Posts Tagged: US Iran
Iran Protests as US Prevents Its Nuclear Chief Attending IAEA Meeting
The United States blocked Iran's nuclear chief from attending this week's UN atomic watchdog meeting in Vienna by opposing an exemption from so-called "snapback" UN sanctions, prompting protests from Tehran on Monday. Iranian nuclear chief Mohammad Eslami...
Iran Defiant as Bessent Says US Likely to Announce Bank Sanctions This Week
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Tuesday that Washington was likely to announce bank sanctions against Iran this week, stepping up an attempt to "economically asphyxiate" Iran's leadership after six months...
Trump Vows to Hit Iran Hard After First Exchanges of Fire in a Month
US President Donald Trump on Monday promised further strikes against Iran after the first tit-for-tat attacks in a month, as a conflict that had lately settled into an economic standoff threatened to escalate...
Qatar PM Pursues Mediation in Tehran as US Ramps Up ‘Economic War’
The prime minister of US ally Qatar visited Tehran on Thursday in a bid to revive diplomacy as the US and Iran traded recriminations over Washington's latest sanctions drive,...
Iran and Oman Still Working on Strait of Hormuz Accord, Says Senior Iranian Source
Iran and Oman are still working on the details of an agreement on the Strait of Hormuz, a senior Iranian source said on Wednesday, after Iran's Revolutionary Guards said the two countries had agreed how to...
Trump Says Iran Deal Is ‘All Signed,’ Details Remain Unclear
US President Donald Trump said on Monday a preliminary agreement to end the war in the Gulf has already been signed by the United States...
Iran World Cup Soccer Players Granted Visas to Enter the US, Says White House Official
Iran's World Cup soccer players have been granted visas to enter the United States, a White House official told Reuters on Friday, just 10 days before their first match in Los Angeles amid a conflict...
Trump Says He Is Losing Patience With Iran, Did Not Ask China for Any Favors
US President Donald Trump said his patience with Iran was running out and that Chinese President Xi Jinping had agreed that Tehran must reopen the Strait of Hormuz, but China gave no indication it...
Iran Rejects Ceasefire as Deadline Nears on Trump ‘Hell’ Ultimatum
Iran said on Monday it wanted a lasting end to the war with the US and Israel, and pushed back against pressure to swiftly reopen...
UK Approves US Use of British Bases to Strike Iran Missile Sites Targeting Ships
The British government gave authorization on Friday for the US to use military bases in Britain to carry out strikes on Iranian missile sites that are attacking ships in the Strait of Hormuz. British ministers met on Friday to...
Trump Says US Will Hit Iran ‘Very Hard’ After Easing Sanctions on Russian Oil
President Donald Trump said the US was going to be hitting Iran "very hard over the next week," shortly after issuing a partial 30-day waiver for purchases of sanctioned Russian oil, hoping...
Trump Seeks Kurdish Allies Against Tehran, but Analysts Say Plan Is Risky, Could Take Years
The Trump administration, weighing whether the war with Iran could eventually require US troops on the ground, has begun reaching out to Kurdish opposition leaders...
‘Creates More Enemies’: Iran’s War Spreads to Turkey as Analysts Warn Regional Assault Is Strategic Mistake
Turkey became the latest unexpected target in the widening war in the Middle East on Wednesday after it intercepted an Iranian missile, as Iran's retaliation...
Israel Strikes Hezbollah in Lebanon After Iran-Backed Terror Group Launches Missiles for 2nd Straight Day
Lebanon was pulled deeper into the war in the Middle East on Tuesday as the Iran-backed Lebanese terrorist group Hezbollah launched missiles at Israel for a second consecutive day and Israel sent troops into the south...
