Tag: Iran Nuclear Deal
Blinken’s visit to Jerusalem underlines contention regarding the Palestinians and Iran
If body language is any indicator, then last week’s meeting between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken did not go as well as they intended during their joint...
Netanyahu: Iranian threat cannot be contained, endangers Zionist enterprise
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that the Iranian threat could not be contained, and that Israel would risk friction with the United States to eliminate it.
Speaking at the swearing-in ceremony for...
During Jerusalem visit, Lindsey Graham calls Israel the ‘eyes and ears of America’
During a meeting in Jerusalem on Monday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, visiting Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) described the country as “the eyes and ears of America,” and said that “nobody does more to protect...
Israel worried about US return to Iran nuclear deal as its influence in Washington...
In a press conference in Jerusalem on Tuesday evening, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken clarified the Biden administration’s stance on Iran and the nuclear deal—the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, or JCPOA. While...
Blinken underscores US role in rebuilding Gaza, talks regional issues with Netanyahu
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday in Jerusalem on the first leg of a regional tour that will include stops in Ramallah, Jordan and Egypt....
Rouhani says US will lift sanctions, official contradicts him on Iran state TV
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Thursday that the United States is willing to remove sanctions on the country’s oil, banking and shipping industries that the previous U.S. administration imposed.
“The talks in Vienna are...
Former Secretary of State Pompeo blasts Biden team for ‘folly’ of appeasing Iran
Former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo harshly criticized the Biden administration for its blatant efforts to appease Iran by going out of its way to avoid explicitly stating the Islamic regime’s involvement in...
Iran’s role in Israeli-Palestinian conflict cannot be ‘overlooked,’ say Mideast experts
The escalating conflict between the Israelis and Palestinians is one of the first major policy tests for the Biden administration.
Despite U.S. President Joe Biden’s hope to shift foreign policy away from the Middle East...
If current Mideast violence a test, some experts say Biden is failing
The Biden administration has come under withering criticism in the United States and Israel for its poor handling of the current situation in the Middle East. On Tuesday, U.S. State Department spokesperson Ned Price failed...
Report: US navy seizes ship with cache of weapons headed for Yemen
The U.S. Navy announced on Sunday that it seized a shipment of assault weapons, machine guns and sniper rifles bound for Yemen.
A U.S. official told the AP that the Navy discovered that the vessel came from...