Trump’s use of sanctions is nothing like Obama’s
Foreign Policy | PETER E. HARRELL: Two and a half years into Donald Trump’s presidency, there is no doubt that economic sanctions are…
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Trump failed to deceive Iran in New York: President Rouhani
Press TV – President Hassan Rouhani says the administration of US President Donald Trump failed to deceive Iran into holding a presidential…
Trump’s close-call diplomacy with Iran’s President
The New Yorker | Robin Wright: On the evening of Tuesday, September 24th, the President of France, Emmanuel Macron, went to see…
Will Trump’s bluster force his hand on Iran?
The New York Times – The only solace in the current American standoff with Iran is that President Trump seems not to…
Memo to President Trump: Iran is not about to collapse
The Washington Post | Jason Rezaian: What’s wrong with this picture? Officials in the Trump administration say their maximum pressure campaign against…
Trump rejected Iran’s conditions for meeting Rouhani: Zarif
Press TV – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says it was US President Donald Trump who wasted his chances for a…
Trump’s bullying and intimidation tactics are nothing but outdated
Iranian Diplomacy | Mohammad Zaeri Amirani: After Donald Trump took office in 2016, as had promised during his election campaigns, he violated…
Rouhani says he rejected US offer to lift sanctions made in message to Europeans
Reuters – The United States sent a message to European leaders that it was willing to lift all sanctions on Iran, according…
Trump authorizes travel ban on top Iranian officials, their families
Press TV – US President Donald Trump has authorized his State Department to put a travel ban on top Iranian officials and…
Throwing stones in a glass house: Trump criticizes the world, but his words are best applied to the US
RT | Helen Buyniski: US President Donald Trump had harsh words for socialism, Venezuela, Iran and China in his speech at the…
Pakistan’s Khan says he is mediating with Iran after Trump asked him to help
Reuters – Prime Minister Imran Khan of Pakistan said on Tuesday that U.S. President Donald Trump had asked him to help defuse…
Trump threatens to tighten US sanctions against Iran
Press TV – US President Donald Trump has threatened to tighten sanctions against Iran during his third address to the United Nations,…
Trump, Iran’s Rouhani descend on same corner of New York but remain far apart
The Washington Post | John Hudson: After months of lobbing threats and vowing military reprisals, President Trump will find himself on the…
Trump and cost of unreasonable action against Iran
IRNA – Analysts believe that despite the escalation of tensions between Iran and the United States, the reaction of the Islamic Republic’s…
New Trump Iran designation threatens humanitarian goods
LobeLog | Tyler Cullis: In July 2019, Brian Hook—the U.S. Special Representative on Iran—released a video addressing the purported “myth” that the…
With Iran on his mind, Trump to speak before UN General Assembly
Reuters – U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to make his case for keeping pressure on Iran on Tuesday at a United…
Boris Johnson calls for ‘Trump deal’ to fix Iran nuclear standoff
The Guardian – PM says president could come up with better pact, in apparent shift from European position Boris Johnson has sided…
Trump seeks Pakistan’s role on Iran, US tensions
IRNA — US President Donald Trump has urged Pakistan to play a conciliatory role to reduce tensions between Iran, Saudi Arabia and…
Trump says open to hearing Rouhani’s ‘Hormuz Peace Initiative’ at UNGA
Press TV – US President Donald Trump says he has no plans to meet his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani, but he is…
Trump’s week of dithering over Iran makes America look weak and foolish
The Guardian | Simon Tisdall: The president’s misconceived Middle East policy has been laid bare, and few allies will rush to the…
Trump heads to the UN focused on Iran and his political base
CNN | Nicole Gaouette: President Donald Trump and his senior officials head to the United Nations’ annual gathering of world leaders this…
United States sending troops to bolster Saudi defenses after attack
Reuters – U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday approved sending American troops to bolster Saudi Arabia’s air and missile defenses after the…
Anti-Iran sanctions architect mocks Trump’s new move
FNA – Iran sanctions architect under former President Barack Obama, Richard Nephew, derided the new embargos against Tehran, underlining that Washington is…
Any war on Iran would destroy Trump’s chances for re-election, says US activist
Tasnim – A peace activist and journalist based in the US state of Virginia said President Donald Trump is aware that most…
Iranian students set to start at US universities are barred from country
The New York Times | Karen Zraick: The students, who were mostly headed to schools in the University of California system, had…
Trump national security team to meet on possible Iran options
The New York Times – Senior national security officials from across the government are scheduled to meet Thursday to refine a list…
Iran says Trump escalating economic war on ordinary Iranians – Tweet
Reuters – Iran said on Wednesday accused U.S. President Donald Trump of escalating economic pressure on ordinary Iranians by ordering a major…
Trump says he has ordered substantial increase of Iran sanctions
Reuters – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he had ordered Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin to “substantially increase sanctions” imposed on…
Trump’s dual instincts on Iran: Big threats and an eagerness to deal
The Washington Post | Anne Gearan: President Trump has said Iran is the greatest threat in the Middle East, a would-be nuclear power…
Trump says wants to ‘avoid’ war with Iran
Tasnim – US President Donald Trump said on Monday that he would “certainly like to avoid” war with Iran despite claiming that…
US ‘locked & loaded’ for response after Saudi oil strike
Press TV – US President Donald Trump says that the United States is “locked and loaded” for a possible response to the…
Trump says ‘incorrect’ he’s willing to meet Iran with ‘no conditions’
Press TV – US President Donald Trump is denying reports that he is willing to meet with Iranian authorities with “no conditions”…
Trump authorizes release of ‘strategic reserve’ to control rising oil price
Press TV – President Donald Trump says he has authorized the release of the US’ “strategic petroleum reserve” in a bid to…
Trump talks of ‘Mutual Defense Treaty’ with Tel Aviv ahead of Israeli elections
Press TV – US President Donald Trump is trying to “further anchor” the alliance between Washington and Tel Aviv as Israeli Prime…
Trump provoked a crisis with Iran, and now may try to solve it
Lobe Log | Ryan Costello: Trump’s firing of John Bolton has single-handedly dealt a two-pronged blow to those in Washington who sought…
With Israel spying on US president, America needs no enemies: Zarif tells Trump on Twitter
Press TV – Amid reports about Israel’s spying on the White House, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has mocked Washington’s friendly…
Hawk out: how Bolton’s departure may affect US relations with N Korea, China, Iran & Russia
Sputnik – National Security Adviser John Bolton was abruptly sacked by President Donald Trump. American political scientists have said that their surprise…
Without Bolton, Trump can now go soft on Iran
Bloomberg | Eli Lake: President Donald Trump’s decision to part ways with his national security adviser, John Bolton, was overdetermined. They disagreed…
Trump is reportedly considering throwing a $15 billion lifeline to Iran
Business Insider – President Donald Trump is considering a French plan to allow a $15 billion credit line for Iran should it…
Trump’s foreign policy is in chaos: US analyst
Tasnim – An American political analyst said the firing of John Bolton as US national security adviser signifies that “Trump’s foreign policy…