The crisis deepened with mysterious attacks on oil tankers in the Gulf and Saudi oil installations, which Washington blamed on Tehran. . Iran has denied involvement, and in September, Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei ruled out negotiations with the United States “at..…
Rouhani did not meet Trump in New York and European and Gulf officials expect Washington to keep tightening the vice on Iran’s economy. . ..…
Washington and its Gulf allies want Iran to stop supporting regional proxies, including Yemen, Iraq and Lebanon, and to put more limitations on its nuclear and missile programs.. ..…
But not only are Washington's European partners skeptical of the claims even Gulf allies are not outright blaming Iran. ..…
vortex of tensions in Persian Gulf threatens to suck down peace as Washington's sanctions hobble Iranian economy. ... On July, Washington briefed more than 60 nations on its plan to form coalition to ensure freedom of in Gulf region. ..…
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 shipping. In..…
The US from Iran nuclear, strict economic sanctions against Iran and increasing US military in Persian Gulf all show that Washington has many preconditions over talks with Iran, he added... ..…
The decision to avoid escalating the standoff with Iran in the Persian Gulf suggests that Washington is well aware that “Iran has many options available to raise the cost for the US and its friends in the region,” in the event of a military confrontation. . ..…
The in Persian Gulf, American military presence, increasingly language between Washington and Tehran, got overnight when Iran shot down American reconnaissance drone that it claimed was flying Iranian air space. ..…
Iran has refused to negotiate, and instead is trying to convince the other signatories of the nuclear deal, to secure for Iran the deal's economic benefits. Saudi Arabia, Washington's gulf ally, said Iran had created situation with its aggressive behavior and the..…
Iran's top security official says there will be no war between Iran and United States amid ongoing tensions between the two countries and Washington's military buildup in Persian Gulf... Despite campaign against Iran by certain, no war will break out Secretary of Iran's..…
there is Washington that efforts at Iran- Japan diplomacy might succeed in softening US-led economic blockade of Tehran.. ..…
Tensions have risen between Iran and the United States after this month’s attack on oil tankers in the Gulf region. . Washington, a firm backer of Tehran’s regional rival Saudi Arabia, has blamed the attacks on Iran, which denies the accusations. . ..…
Strains have increased between Iran and United States, after this month's attack on oil tankers in Gulf that Washington has blamed on Iran.. ..…
TEHRAN - Iranian Ambassador to Iraq Iraj Masjedi and his French Bruno Aubert, in Baghdad, exchanged views on the latest developments in Arab country where the US is increasing its anti- Iran pressures... TEHRAN - The six members of Persian Gulf Cooperation Council have different views on..…
The abrupt trip staged by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to Brussels to push Washington's hard line against Iran, combined with the deployment of still more US military assets to Persian Gulf, point to Washington's calculated escalation of war crisis in the region.. .....…
The specter of war with Iran bears both hallmarks of terrible military adventures Washington is again overestimating Iran's bellicose intent and underestimating its capacity to defend. Make no mistake in Persian Gulf will bloody, indecisive, nearly impossible to disengage from. ..…
The US loud statements about the motive behind deploying USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group to the Arabian Gulf indicate Washington's attempt at sending strong to Tehran and avoiding war.. combination of Iran reducing the level of its obligations under the nuclear and the..…
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..…
Washington has sought to forge anti- Iran axis in Middle East bringing together Israel and Gulf Arab states to make common cause against what they see as Iranian meddling in the region.. ..…
Venezuela has by far the largest known hydrocarbon reserves which is two days of shipping time away from Texas oil refineries, versus Arabian Gulf from higher shipping costs, plus the risk of having to sail through Iran-controlled Gulf of Hormuz.. Washington cannot..…
Iran faces oil sanctions, military encirclement and attacks on proxy allies Yemen, Syria and Gulf Washington relies on Saudi Arabia, Israel and their paramilitary groups to apply military and economic pressure to undermine Iran's economy and impose 'regime change. ..…
Iran faces oil sanctions, military encirclement and attacks on proxy allies Yemen, Syria and Gulf Washington relies on Saudi Arabia, Israel and their paramilitary groups to apply military and economic pressure to undermine Iran's economy and impose 'regime change. ..…
Iran is far more democratic than the absolute monarchies of the Persian Gulf – with which the Washington is closely allied – but it’s hardly a democracy. . “Iran is ruled by a reactionary, dictatorial clique that oppresses its own people,” he writes. ..…
While he is a long-time critic of U.S. foreign policy, Erlich is no admirer of Iran’s political institutions. Iran is far more democratic than the absolute monarchies of the Persian Gulf—with which the Washington is closely allied—but it is hardly a democracy. . ..…
While he is a long-time critic of US foreign policy, Erlich is no admirer of Iran’s political institutions. Iran is far more democratic than the absolute monarchies of the Persian Gulf—with which the Washington is closely allied—but it is hardly a democracy. . ..…
Abdul Mahdi's elevation, therefore, is compromise everyone can live with, including United States, Saudi Arabia, Sadr, Kurdish parties, and even Iran, Hussein Ibish, of Arab Gulf States Institute Washington, wrote last week.. The first was Treaty of Amity between United States..…
He rejected claims about what Washington described as Iran’s “provocations” in the Persian Gulf, dismissing the US allegations as part of the White House's “media hue and cry.” . ..…