Tag: Hassan Rouhani

In Israel, as the drumbeats of war grow ever louder, people are preparing with a mixture of dread, stoicism and determination for the long-feared, ultimate showdown with Iran. After reported Iranian attacks on two oil...

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani blamed the United States for mounting pressure in the Middle East and around the world on Sunday, as tensions between the two countries raised concerns that military conflict could be...

If the United States blocks Iran’s oil exports, Iran’s president threatened that his nation is prepared to shut the Straits of Hormuz, a critical shipping route for the world’s oil supplies, CNBC reported Tuesday. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani told state...

The U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned nine targets last week related to an illicit oil network between Iran and Russia. “We are acting against a complex scheme Iran and Russia have used to bolster the Assad regime...

U.S. President Donald Trump implied on Wednesday that he is willing to talk with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani at the U.N. General Assembly meeting later this month. “Whether they want to talk or not, that’s...

The United States had harsh words for Iran on Monday, first in a speech by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, followed by a late-night tweet on Sunday by U.S. President Donald Trump, who...

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani threatened reduce cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency, the U.N.’s nuclear watchdog, amid escalating tensions with the United States. “Iran’s nuclear activities have always been for peaceful purposes, but it...

Intelligence Affairs Minister Yisrael Katz proposed that Saudi Arabia sponsor new Israeli-Palestinian peace talks in an interview with a Saudi newspaper. In the wide-ranging interview published Wednesday on the Elaph website, Katz said he would be willing...