IRAN/NUCLEAR/OIL/SANCTIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s top security adviser on Monday [8-6-18] urged Iran to take up an offer of talks with the United States or suffer more pain from economic sanctions, but Iran’s president said Washington needed first to prove it can be trusted. Hours before revived U.S. sanctions were due to kick in, […]
Category: Iran
8/6/2018
HUMAN RIGHTS/IMMIGRATION/IRAN/NUKES/SANCTIONS/TRUMP EXECUTIVE ORDERS: “I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of America, in light of my decision on May 8, 2018, to cease the participation of the United States in the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action of July 14, 2015 (JCPOA), and to re-impose all sanctions lifted or waived in connection with […]
8/4/2018
ECONOMY/IRAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Iran, and it’s economy, is going very bad, and fast! I will meet, or not meet, it doesn’t matter – it is up to them!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 4, 2018 3:53 pm […]
8/2/2018
IRAN/MIKE POMPEO/NORTH KOREA/SANCTIONS/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Secretary of State Mike Pompeo began a tour of Southeast Asia on Thursday [8-2-18] with a plan to urge allied countries to maintain sanctions pressure against North Korea despite ongoing diplomatic efforts. North Korea and Iran are both expected to attend a summit of Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or Asean, […]
7/30/2018
IRAN/MIKE POMPEO/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump said he would be willing to meet with his Iranian counterpart without first demanding diplomatic concessions, the latest public overture involving nations he has also condemned and called a threat to American safety and economic security. The remark by Mr. Trump, in response to a question at a White […]
7/30/2018
IRAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TWITTER: “President Trump said he would be willing to meet with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani without conditions…The U.S. and Iranian leaders swapped taunts last week, escalating security concerns between the two nations when Mr. Rouhani warned the Trump administration against continuing hard-line policies against Iran…Mr. Trump responded with his own threat, posting on […]
7/30/2018
IRAN/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday [7-30-18] he would be willing to meet Iran’s leader without preconditions to discuss how to improve ties after he pulled the United States out of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, saying, ‘If they want to meet, we’ll meet’…No U.S. president has met with an Iranian […]
7/26/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/IRAN/NATIONAL SECURITY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Four days after President Trump’s stern warning via Twitter to Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, national security adviser John Bolton is scheduled to hold a meeting Thursday [7-26-18] of Pentagon and other top officials on the administration’s emerging strategy on Iran. The meeting, which follows Mr. Trump’s decision to withdraw from […]
7/24/2018
IRAN/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday [7-24-18] kept open the possibility of negotiating an agreement to denuclearize Iran, two days after he rattled his saber at the nation on Twitter…Iran on Monday [7-23-18] dismissed Trump’s angry warning that Tehran risked dire consequences ‘the like of which few throughout history have suffered […]
7/23/2018
IRAN/MIKE POMPEO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TWITTER: “President Trump’s vituperative tweet against Iran late on Sunday [7-22-18] showed his determination to use the same approach that he took to engineer a diplomatic breakthrough with North Korea. But Mr. Trump’s top advisers are far more united in their hostility to engaging with Iran, and Iran is far less likely […]
7/23/2018
IRAN/MICHAEL COHEN/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TWITTER: “President Donald Trump is lashing out in all directions as the fallout from his summit with Vladimir Putin becomes ever more toxic, the Russia investigation grinds on with no end in sight, and his frustration boils over on a lack of progress on North Korea. The tensions reached a new […]
7/23/2018
DEMS/IRAN/SANCTIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration opened the week with a volley of threats toward Iran, returning to a longstanding security concern as it works to convince other countries to join a renewed campaign of pressure and sanctions. President Donald Trump, in a Twitter message written in capital letters except for the address, ‘To Iranian […]
7/23/2018
IRAN/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump late Sunday [7-22-18] evening issued a booming warning to President Hassan Rouhani of Iran rendered in all caps — tweeting that the Middle Eastern leader ‘WILL SUFFER CONSEQUENCES’ if he threatens the United States…The post appeared to be in response to comments Rouhani made earlier in the day in […]
7/22/2018
IRAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “To Iranian President Rouhani: NEVER, EVER THREATEN THE UNITED STATES AGAIN OR YOU WILL SUFFER CONSEQUENCES THE LIKES OF WHICH FEW THROUGHOUT HISTORY HAVE EVER SUFFERED BEFORE. WE ARE NO LONGER A COUNTRY THAT WILL STAND FOR YOUR DEMENTED WORDS OF VIOLENCE & DEATH. BE CAUTIOUS!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 22, 2018 […]
7/16/2018
IRAN/OIL/SANCTIONS/STEVE MNUCHIN/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The United States in certain cases will consider waivers for countries that need more time to wind down imports of oil from Iran as it seeks to avoid disrupting global oil markets while reimposing sanctions against Tehran, U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said…Mnuchin spoke to reporters while en route from Mexico, where […]
7/10/2018
IRAN/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @realDonaldTrump: Iranian Harassment of U.S. Warships: 2015: 22 2016: 36 2017: 14 2018: 0 Source: @USNavy” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 10, 2018 4:03 am […]
7/8/2018
IRAN/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Iranian Harassment of U.S. Warships: 2015: 22 2016: 36 2017: 14 2018: 0 Source: @USNavy” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 8, 2018 3:29 pm […]
7/3/2018
IRAN/OBAMA ADMIN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Just out that the Obama Administration granted citizenship, during the terrible Iran Deal negotiation, to 2,500 Iranians – including to government officials. How big (and bad) is that?” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 3, 2018 7:03 am […]
7/2/2018
IRAN/OIL/SANCTIONS/STATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration is softening its earlier demand that countries like China, India and Turkey end all imports of Iranian oil by Nov. 4, as a top State Department official on Monday [7-2-18] said the United States would allow reduced oil flows, in certain cases…His announcement was a delicate attempt at reassuring […]
7/2/2018
IRAN/MILITARY/TERRORISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration is weighing whether to label a powerful arm of Iran’s military as a terrorist group, part of an effort to use every possible tool in the box to pressure Tehran. Senior current and former officials familiar with the matter tell CNN the White House is considering designating Iran’s powerful […]
7/2/2018
IRAN/OIL/SANCTIONS/STATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration will consider requests for waivers from economic sanctions against Iran on a ‘case-by-case’ basis, a senior State Department official said Monday [7-2-18], a step back from threats to insist on zero imports by a Nov. 4 deadline. Buyers of Iranian crude oil have been hoping for relief from U.S. […]
6/8/2018
IRAN/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “With the Trump administration’s controversial decision to withdraw from the nuclear deal with Iran, the confrontation between the U.S. and the Islamic Republic has entered a new stage. Many of America’s European allies fear that Donald Trump is retracing the path of George W. Bush toward war in the Middle East—this time […]
6/8/2018
DEMS/IRAN/NORTH KOREA/OBAMA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Obama, Schumer and Pelosi did NOTHING about North Korea, and now weak on Crime, High Tax Schumer is telling me what to do at the Summit the Dems could never set up. Schumer failed with North Korea and Iran, we don’t need his advice!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 8, 2018 5:06 […]
6/7/2018
IRAN/OBAMA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Obama Administration is now accused of trying to give Iran secret access to the financial system of the United States. This is totally illegal. Perhaps we could get the 13 Angry Democrats to divert some of their energy to this ‘matter’ (as Comey would call it). Investigate!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June […]
6/7/2018
IRAN/NUCLEAR/OIL/SAUDI ARABIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A day before U.S. President Donald Trump withdrew from the Iran nuclear deal, one of his senior officials phoned Saudi Arabia to ask the world’s largest oil exporter to help keep prices stable if the decision disrupted supply. Riyadh, Tehran’s arch rival, has long been a close Washington ally, but direct […]
6/6/2018
EU/IRAN/NUCLEAR/SANCTIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “In a letter to senior Trump administration officials, European foreign and finance leaders this week tacitly acknowledged that their efforts to preserve the West’s nuclear deal with Iran were failing. In the letter, sent on Monday [6-4-18] to the Treasury secretary, Steven Mnuchin, and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, the European leaders […]
6/4/2018
IRAN/NUCLEAR/SANCTIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Iran’s top leader says anyone who fires one missile at his country ‘will be hit by 10’ in response, but dismisses fears of war as ‘propaganda’ by the West. Tensions have soared since the Trump administration withdrew from the landmark 2015 nuclear accord and vowed to restore sanctions unless Iran meets a […]
5/25/2018
IRAN/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “…but complain and obstruct. They made only bad deals (Iran) and their so-called Trade Deals are the laughing stock of the world!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 25, 2018 6:13 pm […]
5/21/2018
IRAN/MIKE POMPEO/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Secretary of State Mike Pompeo used his first major policy address to deliver a hard-line speech on Monday [5-21-18], in which he demanded that Iran change just about everything regarding its behavior on the world stage. He insisted that Iran end all nuclear enrichment programs and close its heavy water reactor, […]
5/21/2018
IRAN/MIKE POMPEO/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration escalated its demands on Iran, putting Tehran on notice that any new nuclear deal would require it to stop enriching all uranium and halt its support for militant groups in the region. The administration’s demands were outlined in a speech on Monday [5-21-18] by Secretary of State Mike […]
5/21/2018
DEFENSE/IRAN/MIKE POMPEO/MILITARY/NUCLEAR/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The US will aim to ‘crush’ Iran with economic and military pressure unless it changes its behavior in the Middle East, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Monday [5-21-18]. Pompeo, unveiling the Trump administration’s new policy on Iran just weeks after President Donald Trump pulled out of the Iran nuclear deal, said […]
5/21/2018
GERMANY/IRAN/NUCLEAR/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “German companies are concerned that U.S. President Donald Trump is increasingly thinking only of America rather than just putting his country first, the head of Germany’s DIHK Chambers of Commerce told media. The United States has pulled out of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal and Germany has acknowledged it could be hard […]
5/16/2018
EU/FOREIGN POLICY/IRAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “’With friends like that, who needs enemies.’ That was how Donald Tusk, one of the European Union’s top officials, took President Trump to task on Wednesday [5-16-18], offering the latest look at how the Continent’s leaders are trying to come to terms with the United States’ shifting policy on issues like […]
5/15/2018
IRAN/SANCTIONS/TERRORISM/TREASURY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration designated the head of Iran’s central bank as a global terrorist on Tuesday [5-15-18] for funneling money to Hezbollah, placing further financial constraints on the nation a week after President Trump called for reimposing sanctions that were lifted as part of an Obama-era deal. The new designation is separate […]
5/14/2018
EU/IRAN/MIKE POMPEO/NUCLEAR/SANCTIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo spoke to German, French and British counterparts in recent days to discuss cooperation over Iran, a State Department spokeswoman said on Monday 5-14-18] a week after U.S. President Donald Trump withdrew from the Iran nuclear deal…The White House on Sunday [5-13-18] threatened to impose sanctions […]
5/14/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/IRAN/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Nobody said national-security policy was simple or easy. For proof, look at the current state of U.S. views on North Korea and Iran. At the moment, President Donald Trump has nice things to say about North Korea, which has built a nuclear weapon, has threatened to use it against the […]
5/13/2018
EU/IRAN/MIKE POMPEO/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “John R. Bolton, the national security adviser, said on Sunday [5-13-18] that European officials should have known that President Trump would withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal, despite months of negotiations to salvage the accord that they believed had brought them close to satisfying the president’s demands…Mr. Bolton’s remarks could […]
5/13/2018
IRAN/NUCLEAR/TRUMP PEOPLE: “While many hands gripped the sword that undercut the Iran nuclear deal, no one outside the Trump administration was a more persistent or effective critic than Mark Dubowitz, the chief executive of a hawkish Washington think tank. But rather than publicly celebrate President Trump’s decision Tuesday [5-8-18] to jettison the accord, he is […]
5/13/2018
IRAN/MIDDLE EAST/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Remember how badly Iran was behaving with the Iran Deal in place. They were trying to take over the Middle East by whatever means necessary. Now, that will not happen!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 13, 2018 3:11 pm […]
5/13/2018
IRAN/MILITARY/NUCLEAR/SPENDING/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump repeated a misleading claim about Iran’s military budget Saturday [5-12-18], saying it had increased by more than 40 percent since the negotiation of the Iran nuclear deal. ‘Iran’s Military Budget is up more than 40% since the Obama negotiated Nuclear Deal was reached…just another indicator that it was all […]
5/12/2018
IRAN/MILITARY/NUCLEAR/OBAMA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Iran’s Military Budget is up more than 40% since the Obama negotiated Nuclear Deal was reached…just another indicator that it was all a big lie. But not anymore!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 12, 2018 5:02 pm […]
5/11/2018
BRITAIN/IRAN/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Theresa May of the United Kingdom condemned recent suspected Iranian rocket attacks on Israel in a phone call on Friday [5-11-18], according to statements from both administrations. But only a U.K. readout of the call addressed May’s concerns about the United States’ withdrawal from the Iran […]
5/11/2018
CHINA/EU/FOREIGN POLICY/IRAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “It’s Donald Trump’s latest rebrand — global man of action. The President is taking his political chaos theory beyond America’s borders and racking up wins for his faithful political base. Positioning himself as a domineering global figure to shore up his standing back home, Trump is changing the subject from the […]
5/10/2018
IRAN/MIDDLE EAST/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump sent two private letters to Middle East allies in recent weeks complaining that the United States has spent too much money in the region and urging them to pick up more of the burden as part of a coalition to counter Iran’s influence, a person familiar with them said […]
5/10/2018
IRAN/JAMES MATTIS/NUCLEAR/RUDY GIULIANI/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Defense Secretary James Mattis may have come to terms with President Donald Trump’s decision to quit the Iran nuclear deal, but he suggested the administration is still grappling with how to define US policy on countering Tehran following public calls for regime change from national security adviser John Bolton […]
5/10/2018
IRAN/SANCTIONS/TREASURY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The U.S. Treasury Department on Thursday [5-10-18] levied sanctions against several Iranian firms, individuals and officials it said are operating an illegal currency-exchange network in the United Arab Emirates, and accused Iran’s central bank of being complicit in operations that funneled dollars into the country for Iran’s elite military unit, the Quds […]
5/10/2018
CHUCK SCHUMER/IRAN/JAMES COMEY/OBAMA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Senator Cryin’ Chuck Schumer fought hard against the Bad Iran Deal, even going at it with President Obama, & then Voted AGAINST it! Now he says I should not have terminated the deal – but he doesn’t really believe that! Same with Comey. Thought he was terrible until I fired […]
5/9/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/IRAN/IRAQ/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WAR: “Fifteen years after invading Iraq over weapons of mass destruction and ties to al Qaeda that both proved non-existent, the United States is again steering toward a possible confrontation with a Middle East power for suspected work on nuclear weapons and support for terrorism. U.S. President Donald Trump’s Iran policy sounds […]
5/9/2018
IRAN/NUCLEAR/SANCTIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump said on Wednesday [5-9-18] that he expects Iran to continue to comply with the terms of the 2015 deal that limits Tehran’s nuclear program, even as the United States violates it by reimposing what he called ‘among the strongest sanctions that we’ve ever put on a country…’ Beyond betting that […]
5/9/2018
IRAN/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Iran’s supreme leader chastised President Donald Trump on Wednesday [5-9-18] over his decision to pull America out of the 2015 nuclear deal, while lawmakers lit a paper U.S. flag on fire inside parliament, shouting, ‘Death to America!’ The government backlash reflected broad public anger in Iran over Trump’s decision, which threatens to […]
5/9/2018
IRAN/NUCLEAR/SANCTIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump warned Iran on Wednesday [5-9-18] against resuming its nuclear weapons program, a day after announcing that he was withdrawing the U.S. from the landmark Iran nuclear deal…The comments came a day after Trump announced he was withdrawing the U.S. from the accord with Iran, abruptly restoring harsh sanctions in […]
5/9/2018
ASIA/EU/IRAN/MIDDLE EAST/MIKE POMPEO/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/SANCTIONS/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Having returned from North Korea on Thursday [5-10-18], Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will embark on talks to persuade allies in Europe, the Middle East and Asia to press Iran to return to negotiations over its nuclear and missile programs, U.S. officials said. The open question is whether the allies, […]
5/9/2018
EU/FOREIGN POLICY/IRAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “It is by now a familiar, humiliating pattern. European leaders cajole, argue and beg, trying to persuade President Trump to change his mind on a vital issue for the trans-Atlantic alliance. Mr. Trump appears to enjoy the show, dangling them, before ultimately choosing not to listen. Instead, he demands compliance, seemingly […]
5/9/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/IRAN/NAFTA/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The relative caution that constrained President Trump for much of his first year in office has been cast aside, and an emboldened commander in chief is finally reshaping foreign policy to reflect the ‘America First’ philosophy he promised during his campaign. Having shed or sidelined some of the top advisers […]
5/9/2018
EU/IRAN/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “European leaders on Wednesday [5-9-18] began drawing up plans to preserve the Iran nuclear accord, in defiance of President Donald Trump’s Tuesday [5-8-18] decision to abandon what he called the ‘rotten’ agreement. The possible action includes legislation that would block Washington from punishing European companies that continue to do business with Iran. […]
5/9/2018
IRAN/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/SANCTIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump announced Tuesday [5-8-18] he is quitting the Iran nuclear deal, pitting him against the United States’ closest allies and leaving the future of Tehran’s nuclear ambitions in question…In announcing his long-telegraphed decision, Trump said he would initiate new sanctions on the regime, crippling the touchstone agreement negotiated by […]
5/9/2018
EU/FRANCE/IRAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Europe has a ‘limited opportunity’ to preserve the nuclear deal with Tehran, Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani told French President Emmanuel Macron in a phone call on Wednesday [5-9-19], according to the Iranian Students’ News Agency…Macron traveled to the United States in late April in an attempt to convince U.S. President Donald Trump […]
5/9/2018
IRAN/NORTH KOREA/OBAMA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “So much of the Trump presidency to this moment has been about undoing President Barack Obama. Announcing the US would leave the Iran nuclear deal, President Donald Trump was still more concerned with how badly he said it was negotiated than with what would come next. He called it flawed, horrible, […]
5/9/2018
IRAN/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Donald Trump’s exit from the Iran nuclear deal was one of the most significant moments of his presidency — and cemented a sharp turn in decades of US foreign policy orthodoxy. It also opened a new window into Trump’s political soul, showing his willingness to unleash the kind of chaos abroad he […]
5/8/2018
IRAN/ISRAEL/NUCLEAR/SANCTIONS/SAUDI ARABIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “For President Trump and two of the allies he values most — Israel and Saudi Arabia — the problem of the Iranian nuclear accord was not, primarily, about nuclear weapons. It was that the deal legitimized and normalized the clerical Iranian government, reopening it to the world economy with oil revenue […]
5/8/2018
IRAN/ISRAEL/NUCLEAR/SAUDI ARABIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “For President Trump and two of the allies he values most — Israel and Saudi Arabia — the problem of the Iranian nuclear accord was not, primarily, about nuclear weapons. It was that the deal legitimized and normalized Iran’s clerical government, reopening it to the world economy with oil revenue that […]
5/8/2018
IRAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Iran Deal is defective at its core. If we do nothing, we know what will happen. In just a short time, the world’s leading state sponsor of terror will be on the cusp of acquiring the world’s most dangerous weapons… https://t.co/58qwBLzxIH“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 8, 2018 5:11 pm […]
5/8/2018
IRAN/NUCLEAR/OIL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Oil prices settled lower on Tuesday [5-8-18], recovering some losses after President Donald Trump announced his decision to abandon the Iran nuclear deal. Light, sweet crude for June delivery settled down 2.4% at $69.06 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange, breaking a four-session winning streak. Brent, the global benchmark, fell […]
5/8/2018
IRAN/JOE BIDEN/NUCLEAR/OBAMA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Former President Barack Obama on Tuesday [5-8-18] criticized President Donald Trump’s decision to exit the Iran deal, a pillar of Obama’s legacy on foreign policy…Trump announced on Tuesday afternoon that he was withdrawing the US from the nuclear agreement with Iran and said he would impose new sanctions. In his statement […]
5/8/2018
EU/FRANCE/GERMANY/IRAN/SANCTIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “For months, leaders from France, Germany and the United Kingdom — key signatories to the six-nation negotiating group that brokered the 2015 Obama-era Iran deal — had tried to persuade US President Donald Trump to stay or renegotiate the deal. But on Tuesday [5-8-18] afternoon, it appeared those efforts were wasted, as […]
5/8/2018
IRAN/ISRAEL/MILITARY/SYRIA: “There are increasing concerns Iran is on the cusp of an attack against Israel, several US military officials told CNN. Intelligence is not clear on when an attack could come and what form it would take, they said, with one official noting that ‘if there is an attack it might not be immediately clear […]
5/8/2018
IRAN/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @WhiteHouse: “At the heart of the Iran deal was a giant fiction: that a murderous regime desired only a peaceful nuclear energy program.…’ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 8, 2018 3:33 pm […]
5/8/2018
IRAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @WhiteHouse: ‘Finally, I want to deliver a message to the long-suffering people of Iran. The people of America stand with you.’ https://…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 8, 2018 3:33 pm […]
5/8/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/IRAN/NUCLEAR/SANCTIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The U.S. is pulling out of the Iranian nuclear accord, President Donald Trump announced Tuesday [5-8-18], dismantling his predecessor’s signature foreign-policy achievement and bucking the wishes of key allies around the globe. Speaking in the Diplomatic Room of the White House, Mr. Trump delivered harsh words about the deal, calling it […]
5/8/2018
IRAN/NUCLEAR/SANCTIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump announced Tuesday [5-8-18] he is quitting the Iran nuclear deal, pitting him against the United States’ closest allies and leaving the future of Tehran’s nuclear ambitions in question. ‘It is clear to me that we cannot prevent an Iranian nuclear bomb under the decaying and rotten structure of the […]
5/8/2018
IRAN/NUKES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Iran could quickly ramp up its nuclear activities now that President Donald Trump pulled out of the 2015 international agreement designed to curtail them. But experts and former officials differ over how long Tehran would need to build a bomb. Some, pointing to Iran’s slow past progress and independent analyses, believe Iran […]
5/8/2018
IRAN/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Statement on the Iran Nuclear Deal: https://t.co/O3SpryCKkc“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 8, 2018 1:52 pm […]
5/8/2018
IRAN/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday [5-8-18] that Iran would remain committed to a multinational nuclear deal despite U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from the 2015 agreement designed to deny Tehran the ability to build nuclear weapons…The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) is the full name for the nuclear […]
5/8/2018
IRAN/NUCLEAR/POLL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Almost two-thirds of Americans — 63% — believe that the US should not withdraw from the agreement made with Iran to prevent the country from developing nuclear weapons. Only 29% believe the US should withdraw, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS. President Donald Trump is expected to announce Tuesday […]
5/7/2018
IRAN/NUCLEAR/OBAMA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “For years, opponents of the nuclear deal with Iran have accused Benjamin J. Rhodes, a top national security aide to President Barack Obama, of scheming to sell the diplomatic agreement on false pretenses to the American people. Now, just as President Trump appears likely to announce his decision to withdraw from the […]
5/7/2018
EU/IRAN/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump is expected to announce on Tuesday [5-7-18] that he is withdrawing the United States from the Iran nuclear deal, European diplomats said after concluding that they had failed to convince him that reneging on America’s commitment to the pact could cast the West into new confrontation with Tehran. If […]
5/7/2018
IRAN/SECRETARY OF STATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump took to Twitter on Monday [5-7-18] to condemn former Secretary of State John Kerry for engaging in ‘shadow diplomacy’ to try to preserve the Iran nuclear deal by holding meetings and speaking with major players, who, like Kerry, do not want Trump to withdraw the US from […]
5/7/2018
IRAN/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump said he would announce on Tuesday [5-8-18] his decision on whether to withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal, which he has repeatedly criticized. ‘I will be announcing my decision on the Iran Deal tomorrow from the White House at 2:00pm,’ Mr. Trump tweeted Monday [5-7-18] afternoon. Mr. Trump repeatedly […]
5/7/2018
IRAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The United States does not need John Kerry’s possibly illegal Shadow Diplomacy on the very badly negotiated Iran Deal. He was the one that created this MESS in the first place!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 7, 2018 9:08 am […]
5/3/2018
IRAN/ISRAEL/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Iran’s foreign minister took to YouTube on Thursday [5-3-18] to criticize President Donald Trump’s threat to withdraw from the nuclear deal, saying Iran will not ‘renegotiate or add onto’ the atomic accord. Mohammad Javad Zarif’s video, which was also posted to Trump’s favorite social media platform, Twitter, appeared to be taking his […]
5/2/2018
FRANCE/IRAN/MIDDLE EAST/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump has all but decided to withdraw from the 2015 Iran nuclear accord by May 12 but exactly how he will do so remains unclear, two White House officials and a source familiar with the administration’s internal debate said on Wednesday [5-2-18]. There is a chance Trump might […]
5/1/2018
EU/IRAN/ISRAEL/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration on Tuesday [5-1-18] embraced Israel’s claims that Iran entered a nuclear deal with the world’s major powers under false pretenses, a stark divergence from its European allies, who said the disclosures broke little new ground and reinforced, rather than weakened, the case for the 2015 deal. The administration echoed […]
5/1/2018
IRAN/MIKE POMPEO/NUCLEAR/STATE/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Incoming U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo promised to restore the State Department’s ‘swagger’ in his first address to employees on Monday [4-30-18] after a whirlwind tour of Israel, Saudi Arabia and Jordan over the weekend. Mr. Pompeo was greeted in the State Department’s packed lobby with lengthy applause and cries of […]
4/30/2018
IRAN/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday [4-30-18] that pulling out of the Iran nuclear deal would not have a negative impact on his upcoming nuclear talks with North Korea, and he said he would be open to negotiating a new nuclear accord with Tehran…Trump declined to say whether the United […]
4/27/2018
ANGELA MERKEL/EU/FRANCE/IRAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “This time, there were fewer hugs. President Donald Trump welcomed German Chancellor Angela Merkel to the White House on Friday [4-27-18] for a visit of less than three hours. He greeted Merkel outside the West Wing with a handshake and a kiss on each cheek, a traditional welcome but far short […]
4/26/2018
IRAN/OBAMA ADMIN: “Iran is a real problem for this country. The president made a horrible deal. When I say the president, I’m talking about past [Obama] administration made a horrible deal giving $150 billion, giving $1.8 billion in cash — in actual cash carried out in barrels and in boxes from airplanes. It’s inconceivable — […]
4/24/2018
FRANCE/IRAN/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump said Iran would have ‘big problems’ if the country restarts its nuclear program, as he hosted French President Emmanuel Macron, who has pushed for the U.S. to remain in the nuclear pact and Tuesday [4-24-18] floated the idea of an expanded deal…At a later news conference, Mr. Trump again […]
4/24/2018
FRANCE/IRAN/SYRIA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Having great meetings and discussions with my friend, President @EmmanuelMacron of France. We are in the midst of meetings on Iran, Syria and Trade. We will be holding a joint press conference shortly, here at the @WhiteHouse. ???? https://t.co/ju1FXhgjaD“ –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 24, 2018 11:43 am […]
4/24/2018
FRANCE/IRAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani exchanged threats over the Iran nuclear deal Tuesday [4-24-18], with Trump warning that Tehran will face ‘big problems’ if it restarts its nuclear program and Rouhani saying America will face ‘severe consequences’ if it abandons the agreement. Iran nuclear deal Tuesday, with Trump warning […]
4/23/2018
FRANCE/IRAN/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Emmanuel Macron of France was scheduled to arrive at the White House on Monday [4-23-18] on a mission to persuade President Trump not to scrap the multinational nuclear agreement with Iran, even as Tehran’s foreign minister warned that there was no alternative to the deal and ‘it is either all or […]
4/23/2018
FRANCE/IRAN/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump is deploying the full trappings of formal state entertaining for the first time on Monday [4-23-18] in the hopes an elaborate display of diplomacy can lead to a deeper bond with French President Emmanuel Macron. But beneath the pomp and circumstance the state visit will bring — streets lined […]
4/20/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/IRAN/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Iran may resume its nuclear activities ‘at a much greater speed’ if President Donald Trump moves forward with plans to pull the U.S. out of a landmark nuclear agreement and reimpose sanctions against the nation, Iran’s foreign minister said Friday [4-20-18]. Foreign Minister Javad Zarif told ‘Face the Nation’ host Margaret […]
4/18/2018
ANGELA MERKEL/EU/IRAN/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump will host German Chancellor Angela Merkel, one of two European leaders heading to Washington as he mulls the fate of the nuclear deal with Iran. Their April 27 meeting follows French President Emmanuel Macron’s stop in the U.S. capital. The agreement’s future may depend on the success of […]
4/18/2018
IRAN/MILITARY/RUSSIA/SENATE/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Lawmakers emerged from a classified administration briefing on Tuesday [4-17-18] expressing concern about administration policy on Syria and the legal justification for last week’s military strikes against the regime of Bashar al-Assad. ‘I am very unnerved by what I’m hearing and seeing,’ said Sen. Lindsey Graham, a South Carolina Republican… The administration […]
4/3/2018
IRAN/NATIONAL SECURITY/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Anticipating an unpredictable president’s next moves, U.S. officials have started actively planning for the likelihood that Donald Trump will announce next month that the U.S. is withdrawing from the Iran nuclear deal. But no one knows exactly what would happen next or how Iran would respond. Still, with less than […]
3/27/2018
IRAN/NATIONAL SECURITY/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A bipartisan group of more than 100 US national security experts — including nearly 50 retired military officers and more than 30 former ambassadors — is urging President Donald Trump to remain in the Iran nuclear deal as sources say it is becoming increasingly likely he will withdraw. The statement titled […]
3/27/2018
IRAN/NATIONAL SECURITY/NORTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Tuesday [3-27-18] he had no reservations or concerns about President Donald Trump’s incoming national security adviser, John Bolton, a hawk who has advocated using military force against North Korea and Iran. Mattis said he would meet Bolton for the first time later […]
3/23/2018
IRAN/NATIONAL SECURITY/NORTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump’s shakeup of his national security team adds to the burden on one man at the center of any decision about war and peace: Defense Secretary Jim Mattis. Long a champion of alliances and diplomacy, Mattis increasingly finds himself surrounded by policy hawks on issues from Iran […]
3/23/2018
IRAN/NATIONAL SECURITY/NORTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “In picking John Bolton as national security adviser, President Donald Trump appears to have found a longtime Washington hand who is in step with his views on major national-security issues, including objections to the Iran nuclear agreement, the need to stop North Korea’s nuclear program and an ‘America First’-driven […]
3/22/2018
IRAN/MCMASTER/NORTH KOREA/REX TILLERSON/RUSSIA/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump is replacing national security adviser H.R. McMaster with the former U.N. Ambassador John Bolton, injecting a hawkish foreign policy voice into his administration ahead of key decisions on Iran and North Korea. Trump tweeted Thursday [3-22-18] that McMaster has done ‘an outstanding job & will always remain my […]