President Hassan Rouhani says current developments indicate that the new US administration would need to switch from a posture of threats against Iran t …
Pompeo says Iran isolated, Israel’s Syria airstrikes show otherwise
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that Iran is more isolated in the wake of the Abraham Accords between Israel and two Gulf states. This, along with messages about new sanctions, were part of the …
Israeli airstrikes target Iranian forces inside Syria
We will not allow Iranian military entrenchment against us in Syria,” said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. “Whoever tries to attack us or attacks us will bear the consequences.” …
Iran candidate tells AP: US attack risks ‘full-fledged war’
An adviser to Iran’s supreme leader who is a possible 2021 presidential candidate is warning that any American attack on the Islamic Republic could set off a “full-fledged …
Iran accelerates its nuclear program while offering Biden a path back from confrontation.
Days after President Trump asked for options to take military action against Iran’s major nuclear site, the government in Tehran has sent conflicting signals, taking a major step to speed up its …
Trump wanted to bomb Iran — and still could — leaving Biden to pick up the pieces
Trump still has time before he leaves office to cause the kind of toxic and even deadly diplomatic crisis that Biden will be hard-pressed to undo.
Aid groups in Yemen say Houthi terror designation would deepen crisis
The Trump administration is weighing whether to designate the Iran-aligned rebel group as a foreign terrorist organization.
In New Iran Sanctions, US Targets Khamenei-Controlled Foundation
The United States on Wednesday imposed new sanctions on Iran, specifically targeting an organization … and 50 subsidiaries of the foundation in sectors including mining and finance, freezing many of …
US slaps Iran-related sanctions on Khamenei-linked foundation
The latest blacklistings fall as President Trump, who has taken a hard line on Iran, is set to leave office on Jan 3.
Maximum Pressure, Minimal Success: Why the United States Needs a Reset with Iran
These demands included additional concessions on Iran’s nuclear activities … a campaign of sanctions targeting Iranian trade and financial institutions. The problem with this strategy …