Trump’s latest Iran gambit is a risky contradiction
War On The Rocks | Philip H. Gordon: “My policy on cake is pro having it and pro eating it,” quipped then…
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Trump’s dangerously wrong about destroying Iranian speedboats
Bloomberg | James Stavridis: Trump’s tweet about destroying them for harassment risks turning a tense situation into a war. President Donald Trump…
To impose further sanctions on Iran, the US rewrites history and engages in semantic gymnastics
RT | Scott Ritter: On May 8, 2018, President Trump withdrew from the Iran Nuclear deal. In an effort to enact crippling…
Sources: Most of US House wants Trump to shift Iran tactics at UN
Reuters | Patricia Zengerle: Nearly 90% of U.S. House of Representatives members have signed a letter urging the Trump administration to change the…
Iranian General dismisses Trump’s threat, warns US of hard slap in face
Tasnim – A senior spokesman for the General Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces shrugged off the US president’s recent comments about…
Joining up the dots shows the true depths of Trump’s dangerous narcissistic pathology
Euronews | Ian Hughes: There has only been one headline worth printing since Donald Trump was elected president. That headline is “Donald…
‘Trump only wants to look strong & raise oil prices by threatening to shoot at Iranian gunboats’
RT – Neither Washington nor Tehran are looking for war, and Trump ordering the US Navy to destroy “harassing” Iranian vessels was…
Oil rebounds after Trump signals fresh Iran tensions
The Wall Street Journal | David Hodari and Caitlin Ostroff: The recent fall in the value of oil has reverberated across energy…
Trump retweets praise from fake anti-Iran account run by MKO: The Intercept
Press TV – US President Donald Trump has retweeted a post in praise of his belligerent anti-Iran policy from a fake account apparently…
US Trump reacts to Iran’s military satellite launch into space
MNA – In a reaction to the launch of Iran’s first military satellite into space, US President Donald Trump on Wed. said…
Iran’s Military Spokesman: US better to save forces from coronavirus instead of threatening others
FNA – Spokesman for the Iranian Armed Forces Brigadier General Abolfazl Shekarchi blasted Washington for threatening Iran, saying that the US should…
Trump’s support for rallies against virus lockdown shows US in disarray: Rouhani
Press TV – Iran’s president says the recent expression of support by his US counterpart for street protests against virus-related restrictions introduced…
Trump to US Army: Shoot any, all Iranian gunboats if they harass American ships
MNA – In a tweet on Wednesday, US President Trump announced that he has instructed the American navy to shoot down all…
Trump would be willing to give coronavirus aid to Iran if asked
Reuters – U.S. President Donald Trump said Sunday he would be willing to provide aid to Iran to help deal with the…
US should stop interfering in affairs of other nations: Zarif
MNA – In reaction to Donald Trump’s remark, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said that the US should stop interfering in…
How embargo on transfer of funds into Iran is hurting Iranians abroad
Iran Review – Over the past 40 years, American imperialism has made life incredibly rough for those in the Middle East. If…
Iran condemns Trump’s halt of WHO funding
Al-Monitor – Blasting what he called a “shameful” decision, Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif compared the US pause in World Health…
100 days later: Who won the war?
MNA | Mahdi Azizi: The assassination of Lt. Gen. Qasem Soleimani and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, which was carried out 100 days ago in…
Coronavirus: Key US senator urges Trump to approve Iran’s IMF loan request
Middle East Eye – Dianne Feinstein says it is in interest of United States to help Iran contain disease A senior Democratic…
Separated Iranian families have been in self-isolation for years
Foreign Policy | SAEED JALILI, FOROUGH ALAEI: When Peyman celebrated his wife’s birthday in his apartment in Tehran on Nov. 13, 2018, he…
Trump’s sanctions are losing their bite
Bloomberg | James Gibney: In his three years in office, President Donald Trump has placed more people under sanctions than he has…
Trump’s demands of Iran show moral bankruptcy of US under him: Scholar
Press TV – Donald Trump’s demand that Iran grovel before him and plead for aid shows the moral bankruptcy of the United…
How Trump sanctions on Iran will worsen the pandemic
The New York Times | Narges Bajoghli and Mahsa Rouhi: Tehran doesn’t have the resources to enforce quarantines and take other measures…
Zarif rejects Trump’s claim amid tensions in Iraq, says Iran won’t initiate any war
Press TV – Iran’s top diplomat has dismissed US President Donald Trump’s claim that Tehran is about to launch an attack on…
The coronavirus is killing Iranians. So are Trump’s brutal sanctions.
The Intercept | Mehdi Hasan: The U.S. government is run by sociopaths. How else to explain the Trump administration’s callous disregard for…
Iran summons Swiss ambassador to protest Trump accusation
IRNA – Swiss ambassador to Tehran was summoned to Iranian Foreign Ministry to hear strong protest over baseless accusation made by US…
Iran says Trump should blame attacks on US troops’ ‘presence and behavior’
Reuters – Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman said on Friday that U.S. President Donald Trump should blame attacks against U.S. and allied forces…
Trump extends Iran oil development sanctions for another year
Sputnik – The US government is renewing sanctions related to the development of Iran’s oil resources, President Donald Trump announced in a…
US to ban travel from Europe for 30 days due to coronavirus
The Wall Street Journal – State Department advises Americans not to travel abroad President Trump announced a 30-day ban on some travel…
Congress acts to limit Trump on military action in Iran
AP — Defying a veto threat, Congress has approved a bipartisan measure to limit President Donald Trump’s authority to launch military operations…
Trump regards coronavirus as pressure tool on Iran: Senior Expert
IRNA – A senior strategist emphasized: It is safe to say that Trump administration sees the Coronavirus as a new tool in…
Trump’s greatest threat remains Joe Biden
The National Interest | Jacob Heilbrunn: As he heads into Super Tuesday, Biden may be in an ideal position. Yes, he can.…
Trump says ready to lend helping hand to coronavirus-hit Iran ‘If They Ask’
Sputnik – The United States is ready to provide assistance to Iran, which is struggling with the spread of the coronavirus disease…
Trump confessed Iran hates Daesh, US stole Syrian oil: Zarif
Press TV – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has underscored a confession by US President Donald Trump that the Islamic Republic…
Iran’s FM says his meeting with US senator spooked Trump
AP — Iran’s foreign minister said Wednesday that he believes his recent meeting with a U.S. senator had spooked the Trump administration…
Iran: Trump wrong if he thinks Tehran regime will collapse
AP | DAVID RISING: Iran’s foreign minister said Saturday that U.S. President Donald Trump is receiving bad advice if he believes an…
Iran Judiciary Chief: Legal case launched over assassination of Gen. Qassem Soleimani
Tasnim – Iran’s Judiciary Chief Hojatoleslam Seyed Ebrahim Raeisi said a legal case has been launched in the Tehran prosecutor’s office in…
White House cites 2002 Iraq war measure to justify Soleimani assassination
The Wall Street Journal | Warren P. Strobel: The Trump administration justified the Jan. 3 strike that killed Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani…
The Senate finally found its spine when it came to limiting Trump’s war powers
Euronews | Anthony Marcum: It is not a coincidence that the founders gave the power to “declare war” and “raise and support…
Trump pushed US and Iran ‘close to the brink,’ Iran’s Zarif tells NBC News
NBC News | Dan De Luce: Iran and the U.S. exchanged angry letters during the recent confrontation that followed the U.S. drone…