Confusion over Iran waiver as Russia blames US for virus flare-up
Press TV – Russia has called for the urgent removal of US sanctions against Iran, arguing that the bans have led to…
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US dangerous moves in Iraq, possibility of bloody coup
Tehran Times – US President Donald Trump is making dangerous moves in Iraq while the world is fighting against coronavirus outbreak. The…
US told it’s time to lift Iran sanctions amid COVID-19 pandemic
Press TV – Top diplomats and officials from all around the world are increasingly urging the United States to remove its unilateral…
Intensifying US sanctions amid coronavirus pandemic contravenes human, UN norms: Rouhani
Press TV – Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani says the United States’ move to prevent the dispatch of medical and humanitarian aid and…
Ayatollah Khamenei: US ‘most evil’ enemy of Iran, its virus aid offer strange
Press TV – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has described the US “the most evil enemy of the…
Trump aides clash over military escalation with Iran
NYT – Sharp debates among top administration aides reveal divisions in how to confront Iran and its Shia militia proxies in Iraq.…
UN chief Guterres calls for end to US sanctions on Iran
Tasnim – Secretary-General of the United Nations Antonio Guterres stressed the need for the US to lift the anti-Iranian sanctions that have…
US to Iran: Coronavirus won’t save you from sanctions
Reuters – The United States sent Iran a blunt message this week: the spread of the coronavirus will not save it from…
US blacklists 5 UAE-based companies over purchase of Iran oil
Reuters – The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on five United Arab Emirates-based companies, accusing them of having collectively purchased in…
Zarif advises US to change bankrupt policy
IRNA – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in a message referred to embargo and regime change as staple of US policy…
UK presses US to ease Iran sanctions to help fight coronavirus
The Guardian – Tehran says 1,135 have died and experts fear true figure could be five times as high The UK is…
Sanders urges Trump administration to lift anti-Iran sanctions
MNA – Bernie Sanders has urged the US administration to stop sanctions against Iran amid the coronavirus outbreak in the country. “Iran…
Trump administration pressures global financial watchdog to ‘Blacklist’ Iran
Bourse and Bazaar | Esfandyar Batmanghelidj: The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), a global body that sets standards to combat money laundering…
US had better clarify ambiguities in its own elections: Iran
Tasnim – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyed Abbas Mousavi hit back at US officials over their remarks against the country’s upcoming elections…
Source: Democrat senator held secret meeting in Munich with Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif
Federalist – Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut and other Democratic senators had a secret meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif…
Trump administration most arrogant, corrupt in US history: Nasrallah
Tasnim – US President Donald Trump’s administration is the most arrogant, unjust and corrupt in the history of the United States, said…
Trump admin expands travel ban with new restrictions for six countries
Euronews – The Trump administration is expanding its travel ban by restricting travel from six countries,citing security risks, the Department of Homeland…
Current US government is the worst in America’s history: Iran president
Reuters – The current U.S. government is the worst in the history of America, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said in a speech…
Days before Europeans warned Iran of nuclear deal violations, Trump threatened Europeans
Press TV – The administration of the US President Donald Trump has reportedly threatened France, Britain and Germany to accuse Iran of…
Trump administration imposes new sanctions on Iran
Press TV – The administration of US President Donald Trump has imposed new sanctions on Iran targeting the country’s metals sector and…
The fascinating history and political lives of jews in Iran
Common Dreams | Ariel Gold: As American Jews and non-Jews we should be outraged at how the Trump administration is endangering Iranian…
Rep. Ilhan Omar leads call on Trump administration to reduce Iran sanctions
Vosizneias – Seventeen members of Congress, led by Reps. Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.), Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) and Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), sent a…
Iranian families divided by the Trump travel ban tell of holidays apart and lives on hold
The New York Times | Aidan Gardiner: Readers in the United States with ties to Iran share how they have been affected…
US seeks to squeeze shipping, metals in Iran sanctions bid
Bloomberg | Nick Wadhams: The Trump administration plans to strengthen enforcement of Iran sanctions now that it’s driven oil exports down to…
US freezes military aid to Lebanon
The Wall Street Journal | Jessica Donati: The Trump administration has suspended security assistance to Lebanon, congressional officials said Friday, including more…
US moves to further isolate Iran from global financial system
The Wall Street Journal | Ian Talley: The Trump administration moved on Friday to further isolate Iran from the global financial system…
US retreat from Syria confirms Iran’ view of Trump administration: US senator
MNA – US Senator Marco Rubio, in his Monday Tweet, named US retreat in Syria ‘a grave mistake’ of Trump administration, which…
Trump’s top sanctions official departing for private sector
Bloomberg – The U.S. Treasury Department’s top sanctions official, Sigal Mandelker, plans to leave the Trump administration after helping to increase the…
Amid tensions with Iran, US shifts Middle East command from Qatar to S Carolina
Press TV – The United States Air Force temporarily shifts its command center from Qatar to South Carolina amid US President Donald…
Iran’s Foreign Minister: ‘Abandon The Illusion’ that Tehran will cave to pressure
NPR | Steve Inskeep, Ashley Westerman: Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says his country will not succumb to economic pressure by…
Old grudges, new weapons… is the US on the brink of war with Iran?
The Guardian | Simon Tisdall: For better or worse, America remains the world’s leading military superpower. In Washington last week, a familiar…
The Trump team has already built its case for Iran war
Euronews | Jonathan Allen with NBC News Politics: President Donald Trump may not need Congress to go to war with Iran. That’s the case…
There’s no compelling reason for the US to go to war with Iran — yet
Los Angeles Times | AARON DAVID MILLER AND RICHARD SOKOLSKY: In the last two weeks, the odds of a military conflict between…
New Mexico candidate warns against war
AP — The Latest on New Mexico’s open congressional race in 2020 (all times local): 8:00 p.m. Congressional candidate and former CIA…
Skeptical US allies resist Trump’s new claims of threats from Iran
The New York Times | Helene Cooper and Edward Wong: As the Trump administration draws up war plans against Iran over what it says…
Iran’s UN envoy denies threat against US forces, calling it ‘fake intelligence’
NBC News | Dan De Luce and Andrea Mitchell: The ambassador said the Trump administration’s allegations of warmongering were false, spread by…
Sanctions on Iran are biting, but the goal is elusive
Los Angeles Times | Doyle McManus: President Trump and his aides say the outcome of their confrontation with Iran is already clear:…
US economic terrorism: Bases, goals
Alwaght – The US President Donald Trump recently announced an array of sanctions on a set of countries, particularly Iran. Trump said…
After oil, Washington weighs sanctions on Iran’s other sources of US dollars
The Wall Street Journal | Benoit Faucon and Ian Talley: The Trump administration is considering a more-aggressive enforcement of its economic sanctions…
China, Russia, Iran rise in Latin America as US retreats
The Hill | LAWRENCE J. HAAS: In Latin America, a U.S. retreat that began under President Barack Obama has accelerated under President…