Tag: U.S.-Iran Tensions
Israel, the United States and the Iranian threat
Israel’s enemies have a sinister proclivity to attack on sacred holidays. Many expected the Iranian retaliation for the murder of Hamas terror leader Ismail Haniyeh to come on Tisha B’Av, the Jewish holiday commemorating...
White House confident it can help defend Israel against Iran, Kirby says
An Iranian attack on the Jewish state “could be this week,” although U.S. President Joe Biden “is confident that we have the capability available to us to help defend Israel should it come to...
Senior Iranian regime officials warn of coming nuclear breakout
Since Iran’s April 14 drone and missile attack on Israel, named “True Promise” by the Iranian regime, and against the backdrop of statements by International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) director general Rafael Grossi that Iran is...
The US intelligence community’s assessment of the Iranian threat
The U.S. intelligence community’s latest Annual Threat Assessment provides a comprehensive analysis of the multifaceted threats to U.S. interests, allies and influence in the Middle East posed by the Islamic Republic of Iran. The...
Restoring deterrence
The coming of a New Year is an appropriate time for retrospection.
I’ve been thinking about December 2001. Like many Americans, I was traumatized by the horrific images of the Sept. 11 attacks.
And like many...
State Department: Iran must ‘create space’ for diplomacy
While diplomacy remains the best option to deal with Iran's nuclear program, Tehran has yet to demonstrate real willingness to address other nations' concerns, said U.S State Department Spokesman Matthew Miller on Tuesday.
"We continue...
What to expect the day after a new US-Iran deal
Washington and Tehran are engaged in indirect negotiations to close a deal with regard to its illicit nuclear program that will effectively bring Iran in from the cold.
While the precise details of the emerging...
US, Iran close to reaching ‘informal, unwritten agreement’
Washington and Tehran are close to reaching an informal agreement on the Tehran regime’s nuclear program, The New York Times reported on Wednesday.
Three senior Israeli officials, an Iranian official and a U.S. official confirmed to the newspaper...
‘US, Israel stepping up deterrence campaign against Iran’
U.S. and Israeli officials have made multiple threats in recent weeks regarding the possibility of a joint strike on Iran's nuclear program. According to experts spoken to by JNS, these declarations are part of...
Iran blames the West for lack of nuclear deal
An Iranian official said on Monday that it was still possible to salvage the 2015 nuclear deal, blaming stalled negotiations on the West, and particularly, the United States.
A deal was “possible both in terms of...