Tag: Iran Sanctions
Ex-Israeli security official: ‘US-led economic pressure on Iran must continue’
Israel “cannot afford to neglect its fight to change the highly problematic 2015 nuclear deal with Iran,” former Israeli National Security Adviser Jacob Nagel warned on Monday.
Nagel’s remark followed reports that U.S. President Donald Trump...
Pompeo: ‘Clock is ticking’ on Iran arms embargo
Warning that sanctions and an arms embargo on Iran will expire in the coming months, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday urged America’s allies to pressure Iran to stop its “destabilizing behavior.”
“The...
Amid economic and military standoff, will Iran take up America’s offer to negotiate?
U.S. President Donald Trump has not been afraid negotiating with some of America’s top enemies, as evidenced with North Korea, even if it has yielded little results so far. This week, Trump’s top diplomat,...
Boris Johnson, Britain’s newest leader, once described himself as a ‘passionate Zionist’
LONDON—In August 2014, Boris Johnson, who was then mayor of London, described himself as a “passionate Zionist” and declared Israel as a “great country.”
Speaking on LBC radio, Johnson, who on Tuesday won the race...
Trump vows that US sanctions on Iran will be ‘increased substantially’
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that U.S. sanctions on Iran will be “increased substantially” in response to the regime last week exceeding the uranium-enrichment limit under the 2015 nuclear deal.
“Iran has long...
Russia insists it will counter new US sanctions on Iran
Russia is going to counter new sanctions put on Iran by the Trump administration, said Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov to reporters on Monday.
“Of course, we are discussing the U.S. policies of this kind....
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...
Trump prepares to impose new sanctions on Iran after uptick in tensions
Following the downing of a U.S. spy plane last week and attacks on six oil tankers in or near the Strait of Hormuz since May, U.S. President Donald Trump said Saturday that the United...
Netanyahu urges nations to renew sanctions if Iran ups nuclear enrichment
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on world powers to renew sanctions on Iran should it follow through with its plans to exceed enriched its uranium limit set by the 2015 nuclear deal.
“In the...
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...