As we know United States has been escalating the sanctions that are imposed on Iran for some time now under Donald Trump administration, .. Preston noted that the Persian Gulf Arab countries, namely, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman and the United Arab Emirates,..…
The United States, meanwhile, has sent military reinforcements and heightened its security presence around the Persian Gulf. . In his U.N. speech Tuesday, Trump described Iran as “one of the greatest threats” to the planet. . ..…
The United States, meanwhile, has sent military reinforcements and heightened its security presence around the Persian Gulf. . In his UN speech on Tuesday, Trump described Iran as “one of the greatest threats” to the planet. . ..…
When various oil tankers in the Persian Gulf were attacked, Trump immediately (with little evidence) blamed Iran. Then, when Iran shot down an unmanned American drone in the Gulf, Trump claimed that he’d come within ten minutes of bombing Iran..…
Undermining Trump-Bolton War Narrative, British General Says No Evidence of ‘Increased Threat’ from Iran By Jake Johnson, May 16, 2019 . . Warnings of ‘Gulf of Tonkin 2.0’ as Trump Officials Blame Iran for Oil Tanker Attacks By Jake Johnson, May 15, 2019 ...…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised Trump's decision, saying that. Iran's aggression has increased of late, including in Gulf, and this is the time to increase pressure and sanctions... ..…
Days, United States had accused Iran of attacking two oil tankers in Persian Gulf.. On Monday, of course, Trump accused Iran of Saturday attack on Saudi oil fields... ..…
For this reason, it is necessary to evaluate Trump's successive decisions on Iran and Persian Gulf within framework of this background. . ... Trump is critical of the EU's failure to comply with its harsh policy against Iran Particularly critical of France and..…
What’s very important is the refusal of Western nations to join a Trump regime anti-Iran Persian Gulf coalition, lessening the possibility of war. . ..…
Direct contact between Iran and United States would be stark contrast to the tensions that took them to the brink of military confrontation after Iran downed U.S drone in Gulf June and Trump then halted retaliatory air strike on Iran's coast.. ..…
The idea that Iran could dominate, let alone subjugate, on Arab side of Persian Gulf is risible. Yet Trump administration, with Saudi Arabia's encouragement, insists that Iran controls four regional capitals, and has designs on others the capital of Bahrain. ..…
Amid nuclear between world powers and Iran precipitated by Washington's, ago, from Tehran has seized British oil in Strait of Hormuz, an important in Persian Gulf.. Britain has found caught between Trump administration's maximum pressure campaign on Iran with its renewed..…
Israeli Tzachi Hnegbi's blunt remark on Sunday, that in the past two years Israel has caused Iranian military deaths in both overt and covert operations, may have betrayed some impatience with Trump policy of military restraint against Iran, including Tehran's threat to Gulf..…
They failed to report accurately about Friday’s Hormuz Strait incident, the NYT headlining “Iran’s Seizure of British Vessel Further Roils Gulf Region.” . The Times falsely blamed Iran for escalated tensions Trump regime hardliners and their UK counterparts are..…
The marine and aerospace units of IRGC vigilantly continuously monitor the moves by the foreigners, particularly the terrorist forces of the US and UK in the region, based on their legal duties and for establishing in Strait of Hormuz and Persian Gulf, it added.. Unlike Trump's..…
This political confrontation has also added to the already rising tensions between other players in the region, including Egypt, Gulf countries, Iran and Turkey. . The Trump administration has particularly favored Emirati, Saudi and Egyptian interests which have emboldened these..…
Tensions between Iran and the United States escalated earlier this month after Iran shot down an intruding American drone above its territorial waters in the Persian Gulf. . Facing growing criticism over his policy on Iran, Trump said hours after the drone incident that he had..…
“Just last week, we were 10 minutes away from a strike on Iran. Ten minutes from a nightmare of escalation in the Gulf,” said Udall.” . Trump said he believes retaliatory actions against Iran do not require congressional approval and most Republicans agree. . ..…
Previously, Trump administration also accused Iran of attacking oil tankers in Gulf of Oman. ..…
Bolton told reporters prior to a meeting Sunday with Netanyahu that Iran should not view as weakness President Donald Trump’s decision to not strike Iranian targets in the gulf in retaliation for Iran’s downing of an American drone late last week. . ..…
MC-4Q Triton drone above the Persian Gulf today…In Iran's assessment, President Trump will not dare to act against it since war with Iran will ensure that he will not be reelected. ..…
Gordon, North Africa and Gulf Region under President Obama from 2013 to 2015, pointed to Trump administration declaring Iran's Revolutionary Guard April, and then imposing sanctions on other countries buying Iranian oil, which punished Iranian economy. . ..…
The war waged by Trump's against Iran seems to have been escalated to involve flag attacks against oil tankers in Gulf of Oman at the mouth of Strait of Hormuz. ... Iranian refusal to re-negotiate the deal and it's brushing off all Trump's direct and invitation for negotiation..…
On Monday, Iranian officials made several assertive comments about security, including Ali Shamkhani, secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, Iran was responsible for Gulf security and urged U.S forces to leave the region.. Trump administration says the..…
On Friday, Trump falsely accused Iran of being behind the Thursday Gulf of Oman attacks on two tankers. . ... Who benefits from the Thursday Gulf of Oman incident? Clearly not Iran. . ..…
Many observers noted how Trump administration's unsubstantiated accusations against Iran are eerily reminiscent of Gulf of Tonkin, in. Donald Trump unilaterally withdrew from JCPOA May 2018, blatantly violating UN Security Council resolution and sabotaging international..…
In particular, Iran's oil exports have suffered from the sanctions.. Trump on Friday imposed sanctions targeting Iran's largest petrochemical holding group, Persian Gulf Petrochemical Industries Company. ..…
That activism includes both US Labor Against War and CPUSA, ment denouncing Trump's march to in Middle East and elsewhere.. Trump and Bolton already sent warships to Persian Gulf and goading Iran to attack first so they can retaliate, Tulley and Hogarth say. ..…
Iran would have been emollient in the face of President Trump's renewed sanctions.. neither Tehran Washington want in Gulf, the danger of escalation is real, What has happened is throwing down the gauntlet. ..…
The tensions saw sharp rise on the anniversary of Washington's exit from the deal including carrier strike group, squadron of B-52 bombers, and battery of patriot missiles, to Persian Gulf region... President Trump says he does not want to go to war with Iran except that he will..…
Congress is expected to get classified briefing on Iran on Tuesday after Democratic and Republican lawmakers requested more information from White House about the intelligence that has led to U.S military in Gulf. In interview with Fox News broadcast on Sunday, Trump was not seeking..…
By accident and sent carrier and bomber task force into the Maybe Trump abandoned Iran deal Persian Gulf last week to send message to Iran by mistake.. ..…
British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt said this week that US with Iran could happen Did Hunt take vacation from reality and miss US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and National Security Advisor John Bolton ramping up war against Iran for months. By accident and sent carrier and bomber task force..…
Tensions have raised after the US increased its military presence in the Gulf. . On Monday US President Donald Trump warned that Iran would “suffer greatly” were it to “do anything,” after US intelligence suggested Tehran was planning to attack US interests in the region. . ..…
Tensions have been rising lately in Gulf, with U.S sending carrier and B-52 bombers to the region.. U.S., under President Trump, withdrew from Iran nuclear deal. The deal, endorsed by United Nations Security Council, was reached in 2015 between Iran, China, France, Russia,..…
President Donald Trump is seeking to isolate Tehran by cutting off its oil exports after pulling out of a 2015 deal aimed at curbing Iran’s nuclear programme. Trump has also beefed up the U.S. military presence in the Gulf to pressure Iran. . ..…
Taken together, Bolton- Pompeo threats add up to ultimatum that any attack by Hezbollah Lebanon, Houthis Yemen, or Iran-backed militias on Israel, Saudi Arabia, UAE or U.S forces Iraq, Syria or Gulf states will bring U.S retaliatory response on Iran itself.. ... While Gulf with..…
So here too, the problem is Iran, where Trump opened second front and sent carrier to Gulf. Washington has called on Iran to discontinue all its nuclear and missile programmes, withdraw its armed forces from Syria, end its destabilising Iraq, Afghanistan and Gulf and..…
Saudi Arabia and the Sunni states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) joined Iran and estranged GCC member Qatar in objecting to President Trump’s proclamation, albeit in less histrionic terms. ..…
Rouhani spoke at the inauguration of new oil refineries at Bandar Abbas on Gulf, important port and the seat of Revolutionary Guards command posts. Iran must fight Trump's with war, is the precept put forward by Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and Guards, Gen. ..…
Presumably United States should occupy Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, most of Gulf, and Balkans, at least.. Iran is particularly malign actor and has become fixation of Trump administration, and Washington has been the hostile party fomenting coup, supporting Iraqi invasion, backing..…
Washington President Donald Trump has declared that North Korea is no longer nuclear threat, touted the defeat of ISIS, doubted the effects of climate change and railed against Iran nuclear deal as defective at its core... ..…
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo brought Trump anti- Iran to Gulf Arab states on Friday, arriving Bahrain to continue nine-nation tour of Middle East aimed at reassuring America's partners that withdrawing troops from Syria does not mean Washington is abandoning the region.. ..…
Saudi-Emirati attempt to isolate Qatar, also backfired badly, dividing Gulf and strengthening Iran. Despite ingenuous comments by President Donald Trump and other Saudi groupies, that 15-man kidnap hit squad, including specialist with bone saw, showed up at Saudi consulate and..…
PressTV-Trump's anti- Iran disproportionate Report. The United States military in Persian Gulf has not been matching with President Donald Trump's anti- Iran rhetoric, according to military experts. . report published on Wall Street Journal website on Monday..…
Egged on by Trump, Saudi regime and its Gulf allies have threatened Iran, including by creating Sunni anti-terrorist military alliance, and laid waste, with US logistical support, to Yemen in war that Riyadh claims is necessary to defeat. ..…