Sputnik – February 22, 2018 Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Thursday that the US violated the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) almost every day, while Trump’s public statements contribute to this. “It is a fact that the United States is not implementing the JCPOA [the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action], it is a […]
By Paul Craig Roberts | Institute For Political Economy | January 28, 2018 Peter Jenkins, a former British ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency, expresses concerns about the decisions of France, Germany, and the UK to appease President Trump on fixing “flaws” in the Iranian nuclear agreement. http://lobelog.com/europe-dont-go-all-wobbly-on-the-jcpoa/ It is worth a read to […]
BY Soraya Sepahpour-Ulrich | American Herald Tribune | January 17, 2018 This week marks the 37th anniversary of a pledge made by the United States in 1981: “The United States pledges that it is and from now on will be the policy of the United States not to intervene, directly or indirectly, politically or militarily, […]
By Gareth Porter | Dissident Voice | January 16, 2018 With his recent “my (nuclear) button is bigger than yours” taunt, Donald Trump’s rhetoric has fully descended into school yard braggadocio, with North Korea’s Kim Jong-un as a convenient foil. But his administration’s overwhelming reliance on military and economic pressure rather than on negotiations to […]
Press TV – January 17, 2018 Iran has categorically dismissed a claim by The Financial Times that it accepted to enter negotiations over its national missile program as well as its regional role during a recent meeting over the 2015 nuclear deal in Brussels. Citing the German Foreign Ministry, the paper reported on Tuesday that […]
By Hamed Ghashghavi | 21st Century Wire | January 15, 2018 TEHRAN, Iran — Two weeks ago, the first demonstration was held in Mashhad and the main reason was people’s total dissatisfaction of credit institutions and banks, which took their money as a hostage for several months. Some months ago, I witnessed myself people protesting […]
By Peter KORZUN | Strategic Culture Foundation | 15.01.2018 President Trump said it was the final waiver extending Iran nuclear deal. He did it with strings attached. The president’s demands include: immediate inspections at sites by international inspectors and “denying Iran paths to nuclear weapons forever” (instead of 10 years as stipulated under current law). New […]
Sputnik – January 14, 2018 Israeli Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan said Sunday that he believed US President Donald Trump who had promised to waive sanctions against Iran for the last time, also noting that France, Germany and the United Kingdom also started expressing their readiness to increase pressure on Tehran. On Friday, Trump said […]
Sputnik – January 13, 2018 Russia, as well as the European Union, remains committed to the Iran nuclear deal, despite the recent US waiver of sanctions against the country. Moscow would oppose any attempts to undermine the existing nuclear agreement between P5+1 countries and Iran, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov has stated. “The JCPOA [Joint Comprehensive […]
Press TV – January 12, 2018 US President Donald Trump has reluctantly agreed not to reimpose nuclear sanctions on Iran, but it would be the last time he issues such a waiver, according to the White House. Trump wants America’s European allies to use the 120 day period before sanctions relief again comes up for […]
