Foreign Policy (blog) | Iran Just Proved Trump Wrong Foreign Policy (blog) You would not know this, however, by listening to Donald Trump. In his remarks in Saudi Arabia last weekend, he accused Iran of essentially being the most malevolent force on the planet — the irony of speaking those words in the ideological birthplace ... Trump's alignment with Israel and Saudi against Iran: Here's the catch Analysis: In Mideast, Trump pushes shared worries over Iran Trump plays on fears of Iran to push for Mideast peace |
Reuters | Treasury chief says reviewing Iran's aircraft licenses Reuters WASHINGTON The U.S. Treasury is reviewing licenses for Boeing Co and Airbus to sell aircraft to Iran, department head Steven Mnuchin said on Wednesday, telling lawmakers he would increase sanctions pressure on Iran, Syria and North Korea. "We will ... US to review Boeing, Airbus sales to Iran, impose 'additional sanctions' |
Foreign Policy (blog) | Are the US and Iran on a Collision Course in Syria? Foreign Policy (blog) Until last week's strike, the United States and Iran had managed to steer clear of a direct confrontation in Iraq and Syria, where each has hundreds of military advisors on the ground, embedded with local forces. In Iraq, they share a common enemy in ... How the US can help Syria — and hurt Iran US wrestles Iran for control of Syria-Iraq border Russia FM stresses Iran's influential role in Syria peace process |
U.S. News & World Report | In Iran, Women Want Rights, Jobs and a Seat at the Table U.S. News & World Report Issues affecting women were conspicuously absent from Iran's 2017 presidential election. That's unless one finds useful the leading conservative candidate Hojjat al-Islam Ebrahim Raisi's comment that his government would enhance women's dignity within ... Iran's Long Economic Journey |
CNBC | Iraq and Iran both say they support extending OPEC output cuts for 9 months CNBC The oil ministers of Iraq and Iran both told CNBC on Wednesday that they're ready to back a deal to extend OPEC-led production cuts through the first quarter of 2018. OPEC is meeting in Vienna to discuss rolling over its six-month deal with 11 other ... Iran's Maxed-Out Crude Output Eases OPEC Push to Extend Cuts Iran's Oil Minister: OPEC Still Debating Period Of Oil Cut Extension Iran sees OPEC consensus for nine-month oil output cut extension |
Sky News Australia | The terror fight is a moral war, making Iran unhappy & other comments New York Post And he signaled a “determined recalibration of American Middle East policy” after eight years of Barack Obama's “adventurism — especially regarding Iran.” Which is why the regime in Tehran “isn't very happy.” The mullahs “know how much they owe the ... Iran slams US arms deal with Saudi Arabia Rouhani's election victory in Iran was dramatic, but how deep did it go? Why the US should be wary about Rouhani's reelection in Iran |
Washington Post | Iran, Spanish company sign $615 million deal for oil pipes Wichita Eagle Iran on Wednesday signed a deal worth $615 million — or euros 550 million — with a Spanish-Iranian consortium under which the group will provide pipes used in Iran's oil industry. It was the first major deal for Iran's oil industry since President ... Iran buys pipes for oil sector in $615 mln deal with Spain's Tubacex |
Columbus Ledger-Enquirer | AP FACT CHECK: Trump's suspect claim about Iran's collapse Columbus Ledger-Enquirer As President Donald Trump tells it, Iran would be a collapsed state by now if only the Obama administration had refused the 2015 deal that eased economic sanctions in return for a freeze on Iranian nuclear development. This starved-into-submission ... |
The Guardian | The Trump administration's Iran policy is dangerous and flawed The Guardian Yet while Trump's speech – and his strong criticism of Iran – may have been pleasing to his Gulf States' hosts, it should worry Americans. Pushing back on Tehran allows Trump to symbolically break with Barack Obama's policies and is popular among ... Iran's President Mocks Trump's Saudi Arabia Trip as 'Just a Show' Stop Calling Iran's Jihadist President 'Moderate' Iran calls Trump's Saudi visit 'theatrical' |
The Hill (blog) | John Kerry goes on tweetstorm as Senate eyes Iran legislation The Hill (blog) ... legislation John Kerry's advice to Harvard grads: Learn Russian MORE used his first “tweetstorm” as a retired diplomat to warn the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Wednesday to “tread carefully” on legislation regarding the future of the Iran ... |