Tag: Iran Sanctions
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...
US sanctions Iran’s largest petrochemical holding group
The United States has sanctioned Iran’s largest and most profitable petrochemical holding group, Persian Gulf Petrochemical Industries Company (PGPIC), for supporting the engineering conglomerate of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), in addition to PGPIC’s...
Latest Iranian sanctions ‘right way’ to exert maximum pressure on Tehran, says Mideast analyst
With the one-year anniversary of U.S. President Donald Trump’s withdrawal from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal comes mounting tensions between Washington and Tehran, which appear to be escalating.
On Wednesday, Trump announced a series of...