Tag: U.S.-Iran Tensions
The final days of the Iran nuclear deal
There is a growing chance that by October, the nuclear deal with Iran, otherwise known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), will be dead.
Under the deal with the United States, China, Russia,...
Pompeo: Iran military satellite launch may violate UN resolution
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday that Iran’s launch of a military satellite may have defied U.N. Security Council resolution 2231 and that Tehran should be held “accountable.” UNSC Resolution 2231...
IRGC claims to have put first Iranian military satellite in orbit
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced on Wednesday that it had put its first military satellite, called “Noor,” into orbit in a surprise launch.
According to the official IRGC website, the satellite successfully reached an...
Iran threatens ‘decisive’ action to US ‘miscalculation’ in Persian Gulf
Iran’s Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (NEDSA) said in a statement published on its affiliated Sepah News website on Sunday that its response to U.S. “error in calculation” in the Persian Gulf and...
Pentagon considers keeping paratroopers in Middle East amid Iranian threat
The Pentagon is looking into keeping a reaction force of roughly 3,500 U.S. troops sent to the Middle East in January in response to Iranian-backed riots at the U.S. embassy in Baghdad.
The Daily Beast reported on...
Joe Biden: Israel’s fake ‘friend’
Former Vice President Joe Biden has made a habit of describing himself as a loyal, stalwart friend and ally of Israel. At a campaign stop earlier this month, for instance, he declared: “I’m so proud of...
Khamenei: ‘Zionist-controlled US government will sink like the Titanic’
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Wednesday that the United States, “which is controlled by the wealthy Zionist individuals and corporate owners,” would sink like the Titanic.
“The Americans decorate a facade to deceive...
Can Trump’s Iran policy succeed in the long run?
The following was delivered in a speech to the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations’ annual Leadership Mission in Jerusalem on Feb. 17, 2020:
Our focus today is on hot spots in the...
US warship seizes Iranian missiles in Arabian Sea
The U.S. Navy captured illegal Iranian-made weapons earlier this week, including 150 anti-tank missiles on a traditional sailing vessel in the Arabian Sea, announced U.S. Central Command on Thursday.
The weapons seized on Sunday included...
US Senate passes resolution to limit Trump on military action regarding Iran
The U.S. Senate passed a resolution on Thursday to curb U.S. President Donald Trump’s ability to enact future U.S. military action against Iran without congressional approval.
The tally of the War Powers Resolution was 55-45.
Sens....