‘No infighting whatsoever’ in White House over Iran, Trump claims
Press TV – US President Donald Trump has denied any “infighting whatsoever” over Iran in his administration. “There is no infighting whatsoever,”…
Tag Archives: Iran-US relations
Iran and the US: Still possible to escape the worst and work for the best
LobeLog | Francois Nicoullaud: The U.S. withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal—the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA)— could be an ill-advised,…
Iran and the United States: Doomed to be forever enemies?
The New York Times | Carol Giacomo: President Trump and hard-line advisers want to isolate and undermine the government in Tehran. Engagement…
I spoke to the Iranian foreign minister about Trump’s impact on his country. He has a message for all Americans
The Independent | Negar Mortazavi : Since President Trump pulled the United States out of the Iran nuclear deal last year, Iran…
Trump administration ignored Iran offer for prisoner swap: FM Zarif
Press TV – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has criticized US government for refusing to engage with Tehran in a humanitarian…
US general says will ensure necessary resources to counter Iran
Reuters – U.S. Central Command chief General Kenneth McKenzie said on Saturday the United States would deploy the necessary resources to counter…
Iran’s foreign minister proposes prisoner exchange with US
The NewYork Times – Iran’s foreign minister offered publicly on Wednesday to negotiate a prisoner exchange with the United States, saying he…
Experts: IRGC terror label could fuel US-Iran tension
Voice of America | Mehdi Jedinia and Sirwan Kajjo: The recent U.S. designation of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps as a foreign…
ICJ extends time-limits for Iran, US initial pleading files
IRNA – The International Court of Justice extended time-limits for Iran and the US to file pleadings in an ongoing case in…
Strategic retreat the better choice for Iran
IRNA/Global Times – On April 8, US President Donald Trump declared that his country would formally name the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps…
Americans seek to return to Iran: Maj. Gen. Safavi
MNA – Top Military Aide to the Iranian Leader, Major General Yahya Rahim Safavi, said the Americans, with a claim that Iran…
US Congress repeats old claims on ex-FBI agent case to pressure Iran
MNA – The US Congress has once again dragged back to surface old claims about the disappearance of ex-FBI agent Robert Levinson…
From ‘peace and joy’ to ‘Hell will freeze over’: Best of Iranian FM Zarif’s war of words with US
RT – Iran’s now-former Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif often used social media to spar with the US in the ongoing cold…
Debate already heating up in Iran as Sanders runs for US president
Al-Monitor – “A social Democrat pursuing political revolution in the United States,” wrote Iran’s official IRNA news agency of Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders…
Rouhani to Trump: Countries building wall around themselves destined to fail
MNA – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said that countries which build walls around themselves will be destroyed from inside and will achieve…
Warsaw summit failure reflects anger over Trump’s Iran policy
February 15, The Iran Project – Lack of participation at the two-day Warsaw Conference, organized by the US in the Polish capital…
US accuses ex-intelligence officer of giving Iran secrets
The Wall Street Journal | Aruna Viswanatha and Dustin Volz: A former U.S. Air Force special agent gave highly classified information to Tehran and…
IRGC intelligence vows harsh blows to US, proxies
Tasnim – Head of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Intelligence Organization warned the US and its mercenaries to brace themselves for…
Twitter removes Leader’s anti-Trump remarks
FNA – Twitter removed a post on the Arabic account of Iran’s Leader Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei where the Leader had said…
Rouhani blames Iran’s ‘toughest economic situation in 40 years’ on US
RT – Iran’s president said on Wednesday that the country is facing its toughest economic situation in 40 years. “Today the country…
Trump has undone the years of progress in US-Iran relations achieved under Obama
blogs.lse.ac.uk |Hossein Mousavian: Three years ago, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) confirmed that Iran had met its nuclear related commitments under…
American paper advises Trump to interact with Iran
IRNA – Hard-line advisers to the US president seek to isolate and weaken Iran, but ‘engagement is a better option’, an American…
Oil prices in 2019 may hinge on Iran-US showdown
The Wall Street Journal | Russell Gold: The number of electric vehicles is growing. Consumer discomfort with plastic bottles is rising. Diplomats…
Iran calls for release of Press TV anchor in US custody
IRNA – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Wednesday called for immediate release of Press TV anchor who is presently in…
Intel: Why Iran is shrugging off Pompeo’s speech
Al-Monitor – Iran has reacted to US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s speech in Cairo with both ridicule and disdain, with Supreme…
Iran confirms it has detained US navy veteran Michael White
The Guardian – Iran has confirmed it is holding a US navy veteran, Michael R White, at a prison in the country, making…
Leader: Some US officials claim insanity, but are ‘first class idiots’
MNA – Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said Wed. that some US authorities claim insanity, but they are in…
US claims Iran tried to influence elections
IRNA – The leader of US intelligence agencies on Friday claimed other countries, including China, Russia and Iran have sought to influence…
Californian farmers waged ‘War’ on Iranian pistachios and won
Bourse and Bazaar | Esfandyar Batmanghelidj: The great pistachio war began—unintentionally—fifty years ago. In 1971, the United States changed its tax codes…
Iran, US have stiff competition in global pistachio market
IRNA – Global pistachio market is dominated by Iran and the US who are in stiff competition to gain a bigger share…
George HW Bush after shootdown of Iranian airliner by US navy: “I Never Apologize for US”
Tasnim – Iran Air Flight 655 was a civilian jet airliner shotdown by US missiles on 3 July 1988 as it flew…
Rouhani: Iran nation to give crushing response to US on Islamic Revolution anniv.
MNA – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said that the Iranian nation will give a response to the United States’ hostile acts on…
Leader’s military advisor: Americans unable to dominate Iranians’ fate, economy
IRNA – Americans are not able to dominate Iranians’ destiny and economy, a senior military advisor to Supreme Leader of the Islamic…
Ayatollah Khamenei: US always defeated in face-off with Iran
Press TV – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says a face-off has been going on between the US and…
Rouhani: Iran’s victory over US in recent months unprecedented
MNA – President Hassan Rouhani said that the victories which Iran has achieved over the United Sates over the past three months…
Another Iran-US faceoff, this time on FATF
Iranian Diplomacy – Tehran is struggling against the Washington-Tel Aviv-Riyadh axis, this time in FATF annual meeting, while trying to remove its…
US sanctions on Iran show “spitefulness” toward Iranian people – foreign ministry
Channel NewsAsia – New U.S. sanctions against Iran are part of a psychological war, foreign ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi said on Wednesday,…
The United States and Iran: It’s like “50 First Dates”
The New Yorker | Robin Wright: Last week, I went to a roundtable hosted by the Iranian President, Hassan Rouhani, near the…
New bill seeks to bar funds for US war on Iran without congressional approval
Sputnik – Eight US senators have introduced legislation to prohibit the federal government from spending any money that could lead to war…
What are prospects of limited engagement between Iran, US in Afghanistan?
Al-Monitor | Mohsen Shariatinia: The administration of US President Donald Trump has in recent months increased its efforts to advance the peace…