Tag: Iran Nuclear Deal
Iran’s plummeting currency reflects country’s economic, military concerns
With much of the world focused on the military confrontation in Syria over that country’s use of chemical weapons, Iran’s economy took a major hit as its currency plunged to record low levels. The...
Top European powers urge stronger Iran sanctions to strengthen nuclear deal
The United Kingdom, France and Germany are urging fellow European Union partners to back new sanctions on Iran in order to preserve the nuclear deal that U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to withdraw...
We shouldn’t believe all the ‘experts’
President Donald Trump’s critics often take him to task for his ignorance of policy and his unwillingness to listen to experts. The first is an unavoidable consequence of his lack of experience; the latter...
Netanyahu reportedly tells cabinet that Trump will dump Iran nuke deal in May
Following a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told members of his cabinet this week that America will probably cancel its nuclear agreement with Iran in May, according to...
Don’t repeat nuclear history
It’s not clear what U.S. President Donald Trump thinks he can accomplish when he meets with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un in May. The decision to hold a summit with the leader of...
Trump cites Iran-deal wrangles in Tillerson firing, Iran hawk Pompeo in at State
President Donald Trump fired U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Tuesday, while announcing that CIA Director Mike Pompeo would replace Tillerson at the State Department.
“Mike Pompeo, Director of the CIA, will become our...
Deadline looms as U.S. and Europe face off over Iran nuclear deal
U.S. President Donald Trump reluctantly signed the Iran sanctions waiver on Jan. 12—a decision that must be made every 120 days under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action—but promised that it would be the...
Officials: Iran nuclear deal survives, Trump will waive sanctions
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday will extend waivers on Iran nuclear sanctions, keeping alive the landmark 2015 deal for at least another several months despite his past vows to scuttle the...
Congress to Investigate Obama Scheme to Nix Investigation into Hezbollah Terrorist
Lawmakers are launching an investigation into Obama-era efforts to thwart a longstanding U.S. investigation into the Iranian-backed terror group Hezbollah, according to multiple congressional officials and insiders who spoke to the Washington Free Beacon.
The Obama...
Netanyahu praises Trump for ‘bold decision’ on Iran deal
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that by not recertifying the Iranian nuclear deal, US President Donald Trump had given the world an opportunity to avert a very dangerous outcome and that Israel along...