How inflammatory headlines, unnamed sources and decades of misinformation in the US media over Iran play their part. Hyped-up headlines, “anonymous” sources and unspecified threats – Iran is back in the news in the United States. It wouldn’t [ More … ]
US officials say that President Donald Trump is just days away from stepping up confrontation with Iran by “decertifying” the 2015 nuclear accord. US President Donald Trump is set to announce next week that he [ More … ]
The European Union is approaching Iran to signal to its commitment to the nuclear deal despite Trump’s latest remarks, and holding out the promise of its economic payoff ahead of May 19 presidential polls, EU [ More … ]
The US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Iran may follow the path of North Korea and produce nuclear weapons if the region is left uncontrolled by world leaders while calling for reviewing the terms [ More … ]
The Trump administration said on Tuesday it was preparing for reviewing the Iran nuclear deal, to determine whether the lifting of sanctions against Iran was in the United States’ national security interests after long months [ More … ]
Iranian president Hassan Rouhani traveled to Russia to meet the Russian president and other prominent figures as part of their efforts to expand their power in the region, strengthen political and diplomatic ties, create new [ More … ]
According to deal signed after lifting the sanctions on Iran last year, An Airbus (AIR.PA) A330 airliner arrived in Tehran on Saturday, the third of 200 Western-built passenger aircraft ordered by IranAir. Iran made a historic nuclear [ More … ]
Iran started to counter the US measures and threats by imposing its own sanctions against various US companies, alleging they support terrorism, repression, and Israel’s occupation of Palestine, Iran made a historic nuclear deal with [ More … ]
Iran’s Foreign Minister warned that that Tehran is ready to restore its nuclear program if the US fails to live up to its commitments under the July 2015 nuclear deal. Iran made a historic nuclear deal with P5+1 powers [ More … ]
A navy confrontation between U.S. and Iranian vessels in the strait of Hormuz sparked more tension as both sides blamed one another for the incident. Trump has said during his election campaign that Iran’s nuclear deal [ More … ]
Iran concluded its new naval drills, which took place at the mouth of the Gulf and the Indian Ocean, with testing new firepower systems amid increasing tension with the US and the regional powers. Tuesday marked [ More … ]
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani on Sunday accused his hardline critics of trying to deprive Iranians of basic life needs, as he is preparing to run for a second term and working to gather a social base around [ More … ]
Iran launched new naval drills at the mouth of the Gulf and the Indian Ocean on Sunday, a naval commander said, amid increasing tension with the US and the regional powers. Trump has said during [ More … ]
A top military commander in Iran said that his country is ready for a strong reply if the US underestimates Iran’s defensive capabilities, as the IRGC conducted new war games as a show of power. Trump has [ More … ]
US senators plan to impose new sanctions on Iran over its ballistic missile program, accusing it of violating U.N. Security Council resolutions and funding terrorism in the middle east. Trump has said during his election campaign that [ More … ]
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