Tag: Trump Administration
One year after Iran deal withdrawal, US enacts new sanctions, denies oil waivers
Exactly one year after withdrawing from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, the United States announced on Wednesday new sanctions on Tehran, and that it will not issue further waivers to countries over importing Iranian...
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The Muslim Brotherhood and the Islamophobia trap
As far as administration critics are concerned, U.S. President Donald Trump is about to do it again.
His plans to designate the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist group has the foreign-policy establishment wringing their hands...
Iran announces ‘resistance’ to stopping of US waivers on oil imports
Iran’s leaders have called for “resistance” against the U.S. decision on Monday not to extend waivers given to countries almost six months ago over importing Iranian oil.
“There is no way except resistance,” posted President Hassan Rouhani on...
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What would Begin do?
In the United States, we sometimes longingly remember past presidents, and envision how they would have responded to today’s challenges. The same is true in Israel, where these days Israelis across the spectrum are...
Report: Iranian oil exports hit a new low in 2019 amid concern over US...
Amid renewed U.S. sanctions on Iran, the country’s oil exports hit a new low in 2019, reported Reuters.
The report, citing tanker data and industry sources, said that “buyers are curbing purchases before Washington clamps down further...
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Coalition of pro-Israel organizations asks Trump to let Israel decide on sovereignty
A coalition of 20 pro-Israel organizations sent a joint letter on Tuesday to U.S. President Donald Trump, asking him to let Israel decide on sovereignty.
This was in response to nine Jewish groups calling on the...
The next government must restore sovereignty to the people
This week, Israeli President Reuven Rivlin will begin a round of consultations with representatives of the various parties before assigning Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu the responsibility of forming the next government. The prevailing belief is...
Report: Trump warns Netanyahu about Sino-Israeli relations
U.S. President Donald Trump reportedly told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during the latter’s visit at the White House last month that Israel could jeopardize its security cooperation with the United States if it...
Trump administration to release Mideast peace plan ‘as early as this month’
With Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s re-election on Tuesday, the Trump administration could release its peace proposal for the Israelis and the Palestinians “as early as this month,” according to ABC News, citing sources knowledgeable...
Of annexation and Trump’s peace plan, what’s next on the post-Israeli election agenda?
Things move fast in the Middle East.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu just declared victory for the fifth time, and now, as he gets busy building the next coalition for the 21st Knesset, much attention...