All posts tagged "Iran"
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In surprise move, Iran’s Ahmadinejad to run for president
TEHRAN, Iran – Iran’s former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Wednesday stunned the country by unexpectedly filing to run in the May presidential election, contradicting a recommendation from the supreme leader to stay out of the race. Ahmadinejad’s...
- Posted April 12, 2017
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Trump yet to call UN atomic chief on Iran deal
Trump has signaled he wants to take a harder line on Iran than his predecessor Barack Obama
- Posted February 14, 2017
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Iran’s Top Leader Mocks ‘Newcomer’ Trump
Trump's administration said Iran was "on notice" over the missile test, and imposed new sanctions on more than two dozen Iranian companies and individuals
- Posted February 7, 2017
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Iranian researcher, others head to US as travel ban eases
Advocates in the U.S. are telling people to get on the earliest flights they can find
- Posted February 5, 2017
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US Hits 13 People, Dozen Companies in New Iran Sanctions
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Friday imposed sanctions on 13 people and a dozen companies in response to Iran’s recent ballistic missile test, increasing pressure on Tehran without directly undercutting a landmark nuclear deal with the...
- Posted February 3, 2017
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Analysis: US Setting Up a Confrontational Approach with Iran
Iran, however unpopular in Washington, is not a failed-state pushover
- Posted February 2, 2017
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Trump Puts Iran ‘On Notice’ After Ballistic Missile Test
Trump and his National Security Adviser, Michael Flynn, didn't elaborate on what retaliatory actions the U.S. could pursue
- Posted February 2, 2017
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Trump’s Refugee Clampdown Stops Iranian Path through Austria
Austria has shut its door to about 300 non-Muslim Iranians hoping to use the country as a way station before establishing new homes in the United States
- Posted January 27, 2017
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Syria Powerbrokers Endorse Cease-Fire Deal at Talks
The U.N. envoy, Staffan de Mistura, said Russia, Iran and Turkey would meet soon in Astana to lay the parameters for a mechanism to reinforce the truce
- Posted January 24, 2017
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Obama issues warning on 1st anniversary of Iran nuclear deal
President-elect Donald Trump, who takes office on Friday, vowed at times during the presidential campaign either to walk away from the deal or to renegotiate it
- Posted January 16, 2017