Tag: Iran Sanctions
CUFI survey finds strong bipartisan support for Israel, new sanctions on Iran
Christians United for Israel (CUFI) released the results of its latest survey this week on American attitudes on Israel, showing that support for Israel and issues important to the survival of the Jewish state still hold...
Blinken: ‘Hundreds’ of sanctions to remain, even if Iran returns to nuclear-deal compliance
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken told the Senate Appropriations Committee on Tuesday that “hundreds of sanctions will remain in place,” even if Iran returns to compliance with the Joint Comprehensive Plan of...
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...
Biden administration ‘dead set’ on re-entering Iran deal, despite high price
In recent days, conflicting reports have emerged over the ongoing negotiations in Vienna to revive the 2015 nuclear deal, leading to questions over to what extent the United States will undo Trump-era sanctions against...
Prospects for ‘improved’ nuclear deal dim as talks restart in Vienna
Ahead of the opening of indirect negotiations between Iran and the United States in Vienna through intermediaries, Iran presented a tough and uncompromising stance calling for the lifting of all sanctions if the United...
US blacklists two Iranian officials, families for human-rights violations
The U.S. State Department designated two Iranian government interrogators of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps on Tuesday for their “gross violations of human rights.”
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement: “I...
1,800 former Israeli generals, service members urge Biden not to return to JCPOA
A group of 1,800 retired Israeli generals, officers and Mossad operatives have written a letter to U.S. President Joe Biden urging him not to return to the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran.
In the March...
Iran is fighting two parallel shadow wars, partly to seek retaliation
Recent events have demonstrated that Iran is engaging in two, parallel “shadow wars”: one against Israel and the second is against the United States. The explosive attack against an Israeli-owned cargo ship in the Gulf of...
Republican lawmakers step up campaign against sanctions relief for Iran
Republicans in both houses of Congress introduced a resolution on Wednesday opposing any move by U.S. President Biden and his administration to lift sanctions against Iran.
Led by Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) and supported by...
Can Biden’s zeal to deal work better than ‘maximum pressure’?
If, as a New York Times headline noted, Israel’s reaction to the news that the United States is ready to start talking with Iran was “muted,” there was good reason for the low-key reaction. U.S. Secretary of...