.’ President Trump said Friday afternoon that the airstrike that killed Maj. Gen. Qassim Suleimani, the powerful Iranian commander, was ordered ‘to stop a war’ and prevented attacks on Americans…Mr. Trump said the United States is not seeking regime change in Iran, but called […]
Category: Iran
1/2/2020
ASSASSINATION/IRAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s killing of one of Iran’s top military commanders means the elimination of a dangerous U.S. foe – but it also represents a risky escalation in a volatile feud that could backfire on U.S. personnel and allies in the Middle East and beyond. The Pentagon confirmed Thursday that Qassem Soleimani, […]
12/31/2019
IRAN/MIDDLE EAST/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WAR: “President Trump toughened his rhetoric toward Iran on Tuesday [12-31-19], saying the country would ‘be held fully responsible’ for the attack by Iraqi demonstrators on the United States Embassy compound in Baghdad, an assault that Mr. Trump said was directed by Tehran…The growing crisis has strained Mr. Trump’s aversion to war […]
12/31/2019
HOLIDAY/IRAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….Iran will be held fully responsible for lives lost, or damage incurred, at any of our facilities. They will pay a very BIG PRICE! This is not a Warning, it is a Threat. Happy New Year!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 31, 2019 4:19 pm […]
12/31/2019
IRAN/IRAQ/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “To those many millions of people in Iraq who want freedom and who don’t want to be dominated and controlled by Iran, this is your time!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 31, 2019 10:44 am […]
12/31/2019
IRAN/IRAQ/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Iran killed an American contractor, wounding many. We strongly responded, and always will. Now Iran is orchestrating an attack on the U.S. Embassy in Iraq. They will be held fully responsible. In addition, we expect Iraq to use its forces to protect the Embassy, and so notified!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 31, […]
12/12/2019
IRAN/LEGAL/PRISONER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Federal prosecutors have dropped criminal charges against two more individuals linked to a prisoner swap with Iran announced by the Trump administration on Saturday. An Atlanta-based federal judge on Wednesday [12-11-91] dismissed the sanctions-violation cases against scientists Mahboobe Ghaedi and Maryam Jazayeri. Both women were co-defendants in the prosecution of Masoud Soleimani, […]
12/11/2019
IRAN/MIKE POMPEO/SANCTIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced Wednesday [12-11-19] that the United States plans to impose new sanctions on Iran’s largest shipping company and a major airline for what he said were their roles in transporting material for the country’s ballistic missile and nuclear programs…He added that the sanctions on the shipping […]
12/7/2019
IRAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The United States will not rest until we bring every American wrongfully detained in Iran and around the world back home to their loved ones! https://t.co/2kWgJhvrtY“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 7, 2019 1:51 pm […]
12/3/2019
IRAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The United States of America supports the brave people of Iran who are protesting for their FREEDOM. We have under the Trump Administration, and always will!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 3, 2019 10:33 am […]
11/21/2019
IRAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….They want ZERO transparency, thinking the world will not find out the death and tragedy that the Iranian Regime is causing!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 21, 2019 12:54 pm […]
11/21/2019
IRAN/TECHNOLOGY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Iran has become so unstable that the regime has shut down their entire Internet System so that the Great Iranian people cannot talk about the tremendous violence taking place within the country….” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 21, 2019 12:54 pm […]
11/10/2019
FBI/IRAN/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “If Iran is able to turn over to the U.S. kidnapped former FBI Agent Robert A. Levinson, who has been missing in Iran for 12 years, it would be a very positive step. At the same time, upon information & belief, Iran is, & has been, enriching uranium. THAT WOULD BE A […]
11/4/2019
IRAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @IranIntl_Ar: #العراق: حرق جدار القنصلية الإيرانية في #كربلاء https://t.co/C4jZyZkDeC” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 4, 2019 12:19 am […]
11/4/2019
IRAN/IRAQ/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @arabnews: #BREAKING: Dozens of Iraqi demonstrators have stormed the Iranian consulate in #Karbala, lowering the flag and burning part o…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 4, 2019 12:18 am […]
10/11/2019
ARMS-WEAPONS/IRAN/MILITARY/SAUDI ARABIA/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The United States is sending about 3,000 additional troops to Saudi Arabia in the latest military response by the Trump administration after it accused Iran of attacks last month on Saudi oil facilities, the Pentagon said on Friday [10-11-19]. The move came only five days after President Trump said that his […]
9/30/2019
FOREIGN DIGNITARIES/FRANCE/IRAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The telephone line had been secretly set up. President Trump waited on the other end. All President Hassan Rouhani of Iran had to do was come out of his hotel suite and walk into a secure room where Mr. Trump’s voice would be piped in via speaker. Mr. Rouhani and his […]
9/27/2019
IRAN/SANCTIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Iran wanted me to lift the sanctions imposed on them in order to meet. I said, of course, NO!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 27, 2019 8:23 am […]
9/24/2019
IRAN/OIL/SAUDI ARABIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UN: “President Trump delivered a sharp nationalist message and assailed ‘globalists’ in remarks to the world’s leading international body on Tuesday [9-24-19], while stopping short of urging any specific action against Iran for a major attack on Saudi oil facilities that his administration has said was Tehran’s responsibility…The United Nations was founded […]
9/20/2019
IRAN/OIL/SANCTIONS/SAUDI ARABIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Friday [9-20-19] shared details of his administration’s newest sanctions on Iran, targeting the Islamic Republic’s national bank over Tehran’s alleged involvement in a series of drone attacks on Saudi oil facilities last weekend. Trump claimed they would be the ‘highest sanctions ever imposed on a country,’ telling […]
9/20/2019
DEFENSE/IRAN/MILITARY/OIL/SAUDI ARABIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump is sending a modest deployment of American troops to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, along with air and missile defense systems, in response to the attacks on Saudi oil facilities, which the administration blames on Iran. Defense Secretary Mark T. Esper called the decision, which came on […]
9/19/2019
IRAN/MIKE POMPEO/OIL/SAUDI ARABIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The United States said on Thursday [9-19-19] it was building a coalition to deter Iranian threats following a weekend attack on Saudi Arabian oil facilities. Iran has warned U.S. President Donald Trump against being dragged into a war in the Middle East and said it would meet any offensive action […]
9/18/2019
IRAN/NATIONAL SECURITY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “In the space of seven minutes on an airport tarmac on Wednesday [9-18-19], President Trump captured the thorny decision he faces as he once again straddles the edge of war and peace. One moment, he threatened to order ‘the ultimate option’ of a strike on Iran in retaliation for attacks on […]
9/18/2019
IRAN/IRAQ/MIDDLE EAST/MIKE POMPEO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “It took less than a day after major Saudi oil facilities came under attack this weekend for Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to blame Iran directly. The swiftness of the judgment raised eyebrows in Washington and around the world, triggering immediate comparisons to the run-up to the Iraq War in […]
9/18/2019
IRAN/SANCTIONS/TREASURY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I have just instructed the Secretary of the Treasury to substantially increase Sanctions on the country of Iran!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 18, 2019 7:53 am […]
9/17/2019
IRAN/MIKE POMPEO/MILITARY/SAUDI ARABIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump offered a reserved rebuttal to Sen. Lindsey Graham’s assertion that the administration’s response to Iran shooting down an American drone earlier this summer was viewed as ‘weakness,’ with the President calling his response ‘a sign of strength.’ Trump’s tweet was an unusual rebuke of a strong congressional […]
9/17/2019
IRAN/MIDDLE EAST/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “As President Donald Trump decides whether to strike Iran, the specter of his past military interventions is looming large over the choice before him now. Trump is reluctant to take military action in the Middle East because he wants to live up to his campaign vows to reduce foreign entanglements, according […]
9/16/2019
IRAN/SAUDI ARABIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Remember when Iran shot down a drone, saying knowingly that it was in their ‘airspace’ when, in fact, it was nowhere close. They stuck strongly to that story knowing that it was a very big lie. Now they say that they had nothing to do with the attack on Saudi Arabia. […]
9/15/2019
IRAN/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Fake News is saying that I am willing to meet with Iran, ‘No Conditions.’ That is an incorrect statement (as usual!).” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 15, 2019 6:02 pm […]
9/10/2019
DEMS/IRAN/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Next week, Democrats in Congress will have a golden opportunity to take a strong and principled stand against President Trump’s dangerous moves to resurrect the nuclear arms race. So far, Trump has set a treacherous course for U.S. nuclear policy. He is tearing down arms control treaties that were carefully constructed […]
9/2/2019
IRAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Iran acknowledged for the first time on Monday [9-2-19] that an explosion had occurred at a satellite launch site in the country’s north after images of the aftermath of the blast circulated last week. An Iranian government official said the explosion was caused by a technical error during a test launch. The […]
8/30/2019
IRAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The United States of America was not involved in the catastrophic accident during final launch preparations for the Safir SLV Launch at Semnan Launch Site One in Iran. I wish Iran best wishes and good luck in determining what happened at Site One. https://t.co/z0iDj2L0Y3” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 30, 2019 12:44 pm […]
8/29/2019
IRAN/MILITARY/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “In the power circles of Tehran, where ‘Death to America’ is regularly chanted, the idea has taken hold that Iran must eventually negotiate with President Trump, according to several people with knowledge of the shift. These people said Iran’s leadership had concluded that Mr. Trump could be re-elected and that the country […]
8/27/2019
FRANCE/IRAN/SANCTIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Hassan Rouhani of Iran said on Tuesday [8-27-19] that he would not sit down for a meeting with President Trump until Washington had lifted all of its economic sanctions against Iran. His comment came a day after President Emmanuel Macron of France said he would try to arrange a meeting between […]
8/23/2019
BRITAIN/G7/IRAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Britain is unlikely to alter its approach on Iran despite Prime Minister Boris Johnson meeting U.S. President Donald Trump, as the 2015 deal remains the best way to ensure Tehran does not get nuclear weapons, a British diplomatic source said on Friday [8-23-19]. ‘We are strong supporters of the JCPOA (Iran deal). […]
8/8/2019
FRANCE/G7/IRAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Thursday [8-8-19] accused French President Emmanuel Macron of sending ‘mixed signals’ to Iran amid an apparent diplomatic breakdown between Washington and Tehran…The president’s posts follow reports that Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has shared several phone conversations with Macron in recent weeks seeking to tamp down tensions with the […]
8/8/2019
FRANCE/IRAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Iran is in serious financial trouble. They want desperately to talk to the U.S., but are given mixed signals from all of those purporting to represent us, including President Macron of France….” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 8, 2019 12:51 pm […]
8/3/2019
IRAN/RELIGION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @RepMarkMeadows: Joining @VP condemning Iran’s reported punishment of Mahrokh Kanbari for practicing her Christian beliefs. America ca…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 3, 2019 7:23 am […]
8/2/2019
EU/IRAN/SANCTIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WAR: “George H.W. Bush led a coalition of some three dozen countries that kicked Saddam Hussein’s Iraq out of Kuwait in 1991. George W. Bush had his ‘coalition of the willing’ behind the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003. But so far, Donald Trump’s coalition to protect oil tankers from alleged Iranian aggression […]
8/1/2019
IRAN/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Retired Adm. William McRaven, a former Navy SEAL who led US Joint Special Operations Command from 2011 to 2014, said Thursday [8-1-19] that he has serious doubts about President Donald Trump’s claim that he called off retaliatory strikes on Iran at the last minute because that is when he learned there would […]
8/1/2019
CHINA/DEMS/IRAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “China, Iran & other foreign countries are looking at the Democrat Candidates and ‘drooling’ over the small prospect that they could be dealing with them in the not too distant future. They would be able to rip off our beloved USA like never before. With President Trump, NO WAY!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]
7/31/2019
IRAN/SANCTIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The United States on Wednesday [7-31-19] imposed sanctions on Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif, an extraordinary move that could vastly complicate President Donald Trump’s stated desire to launch new negotiations with Iran. The sanctions are sure to further escalate tensions between Washington and Tehran — strains that have grown since Trump pulled […]
7/31/2019
IRAN/SANCTIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration took the unusual step on Wednesday [7-31-19] of placing sanctions on Iran’s foreign minister, essentially cutting off the clearest avenue for talks with Iran by punishing the man who negotiated the 2015 nuclear agreement. Senior administration officials described the foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif — an American-educated diplomat who […]
7/29/2019
IRAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Just remember, the Iranians never won a war, but never lost a negotiation!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 29, 2019 3:40 pm […]
7/26/2019
FOREIGN POLICY/IRAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WAR: “This week President Donald Trump demonstrated one of the most consistent themes of his presidency — speak loudly but carry a very small stick. Talking about Afghanistan in his meeting with Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, Trump told reporters in the Oval Office ‘I could win that war in a week. […]
7/22/2019
CIA/IRAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Report of Iran capturing CIA spies is totally false. Zero truth. Just more lies and propaganda (like their shot down drone) put out by a Religious Regime that is Badly Failing and has no idea what to do. Their Economy is dead, and will get much worse. Iran is a total […]
7/19/2019
IRAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Iran’s most revered Revolutionary Guards commander says talking with President Trump would be admitting defeat. The country’s supreme leader has ruled out any dealings with Washington. But now, in a surprising split among Iranian hard-liners, some are expressing a different opinion: It’s time to sit down and resolve 40 years of animosity […]
7/19/2019
FOREIGN POLICY/IRAN/SANCTIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump confirmed Friday [7-19-19] that Sen. Rand Paul is involved in diplomatic talks with Iran, referring to the country as ‘nothing but trouble.’ The Kentucky Republican has long been an opponent of U.S. intervention in Iran. POLITICO reported earlier this week that he had asked for Trump’s blessing […]
7/18/2019
IRAN/MIDDLE EAST/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. forces downed an Iranian drone that approached a Navy warship in the Middle East on Thursday [7-18-19], stoking fears that the two countries will fall into a military confrontation even as they both seek diplomatic openings with each other. President Donald Trump said the unmanned aircraft ‘had closed into a […]
7/18/2019
FOREIGN POLICY/IRAN/NUCLEAR/SANCTIONS/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Iran’s foreign minister said on Thursday [7-18-19] that he was willing to meet with American senators to discuss possible ways out of the nuclear crisis with the Trump administration and, for the first time, floated an opening bid of modest steps that Tehran would be willing to take in return for […]
7/18/2019
IRAN/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The American military downed an Iranian drone in the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday [7-18-19] in what President Trump called an act of self-defense, just hours after Iran’s chief diplomat offered a modest road map for easing tensions with the United States. Officials said the uncrewed, relatively small drone came within 1,000 […]
7/17/2019
IRAN/NUCLEAR/OBAMA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Donald Trump has long trashed the 2015 Iran nuclear agreement as ‘the worst deal ever,’ a ‘disaster’ that didn’t cover nearly enough of the Islamist-led country’s nefarious behavior. In recent weeks, however, the president has indicated that the Barack Obama-era deal might not be so bad after all. Trump has repeatedly urged […]
7/11/2019
EU/IRAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “‘It seems that the Brits and the French and the Germans are coming around to the idea that the Iranians are up to no good!’ @BillHemmer @FoxNews” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 11, 2019 9:12 am […]
7/10/2019
IRAN/OBAMA/SANCTIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Iran has long been secretly ‘enriching,’ in total violation of the terrible 150 Billion Dollar deal made by John Kerry and the Obama Administration. Remember, that deal was to expire in a short number of years. Sanctions will soon be increased, substantially!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 10, 2019 9:14 am […]
7/7/2019
IRAN/NUCLEAR/OBAMA: “Iran better be careful because you enrich for one reason — and I won’t tell you what that reason is, but it’s no good. They better be careful… Iran is doing a lot of bad things. And remember this: The Obama agreement, which was the most foolish agreement that you’ll ever find — it […]
7/3/2019
IRAN/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Iran has just issued a New Warning. Rouhani says that they will Enrich Uranium to ‘any amount we want’ if there is no new Nuclear Deal. Be careful with the threats, Iran. They can come back to bite you like nobody has been bitten before!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 3, 2019 3:33 […]
7/3/2019
IRAN/MILITARY/NUCLEAR/SANCTIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Iran will begin as early as Sunday [7-7-19] to enrich uranium ‘in any amount that we want,’ President Hassan Rouhani said Wednesday [7-3-19], declaring that Tehran would exceed the levels specified under its 2015 accord with the United States and other global powers. Mr. Rouhani’s pledge to accelerate the country’s uranium enrichment […]
7/2/2019
IRAN/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Iran was violating the 150 Billion Dollar (plus 1.8 Billion Dollar in CASH) Nuclear Deal with the United States, and others who paid NOTHING, long before I became President – and they have now breached their stockpile limit. Not good!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 2, 2019 11:06 pm […]
7/2/2019
FOREIGN POLICY/IRAN/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “As President Donald Trump wrestled on the evening of June 20 with how to respond to Iran’s downing of a U.S. drone, Jack Keane was making his second appearance of the day on the Fox News Channel. Keane, a retired four-star Army general, said that Trump, who had speculated earlier […]
7/1/2019
IRAN/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Iran on Monday [7-1-19] violated a key provision of the 2015 international accord to restrict its nuclear program and signaled that it would soon breach another as it seeks more leverage in its escalating confrontation with the United States. International inspectors confirmed that Iran had exceeded a critical limit on how much […]
6/28/2019
IRAN/MILITARY/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “As the US crisis with Iran continues, carrying with it the frightening prospect of a possible military confrontation with Tehran, one question looms large. If Donald Trump can summit, negotiate and send self-described love letters to Kim Jong Un, one of the world’s last true authoritarians — a man whose country […]
6/28/2019
IRAN/MILITARY/OIL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump is pressing allies to join the United States in creating a fleet of warships to protect commercial oil tankers from attack by Iran in the Persian Gulf and nearby waters, despite alarm from some within the Pentagon that the mission could escalate into the kind of direct confrontation Mr. Trump […]
6/28/2019
IRAN/MILITARY/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Senate on Friday [6-28-19] voted down a bipartisan measure that would have required President Trump to get Congress’s permission before striking Iran, after Republicans balked at infringing on the president’s war-making powers at a time of escalating tensions with the Islamic republic. Mr. Trump has said he has the power to […]
6/27/2019
IRAN/NUCLEAR/SANCTIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump arrived at a gathering of world leaders Thursday [6-27-19] searching for support for a new deal to curtail an increasingly aggressive Iran. He’s not likely to find any. Not only do other countries still support a 2015 nuclear pact, they’re skeptical Trump can strike a better agreement within the […]
6/27/2019
IRAN/NATIONAL SECURITY/NUCLEAR/OBAMA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: ”For President Donald Trump, it’s déjà vu all over again on Iran. Iran’s expected breach on Thursday [6-27-19] of the uranium stockpile limits set by the 2015 nuclear deal is reviving a fierce debate within the Trump administration and on Capitol Hill about just how hard Trump should go to undermine […]
6/26/2019
IRAN/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif has responded to President Donald Trump’s recent threats to Tehran on Twitter, saying that the United States ‘is not in a position to obliterate Iran.’ Speaking exclusively to CNN a week after Iran downed a US military drone, Zarif said that US actions have been ‘confrontational’ and […]
6/25/2019
IRAN/NATIONAL SECURITY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE/WAR: “Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif accused U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton of plotting for war against Iran in a tweet on Tuesday [6-25-19]. ‘Wanna know why those with proven record of detesting diplomacy are suddenly interested in talks? Just read @AmbJohnBolton’s 2017 recipe for destroying the #JCPOA,’ Zarif […]
6/25/2019
IRAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….Iran’s very ignorant and insulting statement, put out today, only shows that they do not understand reality. Any attack by Iran on anything American will be met with great and overwhelming force. In some areas, overwhelming will mean obliteration. No more John Kerry & Obama!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 25, 2019 9:42 […]
6/25/2019
IRAN/TERRORISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….The wonderful Iranian people are suffering, and for no reason at all. Their leadership spends all of its money on Terror, and little on anything else. The U.S. has not forgotten Iran’s use of IED’s & EFP’s (bombs), which killed 2000 Americans, and wounded many more…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 25, 2019 […]
6/25/2019
IRAN/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Iran leadership doesn’t understand the words ‘nice’ or ‘compassion,’ they never have. Sadly, the thing they do understand is Strength and Power, and the USA is by far the most powerful Military Force in the world, with 1.5 Trillion Dollars invested over the last two years alone..” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 25, […]
6/25/2019
IRAN/MILITARY/SANCTIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump warned on Tuesday [6-25-19] that any attack Iran might carry out ‘on anything American’ would result in the ‘obliteration’ of parts of Iran, responding angrily to comments by President Hassan Rouhani that the White House was ‘mentally handicapped.’ The sudden exchange of threats and insults was at least a temporary […]
6/25/2019
IRAN/MILITARY/POLLS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Most voters agree with President Donald Trump’s decision to call off airstrikes in Iran last week, according to a new POLITICO/Morning Consult poll that also shows little public support for U.S. military action in the Persian Gulf. According to the poll, just over a third of voters, 36 percent, support military action […]
6/24/2019
IRAN/MILITARY/SANCTIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Monday [6-24-19] leveled new sanctions against Iranian leaders, intensifying the administration’s economic penalties on Tehran following a week of escalating tensions that nearly produced an American military strike against the Islamic Republic. Trump, flanked in the Oval Office by Vice President Mike Pence and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, […]
6/24/2019
ENERGY/IRAN/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….a dangerous journey. We don’t even need to be there in that the U.S. has just become (by far) the largest producer of Energy anywhere in the world! The U.S. request for Iran is very simple – No Nuclear Weapons and No Further Sponsoring of Terror!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 24, 2019 […]
6/24/2019
IMMIGRATION/IRAN/MIDDLE EAST/MILITARY/SANCTIONS/SECRETARY OF STATE/TERRORISM/TREASURY/TRUMP EXECUTIVE ORDERS: “I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of America, in order to take additional steps with respect to the national emergency declared in Executive Order 12957 of March 15, 1995, in light of the actions of the Government of Iran and Iranian-backed proxies, particularly those taken to […]
6/22/2019
IRAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I never called the strike against Iran ‘BACK,’ as people are incorrectly reporting, I just stopped it from going forward at this time!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 22, 2019 5:58 pm […]
6/22/2019
IRAN/NUCLEAR/OBAMA: “Look, Iran, right now, is an economic mess. They’re going through hell. The sanctions have hit them hard… All I want is no nuclear weapons. Under the horrible Obama deal, he gave them a $150 billion. He gave them $1.8 billion in cash. Think of that — in cash. Many planeloads of cash. He […]
6/22/2019
IRAN/SANCTIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….Sanctions come off Iran, and they become a productive and prosperous nation again – The sooner the better!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 22, 2019 1:56 pm […]
6/22/2019
IRAN/NUCLEAR/OBAMA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Iran cannot have Nuclear Weapons! Under the terrible Obama plan, they would have been on their way to Nuclear in a short number of years, and existing verification is not acceptable. We are putting major additional Sanctions on Iran on Monday. I look forward to the day that…..” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June […]
6/22/2019
ECONOMY/IRAN/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I am at Camp David working on many things, including Iran! We have a great Economy, Tariffs have been very helpful both with respect to the huge Dollars coming IN, & on helping to make good Trade Deals. The Dow heading to BEST June in 80 years! Stock Market BEST June in […]
6/21/2019
IRAN/OIL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Just weeks ago, U.S. energy giant ExxonMobil looked poised to move ahead with a $53 billion project to boost Iraq’s oil output at its southern fields, a milestone in the company’s ambitions to expand in the country. But now a combination of contractual wrangling and security concerns, heightened by escalating tensions between […]
6/21/2019
IRAN/MILITARY/SANCTIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “One day after coming within minutes of military strikes on Iran, the Trump administration has backed off its threat and is now weighing imposing additional sanctions against Tehran. But the US has not announced new sanctions yet, despite President Donald Trump’s false claim otherwise…This official cautioned, however, that the President has not […]
6/21/2019
IRAN/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday [6-21-19] he aborted a military strike to retaliate for Iran’s downing of an unmanned U.S. drone because it could have killed 150 people, and signaled he was open to talks with Tehran. An Iranian surface-to-air missile destroyed a U.S. Global Hawk surveillance drone on Thursday […]
6/21/2019
IRAN/MILITARY/NUCLEAR/OBAMA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “While tweeting details about his decision to abort a planned strike against Iran, Trump ridiculed the Iran nuclear deal and President Barack Obama while praising his own decision to leave the agreement. Here’s a closer look at some of the claims he made during his tweet thread. Trump wrote that through the […]
6/21/2019
IRAN/MILITARY/NORTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/VENEZUELA: “President Donald Trump has long talked a big game when it comes to standing up to U.S. adversaries. He’s threatened ‘fire and fury’ against North Korea, hinted at military action in Venezuela and warned that he could bring about the ‘official end of Iran.’ But, when faced with evidence of nefarious […]
6/21/2019
IRAN/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump’s decisions to order and then suddenly abort a military strike against Iran set off a debate across the region on Friday [6-21-19] over whether his stop at the brink amounted to his gravest threat yet or a sign of capitulation. Iranians, locked in an escalating standoff with Mr. Trump over […]
6/21/2019
GOP/IRAN/LIZ CHENEY/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump’s decision to pull back on a planned military strike against Iran has divided Republicans, pitting hawks who criticized his midoperation retreat against a noninterventionist wing that sided with most Democrats to praise it. The rift highlights a longstanding debate in the Republican Party over national security that has played […]
6/21/2019
IRAN/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump said Friday [6-21-19] morning that the United States military had been ‘cocked and loaded’ for a strike against Iran on Thursday night, but that he called it off with 10 minutes to spare when a general told him that 150 people would probably die in the attack. In a series […]
6/21/2019
IRAN/MILITARY/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….proportionate to shooting down an unmanned drone. I am in no hurry, our Military is rebuilt, new, and ready to go, by far the best in the world. Sanctions are biting & more added last night. Iran can NEVER have Nuclear Weapons, not against the USA, and not against the WORLD!” -Donald […]
6/21/2019
IRAN/NUCLEAR/OBAMA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Obama made a desperate and terrible deal with Iran – Gave them 150 Billion Dollars plus I.8 Billion Dollars in CASH! Iran was in big trouble and he bailed them out. Gave them a free path to Nuclear Weapons, and SOON. Instead of saying thank you, Iran yelled…..” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]
6/21/2019
IRAN/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….On Monday they shot down an unmanned drone flying in International Waters. We were cocked & loaded to retaliate last night on 3 different sights when I asked, how many will die. 150 people, sir, was the answer from a General. 10 minutes before the strike I stopped it, not….” –Donald Trump, […]
6/21/2019
DEMS/IRAN/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Democratic senators blasted President Donald Trump for escalating tensions with Iran late Thursday [6-20-19] after The New York Times reported Trump had authorized then backtracked on targeted strikes on the Islamic Republic. The president authorized the strikes against Iran after an unmanned American drone was shot down off the Iranian coast, with […]
6/20/2019
IRAN/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump approved military strikes on Friday against Iran in retaliation for the downing of an unmanned $130-million surveillance drone, but pulled back from launching the attacks, the New York Times said. Trump had initially approved strikes on a handful of targets such as radar and missile batteries, the paper […]
6/20/2019
IRAN/MILITARY/NATIONAL SECURITY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump and his national security adviser, John Bolton, are engaged in an ongoing debate about how to handle Iran, a senior White House official told CNN. Trump moved to ease tensions with Iran on Thursday morning after Tehran downed a US drone near the Persian Gulf. In doing […]
6/20/2019
IRAN/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump downplayed the dramatic escalation in tensions with Iran Thursday [6-20-19], after the downing of a US drone near the Persian Gulf sparked fears that tensions with Tehran could spill over into confrontation. Calling the shootdown ‘a new wrinkle, a new fly in the ointment,’ Trump told reporters in the […]
6/20/2019
DRONES/IRAN: “Iran made a big mistake [shooting down a US drone]. This drone was in international waters, clearly. We have it all documented. It’s documented scientifically, not just words. And they made a very bad mistake… And, fortunately, that drone was unarmed.. [I]t was over international waters; clearly over international waters. But we didn’t have […]
6/20/2019
IRAN/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WAR: “President Donald Trump warned Thursday [6-20-19] that Iran ‘made a very big mistake’ after its military claimed responsibility for shooting down an American drone, but appeared to suggest the incident would not immediately result in an armed conflict following a week of steadily escalating tensions…Iran’s Revolutionary Guard claimed it destroyed the drone […]
6/20/2019
IRAN/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump approved military strikes against Iran in retaliation for downing an American surveillance drone, but pulled back from launching them on Thursday [6-20-19] night after a day of escalating tensions. As late as 7 p.m., military and diplomatic officials were expecting a strike, after intense discussions and debate at the White […]
6/20/2019
IRAN/NUCLEAR/SANCTIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration has portrayed Iran’s recent moves, including its threat to resume stockpiling low-enriched uranium in violation of the nuclear agreement, as proof that Iran is an implacable rogue state, bent on acquiring nuclear weapons, that can be contained only through the threat of military force. Iran has indeed often acted […]
6/20/2019
IRAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Iran made a very big mistake!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 20, 2019 9:15 am […]