Iran said overnight it will stop complying with some parts of the nuclear deal, one year to the day after President Trump walked away from the landmark agreement. Iran’s president also threatened to …
UK court orders gunrunner to pay over $4.1M to UAE emirate
American aviation magnate and gunrunner tied to the CIA and the Iran-Contra scandal must pay a sheikhdom in the United Arab Emirates over $4.1 million over a series of business disputes, a British …
Non-emergency U.S. employees told to evacuate Iraq
The United States is ordering all non-emergency employees working in Iraq to leave the country immediately amid escalating tensions with Iran. CBS News national security correspondent David Martin …
Tanker attacks in Gulf of Oman highlight point of leverage for Iran
Tensions are high in the Middle East after attacks on two oil tankers near the Persian Gulf that U.S. officials are blaming on Iran. U.S. sanctions on Iran already had raised the potential risk of a …
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates respond to tanker attacks, calling for decisive action
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are calling for decisive action to protect energy supplies after two oil tankers were attacked this week in the Gulf of Oman. President Trump says Iran is to …
Iran’s Supreme Leader ‘Echoing Hitler’s Call for Genocide’ With Palestine ‘Resistance’ Post, Mike Pompeo Says
The “final solution” was a phrase used by Nazi Party leaders during the Holocaust to euphemize genocide. “Incredible that @JZarif and Iran’s Supreme Leader are echoing Hitler’s call for genocide,” …
As tankers head toward the Caribbean, growing Iran-Venezuela ties draw U.S. concern
Iran is warning of a looming confrontation with the United States. U.S. officials are downplaying talk of military action.
Iran ambassador to U.N. accuses U.S. of using flawed intelligence
With tensions rising between Iran and the U.S., Iran said war is not an option but is skeptical whether real diplomacy with the U.S. is possible. President Trump told his acting defense secretary he …
From Iran to the US: Songs in times of war and coronavirus
For the first time, I think about the two experiences as parallels, about how both the war and pandemic started so slowly – one bomb at the onset, then several; a positive case in one state, then …
Pompeo: Iran is responsible for tanker attacks in Gulf of Oman
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a news conference that Iran is responsible for the recent attacks on oil tankers in the Middle East. Two tankers were damaged Thursday in the Gulf of Oman.