Tag: Donald Trump
Trump signs executive order imposing ‘hard-hitting’ sanctions on Iran
U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday to enact sanctions targeting Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and his office.
Trump said Khamenei has been “responsible for the hostile conduct of the...
Implicit Threats of Violence. The American President’s “Trump Card”
"Whoever can conquer the street will one day conquer the state, for every form of power politics and any dictatorship-run state has its roots in the street."
Joseph Goebbels, Third Reich Minister of Propaganda
“I have...
Senate votes to block arms sales to Saudi Arabia, UAE and Jordan
In three votes on Thursday, the U.S. Senate passed 22 resolutions to prevent arms sales to Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Jordan without congressional approval.
The tally of the first two votes was...
Trump: Attacks on tankers in Gulf of Oman ‘very minor’
U.S. President Donald Trump appeared to downplay last week’s alleged attack by Iran against two tankers—one carrying oil and the other transferring a freight of methanol—in the Gulf of Oman near the strategic Strait of Hormuz,...
New Golan neighborhood to be named ‘Trump Heights’
A new town in the Golan Heights will be named “Trump Heights,” or “Ramat Trump” in Hebrew, after U.S. President Donald Trump officially recognized Israeli sovereignty over the Golan three months ago.
The Israeli cabinet...
Iranians view Trump as ‘tougher’ than Obama, but will it push them to more...
With Iran threatening to resume uranium enrichment after its self-imposed July 7 deadline, and with the Trump administration focused on increasing economic and diplomatic pressure on Iran, tensions are escalating in the Persian Gulf. Prime Minister...
Palestinians announce ‘popular uprising’ against Trump peace plan
A “popular Palestinian uprising” against U.S. President Donald Trump’s Mideast peace plan was announced Sunday following a meeting of PLO faction representatives, Palestinian civil society organizations and private individuals in the West Bank city...
White House invites Trump business allies to Bahrain summit
The White House has invited some of President Donald Trump’s business allies to the economic summit scheduled for June 25-26 in Bahrain for the first part of the Trump administration’s highly-anticipated Mideast peace plan for the...
Trump: ‘Always a chance’ of military action regarding Iran, but ‘I’d rather not’
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that there’s “always a chance” the United States could use military force against Iran, tough he added that he’d “rather not.”
“Iran is a place that was extremely...
Trump calls Israeli politics ‘ridiculous,’ tells Israel to ‘get their act together’
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that Israel’s return to national elections just six months after the previous one is “ridiculous” and “all messed up,” but added that there is a “good chance”...