President Trump is expected to announce his decision on the fate of the Iran nuclear deal in a speech on Friday, according to Republican lawmakers briefed by the administration. White House national security adviser H.R. McMaster was on Capitol Hill … Read More
We should consider the initiative a way to deal with the threat from Iran and its creation, Hezbollah. And if Iran opposed the foray, its isolation in the Arab and Muslim Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is right: Iran is the … Read More
TEHRAN, Iran – As U.S. President Donald Trump threatens the Iran nuclear deal, those living in Tehran feel that an accord they have yet to benefit from may already be doomed, hardening their skepticism about America. Trump is set to … Read More
US President Donald Trump meets with a bipartisan group of members of Congress at the White House, in Washington, September 13, 2017. (Photo by Reuters) US President Donald Trump is expected to “decertify” the 2015 nuclear agreement with Iran, while … Read More
President Trump, who has called the Iran nuclear agreement the “worst deal ever,” has signaled he will back out of the accord before an Oct. 15 deadline for certifying that Iran is complying with the terms—which U.N. inspectors say is … Read More
A Kurdish man holds an Israeli and Kurdish flag during a rally to show their support for the upcoming September 25th independence referendum in Erbil, Iraq September 16, 2017. (Photo: REUTERS/AZAD LASHKARIG) Palestinians and Israelis watched last week’s referendum of … Read More
“We will not be able to coerce Europe, Russia, and China into shunning Iran’s economy over policy interests that they do not share.” — Adam Szubin, former director of the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control “The United States would have … Read More
Walk through any airport in the Arabic-speaking world and one can’t help notice that there is a theme that pops up as frequently as the usual adverts for expensive watches and rather nice jewellery. One Belt, One Road, One Bank … Read More
Image copyrightREUTERSImage captionAll seven countries which negotiated the nuclear deal were at the talks US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has said Washington continues to have “significant issues” with the Iran nuclear deal, after his first talks with his Iranian … Read More
Israel’s military carried out a massive exercise in September simulating conflict with Hezbollah, the largest drill in nearly two decades. (Jalaa Marey/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images) JERUSALEM — Israel has flexed its military muscles in recent months as the regional balance of power … Read More