Next week the U.S. will try to get the U.N. Security Council to do something it has been trying to get its allies to support for the last year: Extend the U.N.’s conventional arms embargo against Iran …
US Presses for Extension of UN Arms Embargo on Iran
The United States is pressing ahead with plans to push for the extension of a U.N. arms embargo against Iran that is due to expire in two months under the 2015 nuclear deal, but it is likely to face …
Trump’s top Iran envoy quits as US bids to extend Tehran embargo
The Trump administration’s lead diplomat on Iran, Brian Hook, has announced his resignation days before the US attempts a high-stakes gambit against Tehran at the United Nations. He will be replaced …
U.S. Iran envoy Brian Hook is leaving his post: U.S. official
U.S. Iran envoy Brian Hook is leaving his post, a U.S. official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said on Thursday.
Iran Envoy Brian Hook, a ‘Survivor’ on Trump’s Team, to Quit
The exit of Brian Hook, the State Department’s special envoy for Iran, most likely rules out nuclear diplomacy with Tehran before November.
Brian Hook Steps Down as Special U.S. Envoy to Iran
Brian Hook is stepping down from his post as the State Department’s special representative for Iran, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Thursday.
Trump’s Iran envoy quits administration as US pushes embargo
The Trump administration’s top envoy for Iran is stepping down just as the United States tries to moves ahead with a major diplomatic effort that would extend a U.N. arms …
Israel Needs Help Rebuilding Its Munitions Stockpile
The country’s ongoing campaign against Iran in Syria and Iraq has left it short of arms for a potential wider war.
Bolton Says U.S. Should Overthrow Iran’s Ayatollahs, Give Power to People
Bolton—long an advocate of regime change in Tehran—said Trump’s “maximum pressure” Iran strategy was not enough.
Chinese, Russian Banks Refuse Transactions With Iran
Ali Shariati told local news website ILNA August 5 that for Iran the toughest challenge is in importing basic goods from China and occasionally Russia. “China is reverting to excuses regarding …